Salome Alexandra

Salome Alexandra (Hebrew: "Peace of Zion") was a regnant Queen of Judaea, one of only three women (until Golda Meir) to rule over the country, the other two being Athaliah and Deborah. The wife of Aristobulus I, and afterward of Alexander Jannaeus, she was also the last ruler of Judaea to die as the sovereign of an independent kingdom. Her nine-year reign has been described as a Golden Age of Hasmonean history.