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In 1848, an 18-year-old boy assumed the throne of Austria, one of the most powerful countries in Europe. He would be its last significant emperor, the only monarch to serve two countries, and the last cogent head of the prestigious Habsburg dynasty. Emperor Franz Joseph's reign was marked by revolutions, often fueled by rising liberalism and nationalism, and wars orchestrated by conquering architects such as Napoleon, Metternich, and Bismarck. This book gives attention to these political and cultural events, but it is essentially a biography of Emperor Franz Joseph and his enigmatic wife, Empr

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Queens --- Royalty --- Rulers --- Sovereigns --- Monarchy --- Women --- Courts and courtiers --- Empresses --- Kings and rulers --- Maria --- Portugal

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The Roman empress Faustina the Elder (c. 97-140) and her daughter Faustina II (c. 130-175) have been subject to criticism from the earliest records, described in turn as fickle, unfaithful, and treasonous. Yet their husbands, the emperors Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, have reputations as golden as that of the whole Antonine age and seem to have thought favorably of them as prolific mothers, loyal spouses, and useful complements to the military and political proceedings of the empire. On the most basic level of lineage and procreation, the two women were naturally important for establishing the Antonine dynasty. Yet, the Faustinae, as they are commonly referred, also proved instrumental in solidifying in Roman minds the image of a nurturing and harmonious empire. Barbara M. Levick's Faustina I and II carefully synthesizes the many competing sources on the Faustinae into one comprehensive study, demonstrating the extent to which women could and did influence both the internal workings and external standing of the imperial dynasty. The book traces Faustina I's formation of her family's heritage amid a new empire through to Faustina II's enhancement of that legacy, focusing especially on the younger Faustina's deep involvement in palace politics and her possible role in the revolt of Avidius Cassius in 175. Through an analysis of everything from textual evidence to portraiture and coin inscriptions, this study ultimately evokes these two women whose exact biographies are not always certain, but whose relevance to their contemporaries and current scholarship is perfectly distinct.

Empresses --- Impératrices --- Biography. --- Biographie --- Faustina, Annia Galeria, --- Rome --- History --- Histoire --- Empresses. --- Faustina, --- Faustina --- 138-180. --- Rome (Empire). --- Regions & Countries - Europe --- History & Archaeology --- Italy --- Augusta, --- Faustina, Anna Galeria, --- Faustina Maggiore, --- E-books --- Impératrices --- Empresses - Rome - Biography --- Faustina, Annia Galeria, - Empress, consort of Antoninus Pius, Emperor of Rome, - 104-140 or 141 --- Faustina, Annia Galeria, - Empress, consort of Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, - -175 --- Rome - History - Antoninus Pius, 138-161 --- Rome - History - Marcus Aurelius, 161-180

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A biographical study of one of the most powerful and influential women in Indian history, which not only attempts to revise the legends that portray Jahan as power-hungry, but also investigates the path to power available to women who lived inside the harem.

Empresses --- Monarchy --- Queens --- Nūr Jahān, --- Mihr-Un-Nisāʼ, --- Nur Jahan, --- Nur Mahal, --- Nurjahan, --- نور جهان، --- Mogul Empire --- Biography --- Nur Jahān, --- N�ur Jah�an,