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- List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
6: ... Agapetus|Agapetus, John]], patriarch of Constantinople
13: *[[Agathangelus I]], patriarch of Constantinople
29: *[[S.Y. Agnon|Agnon, S.Y.]], (1888-1970), [[Nobel]] prizewinning author
31: *[[Paolo Agostino|Agostino, Paolo]], (1593-1629), Italian musician
45: ...Agueybana]], (died 1510), Puerto Rican Indian, Taino leader - Hatshepsut (9070 bytes)
2: ... not certain to have ruled). She was the first ''known'' female to take the title Pharaoh, though, aga...
10: ...|Temple of Karnak]] over her two brothers who did not live into adulthood. She apparently also had a l...
20: ...rting her right and position as King or Ruler and not ''King's Wife'' or ruler's wife of Egypt. Histor...
27: ...me=Hatshepsut|praenomen=<hiero>ra-mAat-kA</hiero>|nomen=<hiero>i-mn:n-W9:t-F4:t-B7</hiero>}}
28: ...xed the epithet Khenmetamun, and prefixed the praenomen, or throne name Maat-ka-re. In [[Egyptian hier... - Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
6: ...of all of ancient Egypt's rulers, and is usually known as simply '''Cleopatra''', all of her similarly...
9: ...he also had one younger sister whose name was Arsino뮠She was first briefly co-ruler with her father....
11: ...al claims of Ptolemy and Cleopatra. (It should be noted that Pompey had been married to Caesar's daugh...
19: ...llow triumvir [[Octavian]]. He and Cleopatra had another child, [[Ptolemy Philadelphus]]. At the [[Don...
21: ...tories about Cleopatra, of which one of the best known is that, at one of the lavish dinners she share... - Zenobia (1693 bytes)
1: ... genus of [[plant]]s named after Zenobia, see [[Zenobia (plant)]]''
3: [[Image:Denarius-Zenobia-s3290.jpg|thumb|300px|Zenobia coin reporting her title, ''[[Augusta]]''.]]
4: ... of [[Syria (Roman province)|Syria]] and [[Asia Minor]]. By playing off [[Iran|Persia]] to the east ag...
8: ...([[274]]). She was granted a villa in [[Tibur]] (now Tivoli, Italy), where she spent the rest of her ...
11: ...ors.org/zenobia.htm DIR entry on Vaballthus and Zenobia] - Eudocia Macrembolitissa (2682 bytes)
1: ...f [[Michael Cerularius]], [[Patriarch of Constantinople]], whose sister married John Macrembolites.
3: ...onstantine's brother John Ducas. Michael was old enough to rule on his own, but nevertheless was consi...
5: ...anus had survived and was returning to [[Constantinople]]. John Ducas and the [[Varangian|Varangian Gu...
7: ...d Eudocia and offered to marry her. This plan did not come to pass, and Eudocia died sometime after th...
9: ...him an "uncle." According to Psellus she was very noble, beautiful, and intelligent. - Adela of Normandy (2741 bytes)
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7: ...e was a high-spirited and educated woman, with a knowledge of [[Latin]].
9: ...y. He was a proud and self-indulgent man, who had no intention of taking the cross until Adela insiste...
20: ...on]] in [[1102]], for their children were still minors. Orderic Vitalis praises her as a "''wise and s...
24: ...ite Ship]] alongside her husband. She lived long enough to see her son Stephen seize the English thron... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
9: ..., cui jure hereditario competebat." Melisende was no mere regent-queen (for her son Baldwin III), but ...
11: ... Cour]]'', a kind of royal council comprising the nobility and clergy of the realm.
13: ... chose [[Fulk of Jerusalem|Fulk V of Anjou]], a renowned crusader and military commander, and in the f...
19: ... been guilty the church and nobility likely would not have later rallied to her cause.
21: ...buted to Fulk or his supporters. This was reason enough for the queen's party to openly challenge Fulk... - Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
5: ...al character as hinted to in the Chronicle of [[Ernoul]], a continuation of William; "car telle n'est ...
9: ...ter [[Isabella of Jerusalem|Isabella]]. There was no such questioning of Baldwin's rights.
11: ... of Sidon. During Amalric's reign she had next to no influence in the kingdom, but her power grew when...
13: ...f Raymond III of Tripoli she persuaded Baldwin IV not to allow him to enter the kingdom in [[1182]]. I...
15: ... in the order of succession, but she probably was not happy with the provision that [[Raymond III of T... - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
5: ...ght scripture and other church traditions. Though not raised by her mother, Sibylla would later become...
7: ...i]], in his capacity as regent during Baldwin's minority (and beyond, as the king spent his brief adul...
9: ...[Antioch]]. Additionally, the [[Ibelin]] family manoeuvered to have the princess marry one of their ow...
11: ...anded a large ransom, which Baldwin himself could not pay, although Saladin did release Baldwin on sec...
17: ..., Baldwin of Ibelin was himself still in Constantinople. With pressure mounting to have to have the [[... - Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
5: ...r shared history. According to the chronicler [[Ernoul]]:
7: ... Saladin gave out orders throughout his army that no attack should be directed at this tower."''
