Princess Mako’s Tiara was worn by Princess Mako of Akishino. She received the tiara for her 20th birthday in 2011 – the age of majority in Japan. The tiara features a floral motif based on the iris setosa, which is her mother’s emblem. The tiara is part of a parure, which also features a necklace, [read more]
Empress Bu was the favourite imperial concubine of Emperor Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty.[1] Emperor Sun Quan loved her deeply and was very devoted to her throughout her life.[2] Emperor Sun Quan wanted to make her his empress.[3] However, his ministers stubbornly refused.[4] Empress Bu was the empress in all but name.[5] After her death, she was made [read more]
Imperial Consort Xie was the first main wife of Emperor Sun Quan (also known as Emperor Da) of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. She married him before he became emperor. Imperial Consort Xie was once deeply loved by her husband.[1] However, she lost her husband’s love and favour when he wanted to put his concubine, Imperial [read more]
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg was the first wife of Gustav Vasa. Before Sweden’s most dramatic royal family ever took shape, she quietly laid the foundations of a new dynasty. Early Life Born in 1513 in Ratzeburg in northern Germany, Catherine came from one of Europe’s older noble lines. Her family had strong ties across Europe, and [read more]
The Kingdom of Nepal existed between 1768 and 2008. It suffered an unimaginable tragedy in 2001, which only served to destabilise the monarchy. We will start there. The Queens mentioned here are consorts, and any titles following the end of the monarchy are titular. In 2001, King Birendra was on the throne. He had succeeded [read more]
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