Question: what is the difference between queen and queen consort

title: Queen consort
text: A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king ( or an empress consort in the case of an emperor ) . In Brunei , the wife of the Sultan is known as a Raja Isteri with prefix Pengiran Anak , equivalent with queen consort in English , as were the consorts of tsars when Bulgaria was still a monarchy . A queen consort usually shares her husband 's social rank and status . She holds the feminine equivalent of the king 's monarchical titles , but historically , she does not share the king 's political and military powers . A queen regnant is a queen in her own right with all the powers of a monarch , who ( usually ) has become queen by inheriting the throne upon the death of the previous monarch . 

Answer: answer: A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles, but historically, she does not share the king's political and military powers. A queen regnant is a queen in her own right with all the powers of a monarch, who (usually) has become queen by inheriting the throne upon the death of the previous monarch.