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2 days ago · This is a list of Hungarian monarchs; it includes the grand princes (895–1000) and the kings and ruling queens of Hungary (1000–1918). Holy Crown of Hungary. The Hungarian Grand Principality was established around 895, following the 9th-century Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin.
3 days ago · Bottom right: Margrethe II was Queen of Denmark for 52 years, from 1972 until her abdication in 2024; she is the most recent female sovereign. This is a list of current and former female monarchs regardless of title, including queens regnant, empresses regnant, pharaohs and monarchs by other titles (grand duchess, princess, etc.).
5 days ago · 0. Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a lost centuries-old church near a medieval royal palace. The remains were found below a tennis court during excavations at the site of Visegrád, a...
1 day ago · Crowned England‘s first queen regnant in 1553 at the age of 37, Mary faced significant challenges to her legitimacy due to her gender and faith. To shore up her position and maintain a Catholic dynasty, Mary married Philip II of Spain in 1554, but the union was deeply unpopular in England and failed to produce an heir.
4 days ago · Mary Queen of Hungary to Cromwell. Thanks him for his endeavours to preserve the friendship between the Emperor and the King, and begs him to continue. Brussels, 4 March 1538.
3 days ago · Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia, was King Andrew II of Hungary’s daughter. While she could have indulged in an extravagant lifestyle, she chose a life of simplicity, sacrifice, service, and holiness. At age 14, she married Louis of Thuringia, who became king at age 18. They had three children together.
6 days ago · Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland, Mary was six days old when her father died and she inherited the throne.
