Imperial Consort Duan was the favourite Consort of the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. However, she attracted the jealousy of two women. One would make her the scapegoat of an assassination attempt to kill the Emperor. The other would order her unjust execution. However, the Jiajing Emperor would take revenge for her death. Imperial [read more]
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On 30 June 2003, the engagement between Prince Friso, the second son of the then-reigning Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and Mabel Wisse Smit was announced. While the intention had been to ask for official permission for the marriage, which was needed for Prince Friso to remain in the line of succession, stories about Mabel’s [read more]
The future Queen Isabella I of Castile was born on 22 April 1451 as the eldest child of King John II of Castile and his second wife, Isabella of Portugal. From his first marriage, her father had one surviving son, the future King Henry IV. He was 26 years older than his newborn half-sister. Nevertheless, [read more]
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The Jiajing Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had four Empresses. Yet, each of them met a pitiful and tragic end. One of them was Empress Xiaoke. She was never made Empress Consort, but was the mother of the Longqing Emperor. During the Jiajing Emperor’s reign, Empress Xiaoke and the Longqing Emperor were largely ignored. He [read more]
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