她们的父亲或者丈夫都曾是其所在国的创建者或者长期领导者，而当这种类似王朝传宗继位的联系将她们送上政治舞台时，支撑她们掌权的却不但是这一个因素。
Each belonged to a special class of women whose husbands or fathers were their country’s recognized founding father or longstanding political leader. But, while their dynastic links brought them to power, they were not the sole factor keeping them there.