parysatis ii
Iran

Parysatis II – The Babylonian Princess who was King Alexander the Great’s wife and was murdered by his other wife, Queen Roxane

Queen Parysatis II was the third wife and queen to King Alexander the Great.[1] She was also the daughter of King Artaxerxes III of the Achaemenid Empire.[2] After the Battle of Issus, Queen Parysatis II was a hostage under King Alexander the Great.[3] He eventually married her for political reasons.[4] The birthdate of Queen Parysatis II is unknown.[5] Her [read more]
empress dowager zheng achun
China

Empress Dowager Zheng Achun – The widow who became a respected Empress Dowager of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and whose name was tabooed

Empress Dowager Zheng Achun was the imperial concubine of Emperor Yuan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. She was the mother of Emperor Jianwen and the grandmother of Emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Before Empress Dowager Zheng Achun met Emperor Yuan, she was a widow with a young son.[1] However, he could only make her [read more]
empress liang lanbi
China

Empress Liang Lanbi – The last Empress of the Western Jin Dynasty who died a hostage under Emperor Liu Yao of the Han-Zhou Dynasty

Empress Liang Lanbi was the last empress of the Western Jin Dynasty. She was the empress consort of Emperor Huai of the Western Jin Dynasty. Empress Liang Lanbi did not have any children. Later, she became a captive of Emperor Liu Yao of the Han-Zhao Dynasty.[1] Therefore, her life ended in tragedy. The birthdate of Empress [read more]
empress dowager wang zianyuan
China

Empress Dowager Wang Xianyuan – The Empress Dowager of the Liu-Song Dynasty whose son did not visit her because he was afraid of ghosts

Empress Dowager Wang Xianyuan was the empress consort to Emperor Xiaowu of the Liu-Song Dynasty. She was also the mother of Emperor Qianfei of the Liu-Song Dynasty. Emperor Qianfei was very disobedient to his mother.[1] When Empress Dowager Wang Xianyuan became gravely ill, Emperor Qianfei refused to visit her because there were ghosts in her [read more]