wife of a king

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While the wife of a king is traditionally crowned queen, the question of what title Camilla would hold when Charles became king had been a tricky one for many years.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Throughout British history, the wife of a king typically is given the title Queen Consort, which has no constitutional powers.

From Reuters • Feb. 5, 2022

“Why may she not choose her husband? She is accustomed to being the wife of a king and would not be content with less,” I said, echoing what I had heard Elnora say before.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Nay nay," he said, "go backward: this too thy fate will have; For thou art the wife of a king, and many a matter may'st save.

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs by Morris, William

Bathsheba is again a wife, the wife of a king, and in her arms lies her first-born son.

From Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 by Whittelsey, Mrs. A. G.