#ancient Israel
- Athaliah — Queen of the Kingdom of Judah in the 9th century BC, daughter of King Ahab of Israel and Queen Jezebel, and wife of King Jehoram of Judah. According to Biblical accounts in the Old Testament, after the death of her son Ahaziah, she usurped the throne and ordered the execution of all royal heirs to secure her power, being the only woman to rule as an authoritarian sovereign over Judah before being overthrown and executed during a coup led by the high priest Jehoiada.