Ilancueitl

Ilancuéitl

Ilancuéitl

A drawing of Ilancuéitl
Residence Tenochtitlan
Known for the first queen of Tenochtitlan
Title Queen of Tenochtitlan
Religion Aztec religion
Spouse(s) King Acamapichtli
Parent(s) King Acolmiztli
Relatives Huitzilihuitl (stepson)

Ilancueitl (Nahuatl for "old-woman skirt"; pronounced [ilaŋˈkʷeː.itɬ]) was the first queen of Tenochtitlan.

Biography

Ilancuéitl was a daughter of the then ruler of Culhuacán, Acolmiztli, and she married Acamapichtli, the first ruler of Tenochtitlan. She bore no children, so her husband took more wives.

Ilancuéitl charged herself with the education of her stepson Huitzilihuitl.

See also

References

Gillepsie, Susan D. (1989). The Aztec Kings: The Construction of Rulership in Mexica History. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 0-8165-1339-2. OCLC 232590050. 
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Regnal titles
Preceded by
Position created
Queen of Tenochtitlan
13761395
(estimated)
Succeeded by
Wives of Huitzilihuitl
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