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To add a little bit here — though I must warn this is only shallow knowledge I have of them and should be more researched (might do it next days) — women from my region.


Jelena Vukanović / Јелена Вукановић (1109 — †1161) (Helena of Serbia, Ilona magyar királyné), Queen consort (later co-regent), wife of King Béla II (the Blind) of Hungary (II. (Vak) Béla magyar király), daughter of Grand Prince (srb: Veliki Župan) Uroš I of Rascia / Raška / Рашка (old: Zagorje) (Uroš I Vukomanvić / Урош I Вукановић) and Byzantine princess Anna Diogene (Άννα Διογένη). Her father escorted her with words: "Show no fear in front of Hungars! Beside the blind husband and king, you shall be the king and the queen. Bear him sons, become Hungarian and reign decisively... and if you have to — cruel!"
Although blind and surrounded with enemies Béla managed to secure Árpád dynasty rule for centuries ahead — a lot due to help of Helena. At one point she assembled noblemen in city of Arad and personally, together with one of six children, overwatched beheading of 68 aristocrats — plotters, traitors and even ones close to King Coloman 'the Learned' of Hungary and Croatia (Könyves Kálmán, Koloman Učeni) who blinded Béla.
After king's death and as eldest son Géza II was too young, she ruled as co-regent with her brother Beloš Vukanović / Белош Вукановић (Belos bán), Serbian grand prince and Hungarian palatine (comes palatinus), later viceregal (ban) of Croatia. She left, now destroyed, monastery in city of Ráckeve (Sprski Kovin / Српски Ковин) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A1ckeve), but which preserved Serbian minority to today.
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Jelena Anžujska / Јелена Анжујска (1236 — †1314) (Helen of Anjou, Hélène d'Anjou), Queen consort (later regent), wife of King Stefan Uroš I of Serbia. At one point she took reign in principalities of Zeta and Trebinje, city of Plav and Poibarje (Ibar river region) when kingdom was temporarily divided.
Opened first medieval women's school for crafts in Serbian lands (by some first of its kind in Europe) and was huge in book producing and keeping business. Her fameous legacy is Manastir Gradac (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradac_Monastery). Later became nun and first Serbian women saint after death.
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Milica Hrebeljanović / Милица Хребељановић née Nemanjić / Немањић (1335 — †1405) Princess, wife of Prince Lazar (leader of famous Battle of Kosovo). Ruled after Lazar's death. Was known for skilled and calculated diplomacy (especially with Ottoman Sultan to whom she lost husband and had to marry daughter to). Was big in writing epic and religious poems and prayers. Known legacy Manastir Ljubostinja (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljubostinja). Became nun Jevgenija (Eugenia) and later gone through special monastic vow of Velika Šima (μεγαλόσχημος, great shima) and took name Efrosinija (Euphrosine). She left known among people as "Tsaritsa" Milica.
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Jelisaveta Kotromanić / Јелисавета Котроманић (1340 — †1387) (Elizabeth of Bosnia, Kotromanics Erzsébet), queen consort (later regent), wife of King Louis I 'the Great' of Hungary (and Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia) and later Poland (I. (Nagy) Lajos, Ludwik Węgierski, Ludovik I. Anžuvinac), daughter of Bosnian Ban, later King Stefan II Kotromanić / Стефан II Котроманић. At first marriage was problem to be made, as Elisabeth and Louis were cousins through common Polish ancestor, yet urging with the Pope made it.
They had only three daughters in marriage and got one only after seventeen years. After king's death, Elisabeth was regent of Hungary for her daughter Mary (Mária, Marija). Single women-only-regency until Maria Theresia. (...)
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too tired to continue, will see if I find some more
 
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Thanks so much for the suggestions, Axie! Unfortunately, the only one who ruled in her own right isn't playable since she ruled after 1337. None of the others ruled in their own right (only regencies) so they wouldn't be playable unless you started as their husband and granted them land.
 
