The Chaumet Emerald Tiara is an Art Deco piece created in 1926 at the request of Prince Félix, husband of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. It was made from various jewels that were already part of the Grand Ducal Collection. Embed from Getty Images Grand Duchess Charlotte was the first to wear it, and it [read more]
Empress Dowager Mu was the empress consort of Emperor Liu Bei of Shu during the Three Kingdoms era.[1] Empress Dowager Mu lived during a tumultuous time.[2] She was born at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was plagued by internal conflicts and peasant uprisings. Empress Dowager Mu was once an orphan.[3] Yet a physiognomist once [read more]
Queen Amastris of Heraclea is generally considered to be the first Hellenistic queen.[1] She was a Persian princess and married three times.[2] Her third husband, King Lysimachus, made her queen regnant of Heraclea.[3] She was the first queen to mint coins in her own name.[4] Therefore, Queen Amastris of Heraclea proved to be a very proficient queen.[5] In circa [read more]
Most Hungarian princesses were sent away from their homeland to marry foreign princes. However, there were a few exceptions. One of these was Anna, believed to be the favourite daughter of Bela IV. She remained in her homeland and married an exiled Rus prince, who settled in Hungary. Anna remained close to her father throughout [read more]
The Kingdom of Belgium introduced absolute primogeniture in 1991 among the descendants of King Albert II of Belgium. This means that Princess Elisabeth, the eldest child of the then future King Philippe, was born as her father’s heir. However, how many Belgian Princesses missed out on the chance of becoming Queen in their own right? Princess [read more]
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