Ilancueitl
First queen of Tenochtitlan
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Ilancueitl (Nahuatl for "old-woman skirt"; pronounced [ilaŋˈkʷeː.itɬ]) was the first queen of Tenochtitlan.[3]
| Ilancuéitl | |
|---|---|
 A drawing of Ilancuéitl | |
| Cihuātlahtoāni of Tenochtitlan[1] | |
| Predecessor | Teuhtlehuatzin[2] |
| Successor | Acamapichtli |
| Spouse | King Acamapichtli |
| Father | King Acolmiztli |
Biography
Ilancuéitl was a daughter of the then ruler of Culhuacán, Acolmiztli[citation needed], and she married her nephew Acamapichtli, who thus became the first ruler of Tenochtitlan.[4][5][6] She bore no children, so her husband took more wives.[4]
Ilancuéitl charged herself with the education of her stepson Huitzilihuitl.
Some sourced claimed that Ilancuéitl actually became ruler of Tenochtitlan herself.[7]
