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 »
Tudor, the name of a royal family of England. It occupied the throne from 1485 to 1603.
See more »Valois, House of, , the ruling dynasty of France, 1328–1589. The family name was derived from an ancient county of northern France.
See more »Victor Emmanuel II (1820–1878), king of Sardinia and the first king of unified Italy.
See more »Victor Emmanuel III (1869–1947), king of Italy from 1900 to 1946. He was a talented and well-educated man but made serious errors of judgment.
See more »Victoria (1819-1901), queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India. Her baptismal name was Alexandrina Victoria.
See more »Mary (Victoria Mary) (1867-1953), queen consort of George V of Great Britain. She was the daughter of the Duke of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide, cousin of Queen Victoria.
See more »Wilhelmina, (1880–1962), queen of the Netherlands, 1890–1948. She was the daughter of William III and his second wife, Emma of Waldeck.
See more »Windsor, since 1917 the family name of the monarchs of Great Britain. The Windsors are descendants of the Hanoverian kings of England, the first of whom became king as George I in 1714.
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