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unusual facts about Empress consort



Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral, Varna

The name that was chosen, Dormition of the Theotokos, was in memory of Russian Empress consort Maria Alexandrovna, a benefactress of Bulgaria and aunt of the Bulgarian knyaz, who had recently died.


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1844 in Denmark

December 1 - Alexandra of Denmark, queen-empress consort of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (died 1925)

Constance II

Anna of Hohenstaufen (1230-1307), Empress Consort of Nicaea (ca. 1241-1254), sometimes referred to as Constance II of Hohenstaufen

Elisaveta

Jelena or Helena of Bulgaria, 14th-century Empress consort of Serbia, monastic name Elisaveta

Empress Sun

Empress Xiaogongzhang (died 1462) was a Chinese Empress consort of the Ming Dynasty, married to the Xuande Emperor.

Empress Xiao Hui

Empress Xiaohuizhang, second Empress Consort of the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty

Empress Zeng

Empress Xiaoyixiang (died 1646) was a Chinese Empress consort of the Southern Ming Dynasty, empress to the Longwu Emperor.

Irene Palaiologina

Irene Palaiologina, Empress of Bulgaria, daughter of Michael VIII Palaiologos, Empress-consort of Bulgaria in 1279–80

Kunala

Due to the premature death of his birth mother, Rani Padmavati within a few months of his birth, he was raised by Ashoka's first wife and Empress consort Asandhimitra (also known as Devi) who loved him like her own son.

Tivala

Tivala Maurya (born 3rd-century BC), also referred to as Tivara, was an imperial prince of the Maurya Empire as the son of Emperor Ashoka and his Empress consort Kaurwaki.