The Favourite of the Queen (German: Der Favorite der Königin) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Erich Kaiser-Titz, Hanna Ralph and Willy Kaiser-Heyl. It is based on a Georg Hirschfeld play set in Elizabethan England, focusing on the tumultuous relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and her favorite, the Earl of Essex, amid court intrigue and a deadly epidemic.
The film was shot at the Emelka Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willy Reiber.