13: ...rect that legal grounds for the succession of the now 16-year-old Isabella.
15: ...s the young Isabella and her husband Humphrey did not assert their claim. However, Sibylla died in [[1...
17: ...ddle-aged Conrad of Montferrat. Conrad wanted the now almost vacant throne of Jerusalem, and his allie... - Yolande of Jerusalem (1046 bytes)
1: ...olande of Brienne''' ([[1212]] - [[1228]]), also known as '''Yolanda''' or '''Isabella II''', inherite...
3: ...]] and [[Maria of Montferrat]]. Because John did not have a direct claim on the throne, Yolande succe... - Yolanda of Flanders (2422 bytes)
1: ...[1219]]) ruled the [[Latin Empire]] in [[Constantinople]] for her husband [[Peter of Courtenay]] from ...
3: ...g which he was captured. Because his fate was unknown (although he was probably killed), Yolanda rule...
5: ... in [[France]] at the time, there was technically no emperor until he arrived in [[1221]].
7: ...o her eldest son Philip when she went to Constantinople in 1216.
13: * [[Baldwin II of Constantinople]] (d. 1273) - Eleonora di Arborea (2091 bytes)
1: ...referably under the name "Eleanor of Arborea" and not any Italian spelling.
5: '''Eleonora d'Arborea''' (or Eleanora di Arboria ?) (c [[1350]] - [[1404]]) was a [[S...
7: ...n uprising in Arborea and Ugone was murdered. Eleanora defeated the rebels and became regent to her in...
9: ...r son, Mariano V. An alliance was formed with [[Genoa]], and Arborea maintained its independence until...
11: Eleonora composed the ''Carta di Logu'', a body of laws ... - Margaret I of Denmark (7423 bytes)
2: ...younger and only surviving son to [[Magnus VII of Norway]], [[Magnus II of Sweden]].
4: ...vided attention to [[Sweden]], where the mutinous nobles were already in arms against their unpopular ...
6: ...er at [[Aasle]] near [[Falk?g]], and Margaret was now the omnipotent mistress of three kingdoms.
10: ... hasten to its assistance; and the Baltic and the North Sea speedily swarmed with the privateers of th...
12: ... 17]], Eric was solemnly crowned king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The proposed act of union divided... - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
1: [[Image:ELEANOROFAQUITAINE.jpg|right|frame|Eleanor of Aquitaine]]
3: '''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' ([[Bordeaux]], [[France]], c. [[...
6: ...''langue d'oc'', but it became ''El顮or'' in the northern ''langue d'oil'' and in English.
10: ...[[Louis VI of France|Louis VI]] had died, and Eleanor became Queen of France.
12: ...ent started a war and caused conflict between Eleanor and Louis. She insisted on taking part in the [[... - Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
5: ...aughter of [[Lorenzo II de' Medici]], Duke of Urbino, and a French princess, [[Madeleine de la Tour d'...
7: ...ine did produce children, and Francis lived long enough to see his grandchildren before he died.
11: ...eft the kingdom for the campaign of Metz, she was nominated [[regent]], but with very limited powers. ...
15: ..., [[1560]]), Catherine became regent during the minority of her second son, [[Charles IX of France]], ...
17: ...to Queen [[Elizabeth I of England]], but that did not come about. - Anna of Austria (1601-1666) (1994 bytes)
6: ...e of Orl顮s]] born in [[1640]]. The marriage was not a happy one, filled with mistrust, and King Loui...
12: ...ne of the central figures in [[Alexandre Dumas]]' novel, ''[[The Three Musketeers]]''. - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...senters executed; as a consequence, she is often known as '''Bloody Mary'''. Her religious policies, h...
13: ...at [[Ludlow Castle]] and many of the prerogatives normally only given to a [[Prince of Wales]], someti...
15: ... education was undoubtedly due to her mother, who not only consulted the Spanish scholar [[Juan Lu�V...
17: ...It was then suggested that the Princess Mary wed, not the Dauphin, but his father Francis I, who was e...
19: ...s to the Pope were abolished, and the King was acknowledged as "Supreme Head" of the [[Church of Engla... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
2: ...stuart.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Mary I of Scotland; known as Mary, Queen of Scots]]
7: ...; [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps the best known of the Scottish monarchs, in part because of th...
15: ... 1536. Had he not died before James V, Mary would not necessarily have inherited. In this sort of [[Se...
24: ...eeves, enveloped the infant, who could sit up but not walk. She was carried by Lord Livingston in sole...
26: ...ir struck her, she began to cry. The [[Earl of Lennox]] brought forward the Sceptre and placed it in h... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...0]]. Also see [[Maria Theresa of Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of ...
4: ...Maria Theresa''' ([[May 13]], [[1717]] – [[November 29]], [[1780]]) was a [[Habsburg]] by birth...
15: ...SH Princess Marie Josephe of Bavaria (1739-1767); no surviving issue. [[Holy Roman Emperor]]: 1765; [[...
16: ... married HSH Prince Albert of Saxony (1738-1822); no issue
29: ... to her husband. Because of this, her father had not given Maria Theresa any information on the worki...
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