Queen Adea-Eurydice - Alexander the Great's niece and sister-in-law who tried to take over the Macedonian Empire
Egypt

Queen Adea-Eurydice – Alexander the Great’s niece and sister-in-law who tried to take over the Macedonian Empire

Queen Adea-Eurydice (also known as Eurydice II) was the wife of her uncle, King Philip III of Macedonia. She was the granddaughter of both King Philip II of Macedonia and King Perdiccas III of Macedonia.[1] She was the niece and sister-in-law of King Alexander the Great.[2] Because her husband had an intellectual disability, Queen Adea-Eurydice tried [read more]
Princess Duan Sengnu The Yuan Dynasty Princess who hungered for revenge
China

Princess Duan Sengnu – The Yuan Dynasty Princess who hungered for revenge

Princess Duan Sengnu was a Yuan Dynasty princess and a descendant of Kublai Khan.[1] She has often been overshadowed by her more famous mother, Princess Agai.[2] Princess Duan Sengnu’s father was murdered by her maternal grandfather.[3] She harboured a desire to get revenge on her grandfather.[4] Like her mother, Princess Duan Sengnu is most famous for her [read more]
Shi Shi as Empress Wang in the 2014 Chinese television series, The Empress of China
China

Empress Wang – Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty’s forgotten, childless deposed Empress

Empress Wang of the Tang Dynasty was the first empress to Emperor Gaozong. However, she has largely been forgotten and overshadowed by her successor, Empress Wu Zetian (who later ruled in her own right as the Empress of China).[1] Empress Wang has often been seen as a victim of Empress Wu’s political machinations.[2] However, the truth seems [read more]
Empress Xiaoyuanjing as portrayed by Gina Jin in the 2016 Chinese television series, The Imperial Doctress
China

Empress Xiaoyuanjing – The Jingtai Emperor’s deposed Empress who was greatly loved by her people

Empress Xiaoyuanjing was the first empress to Emperor Daizong (also known as the Jingtai Emperor) of the Ming Dynasty. She was a devoted empress.[1] However, she opposed Emperor Daizong’s proposal to remove the Crown Prince.[2] Because of her opposition, she was deposed and banished to the cold palace.[3] After Emperor Daizong’s death, Empress Xiaoyuanjing was given many [read more]