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1. Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
   2: ...605;ريم''') is the mother of [[Jesus]] and the [[betrothal|betrothed]] of [[Joseph t...
   6: Most, though not all, historians accept that Jesus of Nazareth was a historical figure, even if th...
   8: ... their interpretations of the Scriptures[[#Footnotes|¹]].
   13: ...ed to [[Bethlehem]] (Micah 5:2), some 80 or 90 miles (about 130 kilometers) from Nazareth; and while t...
   15: ...ing these years only one event in the history of Jesus is recorded: his going up to [[Jerusalem]] when...
2. Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
   1: ...-teresa-03.jpg|thumb|Mother Teresa was born '''Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu''']]
   2: ...e at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mother-teresa-03.jpg for rationale -->
   4: ...Catholic]] [[nun]] and founder of the [[Missionaries of Charity]] whose work among the [[poverty|poor]...
   6: ...], hence she may be properly called '''Blessed Teresa''' by [[Catholic]]s.
   9: ...r parents had three children, and Teresa was youngest. The family was ethnically [[Albania|Albanian]]....
3. Mother's Day (4660 bytes)
   1: ...s a busy time of year for [[mail]] in many countries. In [[1973]], the [[U.S. Postal Service]] was hel...
   3: ...ncient [[Greece]]. Mother worship - which kept a festival to [[Cybele]], a great mother of gods, and [...
   7: ''From the voice of a devastated Earth a voice goes up with <br>
   10: ''Blood does not wipe our dishonor,<br>
   11: ''Nor violence indicate possession.<br>

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1. Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
   1: ...d that a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
   3: ...hout running out of food or getting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the...
   5: ...s likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
   7: ...]]. He never reached the present-day [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], the anniv...
   9: ...ficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]es, [[potato]]es, [[maize]], and [[horse]]s), and the first large-...
2. Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
   2: ...ending also to present-day [[India]], the [[Maldives]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Southeast Asia]] and [[China]...
   4: ...'', a title or honorific at times given to the names of scholars particularly in the Islamic East, mea...
   6: ...ently fictional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as complete an account as exists of some parts of...
   8: ...ting or story-telling. The following account assumes the former where it is not obviously the latter.
   11: ... Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries).
3. May (3270 bytes)
   5: ...king, the sun begins in the constellation of [[Aries]] and ends in the constellation of [[Taurus]].
   7: ...an [[goddess]] of fertility, [[Bona Dea]], whose festival was held in May.
   9: ...their new schoolwork or jobs. It is due to a Japanese custom that all [[schoolyear]]s and [[fiscal yea...
   16: ...his is celebrated as [[Labor Day]] in many countries.
   18: * [[Eastern Christianity]] celebrates [[Easter]] on a [[week|Sunday]] between [[April 4...
4. November 4 (10686 bytes)
   7: ...|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
   9: ...[[1677]] - The future [[Mary II of England]] marries [[William III of England|William, Prince of Orang...
   12: ...ombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
   14: ...ublican]] [[James G. Blaine]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive term...
   22: ...d as the first woman governor in the [[United States]].
5. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
   7: ... [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]] and the [[...
   9: ...[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the second-longest-serving current head of state in the world, afte...
   11: ...]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
   14: ...azine-cover-p'incess-lilybet.jpg|thumb|left|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover...
   15: ...ark|Queen Alexandra]] and grandmother Queen Mary respectively.
6. Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
   4: ... name, "Cleopatra Thea Philopator" means "the Goddess Cleopatra, Beloved of Her Father."
   6: ...rother-husband, and son. However, in all these cases, her co-rulers were king in title only, with her ...
   9: ...e named her eldest son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV [[Caesarion]] ([[44 BC|44]]&ndash;[[30 BC]]).
   11: ... a short war, Ptolemy XIII was killed and Caesar restored Cleopatra to her throne, with Ptolemy XIV as...
   13: ...oy his heir, naming his grand-nephew [[Augustus Caesar|Octavian]] instead.
7. Irene (empress) (3748 bytes)
   2: ...e word "emperor," rather than ''basilissa'', "empress") from [[797]] to [[802]]. She was the wife of [...
   6: ...n discretion for ten years, displaying great firmness and sagacity in her government.
   8: ...in [[787]], formally revived the adoration of images and reunited the [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern chur...
   10: ...ich this occasioned swelled in [[790]] into open resistance, and the soldiers, headed by the [[Armenia...
   12: ...n [[solar eclipse|eclipse of the sun]] and a darkness of seventeen days' duration were attributed by t...
8. Empress Wu (14478 bytes)
   1: {{Chinese_Emperor_1 |
   2: ...amily_name=Wu (&#27494;)|posthumous_name_full=Empress Zetian Shunsheng^{<small><small>8}</smal...
   8: posthumous_name_short=Empress Zetian^{<small><small>7}</small></small>...
   9: notes=''General note: Dates given here are in the [[Julian calendar]].<br>The...
   11: ...'given to her in February [[705]] by her son the restored emperor<br>Zhongzong. The honorific name was...
9. Adela of Normandy (2741 bytes)
   5: ...ngland]] and [[Henry of Blois]], [[Bishop of Winchester]].
   7: ...Henry I of England]]; they were probably the youngest of the Conqueror's children. She was a high-spir...
   9: ...d Meaux in [[1089]], making him one of the wealthiest men of his day. He was a proud and self-indulgen...
