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Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen b. August 13, 1792 d. December 2, 1849
British Monarch. She was the Queen consort of King William IV. The daughter of George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Louisa of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, she married William, Duke of Clarence on July 11, 1818. William was over 20 years her senior, and already had a large brood of illegitimate children by his long-time mistress, actress Dorothy Jordan. Crowned on September 8, 1831, the couple had five children, none of whom...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Royal Vault
Adelheid I b. May, 977 d. January 14, 1043
German Nobility. The daughter of Emperor Otto II of the Holy Roman Empire and Empress Theophano, she was given to the monastery of Gandersheim Abbey in Lower Saxony until she was 6 years old. She was then brought to the monastery in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, where her aunt Mathilde was the Abbess. Duke Heinrich II "The Quarrelsome" kidnapped her because she would have succeeded her brother Otto III if something would...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
Stiftskirche Saint Servatius, Quedlinburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Plot: Crypt
Adelheid II b. 1045 d. January 11, 1096
German Nobility. She was the oldest daughter of Emperor Heinrich III the Pious of the Holy Roman Empire and his second wife, Empress Agnes of Poitou. Her mother, who acted as regent for her son (the heir to the throne), designated her as successor of Abbess Beatrix, Adelheid's half sister. She became Abbess in Gandersheim, Saxony in 1061, and became Abbess in Quedlinburg, Saxony, three years later. (Bio by: Lutetia)
Stiftskirche Saint Servatius, Quedlinburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Plot: Crypt
Adeliza Louvain of Brabant b. 1094 d. April 23, 1151
English Monarch. The Queen consort of King Henry I, she was the daughter of Godfrey, Duke of Lorraine and Ida (or Clementia) of Namur. Married Henry as his second queen on January 29, 1122, he married her in order to have a male heir; however, they had no children. After the king's death in 1135 she married William d'Aubigny, Earl of Arundel in 1138, by whom she had six children. She spent her final years in a convent in...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Affligem Abbey, Affligem, Flemish Brabant (Vlaams-Brabant), Belgium
Adolph (Alf)
Swedish Monarch. Living from approximately 400 to 430 A.D., he was a member of the Yngling Dynast, and ruled Swealand, or the central Swea Region part of Sweden which subsequently developed into that country by about 980 A. D. Also known as Atawulf (Swedish: Alf [Adolf], nicknamed Elfse), he was likely to have been Adolph I. Evidence exists that he did exist outside of the legends. Adolph was co-ruler with his brother Ingvi (Yngve) and was married to Queen Bera. The relationship between the...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
Thorsugle (Tumulus), Uppsala, Uppsala lÃ¤n, Sweden
Plot: The tumulus is no longer visible on the bank of the Fyris River.
Adolph Frederick (Adolf Fredrik of Holstein-Gottorp) b. May 14, 1710 d. February 12, 1771
Swedish Monarch. He reigned from 1751 to 1771, belonging to the Oldenburg Dynasty, originally Prince of Holstein-Gottorp. (May have been Sweden's Adolph II.) The kingdom he reigned over then included Finland and German areas of west-central and east-central Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. He was born at Gottorp Castle, Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany off the Danish border, and succeeded another German royal, King...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
Riddarholmskyrkan (Riddarholm Church), Riddarholmskyrkan, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Aelfgifu of England d. 970
English Royalty, queen consort of King Eadwig the Fair. Also known as Aelfgiva or Elgiva. Very little of Aelfgifu's life is known for certain, although there are a few clues from which historians have drawn presumable conclusions. She was the daughter of Aethelgifu, a prominant noblewoman of very high standing. Her father is unknown, but she is presumed to be a descendant of King Aethelred I and King Aethelwulf of Wessex. Early writings allege that during the banquet following King Eadwig'...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Aethelstan b. 895 d. October 27, 939
English Monarch. Born the son of Eadward I, King of Wessex and Queen Ecgwyn he was largely raised in Mercia in his aunt Aethelfled's court, which he controlled after her death. He succeeded to the Wessex throne in September 925 at about age 30, following the very brief reign of his brother, Elfward. Following the death of his brother-in-law, king of Northumbria, Aethelstan took over his lands. He claimed lordship over all Britannia marking the coins minted during his reign with the motto "king...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Malmesbury Abbey, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
Afonso VI of Portugal b. August 21, 1643 d. September 12, 1675
Portuguese Monarch. He reigned as King of Portugal from 1656 to 1667. The second king of the House of Braganza, his parents were King João IV and his wife, queen Luisa de Gusmão. He succeeded his father in 1656 at the age of 16. His reign saw military victories over the Spanish at Ameixial (June 8, 1663) and Montes Claros (June 17, 1665), culmination in the final Spanish recognition of Portugal's independence of February 13, 1668. Colonial affairs saw the Dutch conquest of Jaffnapatam, Portugal'...[Read More] (Bio by: Benny Chordt Hansen)
Sao Vicente de Fora, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
Agatha de Normandie b. 1064 d. 1080
English Royalty. Born the daughter of William I "the Conqueror" King of England and Matilda de Flandre in Normandy, France, the ninth of ten children. She married Alfonso VI of Galicia, about 1074 at the Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen, France when she was about nine years old. She died at about age 16, allegedly on her journey to Spain to join her husband for the first time, and was buried at Bayeaux Cathedral, Bayeaux, France. Her name has also been recorded as Elgiva de Normandie.
