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.

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

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.

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 ).

* Empress Faustina the Younger accompanies her husband, Marcus Aurelius, on various military campaigns and enjoys the love of the Roman soldiers.

The Empress is often associated with Venus, goddess of beautiful things as well as love, and indeed the Rider-Waite deck brandishes her symbol upon a heart-shaped bolster.

* secret love, Empress consort Fujitsubo, mother of Emperor Reizei, daughter of the former Emperor

After Grand Empress Dowager Feng fell silent, Emperor Xiaowen stated: " What the two princes committed is unpardonable, but the Grand Empress Dowager takes after the brotherly love that Gaozong Wengcheng's Temple name had.

" Marie Larisch, an illegitimate cousin of the Empress ' and one of Vetsera's closest friends, claimed she had confided: " Mamma has no love for me ... Ever since I was a little girl she has treated me like something she means to dispose of to the best advantage.

In 53 BC, disappointed in Crown Prince Shi's overreliance on Confucian officials and lack of resolve, he considered creating Liu Qin, the Prince of Huaiyang, crown prince instead, but could not bring himself to do so — remembering how Prince Shi's mother Empress Xu was his first love and had been murdered by poisoning, and also how he depended on his father-in-law in his youth.

The honors King Gojong placed on Queen Min ( Empress Myeongseong ) for her funeral was meant as a statement to her diplomatic and heroic endeavors for Korea against the invading Japanese, as well as, a statement of his own undying love for her.

The Empress, Maria Theresa, who had no love for her, had her expelled from Austria.

His painting of Josephine portrays her, not as an Empress but as a lovely attractive woman which led some to think that he might have been in love with her.

Jealous of Consort Wei Zifu, who gave birth to a princess within one year, Empress Chen eventually retained witches, in the attempt to restore her husband's love to her and curse other concubines ( Consort Wei in particular ).

In 130 BC, Empress Chen was discovered to have retained witches to use witchcraft in the attempt to restore her husband's love to her and to curse other concubines, Consort Wei in particular.

Jeanne will fall in love with and marry either Phillip or Felippe ( depending on who the player controls ) and elevate them to being Emperor of Jirat, while she becomes Empress.

Projecting into the sky the face of a dead alien woman named Meadow, who he was in love with and killed for refusing him, Vulgyre gave orders to Zone under the " Ōkubi " persona of Empress Meadow.

However, as the years went by, Emperor Guangwu continued to favor his first love Consort Yin and not Empress Guo.

On the day that Agrippina married her uncle Claudius as her third husband / his fourth wife, she became an Empress and the most powerful woman in the Roman Empire.

Empress Adelaide was perhaps the most prominent European woman of the 10th century ; she was regent of the Holy Roman Empire as the guardian of her grandson in 991-995.

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.

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.

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

Empress Suiko was a consort to her half-brother, Emperor Bidatsu, but after Bidatsu's first wife died she became his official consort and was given the title Ōkisaki ( official consort of the emperor ).

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

Therefore she was a granddaughter of Emperor Temmu and Empress Jitō by her father and a granddaughter of Emperor Tenji through her mother.

Empress Kōken first reigned from 749 to 758, then she reascended the throne as Empress Shōtoku from 765 until her death in 770.

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 ).

In another article, Georgia's Empress and Women Soldiers, she wrote short sketches of four notable Georgia women.

Following her baptism she took the Christian name Yelena, after the reigning Empress Helena Lekapena.

In particular, the Grand Duchesses were scandalized at the thought of being made permanently subordinate to Catherine Dolgoruki, since as an Empress she would have precedence over all of them.

Upon reaching Earth, she demanded Earth's surrender and proclaimed herself Empress.

Since her death in 1914, she is called by the posthumous name Empress Shōken.

Matilda had been married to Henry V, the Holy Roman Emperor, which gave her the title of Empress, but her husband died in 1125 and she was remarried in 1128 to Geoffrey, the Count of Anjou, whose lands bordered the Duchy of Normandy.

He had made a private deal with the Empress Matilda that he would deliver the support of the church, if she agreed to give him control over church business in England.

That year, she made what some consider to be one of her best films, Mayerling, in which she played the supporting role of Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Austria opposite James Mason as Emperor Franz Joseph I.

She was so enchanted by the faithful recreation of the ceremony for the return of the troops from Italy that she could not stop herself from calling out “ Long Live the Empress !”

After his banishment to Siberia ( having previously been relieved of his tongue ) by order of the Empress Anna, she turned to a coachman and even a waiter.

Elizabeth had vowed that if she became Empress that she would not sign a single death sentence, an unusual promise that she — notably — kept to throughout her life.