Being a new member, I do not know if this is the place to post this... there were "reigning" Empresses in the past in Japan, the more recent ones being MYOSHO (1629-1643) and GO-SAKURAMACHI (1762-1770). My real interest is in discussing the influence that women had on the succession through the...
Hello Everyone! Happy to join the Forums! I am a retired Professor of History and have a keen interest in the various royal families of the world. Like so many others, I have multiple lines of descent from King Edward III and Queen Philippa of Hainault. For about twenty years now, I have been...