1104: Mirhimah Sultan Most Powerful Ottoman Princess in the History of the Empire Born: c.1522, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Present-day Istanbul, Turkey) Died: 25 January 1578, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Present-day Istanbul, Turkey) Name Also Spelled: Mihrümah Mirhimah was the daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent and Hürrem Sultan (also known as Roxelana). Mihrimah married a grand vizier…
1100: Mandukhai Khatun Empress of the Northern Yuan Dynasty (Also Known as Post-Imperial Mongolia) Born: c.1449, Present-day Mongolia Died: c.1510, Present-day Mongolia Mandukhai was born into an aristocratic family and married the Emperor (or Khan) when she was eighteen years old, giving birth to a daughter. Mandukhai took precedence over the emperor’s first wife who…
1092: Ahmose-Nefertari Ancient Egyptian Queen Born: c.1562 BC, Thebes, Ancient Egypt (Present-day Luxor, Egypt) Died: c.1495 BC, Ancient Egypt Ahmose-Nefertari was the daughter of Seqenenre Tao II and Queen Ahhotep. Her grandmother was Tetisheri, and she may have been the sister/wife of Kamose—the last Pharaoh of the 17th Dynasty who died in battle against the…
1091: Tetisheri The Mother of Egypt’s New Kingdom Birth and Death Dates Unknown; Ancient Egypt Tetisheri was born to nobles (but not of royal blood) and was not related to her husband in any way, something that was practically unheard of in Egypt’s royal families. Her husband was Senakhtenre Ahmose and her son was Seqenenre…
1090: Ahhotep I Egyptian Queen During the 17th Dynasty Born: c.1560 BCE, Most Likely Thebes, Ancient Egypt (Present-day Luxor, Egypt) Died: c.1530 BCE, Most Likely Thebes, Ancient Egypt (Present-day Luxor, Egypt) Ahhotep was the daughter of Queen Tetisheri and Pharaoh Senakhtenre Ahmose. Ahhotep was married to her brother Seqenenre Taa II (at least, most historians…
1084: Anna Kingsley From Princess to Slave to Operator of Her Husband’s Plantation Born: 1793, Kingdom of Jolof (Present-day Linguère, Senegal) Died: 1870, Duval County, Florida, United States of America Full Name: Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley. Birth Name: Anta Madjiguéne Ndiaye According to research done by historian Dan Schafer, Anna was actually a Jolof Princess…
1080: Olympias One of the Most Powerful Women of Ancient Hellenic Origin Born: c.375 BC, Present-day Epirus, Greece Died: c.316 BC, Present-day Pydna, Greece Original Name: Myrtle Olympias was the daughter of the king of the Mollosians, a powerful tribe in Epirus. She was also the second wife of Philip II of Macedon (they married…
1079: Kösem Sultan One of the Most Powerful Women in the History of the Ottoman Empire Born: c.1589, Present-day Bosnia & Herzegovina or Greece Died: 3 September 1651, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Present-day Istanbul, Turkey) Also Known As: Mahpeykar Sultan Possible Original Name: Anastasia Kösem entered the Ottoman court after being captured and brought to Constantinople…
1078: Töregene Khatun Ruled the Mongol Empire from 1241 to 1246 AD Born: c.1185 AD, Merkit Region of the Mongol Empire (Present-day parts of Mongolia and Russia) Died: c.1265 AD, Mongol Empire Töregene was the daughter-in-law of Genghis Khan (through a forced marriage). Her new Mongol husband was actually her second. Her first husband was…
1068: Berenice III Queen Regnant of Egypt During a Time of Political Turmoil Born: c.120 BCE, Ptolemaic Egypt Died: c.80 BCE, Ptolemaic Egypt Also Known As: Cleopatra Berenice III Berenice had previously served as Queen Consort to her uncle/husband Ptolemy X Alexander I of the Ptolemaic Dynasty and had one daughter with him. At the…