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Why do they call her Queen Cersei after Robert died?


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How is Cersei a Queen after Robert dies?

And even when Robert was alive, she was only a Queen-consort, i.e. she was only Queen in name, pretty much. I never saw Robert delegating any work (or matters of state to her).

After Robert died, why do people still call her Queen Cersei?

Because she named herself Regent? Ned was regent before Cersei, and nobody ever called him King Ned. Ser Kevan was Regent after Cersei, and nobody ever called him King Kevan.

After Robert died, she pretty much stopped being a Queen, technically speaking. Being the King's mother doesn't really make you a Queen. I wonder why people continued to call her Queen after Robert died

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A queen doesn't lose her title when her husband dies. From queen consort she becomes queen dowager (widow of the king) or queen mother (mother of the king). It doesn't have anything to do with her being Joffrey's regent, but it is usual for the queen mother to be her son's regent until he becomes old enough.


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How is Cersei a Queen after Robert dies?

And even when Robert was alive, she was only a Queen-consort, i.e. she was only Queen in name, pretty much. I never saw Robert delegating any work (or matters of state to her).

After Robert died, why do people still call her Queen Cersei?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_dowager

From the AFFC appendix;

CERSEI LANNISTER, the First of Her Name, widow of {King Robert I Baratheon}, Queen Dowager

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_dowager

From the AFFC appendix;

CERSEI LANNISTER, the First of Her Name, widow of {King Robert I Baratheon}, Queen Dowager

Yeah, I assumed they just called her Queen regardless what she technically was. Or at least unless there was no other queen.

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