2006-07-06 09:45:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
A Monarch is the name of a ruler. A Queen is a monarch, an Empress is a monarch. Or, you could be a butterfly and be a monarch.
Queen and Empress are the female equivalent to King and Emperor. A Queen can be a monarch but is more usually a Queen-consort. That is, the wife of a King, and not a monarch in her own right. The exceptions are persons like Queen Elizabeth who is indeed a ruling monarch. Ditto for Empress. Empress usually implies that the monarch in question heads an empire, not a single country, so they are usually accorded a higher ranking.
Hope this helps clear up the question?
2006-07-06 11:16:10 · answer #1 · answered by old lady 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Monarchs almost always inherit their titles & thrones and can rule for life - if there is no term limit.
Emperor/Empress are ususally above a King or Queen.
Queen is just a female monarch.
All three (Queen, Empress & Monarch) are the same except in today's time Queens & Kings really have no role in a government like in England. It's just a title or family thing. Monte Carlo may have their Royal Court rule over the land and in some African countries royalty rules as well. In Japan they have an Emperor & Prime Minister.
2006-07-06 09:59:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word monarch means 'sole ruler'. They can hold the following titles;
Emperor/Empress - from the latin imperator which means commander. It is connected with the word empire also therefore an Emperor is called His Imperial Highness.
King - from the old English cyinig. It is used for the male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.
Queen - from the old English cwen. A female ruler or wife of a King.
Prince/Princess
Grand Duke/Grand Duchess
2006-07-06 10:21:58 · answer #3 · answered by samanthajanecaroline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monarch generally refers to a "benevolent" head of state. This is in contrast to a dictator, which connotes a tyrannical ruler.
A queen is the highest ranking female ruler in a kingdom, which is generally a local nationality with one dominant culture. An empress is the highest ranking female ruler of an empire, which generally encompasses several nations and cultures under one leader.
I hope this helps.
2006-07-06 10:21:06 · answer #4 · answered by Titus W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monarch is the generic term - so you might be talking about a king, a queen or an empress.
Queen is the female monarch.
Empress commonly is mightier, with a larger realm; her male counterpart is an emperor.
2006-07-06 09:50:54 · answer #5 · answered by rainbowunweaver2002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are all the same. Just different names for royalty.
2006-07-06 17:01:26 · answer #6 · answered by Jacci 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