Dowager - Monarchical Dowagers

Monarchical Dowagers

Dowager Queen is used in the United Kingdom and several other countries.

In reference to the fallen Russian imperial family and the Monarchy of China, the term "Dowager Empress" was used in English to describe the wife of a deceased emperor.

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