Gladys III (Gladys Rosemary Kravitz-Columbo) (born December 31, 1943) is Queen of Cleveland, Ohio, a realm that includes all of Cuyahoga County as well as the minor provinces of Youngstown, Lorain and Akron, Ohio. She is the only current monarch in the state of Ohio that ascended to the throne through her maternal blood line. She is, in fact, the only current monarch in Ohio. Her mother, Queen Trudy the Stout, ruled from December 9, 1941 until her death in a purly accidental bowling accident on February 27, 1967.