   12: # Guillaume, Count of Chartres
   16: # Lucia-Mahaut, married Richard, Earl of Chester
10. Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Messalinde-Jerusalem.JPG|frame|A queen accepting feal...
    5: ...f Tripoli]]; and [[Ioveta of Bethany|Ioveta]], abbess of St. Lazarus in [[Bethany (Israel)|Bethany]].
    9: ...yre]] wrote "reseditque reginam regni potestas penes dominam Melisendem, Deo amabilem reginam, cui jur...
    11: ...nce. Baldwin raised his daughter as a capable successor to himself and Melisende enjoyed the support o...
    13: ...de sole queen and to strengthen her position, he designated Melisende as guardian for the young Baldwi...
11. Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
    1: '''Agnes of Courtenay''' (died c. [[1184]]) was the mother...
    3: ...at they waited until Fulcher's death to marry. Agnes bore Amalric two children, first [[Sibylla of Jer...
    5: ...d make a more advantageous diplomatic marriage. Despite the annulment, their two children were declar...
    7: ...nd received a pension from that fief's income. Agnes soon thereafter married to [[Hugh of Ibelin]], to...
    9: ...ella of Jerusalem|Isabella]]. There was no such questioning of Baldwin's rights.
12. Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
    1: ...|Queen Melisende]] had provided an example of successful rule by a queen regnant earlier in the centur...
    5: ...mother, Sibylla would later become closer with Agnes and inherit her political supporters.
    9: ...he [[Ibelin]] family manoeuvered to have the princess marry one of their own.
    11: ... Hamilton, it could be assumed the emperor was investing in the future good-will of the king-consort o...
    13: ... intent of choosing a husband for Sibylla themselves.
13. Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
    5: ...umphrey's mother, [[Stephanie of Milly]], sent a message to Saladin telling him of the recent wedding ...
    7: ... slave in the castle. And when Saladin received these gifts he was exceedingly delighted and gave than...
    9: ...nce Isabella's father's previous marriage to [[Agnes of Courtenay]] had been annulled (though he had s...
    11: ... and if Baldwin V should die, the question of succession would be adjudicated by the kings of [[Englan...
    13: ...asier to resurrect that legal grounds for the succession of the now 16-year-old Isabella.
14. Constance of Antioch (2293 bytes)
    3: ...[Byzantine]] throne. Fulk exiled her again and re-established the regency for Constance. In 1136, whil...
    11: * Agnes (1154-1184), married king [[Bela III of Hungary]]
    12: * Alice, married [[Azzo V d'Este]]
    19: ...lign="center" | '''[[Principality of Antioch|Princess of Antioch]]'''<br>''with [[Raymond of Antioch|R...
15. Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
    3: ...st powerful women in Europe during the [[Middle Ages]]. She was [[Queen consort]] of both [[France]] a...
    6: ... her mother, as Dangereuse was the long-time mistress of [[William IX of Aquitaine]], the [[Troubador]...
    8: ...quitaine]], the largest and richest of the provinces that would become modern [[France]], when her bro...
    10: ...e next generation. She also gave him a wedding present that is still in existence, a [[rock crystal v...
    12:
16. Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
    5: ...ourteen when she was married (1533), at [[Marseilles]], to the duke of Orl顮s, whose elder brother wa...
    7: ...ggle against [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], was only too glad of the opportunity to str...
    9: When her maternal aunt the Duchess of Albany died, Catherine inherited the [[County...
    11: ...ver, soon grew weary of the domination of the Guises, and entered upon a course of secret opposition. ...
    13: ..., or even fewer centimetres (17, 15, or fewer inches).
17. Jeanne d'Albret (2474 bytes)
    4: ... thirteen, Francis married her to the Duke of Cleves, but this political marriage was annulled four ye...
    6: After the death of Francis and the accession of [[Henry II of France|Henry II]] Jeanne was...
    16: ==Marriages==
    18: In [[1541]] Jeanne married William, Duke of Cleves, annulled in [[1545]], with no issue.
    31: {{succession box|
18. Marguerite de Valois (5364 bytes)
    4: ...France|Fran篩s II]], [[Charles IX of France|Charles IX]] and [[Henri III of France|Henri III]].
    6: ...of Navarre, opposed the marriage, many of her nobles supported it, and the marriage was arranged. Jean...
    8: ... be her husband, she did not answer; so King Charles IX, placed a hand on his sister's head, compellin...
    10: ...on St Bartholomew's Day, Catherine de' Medici orchestrated the slaughter by French Catholics of thousa...
    12: ...and seized power over [[Agen]], one of her appenages. After several months of fortifying the city, the...
19. Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
    8: ..., however, were in many cases reversed by her successor, [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]].
    10: Mary I is sometimes confused with her first cousin, once removed [[Ma...
    13: ...se assertions that she was created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointed that his ...
    15: ...ives]] upon the subject, but was herself the Princess Mary's first teacher in Latin.
    17: ...iage treaty was signed; it provided that the Princess Mary should marry either Francis or his second s...
20. Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
    7: ...ndash; [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps the best known of the Scottish monarchs, in part because ...
    9: Mary, Queen of Scots, is sometimes confused with her first cousin once removed, [[Ma...
    12: ...tland]], on [[December 8]], [[1542]] to King [[James V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de G...
    14: ...es could inherit only after extinction of male lines.
    15: ...ary ascended the throne because all other male lines of the royal house had gone extinct before the de...

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