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Faisal II was the last sovereign of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq. He was born in 1939 and was the only son of King Ghazi and Queen Alia. When he was 3-years-old his father died in a suspect car crash and Faisal II became King of Iraq with his uncle serving as regent. When he came of age he was a serious and careful monarch, intent on Iraq having friendly relations with foreign nations and becoming a modern, prosperous country. To that end he used the oil revenues of the country to build up ...

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General Yuan Shikai was the premier military commander of the late Qing dynasty. He served as Imperial Resident in Korea before the start of the Sino-Japanese War when Yuan Shikai returned to active military service. Later he was made commander of the New Army, the most modern military force in Imperial China. He turned against Emperor guangxu to support Empress-Dowager Cixi in stopping reform efforts but after her death he made an agreement with the republican revolutionaries to obtain the ...

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Vittorio Emanuele III was King of Italy from 1900 to 1946, reigning throughout the First World War, the rise of fascism, the Italian Empire and World War II. He came to the throne when his father, King Umberto I, was assassinated. A shy and reserved man, best known on the world stage for his short height, he often had to intervene in chaotic Italian politics and was a moderating force. Despite criticisms he did keep Italy from falling prey to civil war or communist takeover as many feared ...

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The life in pictures of Aisin-Gioro Pu-Yi the famous "last emperor" of China 末代皇帝. In 1908, as a small boy, he was chosen to succeed guangxu as "Great Emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty, Grand Khan of Tartary, the Son of Heaven and Lord of 10000 Years". As Emperor Xuantong he reigned while regents ruled until the revolution and abdicated in 1912. He was briefly restored by a monarchist warlord during World War I but in 1924 another warlord forced him to leave the Forbidden City. He moved ...

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The Imperial Family of Iran is descended from Reza Shah who came to the throne after the national assembly deposed the last Qajar Shah of Persia. His son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi would be the last Shah of Iran. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was married three times, his first wife was an Egyptian princess, his second an Iranian diplomat's daughter. His last wife was Empress Farah Diba who still lives in exile. He had five children. The Pahlavi dynasty all live in exile today but continue to keep ...

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A contrast in styles between monarchies and republics. The differences between political manipulation and pandering and majestic, regal leadership. The choice is clear and stark.

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HSH Stephanie Marie Elisabeth Grimaldi, Countess of Polignac, Princess of Monaco, was born in 1965, the youngest child of HSH Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco. She survived but was nearly paralyzed by the car crash that killed her mother in 1982. After finally recovering she worked in publishing, as a model and as a pop singer. She also worked as a fashion designer and in various other areas. She has three children; Louis, Pauline and Camille. Of her charity work her primary ...

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The daughter of Prince Su, born Aisin-Gioro Xianyu, better known as Eastern Jewel, she was sent to Japan and raised by Kawashima Naniwa. Known in Japan as Kawashima Yoshiko, after being abused by her adopted father she began to dress in male attire. Briefly married to a Mongol prince she ran away and became a spy for the Japanese in Shanghai. Later, she used her place in the Qing dynasty to persuade her cousin, the last Emperor, to go to Manchuria to lead a new government. She served in the ...

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The fourteen Dalai Lamas of Tibet have been the spiritual leaders and temporal sovereigns of the Himalayan Kingdom of Tibet since roughly 1381. The Mongol leader Altan Khan was the first to use the term "Dalai Lama" in refernce to the ruler of Tibet and the Ming Emperor titled the Dalai Lama, "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma". For centuries Tibet was a tributary state of the Chinese Empire (as were Mongolia, Korea, Vietnam etc). However, when the last Qing Emperor abdicated Tibet and ...

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Eugenie de Montijo was the consort of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte and the last Empress of France. A native of Spain she married Louis after he became Emperor Napoleon III and was known for her dignified nature, religious zeal and fascination with all things Marie Antoinette. A key advisor to her husband she was often the primary conservative voice of those around him and her desire to aid the Church in all situations put her in favor of French intervention in Rome, Mexico and Indochina. She ...

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