Empress Yuan Qigui was the empress consort of Emperor Wen of the Liu-Song Dynasty. Empress Yuan Qigui believed that Emperor Wen treated her unfairly. [1] She held a grudge for him that lasted until her death.[2] Empress Yuan Qigui’s ghost was believed to have saved a wrongfully accused imperial consort from death.[3] In 405 C.E., Empress [read more]
Queen Qianjin was the wife of three Turkic Khans. She was made queen in her third marriage to her stepson, Khan Tulan Qaghan.[1] Queen Qianjin was originally a princess of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.[2] However, the Northern Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, and the Sui Dynasty killed her family.[3] Queen Qianjin harboured a deep hatred for the [read more]
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The Dutch Ears of Wheat Tiara has often been used as a Dutch royal wedding tiara. The tiara was originally a set of eight diamond and silver brooches, and they belonged to Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia. They were apparently made before she was married to her first husband, Duke Georg of Oldenburg. They [read more]
The future Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands married Claus von Amsberg on 10 March 1966. Their engagement was announced by Beatrix’s parents, Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard, on 28 June 1965. Many Dutch people did not agree with Princess Beatrix marrying a German, with memories of the Second World War still fresh in their minds. [read more]
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