Atossa II Shahbanu and Amestris III Shahbanu
Amestris III Shahbanu

Atossa II Shahbanu and Amestris III Shahbanu – The Princesses who were forced to marry their father and became Persian Queens

Atossa II Shahbanu and Amestris III Shahbanu were the daughters of King Artaxerxes II of the Achaemenid Empire. They were forced to marry their royal father and became queens.[1] The father-daughter marriage was highly unusual in the Achaemenid Empire.[2] However, King Artaxerxes II married them himself to ensure that his imperial bloodline would remain pure and [read more]

Princess Yuan
China

Princess Yuan – The barren Princess who almost became Emperor Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty’s Empress

Princess Yuan was the daughter of the infamous warlord, Emperor Yuan Shu of the Zhong Dynasty. She was also an imperial concubine to Emperor Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. Princess Yuan was barren and did not have any children.[1] However, Emperor Sun Quan admired her character.[2] Princess Yuan almost became Emperor Sun Quan’s empress.[3] The [read more]

Princess Poyang
China

Princess Poyang – Daughter and Sister of the Last Emperors of the Jin Dynasty, Grandmother of an Empress of the Liu-Song Dynasty

Princess Poyang was the daughter of Emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. She was also the sister of Emperor An and Emperor Gong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Princess Poyang was the grandmother of Empress Wang Xianyuan of the Liu-Song Dynasty. During the Liu-Song Dynasty, Princess Poyang received a grander princess title.[1] Therefore, Princess Poyang [read more]