504: Caroline Lacroix Mistress of Leopold II of Belgium Born: 13 May 1883, Bucharest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Present-day Bucharest, Romania) Died: 12 February 1948, Cambo-les-Bains, France Original Name: Blanche Delacroix They met when she was sixteen and he was sixty-five. She was also working as a prostitute at the time. Leopold gave her lavish gifts and…
502: Alice Perrers Mistress of Edward III of England Born: 1348, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Died: 1400, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Also Known As: Alice de Windsor Alice started off as a lady-in-waiting to his wife and queen. And by the way, the king was born in 1312, making him right around thirty-six years older…
491: Yao Niang Court Dancer c. 10th Century AD, China Niang was a concubine living in the Tang Dynasty of Ancient China. While her story is widely accepted as part of the mythos of foot binding (as you’ll read below) any other details about Yao’s life are noticeably missing. It is said her graceful dancing…
459: Joséphine de Beauharnais Bonaparte Napoleon’s First Wife; Empress of France and Queen Consort of Italy Born: 23 June 1763, Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique Died: 29 May 1814, Rueil-Malmaison, France Original Name: Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie Joséphine’s first husband and the father of her two children was arrested and executed by guillotine during the Reign of…
452: Nebet Vizier to Pharaoh Pepi I Birth and Death Dates Unknown; 6th Dynasty Egypt Her husband was Khui and her daughters would marry Pepi I—their names were Akhensenpepi I and II. Pepi I was one of the most powerful and influential Pharaohs of his time and Nebet oversaw the building of his pyramid and…
416: Kubaba Sumerian King and the Only Female Listed on the Sumerian King’s List Lived and Died: c. 25th Century BCE, Kish, Sumer (Present-day Iraq) Other Translations: Kug-Baba or Kubau The list claims she ruled for one hundred years around the Dynastic III Period of Sumerian History. It is said she was originally a tavern…
348: Zenobia Queen of the Palmyrene Empire Born: c.240 AD, Palmyra, Present-day Syria Died: After 274 AD, Most Likely Rome, Present-day Italy Also Known as: Septimia Zenobia Original Name: Julia Aurelia Zenobia Palmyra was known as the Pearl of the Desert and was located at a strategic point between the Roman Empire and the empires…
346: Tamar of Georgia King of Georgia Born: c.1160, Georgia Died: 18 January 1213, Georgia Also Known As: Tamar the Great Tamar ruled over the Georgian Golden Age (and we mean the country of Georgia, not the place with the busiest airport in the United States). She was the first woman to rule Georgia independently…
345: Fu Hao She Did a Lot of Cool Stuff In Her Life, Let’s Just Start There Unknown Birth Date, Present-day China Died: c.1200 BC, Present-day China Military general, high priestess, shaman, estate owner, and one of the many consorts of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty; Fu was held in incredibly high esteem…
Some of them wore the crown, others were surrounded by it. In either case, here are those who were near the throne for some period of their lives. Entries: The Royals: Ruled In Africa: Ahhotep I, Egyptian Queen Ahmose-Nefertari, Egyptian Queen Amanirenas, Warrior Queen of Kush Ankhesenamun, Egyptian Queen Ankhesenpepi I,Egyptian Queen Ankhesenpepi II,Egyptian Queen…