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 ).

* Empress: Ōtomo no Koteko, also known as Otehime

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.

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 ).

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.

* Empress Saimei builds the palace of Asakura in Kyūshū from trees cut down from the shrines.

* Empress Saimei of Japan builds a new palace at Asuka, because her former residences took fire.

The Empress ’ s had a longstanding love of theatre and had a stage erected in the palace to enjoy the countless performances she sanctioned.

Although the Emperor had the highest status by law, by tradition and precedent the mother of the Emperor, i. e., the Empress Dowager ( 皇太后 ), usually received the greatest respect in the palace and was the decision maker in most family affairs.

He was involved in palace intrigue as a supporter of Empress Dou, and in the death of her romantic rival, Consort Song.

* For a brief time ( 1748 – 1767 ) during the reign of Empress Maria Theresa ( reigned 1740 – 1780 ), approximately 250 to 450 soldiers from Switzerland guarded the Hofburg, the winter palace in Vienna.

The Empress Wu dispatched a messenger to summon her to attend at the palace, but on the way there, she disappeared.

Biarritz became more renowned in 1854 when Empress Eugenie ( the wife of Napoleon III ) built a palace on the beach ( now the Hôtel du Palais ).

About twenty years after the deaths of Shōtoku Taishi ( in 622 ), Soga no Umako ( in 626 ), and Empress Suiko ( in 628 ), court intrigues over succession led to a palace coup in 645 against the Soga clan's monopolized control of the government.

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.

( Most historians, including Sima Guang, believed that she poisoned him, but another version indicated that Empress Dowager Feng readied assassins who, when Emperor Xianwen came to her palace to greet her, seized and smothered him.

Sometime prior to fall 496, Emperor Xiaowen had, perhaps due to recommendation from Empress Feng, welcomed her older sister Feng Run back to the palace to again be his concubine, and Feng Run, believing herself to be the older sister, refused to yield to Empress Feng and began to find ways to undermine her position.

Returning to the Forbidden City after the withdrawal of the allied powers, Guangxu was known to have spent the next few years working in his isolated palace with watches and clocks, which had been a childhood fascination, some say in an effort to pass the time until the death of Empress Dowager Cixi.

Empress Wang took pity on his family, and after she herself was widowed, had Qu moved to the imperial palace to live with her.

The petitioners stormed the outside of the palace, and Grand Empress Dowager Wang, overwhelmed by the display of affection for Wang Mang, ordered that Wang Mang's daughter be made empress.

Empress Dowager Lü heard this and immediately sent an assassin into the emperor's palace to force poisoned wine down the prince's throat.

They then, in group, went to Empress Dowager Shangguan's palace to report to her Prince He's offenses.

Accustomed to luxury living, her palace expenditures far exceeded the late Empress Xu.

Princess Dowager Feng, realizing that Empress Dowager Fu was behind the investigation, went back to her palace and committed suicide.

A group of Japanese agents entered the Imperial palace in Seoul, which was under Japanese guard, and Empress Myeongseong was killed in the palace.

As Dong approached the capital with his forces, Empress Dowager He was forced to order the powerful eunuchs to leave the palace and return to their marches.

) However, after the eunuchs ' leader, Zhang Rang pleaded with his daughter-in-law ( Empress Dowager He's sister ), Empress Dowager He relented and summoned them back to the palace.