List of dowagers
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This is a list of dowagers, by country.
Aragon
| Dowager | Husband | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violant of Bar | King John I of Aragon | Queen Consort of Aragon |
Austria
| Dowager | Husband | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothea of Bavaria | Archduke Gottfried of Austria | Archduchess of Austria | 1984-2015 |
| Margherita, Princess of Savoy-Aosta | Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este | Archduchess of Austria-Este | 1996- |
| Yolande, Princesse de Ligne | Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria | Archduchess of Austria | 2007- |
Bavaria
| Dowager | Husband | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline of Baden | King Maximilian I Joseph | Queen Consort of Bavaria | |
| Marie of Prussia | King Maximilian II | Queen Consort of Bavaria |
Belgium
| Dowager | Husband | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlota of Mexico | Maximilian I of Mexico | Dowager-empress of Mexico | 1867-1927 |
| Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium | Albert I of Belgium | Queen Consort of Belgium | 1993-2015 |
| Queen Fabiola of Belgium | Baudouin of Belgium | Queen Consort of Belgium | 1934-1965 |
| Princess Renée de Merode | John d'Oultremont | Dowager Countess d' Oultremont | 1917-1941 |
| Countess Anna Maria Komorowska | Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz | Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz | 2008- |
| Princess Léa of Belgium | Prince Alexander of Belgium | Dowager Princess Alexander | 2009- |
| Ursula Michaelsen | Antonin d´Ursel | Duchess d´Ursel | 1989- |
China
| Dowager | Husband | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Xianfeng Emperor | Empress Consort of China | |
| Empress Dowager Ci'an | Xianfeng Emperor | Empress Consort of China |
Denmark
| Dowager | Husband | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Ingrid of Denmark | King Frederick IX of Denmark | Consort of Denmark | |
| Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | King Frederick V of Denmark | Consort of Denmark | |
| Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | King Christian VI of Denmark | Consort of Denmark | |
| Benedikte of Denmark | Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | Consort Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | 2017- |
France
Germany
| Dowager | Husband | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countess Donata of Castell-Rüdenhausen | Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia | Princess of Prussia | 1977-2015 |
| Traute Becker | Armin, Prince of Lippe | Princess of Lippe | 2015- |
| Isabelle von Isenburg | Carl, Prince of Wied | Princess zu Wied | 2015- |
Hungary
| Dowager | Husband | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gisela of Hungary | King Saint Stephen I of Hungary | Queen consort of Hungary | |
| Elisabeth Piast | King Louis I of Hungary | Queen consort of Hungary | |
| Elizabeth Kotroman | |||
| Elizabeth of Luxembourg | King Albert of Hungary | Queen consort of Hungary | |
| Beatrice of Naples | King Matthias Corvinus | Queen consort of Hungary | |
| Isabella Jagiellon | King John I of Hungary | Queen consort of Hungary |
Netherlands
| Dowager | Husband | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Beatrix | Prince Claus of the Netherlands | Dowager Jonkvrouw van Amsberg | 2002- |
| Queen Emma of the Netherlands | William III of the Netherlands | Queen Regent of the Netherlands | |
| Mabel of Oranje-Nassau | Prince Johan-Friso of the Netherlands | Princess of the Netherlands | 2013- |
Spain
| Dowager | Husband | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana de Mendoza | Ruy Gómez de Silva | Princess of Eboli | 1573-1592 |
| Marie-Berthe, Princesse de Rohan | Don Carlos de Borbon | Duchess of Madrid | 1909-1945 |
| María de Barrenechea | Eduardo Dato | Duchess of Dato | 1921-1925 |
| Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria | Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria | Duchess of Calabria | 2015- |
| Maria Anna of Neuburg | King Charles II of Spain | Queen Consort of Spain | |
| Louise Elisabeth of Orléans | King Louis of Spain | Queen Consort of Spain | |
| Victoria Eugenia, Duchess of Medinaceli | Rafael de Medina, Duke of Alcalá de los Gazules | Duchess of Medinaceli | 1992-2013 |
| Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg | King Alfonso XIII of Spain | Queen Consort of Spain |
Sweden
| Dowager | Husband | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Désirée of Sweden | Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld | Baroness Silfverschiöld | 2017- |
| Birgitta of Sweden | Johann Georg of Hohenzollern | Princess of Hohenzollern | 2016- |
Russia
| Dowager | Husband | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) | Alexander III of Russia | Empress Consort of Russia | 1894-1928 |
United Kingdom
| Dowager | Husband | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Hon. Margaret Rhodes | Denys Rhodes | 1981-2016 | |
| Elizabeth Berkeley | Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort | the Duchess of Beaufort | 1756-1799 |
| Princess Alexandra | sir Angus Ogilvy | Lady Ogilvy | 2004- |
| Isabella, Duchess of Grafton | the 1st Duke of Grafton | the Duchess of Grafton | 1690-1698 |
| Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard | the 16th Duke of Norfolk | the Duchess of Norfolk | 1975-1995 |
| Judith Helen Roberts | Baron Birdwood | Baroness Birdwood | 2015- |
| Dianna Frances Watherston | Hugh Courtenay, Earl of Devon | Countess of Devon | 2015- |
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