Athaliah (Hebrew ʻAṯalyā (עֲתַלְיָה), YHWH is exalted) (927-r. 884-878BC according to Ussher or 883-r. 841-835BC according to Thiele) was a princess of the House of Omri and a vicereine and queen in the Southern Kingdom. She was the only woman ever to occupy the throne of either kingdom in her own right. She is also remembered for introducing Baalism to the Southern Kingdom and for trying to destroy the House of David and seize power in the Southern Kingdom, until a High Priest and his wife would defeat her.