On 14 February 1981, the future Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg married Cuban-born María Teresa Mestre y Batista. They had met at the University of Geneva, where they took the same course. Their engagement was announced on 7 November 1980, shortly after they both graduated. Embed from Getty Images The New York Times reported a [read more]
The Congo Diamond Necklace Tiara belongs to the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family, and it came into the family with Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. Embed from Getty Images Princess Joséphine Charlotte married Hereditary Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg in 1953 and she wore the tiara on her wedding day. The tiara was made by Van Cleef [read more]
On 12 February 1951, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi married his second wife, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary. They were introduced to each other in 1948 and became engaged shortly thereafter. He had previously been married to Princess Fawzia of Egypt, but their marriage had produced just one child – a daughter named Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi. They were officially [read more]
Empress Dowager Wang Zhenfeng was Empress to Emperor Ming of the Liu-Song Dynasty. She also witnessed the fall of her own dynasty.[1] She was said to be a smart Empress, but could not save her own dynasty.[2] Empress Dowager Wang Zhenfeng is also known as the Empress who refused to look at Emperor Ming’s naked [read more]
Grand Princess Sun Luban was one of the most powerful princesses during the Three Kingdoms era.[1] She was the daughter of Emperor Sun Quan of the Wu Dynasty. She was also very influential and helped establish the next Emperor.[2] She would often maliciously accuse those whom she disliked.[3] She even killed her own sister, Princess Sun [read more]
The Kingdom of Afghanistan existed between 1926 and 1973. Amanullah Khan was first Emir of Afghanistan from 1919 and then the first King of Afghanistan. The Kingdom operated under Salic law, which barred women from inheriting the throne. Thus, the Queens mentioned will always be Queen consorts. Any titles mentioned after the end of the [read more]
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