List of royal consorts of Ethiopia
The royal consorts of Ethiopia were spouses of the monarchs of Ethiopia. In ancient times the territory of modern day Ethiopia included the Kingdom of Axum. In medieval times, a kingdom ruled by the Zagwe dynasty developed but was later deposed by the Solomonic dynasty, who would establish the Ethiopian Empire. The following list includes known consorts from the Axumite period to the abolition of the Ethiopian monarchy in 1975.
Axumite period">Kingdom of Axum">Axumite period (c. 100 – c. 960)
| Name | Spouse | Notes |
| Sofya | Ella Amida | Mother of Ezana and ruled as regent during his minority. The 1922 regnal list of Ethiopia includes Sofya as a reigning monarch in her own right under the name "Ahywa Sofya", with regnal dates of 299 to 306. |
| Admas | Ella Gabaz | According to legend, this queen was a daughter of a king named Ilassahl, who was murdered by Ella Gabaz. Her brother, Suhal or Shahel, later murdered Elagabaz and his pagan wife Lab and proclaimed himself king. |
| Lab | Ella Gabaz | According to legend, Lab was a pagan woman from a neighbouring district to Axum. She was murdered along with her husband by Shahel, brother of Admas. According to the 1922 regnal list of Ethiopia, this took place in 398. |
| Makia Maryam | Ayzur | A manuscript from Gojjam stated that she was the wife of a king named Ayzur, who only reigned for half a day due to being suffocated by a crowd on the day he was crowned. According to the 1922 regnal list of Ethiopia, this took place in 780. |
[Zagwe dynasty] (c. 960 or 1137 – 1270)
The following table is incomplete.| Name | Spouse | Notes |
| Masoba Warq | Mara Takla Haymanot | According to one tradition, this woman was a daughter of Dil Na'od who was overthrown by Mara Takla Haymanot in the 10th century. However, many historians doubt the dating of the Zagwe dynasty beginning this early and other traditions do not mention Masoba Warq. A manuscript from Dabra Libanos listed 44 kings who ruled at Shewa following the deposition of Dil Na'od by Gudit, with Masoba Warq being named. This list suggests that Masoba Warq may have been a Queen Regnant of Shewa. |
| Masqal Kibra | Lalibela | One tradition claims that she persuaded her husband to give the throne to Na'akueto La'ab, but convinced him to take the throne back 18 months later when La'ab's soldiers appropriated a poor farmer's only cow for the king's dinner table. The church of Biete Abba Libanos is said to have been built by this queen in memory of her husband. |
[Solomonic dynasty]
Pre-Gondarine period (1270 – 1682)
The following table is incomplete.| Name | Picture | Spouse | Notes |
| Jan Mogassa | Amda Seyon I | Formally a concubine of Wedem Arad. | |
| 3 wives | Newaya Krestos | Newaya Krestos married these three women after he became king. | |
| Lazzab Warqa | Newaya Krestos | Mother of Dawit I. | |
| Seyon Mangasha | Dawit I | Mother of Tewodros I. | |
| Igzi Kebra | Dawit I | Mother of Zara Yaqob. | |
| Eleni | Zara Yaqob | Born in the Hadiya Sultanate. Following the Sultanate's invasion by Zara Yaqob, she was captured, baptised and married to the Ethiopian Emperor. She was given the title of "Queen Mother" by her step-son Baeda Maryam I following his accession to the throne in 1468. Ruled as Queen Regent from 1507 to 1516 during the minority of Dawit II. Died in April 1522. | |
| Seyon Morgasa | Zara Yaqob | Mother of Baeda Maryam I. Died in 1462. | |
| Gera Ba'altihat | Zara Yaqob | Her children were named Berhan Zamada, Madhen Zamada, Sabala Maryam and Del Debaba. | |
| Romna Wark | Baeda Maryam I | Mother of two sons, Eskender and 'Enkua 'Esra'el. She ruled as regent during the reign of her son Eskender. | |
| Eresh-Gazet | Baeda Maryam I | Mother of Theodore. | |
| Kalyupe | Baeda Maryam I | Mother of Na'od. | |
| Na'od Mogesa | Na'od | Mother of Dawit II. | |
| Seble Wongel | Dawit II | Married in either 1512 or 1513. Mother of Gelawdewos and Menas. Died on 5 December 1567. | |
| Adimas Moas | Menas | Daughter of Robel, governor of Bora and Selawe. Married Menas before he became Emperor. | |
| Admas Mogasa | Menas | Mother of Sarsa Dengel. Outlived her husband. | |
| Maryam Sena | Sarsa Dengel | Influenced her husband to choose Yaqob instead of Za Dengel as his successor. | |
| Nazarena | Yaqob | A foreigner. Had 3 sons. | |
| Woizero Wangelawit | Za Dengel | Daughter of Susenyos I. | |
| Seltan Mogasa | Susenyos I | Also known as Wald Sa'ala. Mother of Fasilides and six other children. Died in 1661. |
Gondarine period (1682 – 1769)
The following table is incomplete.Era of the Princes (1769 – 1855)
The following table is incomplete.[Italian occupation of Ethiopia] (1936 – 1943)
Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy, was declared Emperor of Ethiopia in 1936 after the Italian victory in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Italy was later defeated in the East African campaign and lost control of its Ethiopian territories in April 1941, but Victor Emmanuel did not formally renounce his title until November 1943.| Picture | Name | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Coronation | Ceased to Be Consort | Death | Spouse |
| Elena of Montenegro | 8 January 1873 | 24 October 1896 | 9 May 1936 Husband declared Emperor | Not crowned | 5 May 1941 De facto end of Italian rule November 1943 | 28 November 1952 | Victor Emmanuel III |