Grand Empress Dowager Dou Yifang’s rags-to-riches story has captured the popular imaginations of China for many centuries. She is portrayed by Sally Wen in the Chinese television series, The Virtuous Queen of Han. Her life has also been dramatized in the hit Chinese drama, Schemes of a Beauty, where she is portrayed by the famous Ruby Lin. [read more]
Empress Sun was the second empress of the Xuande Emperor (also known as Emperor Xuanzong). For centuries, Empress Sun has been portrayed in a negative light in Chinese history. She has often been called “Generation Demon Empress.”[1] When the popular television series Ming Dynasty (which is centered on her life and starred the famous Tang [read more]
Margaret Fredkulla was born around 1080 as the daughter of King Inge the Elder of Sweden and Helena, Queen of Sweden. She was married to King Magnus of Norway in 1101 as part of a peace treaty between Sweden and Norway. The name Fredkulla means Maiden of Peace. She was married to King Magnus of [read more]
A regent is “a person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated.” Catherine of Austria was born on 14 January 1507 as the daughter of Joanna of Castile and Philip I of Castile, who had sadly passed away in September 1506. Joanna was forced into confinement by her [read more]
A regent is “a person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated.” Eleanor of Aragon was born on 1 February 1402 as the daughter of Ferdinand I of Aragon and Eleanor of Alburquerque. She lost her father at the age of 14, and he was succeeded by her brother Alfonso [read more]
A regent is “a person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated.” Ingeborg of Norway was born around 1301 as the daughter of King Haakon V of Norway and Euphemia of Rügen. She was betrothed to Magnus Birgerson, the heir of Birger I of Sweden. For political [read more]
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