On 19 April 1956, Grace Kelly became Her Serene Highness the Princess of Monaco when she married Prince Rainier III. The civil ceremony had taken place a day earlier in the throne room of the palace. Grace had worn a fitted dress with a flared skirt made of pale pink taffeta, covered by cream lace. [read more]
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]
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The Luxembourg Empire Tiara is perhaps one of the largest tiaras in Europe. Embed from Getty Images The all-diamond tiara includes several motifs, such as scrolls. However, it is unclear where the tiara came from. The name links it to its empire style, but not any specific empire. It was made sometime in the early [read more]
Princess Agai was a princess of the Yuan Dynasty. She was the daughter of Prince Basalawarmi (also known as Bajara Ormi, who was given the title of Prince of Liang). Princess Agai was also the wife of Duan Gong. However, her father feared her husband was becoming too powerful.[1] Tensions would arise between her husband [read more]
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]
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