(Bio by: Iola)
Bayeux Cathedral, Bayeux, Basse-Normandie Region, France
Agni (Agne Skjalfarbonde)
Swedish Monarch. A member of the Yngling Dynasty, he ruled Swealand, or the central Swea Region part of Sweden which subsequently developed into that country by about 980 A. D. Living approximately 355 to 400 A.D., he was the first of a succession of king of whom expertise has had the opinion that he did exist outside of the legends. He was assassinated by being hanged by Queen Skjalv, probably his consort, at an area called Agnefit, possibly located on the south shore of the current Old Town (...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
Lill-Hersby, Sollentuna, Stockholms lÃ¤n, Sweden
Plot: Kung Agnes hög (Tumulus of King Agni)
Ahhotep I
Egyptian Queen and Regent. She was born about 1560 BC during the 17th dynasty. At this time, known to as the second intermediate period, Egypt was occupied by the Hyksos kings. When Pharaoh Sequenenre Tao II was killed attempting to expel the Hyksos, Ahhotep became regent on behalf of his successor, Kamose, and continued the campaign. A stele erected at the temple of Amun-Re at Karnak tells how she rallied the Egyptian army. When Kamose died, she ruled while the new Pharaoh, Ahmose I, was away...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Qina, Egypt
Plot: Origional tomb unknown.
Aisin Gioro, Pu Yi 'Henry' b. 1906 d. October 16, 1967
Last emperor of China. After death of his uncle Guangxu became the last emperor of China in 1908, "Great Emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty, Great Kahn of Tartary, Son of Heaven and Lord of Ten Thousand Years". Puyi was raised by court officials who taught him to leave a desolate life. A Scottish tutor, Reginald Johnston, was hired for him.He became both a friend and mentor. Puyi as a result of Johnston developed a passion for anything Western. Emperor was forced to abdiagate in 1912 after the...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
Hualong Imperial Cemetery, Yixian, Hebei Province, China
Plot: 300 m away from burial ground of Qing dynasty called Xi Ling (Western Tombs)
Akhenaten
Egyptian Pharaoh. He was born Amenhotep, and was probably the younger son of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye. There are indications that as a child the young Amenhotep was a family outcast. In 1352 BC Akhenaten, a teenager at the time, ascended the throne and was crowned at Karnak, succeeding his father under the name Amenhotep IV, the tenth King of the 18th Dynasty. The beginning of his reign marked no great change from his predecessors. By the fifth or sixth year of his reign, however...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Qina, Egypt
Al-Badr, Muhammad b. February 15, 1926 d. August 6, 1996
Yemen Monarch. He was the last King of Yemen, coming to the throne upon the death of his father in 1962. On September 26 of that year, his commander of the Royal Guard staged a coup d'etat and declared the nation a Republic. The King escaped to the north of the country and rallied supporters, resulting in the Yemen Civil War which lasted until 1970. After the war the deposed Al-Badir lived out the remainder of his life in exile in London, England. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Brookwood Cemetery, Brookwood, Surrey, England
Al-Sanussi, Fatima b. 1911 d. October 3, 2009
Arabic Royalty. She was the only Queen of Libya. Born in the Libyan oasis of Kufra, Fatima, who never knew her exact birthdate, was descenced from the Sanussi family which had founded a revivalist Moslem sect in Mecca in 1837. At 18, she was forced by tribal warfare to flee to Egypt on camelback, but soon returned; in 1931, she married Idris, a kinsman 20 years her senior, who had succeded to leadership of the Sanussi branch of Islam. In 1949, as a reward for assistance to the British in WWII...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
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Al-Saud, Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz b. 1923 d. August 1, 2005
Saudi Arabia Monarch. He reigned as the fifth King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 1982 until his death in 200h. He managed to maintain a balance between the demanding forces and influences in his country, making his country a leader in the Arab and Islamic World, and a significant leader in the international community. Born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1923 (his exact date of birth is not known), when his father, Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud was completing the unification of the Kingdom of Saudi...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
al-Oud Cemetery, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Al-Sharaf, Zein b. August 2, 1916 d. April 26, 1994
Jordanian Monarch. She served as the Queen of Jordan from July 20, 1951 to August 11, 1952, becoming Queen after the assassination of her husband's father, King Abdullah. In 1934 she married Talal and had four children, the future King Hussein, Prince Muhammad, Prince El Hassan, and Princess Basma. She was well known for her pioneering efforts in charity work and her support of woman's rights. In 1944 she established the first woman's union, and in 1948 she helped Palestinian refugees coming...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Hashemite Family Cemetery, Amman, 'Amman Governorate, Jordan
Albert I b. April 8, 1875 d. February 17, 1934
Belgian Monarch. He was King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934. His refusal to capitulate to the German threats at the start of World War I in August of 1914 and his decision to actively defend Belgium's right to be neutral, as well as his conduct at the head of the Belgian Army during the subsequent German invasion earned the country worldwide respect and Albert ardent personal admiration. His decision to open the Nieuport floodgates at the Battle of the Yser prevented the Germans from...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul F. Wilson)
Cause of death: Climbing accident
Notre Dame Church, Laken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Plot: The Royal Crypt
Albert I of Monaco b. November 13, 1848 d. June 26, 1922
Monaco Royalty. He ruled the Principality of Monaco in the House of Grimaldi from 1889 until his death in 1922.
Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, Monte Carlo, Monaco

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