#ruling queen

Alissa White-Gluz in Ruling Queen by Season of Mist [✧]

I didn’t say that. What I said was that the usurpation of power due to the spouse acting in the military sphere as mentioned in the original question isn’t a sure thing, and gave examples of when the position of Protector of the Realm was separate from the king to show that it wouldn’t be the case. 

If the ruling queen’s spouse was looking to usurp power and become a de facto acting king, they’d have to do more than that. They can’t directly contend with the monarch, because the powers of the monarch are exclusively reserved for the monarch as the highest authority and any ruling queen would know that and use that if she suspected someone to be infringing on her exclusive domain as monarch. Someone who attempts to do it might run afoul of treason laws, after all, defying the monarch directly isn’t always the healthiest course of action for long-term welfare.

But, people are people and an ambitious consort might try to sideline his wife with a variety of social techniques. That’s quite similar to other types of factional warfare and so I would imagine it would be similar. The ruling queen would be wise to ensure that she has a strong information network, loyal councilors on her side (the Hand being the obvious best choice, since a Hand’s hard power is second only to the monarch), and pays close attention if she’s suspicious of anything.

Thanks for the question, Anon.

Soon we will Disappear Sabertooth Primal fear No competition No Predation

Fall of the universe We’re nothing special, we’re no heroes

In the dust of the past Who’s the alpha male? Kill the animal within Who’s the Ruling Queen?

You hunt, you chase, you kill You pound the final nail You give, you share, you heal Create a brand new tale

In the dust of the past Who’s the alpha male? Kill the animal within Who’s the Ruling Queen?

Can you feel them crawl? Can you hear them growl? You’re sick with fear

This whole world Is sick with fear Mother Earth Shed a final tear No compassion No perfection

You hunt, you chase, you kill You pound the final nail You give, you share, you heal Create a brand new tale

In the dust of the past Who’s the alpha male? Kill the animal within Who’s the Ruling Queen?

In the dust of the past Who’s the alpha male? Kill the animal within Who’s the Ruling Queen?

Why? Daemon the Rogue Prince was Protector of the Realm but Rhaenyra still held herself as a ruling queen and made decrees. Aemond One-Eye was Protector of the Realm for the heavily-injured (and MIA) Aegon II but was not a ruling king.

Thanks for the question, Anon.