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The queens in this quiz were powerful in their own right, but can you name them from a picture of their husbands? Take this quiz to find out how much you know about royal relationships.
Joseph Duplessis
Louis XVI of France
Marie Antoinette
This couple served as the last rulers of France before it became a republic, after the dissolution of the monarchy in 1972. They were held responsible for the shortcomings of the monarchy and were subsequently executed.
Jane Addams
Calamity Jane
Charlotte Brontë
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Henry VIII of England
Hypatia
Margaret Thatcher
Sacagawea
Jane Seymour
In 1536, Henry married the docile Jane Seymour and a year later, she became the mother of his son, King Edward VI. She died a few weeks later due to postnatal complications, and Henry died in 1547.
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Æthelbald, King of Wessex
Hatshepsut
Judith of Flanders
Aethbald, son of King Aethelwulf, married his stepmother, Judith, after his father's death. Their marriage was also short-lived, and he died soon after; she remarried Baldwin, Count of Flanders.
Lady Godiva
Georgia O'Keeffe
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Justus van Egmont
Louis XIII of France
Anne of Austria
Louis XIII's marriage to Anne lasted for decades but was a strained union due to her many stillbirths. Several years later, she produced an heir who was named Louis de Dieudonne, or "Gift of God."
Coco Chanel
Salome
Lizzie Borden
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Biography
Henry VIII of England
Catherine Howard
Catherine was only a flirtatious teenager when she married middle-aged Henry VIII. Soon after, her playfulness resulted in adultery, and she was beheaded.
Jane Addams
Sacagawea
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Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Prince Albert Of Saxe-Coburg
Emily Brontë
Golda Meir
Queen Victoria
In 1840, Albert married his cousin Victoria and soon became her advisor and secretary during her reign. After his death in 1861, Victoria became severely depressed and never remarried.
Annie Oakley
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Henry VIII of England
Mata Hari
Katharine Hepburn
Elizabeth Blackwell
Catherine Parr
Parr was married to Henry VIII in 1543 and was his sixth and final wife. Henry VIII died in 1547 and was succeeded by his pious wife, Catherine.
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Hans Holbein
Henry VIII of England
Calamity Jane
Margaret Thatcher
Georgia O'Keeffe
Anne of Cleves
In 1540, Anne married King Henry, but their incompatibility resulted in an unhappy union. Intercourse never occurred, and the marriage was annulled months later.
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Henry V
Matilda
Matilda met Henry V as a child, and they were engaged and married in 1114 when she was about 12 years old. Henry V died in 1125 and Matilda became a 23-year-old widow until her subsequent marriage.
Hypatia
Golda Meir
Artemisia
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Jojojoe
King Solomon
Lady Godiva
Charlotte Brontë
Jane Addams
Queen of Sheba
The true nature of this relationship has been heavily debated. It is alleged that Queen of Sheba became King Solomon's love interest when she traveled to Jerusalem with great riches, just to meet the King.
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Ratnasimha
Rani Padmini
Rani Padmini was an Indian queen who inspired many stories of love. The way in which she met her husband, Ratnasimha, was an epic quest in and of itself.
Sacagawea
Coco Chanel
Hatshepsut
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William F. Cogswell
John Owen Dominis
Emily Brontë
Liliuokalani
Dominis became a prince consort after he married Queen Liliuokalani, the final sovereign ruler of Hawaii. She tried unsuccessfully to restore the monarchy, but Hawai became a U.S. state in 1898.
Elizabeth Blackwell
Salome
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Julius Caesar
Mata Hari
Calamity Jane
Cleopatra VII
Cleopatra of the Macedonian lineage, met Caesar during the conflict in Rome. The two became lovers, and their short romance produced a son named Caesarion.
Margaret Thatcher
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Henry II Of England
Annie Oakley
Georgia O'Keeffe
Charlotte Brontë
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Though Eleanor's marriage to Henry produced eight children, it was marred by his affairs. An unhappy Eleanor was exiled for 15 years after trying to leave the marriage.
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Helene C. Stikkel
King Hussein
Queen Noor of Jordan
Queen Noor is the widow of King Hussein whom she married in 1978. After his death in 1999, she continued her work in urban planning and her activism for children and the environment.
Golda Meir
Sacagawea
Katharine Hepburn
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Theodor Fischer
Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Hypatia
Elizabeth Blackwell
Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina and Duke Henry were married for decades and had one daughter, Juliana. The marriage was rough due to the Duke's multiple affairs and Wilhelmina's miscarriages.
