<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">empresses</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>emperors</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>empires</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>monarchs</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>noblewomen</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>empresses&apos;</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>empress</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>empress&apos;s</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to female sovereigns of empires, which are political units that comprise a number of territories or nations and are ruled by a single supreme authority. The term may also refer to the wives and widows of emperors. ]]></note></mads>