Azetbur, daughter of Gorkon

Azetbur was Chancellor and leader of the Klingon Empire for over two decades. She is the only woman to ever serve as Chancellor. She was known to fight with a staff holding the incisor of an extinct saber-toothed animal.

By 2311, she was losing popularity as there were many Klingons who felt the empire had been at peace for too long and grew weary of accepting Federation aid. Later that year, she was assassinated by Ditagh, who hoped that after her death the more powerful General Kaarg would rise to power. (TLE novel: Serpents Among the Ruins)