Oh sorry, I think I misunderstood the whole topic... I read it as something like "if PP does expansion for CK2 like they did for EU4, point to some characters..."

Meh, I am not sure is any of those in game. And could you actually go at later year to start to find Milica?

Will check others (earlier date).

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1131 King Béla of has Jelena as a wife. But Jelena of Nemanjić dynasty, not Vukomanović.

1250 King Uroš finally gets wife, but it is Helena Angelos, not Jelena Anžujska (Helen of Anjou)

1337 Can't set beyond to check for Milica.
 
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Axie said:
Oh sorry, I think I misunderstood the whole topic... I read it as something like "if PP does expansion for CK2 like they did for EU4, point to some characters..."

Meh, I am not sure is any of those in game. And could you actually go at later year to start to find Milica?

Will check others (earlier date).

EDIT:
1131 King Béla of has Jelena as a wife. But Jelena of Nemanjić dynasty, not Vukomanović.

1250 King Uroš finally gets wife, but it is Helena Angelos, not Jelena Anžujska (Helen of Anjou)

1337 Can't set beyond to check for Milica.
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Are you sure that the 1250 one isn't just a case of different transcriptions of the same name?
 
GothicEmperor said:
Isn't the Duchess of Kiev in the Charlemagne start a female pagan ruler?
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Yes, she is. I had some excellent fun with her. When your zeal/legend event fires special troops, the ruler is made the troop commander regardless of gender. On various occasions the Duchess of Kiev (18 martial) was leading troops in battle. Unfortunately, she has random stats at start, I got lucky. She was up to 27 martial when she died and had formed Ruthenia.
 
Thank you for those who started and contributed to this thread, it gave me the idea to play Adele Karling of Vermandois, it was a really fun game! :)
 
She ruled by herself both before marrying Romanos and after her husband Romanos Diogenis was captured by Turks in Mantzikert, and after a few months her own son had to make a coup to dethrone her and imprison her in a convent. Some say that she was regent for her son Michael, but Michael was already of age so he could reign on his own and not need a regent.
 
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Are you sure she's over 45 in 1067? I think she is younger in the game. Wikipedia has her birthdate wrong. She couldn't be 45 and give two sons to Romanos Diogenis.

Wikipedia says that she was born c.1021 and her son Nikiphoros was born in 1070, so she was 49 years old and gave birth? Impossible!
 
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constantinople! said:
Are you sure she's over 45 in 1067? I think she is younger in the game. Wikipedia has her birthdate wrong. She couldn't be 45 and give two sons to Romanos Diogenis.

Wikipedia says that she was born c.1021 and her son Nikiphoros was born in 1070, so she was 49 years old and gave birth? Impossible!
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37, born in 30.

Code: 
1733 = {
    name="Eudokia"
    female = yes
    dynasty=630
    martial=4
    diplomacy=3
    intrigue=4
    stewardship=8
    religion="orthodox"
    culture="greek"
    trait="kind"
    trait="humble"
    trait="content"
    trait="midas_touched"
    father=20528
    1030.1.1={
        birth="1030.1.1"
    }
    1096.1.1={
        death="1096.1.1"
    }
}

Ruling in 67 to 68

Code: 
1067.5.22={
    holder=1733
} # Eudokia Makrembolites
1068.1.1={
    holder=1734
} # Romanos IV Diogenes

constantinople! said:
...so she was 49 years old and gave birth? Impossible!
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Err..no. Not impossible.
 
KestrelGirl said:
Fixed Eudokia... yeah, sometimes CK2 gets things wrong.
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Medieval history is all about chronological patch work, which is exactly what the date on wikipedia is. PDS obviously did their interpretation which doesn't make it wrong since the one on wikipedia isn't sourced.
 
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Countess Mahaut d'Artois
Playable from 11 July 1302 to 27 october 1329
A 34 years old countess with the quick trait, vassal of the King of France.
She's married with a count and already have three children, but she also have a nephew of the same dynasty.
It's one of the main character of The Accursed Kings book.
 
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