For centuries, Europe placed supreme importance and confidence in its royal families. Take a look at European royalty in these articles.
Her subjects called her Madame Déficit, and they snickered at the dismal state of affairs in her royal bedroom. Marie Antoinette's death may very well be the most well-known scandal of her life, but what are the other juicy details? See more »
Josephine (1763–1814), first wife of Napoleon I, and empress of the French, 1804–09.
See more »Juan Carlos I (1938-), king of Spain, 1975-. He succeeded Francisco Franco as head of state and restored democratic rule to Spain after more than 35 years of dictatorship.
See more »Juliana (1909–;2004), queen of the Netherlands, 1948–80. Juliana was born at The Hague, the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry, duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
See more »Kaiser was the title used by rulers of the German Empire. Kaiser is the German form of the Latin word caesar (emperor).
See more »Wenceslaus, Saint (907?—935?), a ruler of Bohemia. He is also the patron saint of Bohemia.
See more »Godiva, Lady , the wife of Leofric, the 11th-century English earl of Mercia and lord of Coventry.
See more »Grey, Lady Jane (1537–1554), in English history, “the nine-day queen.” As the unwitting pawn in a scheme to deny the throne of England to Mary Tudor, she was proclaimed queen on July 10, 1553, only to have the proclamation repudiated on July 19th.
See more »Leopold V, (1157-1194), duke of Austria from 1177 to 1194. While on the Third Crusade he quarreled with Richard the Lion-Hearted, king of England, who then insulted him by tearing down his banner.
See more »Lothair I, (French: Lothaire,)(795?–855), a medieval Frankish emperor. He was the son of Emperor Louis I and the grandson of Charlemagne.
See more »Louis, the name of 18 kings of France. The first five belonged to the Carolingian dynasty.
See more »Macbeth , king of Scotland, 1040–57. Macbeth murdered King Duncan I and claimed the throne through his wife's royal descent.
See more »Malcolm III, surnamed Canmore (“Big-head”) (?-1093), king of Scotland. He was a child in 1040 when his father, King Duncan I, was slain by Macbeth, who usurped the throne.
See more »Margaret (1353–1412), a queen of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. She united the Scandinavian countries by the Union of Kalmar in 1397.
See more »Margaret of Anjou, (1430–1482), the queen of Henry VI of England. Margaret was born in France.
See more »Margaret of Navarre, (1492–1549), queen of Navarre, 1527–49. She is also known as Margaret or Marguerite of Angoulême, Orléans, or Valois.
See more »Margaret Tudor (1489–1541), a queen and regent of Scotland. Margaret was the daughter of King Henry VII of England, and the sister of Henry VIII.
See more »Maria Theresa (1717–1780), archduchess of Austria and queen of Hungary and Bohemia.
See more »Marie Antoinette, (1755–1793), queen of France as the wife of Louis XVI. Born on November 2, 1755, she was a daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria.
See more »Marie Louise, or Maria Luisa (1791–1847), the second wife of Emperor Napoleon I of France.
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