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- Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: [[Image:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Lo...
3: ...t became known as the [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]], and was the editor-in-chief of the f...
29: ..., and that the dangerous ideas they held were now made truly formidable by their open publication. In 17... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
11: ... to [[Holstein]] of her beloved sister Anne, her only remaining near relation, the princess found hers...
15: While still in her teens, she made a lover of Alexis Shubin, a sergeant in the Semyo...
23: ...e Preobrazhensky [[Leib Guard|Guards]] regiment, enlisted their sympathies by a stirring speech, and l...
25: ...ttle knowledge and no experience of affairs, suddenly found herself at the head of a great empire at o...
29: ...eden ceded to Russia all the southern part of [[Finland]] east of the river Kymmene, which thus became... - Christina of Sweden (9364 bytes)
29: ...her had died years ago, and therefore there were only females left. Despite of the fact that there wer...
34: ...Charles Gustavus]] in order to either practice openly her previously secret [[Roman Catholic Church|Ca...
42: ...time (even exceeding [[Elizabeth I of England]]), made it possible for her to ignore or flout the most c...
44: ... acting behind the scenes in her later years, she made several attempts to gain the crown of a country, ...
48: She is only one of four women to be given the honour of bein... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
11: ...[British honours system|honours and dignities]]. Only eight peerage dignities, one [[earl|earldom]] an...
16: Elizabeth was the only surviving child of King [[Henry VIII of England]...
22: ...h into her household. It is believed that Seymour made advances towards Elizabeth while she lived in his...
33: ...in, [[Matthew Parker]], to become Archbishop. He only accepted out of loyalty to [[Anne Boleyn]]'s mem...
41: ... inheiretted from her father [[Henry VIII]] were only hers until she wed. - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
15: ... from France in [[1670]]. In about [[1673]], Anne made the acquaintance of Sarah Jennings, who would bec...
17: ...tinued to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion.
26: ...s Anne, [[heir apparent]] to the Throne, was the only individual remaining in the line of succession e...
35: ...1st Baron Godolphin]]. The Whigs—who were, unlike the Tories, vigorous supporters of the War of ...
38: ...right to own property in England into jeopardy), unless Scotland either repealed the Act of Security o... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
12: ...ingen|Karl, Prince of Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Pala...
14: ...n in the line of succession, Victoria was taught only [[German language|German]], the first language o...
16: ...ptive]] to the throne. Since the law at that time made no special provision for a child monarch, Victori...
35: ...le ''His Royal Highness''. Prince Albert was commonly known as the "Prince Consort", though he did not...
39: ...tween Victoria and Prince Albert. Albert was not only the Queen's companion, but also an important pol... - Anne Neville (4967 bytes)
15: ...nor of the North on the king's behalf. They had only one child, [[Edward of Middleham | Edward]], bor...
19: ... nephew, [[Edward, Earl of Warwick]], and Richard made the boy his heir, probably in deference to her wi... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
22: ...tess Spencer|Raine, Countess of Dartmouth]], the only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartl...
36: ...ince Harry of Wales|Prince Henry of Wales]] (commonly called Prince Harry) on [[15 September]] [[1984]...
38: ... suicide attempts did take place, there was certainly a significant risk she would [[miscarriage|misca...
62: ...e from their postbags of the immense contribution made by Diana, Princess of Wales to bringing home to m...
85: ...o needle as it was [[digital]]. The car was certainly travelling much faster than the legal [[speed li... - Elizabeth Woodville (6291 bytes)
6: ...e, 1st Earl Rivers|Sir Richard Woodville]] (later made first Earl Rivers) and [[Jacquetta of Luxembourg]...
12: Nor was Warwick the only one who resented the way the queen's relatives s... - Margaret of Anjou (3729 bytes)
12: ...tion was already unstable, and by the time their only son, [[Edward of Westminster]], was born, on [[O...
18: ...ater [[Scotland]]. Finding her way to France, she made an ally of King [[Louis XI of France]], and at hi... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
9: ...Antoinette met the young child genius [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]. He performed a short musical concert ...
22: ...s-Auguste]] was shy, awkward and distant. He was only a year older than she was and had no sexual or r...
25: ... supposed to do on their wedding night. They had only a very vague idea of sex and this increased the ...
36: ...-Auguste and Marie-Antoinette's life changed suddenly at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of 10th May [[1774...
43: ...sador to [[England]], [[Louis XVI]] said, "I have made it quite clear to the queen that he cannot serve ... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
2: |+'''Madeleine Albright'''
4: ...ign="center" colspan=2 | [[Image:secalbright.jpg|Madeleine Albright]]
35: '''Madeleine Korbel Albright''' ''n饧' '''Marie Korbel''...
37: ...he first female Secretary of State, which in turn made her the highest ranking woman in the history of t...
40: Madeleine Albright graduated from Kent Denver high sch... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
16: ...om house arrest in July [[1995]], although it was made clear that, should she leave the country to visit... - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
3: ...cted [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] in [[1988]], only to be deposed 20 months later by the [[President...
21: ... which was strengthened and revitalized. Pakistan made new friends and maintained better relations with ...
24: ...lear. She and her government have said that they only provided moral support and nothing more. The Tal... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
31: ...pularly elected, she remains [[North America]]'s only female head of a national government to date. Sh...
45: ...an, the first to become Prime Minister, initially made her very popular. For a while, it seemed that she...
61: ...c Society]]. She was cited for her status as the only woman leader of a North American country to date...
63: ...cy in the world. Its membership is by invitation only and consists of former Heads of State and Govern...
67: ... she was “deeply honoured” to be the only woman to have her picture in the prime ministers... - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
21: ...ked unsuspecting users' listening patterns and download history. Cantwell responded by writing a [http...
41: ...blicans frequently pointed out that Cantwell won only five counties. However, those counties were amon...
53: ...nst the [[Unborn Victims of Violence Act]], which made it a crime to kill or harm an unborn baby during ... - Hattie Caraway (2502 bytes)
13: Caraway made no speeches on the floor of the Senate but built ... - Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (2468 bytes)
2: ...ke of Marlborough|Duke of Marlborough]], and they made a glittering couple. Churchill, though he had su...
4: ...llowing Anne's accession to the throne, Sarah was made Mistress of the Robes and Keeper of the Privy Pur... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
55: She was the only child of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the first [[Prime...
69: ...banks had collapsed with depositors getting back only a fraction of their money. Moreover a large numb...
80: Opponents had long made allegations that her party had practiced electora...
86: ...nths. In spite of the controversy involved, India made significant strides in economic and industrial pr... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
1: ...and politician. She has been the [[President of Finland]] since 2000.
5: [[Image:Finland.TarjaHolonen.01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Presiden...
7: *Member of the [[Finland's Social Democratic Party]] [[1971]]–[[...
10: *Member of [[Parliament of Finland|parliament]] [[1979]]–[[2000]]
18: ...ecretary of the [[National Union of Students in Finland]] in [[1969]]–[[1970]] and partly thanks...
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