Karin Månsdotter is the real Cinderella. Her story is like something out of a ballad — the kind that begins in a candlelit tavern and ends in a palace. Born in 1550 to a common soldier and a maid, Karin had none of the connections that usually paved the way to power. Yet, she became [read more]
Sweden introduced absolute primogeniture in 1980 and immediately gained a Crown Princess. Before this change, the Swedish monarchy used agnatic-cognatic primogeniture, which only allowed women to rule if there were no more male dynasts. Sweden was originally an elective monarchy, but it became hereditary during the reign of King Gustav I. Between 1810 and 1980, [read more]
Read part two here. Some royals have ended up in the United States, either by choice or after being exiled from their country. Some have never left. Here are some female royals who are buried in the United States. Princess Shams Pahlavi Princess Shams was born on 28 October 1917 as the eldest daughter of [read more]
The Kingdom of Montenegro existed between 1910 and 1918. It was preceded by the Principality of Montenegro, and Prince Nicholas of Montenegro became its first and only King. The Queens mentioned here are consorts, and they did not reign in their own right. Any titles after the abolishment of the monarchy are titular. King Nicholas [read more]
Empress Yang Xianrong was the empress of two Chinese kingdoms. She was the second empress consort to Emperor Hui of the Western Jin Dynasty. After Emperor Hui’s death, Yang Xianrong became the Empress Dowager of the Western Jin Dynasty. Emperor Liu Yao burned her palace, kidnapped and married Empress Dowager Yang Xianrong. Therefore, Yan Xianrong [read more]
Princess Sayako’s Tiara was worn by Sayako, Princess Nori, the youngest child and only daughter of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko. It was made around 1990 by Mikimoto, and Sayako wore it for official functions. She first wore it for her coming-of-age ceremony in 1990. When she married a commoner in 2005, she [read more]
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