His granduncle is possibly Ōtomo no Komaro who came to Japan in the time of Empress Jitō.

Among her offspring were Emperor Yōmei, Empress Suiko and Princess Ōtomo.

Since there was no " title " of Empress (- consort ) whatsoever, women of the reigning dynasty sought to be granted this honorific, as the highest attainable goal.

His Empress was Fujiwara no Otomuro ( 藤原乙牟漏 ) ( 760 – 790 ), daughter of Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu ( 藤原良継 )

* Princess Ishi-Hime ( or Iwa-hime ), daughter of Emperor Senka by his Empress Tachibana no Nakatsu ; Empress 540 ; Grand Empress 572 ; 3 imperial children:

* Princess Kura Wayaka-Hime, daughter of Emperor Senka by his Empress Tachibana no Nakatsu ; second consort ; 1 imperial Prince:

* Princess Hiro Hime, daughter of Prince Mate no Okinaga ; Empress 572 ; died 575 ; 3 imperial children:

* Princess Nukatabe, born 553, died 628 ; daughter of Emperor Kimmei and Soga no Kitashi hime ; imperial consort ; Empress 576 ,( Empress Suikō ) ; 7 imperial children:

** Princess Uji no Shitsukahi ( Uji no Kahitako ), born about 570, married to Prince Shōtoku, son of Emperor Yōmei and Empress Anahobe

Princess Hashihito no Anahobe bore him four sons, including Prince Shotoku, who would later become crown prince and regent to Empress Suiko.

He had at least three consorts including his Empress, Hashihito no Himemiko ( Princess Hashihito ), the daughter of Emperor Jomei and his sister Empress Kōgyoku.

Empress: Fujiwara no Mimimotoji ( 藤原耳面刀自 ), a daughter of Fujiwara no Kamatari

One of the poems attributed to Empress Jitō was selected by Fujiwara no Teika for inclusion in the very popular anthology Hyakunin Isshu.

* Sadaijin, Tachibana no Moroe ( formerly Katsuragi-ō, Prince Katsuragi ) ( half brother of Empress Kōmyō ).

Empress ( posthumously elevated Kōgō ): Fujiwara no Tarashiko ( 藤原帯子 ) (?– 794 ), also known as Taishi, daughter of Fujiwara no Momokawa

Empress: Tachibana no Kachiko ( 橘嘉智子 ) ( 786 – 850 ), also known as, daughter of Tachibana no Kiyotomo ( 橘清友 ).

Empress: kuwashihime ( 細媛命 ), daughter of shiki no Agatanushi Oome ( 磯城県主大目 )

Andronikos II also attempted to marry off his son and co-emperor Michael IX Palaiologos to the Latin Empress Catherine I of Courtenay, thus seeking to eliminate Western agitation for a restoration of the Latin Empire.

* 1837 – Elisabeth of Bavaria, also known as Sissi, Empress of Austria ( d. 1898 )

The colors and pattern were influenced by the Austrian dragoons of the period, as the Brazilian Empress Consort was also an Austrian Archduchess.

Four empresses, Empress Suiko, Empress Kōgyoku ( also Empress Saimei ) and Empress Jitō, as well as the mythical Empress Jingū, were widows of deceased emperors and princesses of the blood imperial in their own right.

The other four, Empress Genshō, Empress Kōken ( also Empress Shōtoku ), Empress Meishō and Empress Go-Sakuramachi, were unwed daughters of previous emperors.

The Byzantine empire also produced three women who effectively governed the state: the Empress Irene and the Empresses Zoe and Theodora.

" Itegue " translates as Empress, and was also used by the only female reigning Empress, Zauditu, along with the official title Negiste Negest ( Queen of Kings ).

Emperor Mommu ruled until his death in 707, at which point he was succeeded by his mother, Empress Gemmei, who was also his first cousin once removed and his first cousin twice removed.

His mother was Empress Dowager Fujiwara no Junshi ( also called the Gojō empress 五条后 ), daughter of the minister of the left, Fujiwara Fuyutsugu.

His mother was Empress Dowager Fujiwara no Akirakeiko ( 明子 ), also called the Somedono empress 染殿后 ).

His mother was the Empress Fujiwara no Takaiko, who was also known after Seiwa's abdication as the Nijō empress.

His conflicts with his cousin The Empress Matilda ( also known as Empress Maud ), led to a civil war from 1139-1153 known as the Anarchy.

Julia Agrippina, most commonly referred to as Agrippina Minor or Agrippina the Younger, and after 50 known as Julia Augusta Agrippina ( Minor Latin for the ‘ younger ’, Classical Latin: ;, 7 November 15 or 6 November 16 – 19 / 23 March 59 ) was a Roman Empress and one of the more prominent women in the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

Lady Yehenara, otherwise known as Dowager Empress Cixi, was arguably one of the most successful concubines in China ’ s history.

Little is known of Domitia's activities as Empress, or how much influence she wielded in Domitian's government, but it seems her role was limited.

De Beauharnais's widow, Rose-Marie Josèphe de Tascher de Beauharnais would later be known to the world as Joséphine Bonaparte, Empress of the French.

Later she ascended to the throne in her own right and is today known as Empress Suiko.

The nieces he married included Princess Unonosarara, today known as the Empress Jitō, and Princess Ōta.

Mommu's mother would later accede to the throne herself, and she would be known as Empress Gemmei.

His will stipulated that he was to be succeeded by his daughter, the Empress Matilda, but his stern rule was followed by a period of civil war known as the Anarchy.

Empress Maria Feodorovna, the mistress of Langinkoski retreat, was also otherwise a known friend of Finland.

To overcome such problems, Empress Dowager Cixi issued an imperial edict in 1901 calling for reform proposals from the governors-general and governors and initiated the era of the dynasty's " New Policy ", also known as the " Late Qing Reform ".

The Empress consort is thereafter known as Lady Haruko.

The widowed Vicky becomes the Dowager Empress as is known as " Empress Frederick ".

The Empress consort is thereafter known as Lady Haruko.

While typically employed by commoners, the water pipe is known to have been preferred by Empress Dowager Cixi over snuff bottles or other methods of intake.

Elizaveta Petrovna () ( – ), also known as Yelisavet and Elizabeth, was the Empress of Russia from 1741 until her death.