If Harold was improperly crowned, then William was merely claiming his rightful inheritance, and not deposing a rightful king.
The presence, more prisoner than guest, of the woman whom the Roman Catholic church regarded as the rightful queen of England posed a serious political and diplomatic problem for Elizabeth, a problem greatly exacerbated by Mary's restless ambition and penchant for conspiracy.
In this agreement, they acknowledged any of his legitimate daughters as the rightful Queen of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia, and Archduchess of Austria – a break from the tradition of male succession.
This is their fealty: he is this scene's rightful queen.
The iconography is perfectly clear: Here is the country's rightful queen, entirely sure of her place on the throne.
The rightful queen was surprisingly tolerant of her new rival, and the royal mistress reciprocated with a touching and politic deference to Her Majesty.
Pope Clement VII declared that Catherine was still the rightful queen of England, and Henry responded with the Act of Supremacy, establishing himself as the head of the Church of England.
It's all very well saying you're the rightful queen but, as Margaery Tyrell knows, you have to win hearts as well as swords.
"You stand in the presence of Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, rightful heir to the Iron Throne, rightful queen of the Andals and the First Men, protector of the Seven Kingdoms, the Mother of Dragons, the Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, the Unburnt, the Breaker of Chains," Missandei bellows.
Chapuys' two missions, from 1529 to 1545, initially saw him charged with defending, unsuccessfully, the claims of Charles's aunt, Katherine of Aragon, as rightful Queen of England against Henry VIII's planned annulment, and then, as Mackay argues, as lone champion for her daughter Mary, who was abandoned, in practical terms, even by her cousin Charles.
Yet, in the eyes of many Catholics, Elizabeth was illegitimate, and Mary Stuart, as the senior descendant of Henry VIII's elder sister, was the rightful queen of England.
