Livia was the first Roman Empress and was Augustus ’ third wife ( from Livia ’ s first marriage to praetor Tiberius Nero, she had two sons: the emperor Tiberius and the general Nero Claudius Drusus.

Germanicus ’ father, Drusus the Elder, was the second son of the Empress Livia Drusilla by her first marriage to praetor Tiberius Nero, and was the Emperor Tiberius ’ s younger brother and Augustus ’ s stepson.

In the first years of Claudius ’ reign, Claudius was married to the infamous Empress Valeria Messalina.

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

In 1006, Michinaga invited Murasaki Shikibu to become Empress Shōshi ’ s companion and tutor.

The advantage of Britain's new colony in providing a non-Russian source of flax and hemp for naval supplies was referred to in an article in Lloyd ’ s Evening Post of 5 October 1787 which urged: “ It is undoubtedly the interest of Great-Britain to remain neutral in the present contest between the Russians and the Turks ” and observed, “ Should England cease to render her services to the Empress of Russia, in a war against the Turks, there can be little of nothing to fear from her ill-will.

Needing goods shipped from all over, the postal system and roads were modernized in order to fulfill the Empress ’ s many desires.

One famous story exemplifying the Empress ’ s vanity is that once the Elizabeth got a bit of powder in her hair and was unable to remove it.

Despite Elizabeth ’ s volatile, often violent reactions in regards to her appearance, the Empress was ebullient in most other matters particularly when it came to Court entertainment.

Many attribute its popularity to Elizabeth ’ s relationship with Alexei Razumovsky, a Ukrainian Cossack and the supposed husband of the Empress, who reportedly relished music.

As to the Empress ’ s love of architecture, she financed many construction projects during her reign.

Due to his devotion to her, Messalina was able to manipulate Claudius into ordering the exile or execution of various people: the Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger ; Claudius ’ nieces Julia Livilla and Julia ; Marcus Vinicius ( husband of Julia Livilla ); consul Gaius Asinius Pollio II ( see Vipsania Agrippina ); the elder Poppaea Sabina ( mother of Empress Poppaea Sabina, second wife of Nero ); consul Decimus Valerius Asiaticus ; and Polybius.

The motif that hangs behind the High Priestess ’ s throne, veiling what ever mysteries she guards, is suggested in the pattern of The Empress ’ gown.

* Wien. info: Schönbrunn Palace — " Empress Sisi ’ s former summer residence "

In particular, the army ’ s support was split between three main candidates: Maximianus, the former domesticus (" bodyguard ") of Aëtius, who was the son of an Egyptian merchant named Domninus who had become rich in Italy ; the future emperor Majorian, who commanded the army after the death of Aetius and who had the backing of the Empress Licinia Eudoxia ; and Maximus himself, who had the support of the Roman Senate and who in the end, on 17 March, defeated his rivals and secured the throne by distributing money to officials of the imperial palace.

In the official announcement of the divorce, it was stated that “ the Persian climate had endangered the health of Empress Fawzia, and that thus it was agreed that the Egyptian King ’ s sister be divorced .” In another official statement, the Shah said that the dissolution of the marriage “ cannot affect by any means the existing friendly relations between Egypt and Iran .”

Among these are statues of Lord Stanley, poet Robert Burns, Olympic runner Harry Jerome, and President Harding ; plaques commemorating the wreck of the SS Beaver, the sinking of the Chehalis ( a tugboat that collided with the MV Princess Victoria off Stanley Park ), Pauline Johnson ’ s burial site, and the Salvation Army ; a replica of the RMS Empress of Japan figurehead ; a bronze statue of a Girl in a Wetsuit by Elek Imredy ; and a timber-and-stump archway that replaced the original Lumbermen ’ s Arch built by lumber workers immediately west of the Aquarium is accompanied by a planting of Japanese maple and flowering cherry and other plants from Japan.

During the State Visit in 2007 of the Emperor and Empress of Japan to the United Kingdom, the Times reported that " last night ’ s dinner was as informal as it could get when the House of Windsor entertains the Chrysanthemum Throne.

It is believed that the Tsar ’ s inspiration for the piece was an egg owned by the Empress ’ s aunt, Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark, which had captivated Maria ’ s imagination in her childhood.

