Queen Parmys Shahbanu was the granddaughter, niece, wife, stepmother, and cousin of Persian kings of the Achaemenid Empire. She was the queen consort of King Darius the Great of the Achaemenid Empire. She was the granddaughter of King Cyrus the Great. When Darius the Great became King of the Achaemenid Empire, he married her and [read more]
The Dutch Laurel Wreath Tiara is one of the oldest pieces in the royal collection. Embed from Getty Images However, it is unclear when exactly it came into the family. One theory states that it originally belonged to Princess Louise, the sister of King William I of the Netherlands. Another theory suggests that it was [read more]
Queen Artystone Shahbanu was queen consort to King Darius the Great of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. She was also the daughter of King Cyrus the Great. Queen Artystone Shahbanu has largely been eclipsed by her more famous sister, Queen Atossa Shahbanu.[1] This may be because Queen Artystone Shahbanu’s sons did not become kings.[2] Nevertheless, Queen Artystone [read more]
Empress Zhen was the first empress consort of Emperor Cao Pi of the Cao Wei Dynasty. She was the mother of Emperor Ming of the Cao Wei Dynasty. Empress Zhen was originally the wife of Yuan Xi. She committed bigamy when she remarried Cao Pi while she was still married to Yuan Xi.[1] When Zhen [read more]
Read part two here. On 2 January 1861, King Frederick William IV of Prussia passed away at the age of 65. William and Augusta were now the King and Queen of Prussia. William had his heart set on having a coronation, and this had not been done since 1701. He chose the date 18 October [read more]
Read part one here. Around 1825, William became romantically involved with his cousin, Princess Elisa Radziwill. However, she was not considered to be sufficiently noble in rank for a marriage with a Prussian prince. His brother’s marriage had thus far been childless, and he might even become King one day. William’s father tried to find [read more]
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