Queen Adea-Eurydice (also known as Eurydice II) was the wife of her uncle, King Philip III of Macedonia. She was the granddaughter of both King Philip II of Macedonia and King Perdiccas III of Macedonia.[1] She was the niece and sister-in-law of King Alexander the Great.[2] Because her husband had an intellectual disability, Queen Adea-Eurydice tried [read more]
Queen Phaedymia Shahbanu was queen consort to three Persian Kings of the Achaemenid Empire.[1] They were King Cambyses II, the False Smerdis, and King Darius the Great. She was also the niece of King Cyrus the Great.[2] Queen Phaedymia Shahbanu was known for her involvement in overthrowing the False Smerdis.[3] She also helped enthrone King [read more]
Queen Parmys Shahbanu was the granddaughter, niece, wife, stepmother, and cousin of Persian kings of the Achaemenid Empire. She was the queen consort of King Darius the Great of the Achaemenid Empire. She was the granddaughter of King Cyrus the Great. When Darius the Great became King of the Achaemenid Empire, he married her and [read more]
Queen Artystone Shahbanu was queen consort to King Darius the Great of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. She was also the daughter of King Cyrus the Great. Queen Artystone Shahbanu has largely been eclipsed by her more famous sister, Queen Atossa Shahbanu.[1] This may be because Queen Artystone Shahbanu’s sons did not become kings.[2] Nevertheless, Queen Artystone [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]
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]
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