Category: Royalty

Empress Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great


Catherine II was the empress of Russia from December 25, 1761, until her death on November 17, 1796. Known as Catherine the Great, she was the longest-reining empress of Russia. Catherine’s greatest accomplishments include establishing educational reform, championing the arts, and extending Russia’s borders in the largest territorial gain since Ivan the Terrible. Catherine was born on May 2, 1729, as Sophie Friederike Auguste. She grew up in Stettin, Poland, as a minor German princess. Upon request of the Russian Empress Elizabeth, Sophie traveled to Russia to meet the Grand […]
Catherine Duchess of Cambridge
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge


Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is the wife of William, Duke of Cambridge, son of Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne. Catherine was born on January 9, 1982, in Reading, England, to Michael and Carol Middleton. Born without any royal titles, Catherine became Duchess of Cambridge after marrying William, Duke of Cambridge, on April 29, 2011. The couple has produced two heirs to the British throne, Prince George (2013) and Princess Charlotte (2015). As Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine supports a number of charitable causes, including mental health, […]
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I


Elizabeth I was queen of England and Ireland from November 17, 1558, until her death on March 24, 1603. Known as the Virgin Queen or Good Queen Bess, she was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. Elizabeth was born September 7, 1533, the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. After Anne's execution two and a half years after Elizabeth's birth, the marriage was annulled and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. After the death of Henry VIII in 1547, Elizabeth's younger half-brother, Edward VI, ruled […]
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II


Elizabeth II was queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and head of the Commonwealth from 1952-2022. She was also queen of 12 countries that became independent after her accession to the throne: Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Elizabeth was born April 21, 1926, in Mayfair, London, and was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. She was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, […]
Queen Noor of Jordan
Queen Noor of Jordan


Queen Noor of Jordan, also known as Noor Al-Hussein, is the American-born widow of King Hussein of Jordan. She is an advocate for issues of international exchange and understanding of Arab, Muslim and Western relations, and conflict prevention and recovery issues such as refugees, missing persons, poverty, climate change and disarmament. Her peace-building work has focused on the Middle East, the Balkans, Central and Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa. Queen Noor was born Lisa Najeeb Halaby on August 23, 1951, in Washington, D.C. Her father, Najeeb Halaby, was an […]
Diana Princess of Wales
Diana Princess of Wales


Diana, Princess of Wales, was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, son of Queen Elizabeth II and heir to the British throne. Diana was born on July 1, 1961, in Sandringham, Norfolk, to John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, and Frances Shand Kydd. In 1975, she became Lady Diana Spencer when her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer. She married Prince Charles on July 29, 1981. They divorced in 1996. As Princess of Wales, Diana supported a number of charitable causes, including leprosy, HIV/AIDS, landmines, homelessness, cancer, and […]
Queen Rania of Jordan
Queen Rania of Jordan


Rania Al Abdullah is the Queen consort of Jordan and an international advocate for education, health, community empowerment, youth, cross-cultural dialogue and micro-finance. Queen Rania was born August 31, 1970, in Kuwait to Palestinian parents. She obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration from the American University of Cairo in 1991, then worked briefly in marketing for Citibank and Apple Inc. On June 10, 1991, she married Prince Abdullah bin Al Hussein of Jordan, who assumed power as king on February 7, 1999. Sources: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2009, […]
Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria


Queen Victoria was queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901, and empress of India from 1877 to 1901. This is the second longest reign of any of British monarch in history. Victoria was born on May 24, 1819 in London, England. Victoria became the heir apparent after her father died. Her father, Edward, had three older brothers; however, none of them had legitimate heirs to the throne. After the death of King William IV, Victoria became queen at the age of 18. Victoria […]