Tlatoque

Tlatoani of Aztec Empire
Sacred War emblem
Details
Style	Huēyi tlahtoāni
First monarch	Acamapichtli
Last monarch	Cuauhtémoc
Formation	c. 1376
Abolition	1521
Residence	Tenochtitlan
Appointer	Divine right

Tlatoani (Classical Nahuatl: tlahtoāni Nahuatl pronunciation: [t͡ɬaʔtoˈaːni] ( listen), "one who speaks, ruler" plural tlahtohqueh [t͡ɬaʔˈtoʔkeʔ]) is the Classical Nahuatl term for the ruler of an altepetl, a pre-Hispanic state. It may be translated into English as "king". A cihuātlahtoāni (Nahuatl pronunciation: [siwaːt͡ɬaʔtoˈaːni] ( listen)) is a female ruler, or queen regnant.