Margaret Thatcher
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Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
Lady Godiva
Margarethe II of Denmark
In 1967, Princess Margarethe married Count Henri, and they had two sons. She became the second female monarch after Margrethe 1 ruling in 1375.
Calamity Jane
Hatshepsut
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Akhenaten
Salome
Emily Brontë
Coco Chanel
Nefertiti
Queen Nefertiti and her husband, Pharaoh Akhenaten, were formidable leaders in the art movement in Egypt. They believed in Aten, the Sun God, and built monuments and temples in his honor.
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King Edward the Elder
Artemisia
Eadgifu
Queen Eadgifu was the third and last wife of King Edward the Elder, with whom she had four children. King Edward was a powerful leader who conquered land once held by his Danish rivals.
Charlotte Brontë
Jane Addams
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Constantine IX
Lizzie Borden
Annie Oakley
Mata Hari
Zoe
Constantine IX Monomachos co-ruled the Roman Empire along with his wife until her death in 1050. The childless couple had affairs throughout their lifetime- Zoe with her attendant​, Michael, and Constantine with his longtime mistress, Maria Skleraina.
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King Henry IV
Golda Meir
Sacagawea
Marie de' Medici
Marie was the queen consort for Henry IV in 1600 and gave birth to their son, Louis XIII in 1601. She ruled France after Henry's death but was deemed incompetent and sent to confinement by her son when he assumed power in 1617.
Hypatia
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Macphail lith
Pedro III of Portugal
Maria I of Portugal
Maria, Princess of Brazil, married her uncle, Pedro III, in 1760 and they had six children. Maria was the first monarch of Brazil but suffered a mental illness, and her son, John, took up the throne.
Elizabeth Blackwell
Georgia O'Keeffe
Hatshepsut
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Godfrey Kneller
King George II of Great Britain
Lady Godiva
Caroline of Ansbach
Caroline, who ruled Great Britain along with her husband, King George II, was an intelligent woman who led state affairs in his absence. The couple wed in 1705 and had eight children.
Billie Holiday
Virginia Woolf
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Edward III of England
Philippa of Hainault
Phillipa and Edward III were married from 1328 to 1369. Edward was known for his love of combat, and he sought to gain control of France while Phillipa cared for their children.
Artemisia
Jane Addams
Calamity Jane
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Francis II of France
Mata Hari
Margaret Thatcher
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary became a teenage widow when her husband, King Francis II, died in 1660- two years after their nuptials. Her misfortune continued when she was imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth and executed in 1587.
Golda Meir
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Æthelbert of Kent
Emily Brontë
Sacagawea
Salome
Bertha of Kent
Bertha was a saint who played a pivotal role in the introduction of Christianity in England, while her husband was the first King of English ancestry to convert.
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Frans Pourbus the Younger
King Henry IV
Katharine Hepburn
Charlotte Brontë
Margaret of Valois
In 1572, Roman CatholicMargaret De Valois married protestant Henry IV as a means of bridging the gap between the rival institution. They continued to use their power to foster tolerance.
Annie Oakley
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Biography
Ptolemy XIII
Lady Godiva
Elizabeth Blackwell
Cleopatra
Ptolemy XIII of the Ptolemaic era, was the husband and brother of Cleopatra, as well as the co-ruler of Egypt. Cleopatra lived until 30 BC, but Ptolemy was killed during the Alexandrian war.
Artemisia
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John I Of Portugal
Hypatia
Philippa of Lancaster
The 1387 marriage of Phillipa and John I happened after the two first met each other almost two weeks before they were legally married. Nonetheless, they developed a bond and Phillipa birthed nine children.
Hatshepsut
Margaret Thatcher
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Chuck Pitino
King Septimus
Coco Chanel
Jane Addams
Lizzie Borden
Queen Zenobia
Zenobia was married to Odaenathus in 258 until he and his first son from a previous marriage were mysteriously assassinated in 267. It is alleged that Zenobia orchestrated the murders to gain political power.
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Edward II Of England
Isabella of France
This union was not one of love. Edward II was believed to be smitten with his friend Piers Gaveston while the Queen and her lover, Roger Mortimer, successfully plotted and executed his dethronement.
Georgia O'Keeffe
Golda Meir
Calamity Jane
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Henry VII Of England
Elizabeth of York
The marriage of Elizabeth and Henry marked the end of the Plantagenet Dynasty and the beginning of the Tudor Dynasty. Elizabeth later had eight children, four of whom survived.