Empress Dowager Lü installed two of his sons, Liu Gong and Liu Hong ( known collectively as Emperors Shao of Han ), the sons of Emperor's concubine ( s ) after he died without a designated heir.

Britain ’ s main goal at this time was a treaty of alliance with Russia, but the Empress Catherine II and her foreign minister Panin insisted on a hefty subsidy, which Rochford refused.

Since then, it was used as a barracks for Benito Juárez ’ s soldiers, a jail, a residence for the Empress Carlota and the site of the Instituto Literario ( today the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México ).

During this time, Alexios was rumored to be the lover of Empress Maria of Alania, the daughter of King Bagrat IV of Georgia, who had been successively married to Michael VII Doukas and his successor Nikephoros III Botaneiates, renowned for her beauty.

Soon afterwards he had the Empress Maria imprisoned and then killed ( forcing a signature from the child Emperor Alexius to put his mother to death ), by Pterygeonites and the hetaireiarches Constantine Tripsychos.

One of the most famous Imperial coronation ceremonies was that of Napoleon, crowning himself Emperor in the presence of Pope Pius VII ( who had blessed the regalia ), at the Notre Dame de Paris | Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The painting by Jacques-Louis David | David commemorating the event is equally famous: the gothic cathedral restyled Empire ( style ) | style Empire, supervised by the Letizia Ramolino | mother of the Emperor on the balcony ( a fictional addition, while she had not been present at the ceremony ), the pope positioned near the altar, Napoleon proceeds to crown his then wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais as Empress.

Empress Matilda ( 1102 – 1167 ) is the only British monarch commonly referred to as " emperor " or " empress ", but acquired her title through her marriage to Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, and had little legitimacy as Queen of England.

*** Eldest son: Prince Chinu, born about 575, married to Princess Kibitsu-Hime, by whom he had a son and a daughter: Princess Takara ( Empress Kōgyoku ), born 594, and Prince Karu ( Emperor Kōtoku )

Sushun had one Empress and two Imperial children.

Empress Suiko had several names including Princess Nukatabe and ( possibly posthumous ) Toyomike Kashikiya.

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

The Empress had reigned as Kōken for ten years.

Empress Shōtoku had reigned for five years.

His fate was changed in 757 when Empress Kōken, his first cousin twice removed, appointed him to her crown prince instead of Prince Funado who had been appointed to this position by the will of the Emperor Shōmu.

Until the marriage of the Crown Prince Hirohito ( Emperor Shōwa ) to Princess Nagako of Kuni ( posthumously Empress Kōjun ) in January 1924, the principal consorts of emperors and crown princes had always been recruited from one of the Sekke Fujiwara.

# On 15 September 1790, to his double first cousin Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies ( 6 June 1772 – 13 April 1807 ), daughter of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies ( both were grandchildren of Empress Maria Theresa and shared all of their other grandparents in common ), with whom he had twelve children, of whom only seven reached adulthood.

The couple had six children: Nero Caesar, Drusus Caesar, the Emperor Caligula, the Empress Agrippina the Younger, Julia Drusilla, and Julia Livilla.

This was especially so during the period when he came under the influence of his Persian Empress, Nur Jahan, and her relatives, who from 1611 had dominated Mughal politics.

She had lived for twenty-eight years in Russia, including thirteen as Empress, and thirty-four years of widowhood still awaited her, the last ten in exile in Denmark.

There is no evidence that the Empress Dowager ever had such an intention ( or indeed that she had ever been requested to grant an audience to the woman ).

The decision to settle Norfolk Island was taken under the impetus of the shock Britain had just received from the Empress Catherine of Russia.

In the summer of 1786, the Empress Catherine, in the context of tense negotiations on a renewed treaty of commerce, had emphasised her control over this vital commodity by asking the merchants who supplied it to restrict sales to English buyers: “ the Empress has contrary to Custom speculated on this Commodity ”, complained the author of a subsequent memorandum to the Home Secretary.

This offended Constantinople, which had traditionally been seen as the defender of Rome, but the Eastern Roman Empress Irene of Athens was too weak to oppose Charlemagne.