Queen Amastris of Heraclea is generally considered to be the first Hellenistic queen.[1] She was a Persian princess and married three times.[2] Her third husband, King Lysimachus, made her queen regnant of Heraclea.[3] She was the first queen to mint coins in her own name.[4] Therefore, Queen Amastris of Heraclea proved to be a very proficient queen.[5] In circa [read more]
Most Hungarian princesses were sent away from their homeland to marry foreign princes. However, there were a few exceptions. One of these was Anna, believed to be the favourite daughter of Bela IV. She remained in her homeland and married an exiled Rus prince, who settled in Hungary. Anna remained close to her father throughout [read more]
The Kingdom of Belgium introduced absolute primogeniture in 1991 among the descendants of King Albert II of Belgium. This means that Princess Elisabeth, the eldest child of the then future King Philippe, was born as her father’s heir. However, how many Belgian Princesses missed out on the chance of becoming Queen in their own right? Princess [read more]
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On 14 February 1981, the future Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg married Cuban-born María Teresa Mestre y Batista. They had met at the University of Geneva, where they took the same course. Their engagement was announced on 7 November 1980, shortly after they both graduated. Embed from Getty Images The New York Times reported a [read more]
The Congo Diamond Necklace Tiara belongs to the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family, and it came into the family with Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. Embed from Getty Images Princess Joséphine Charlotte married Hereditary Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg in 1953 and she wore the tiara on her wedding day. The tiara was made by Van Cleef [read more]
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