Sacagawea
Emily Brontë
Salome
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Anna Rosina de Gasc
Peter III of Russia
Artemisia
Hatshepsut
Catherine the Great
Peter III was a despised leader that reigned only for six months before he was dethroned by his wife and her lover in 1762. Peter III was assassinated that same year.
Margaret Thatcher
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Richard III of England
Elizabeth Blackwell
Anne Neville
Anne became queen of England when she married Richard III in the late 1400s. Her family was against the marriage, either because the two were relatives or due to conflicts with inheritance.
Charlotte Brontë
Annie Oakley
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Hans Holbein
Henry VIII of England
Mata Hari
Katharine Hepburn
Anne Boleyn
Anne was the second wife of Henry III and mother of Elizabeth I; she never birthed a male heir and this frustrated Henry. The marriage soon deteriorated and he took on a mistress. Anne was charged with adultery and subsequently beheaded.
Hypatia
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Ferenc Nadasdy
Elizabeth Bathory of Hungary
Elizabeth, also known as Blood Countess, was married to Hungarian royalty, Ferenc. Elizabeth, who was known for torturing and killing young girls with the help of her servants, was eventually captured and killed.
Golda Meir
Jane Addams
Lady Godiva
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Henri Decaisne
Louis VII Of France
Hatshepsut
Billie Holiday
Calamity Jane
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Prince Louis of France wed Eleanor days shy of his reign as ruler of France. Their marriage lasted for 15 years before it was annulled in 1152 and Louis gained custody of their children.
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William III of England
Annie Oakley
Mary II of England
In 1677, Mary reluctantly married her cousin William, which was part of the plan proposed to restore peace between England and The Netherlands following the Anglo-Dutch wars. In 1694, Mary died of smallpox, and William ruled alone until his death from pneumonia in ​1702.
Salome
Artemisia
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Hans Holbein
Henry VIII of England
Emily Brontë
Catherine of Aragon
Eighteen-year-old Henry VIII married his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon, but by 1527, Henry doubted their union. Catherine was unable to give her husband a male heir, and Henry believed it was punishment for his incest. The pair divorced in 1533.
Charlotte Brontë
Hypatia
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King Edward IV of England
Jane Addams
Georgia O'Keeffe
Calamity Jane
Queen Elizabeth Woodville
In 1464, Edward made an unlikely match with Elizabeth, a Lancastrian widow with two children. During their marriage, Elizabeth bore Edward two sons and five daughters. He died in April 1483.
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Thutmose II
Golda Meir
Elizabeth Blackwell
Coco Chanel
Hatshepsut
Thutmose II's arranged marriage to his half-sister, Hatshepsut, took place when he was only a teenager. Hatshepsut bore a daughter named Nervure. Thutmose later had a son with his secondary wife, Iset, since Hapshepsut could no longer carry.
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George V
Katharine Hepburn
Hypatia
Mary of Teck
Prince George, Duke of York (the future King George V of the United Kingdom) and Princess Victoria Mary of Teck were married on July 6, 1893, in London, England. They had five sons and one daughter.
Mata Hari
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Abdullah II Of Jordan
Queen Rania of Jordan
These two were married in a beautiful ceremony in June 1993. They have four children: Crown Prince Hussein, Princess Iman, Princess Salma, Prince Hashem. Her husband rose as King in February 1999 and proclaimed her as queen in June 1999.
Lady Godiva
Annie Oakley
Artemisia
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King Edward VII
Alexandra of Denmark
This couple married in 1863 and had six children. Their eldest son, Albert, died when he was only 28 years old and Alexandria grieved for the rest of her life. Edward died in 1910 after a series of heart attacks and Alexandra died in November 1925.
Georgia O'Keeffe
Hatshepsut
Margaret Thatcher
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Prince Philip
Salome
Emily Brontë
Sacagawea
Queen Elizabeth II
This couple tied the knot on November 20, 1947, at Westminister Abbey. They first met when Elizabeth was 13 and Phillip, 18. They have four children, Princess Ann, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
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Michael Sittow
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Hypatia
Charlotte Brontë
Queen Isabella
This marriage was a strategic one, as the court of Aragon wanted to return to Castile and Isabella was in need of assistance gaining succession to the throne. Isabella and Ferdinand had five children together.
Calamity Jane
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Sofonisba Anguissola
Philip II of Spain
Jane Addams
Elizabeth Blackwell
Mary I of England
This 1554 wedding was a match made in heaven for Queen Mary, who always desired marriage. Unfortunately, Phillip never shared the same level of affection as Mary and the marriage sometimes faced difficulties. Mary died in 1558, and Phillip married twice more in his lifetime.
Golda Meir
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