Mothers of Emperors
29 entries in the Mothers of Emperors compendium.
Letizia BonaparteCorsican noblewoman and mother of Emperor Napoleon I.BörteFirst wife of Genghis Khan and Grand Empress of the Mongol Empire.Carlota Joaquina of SpainQueen of Portugal and Brazil, known for political intrigues.Elvira of Castile, Queen of LeónQueen of León and regent for her son Alfonso V.Gulkhan-Eudokia of GeorgiaFirst empress consort of Manuel III of Trebizond.Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of SerbiaBulgarian princess, Serbian empress, regent, and Orthodox saint.Hö'elünMother of Genghis Khan, abducted bride who raised her children alone.Hortense de BeauharnaisQueen of Holland and mother of Emperor Napoleon III.Irene of TrebizondBigamous empress consort and regent for her son Alexios III.Jiajak JaqeliGeorgian princess and Empress consort of Alexios II of Trebizond.Theodora KantakouzeneEmpress consort of Trebizond, wife of Alexios III.Theodora Kantakouzene (wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond)Empress consort of Trebizond, accused of adultery but praised for virtue.Margaret I of FlandersCountess of Flanders suo jure from 1191 to 1194.Margherita of SavoyQueen of Italy, mother of Victor Emmanuel III.Maria Leopoldina of AustriaFirst Empress of Brazil and key figure in Brazilian Independence.Mary of TeckQueen consort of George V and mother of two kings.MentewabEmpress, regent, and grandmother of emperors.Muniadona of CastileQueen of Pamplona whose dynastic rights expanded her husband's realm.Nguyễn Thị HoànFirst Empress Dowager of the Nguyễn dynasty, mother of Emperor Gia Long.Eudokia PalaiologinaByzantine princess and empress of Trebizond.Sancha of LeónInfanta and queen of León, wife of Ferdinand I.Seble WongelEmpress of Ethiopia and key figure in the Ethiopian–Adal War.Sunmok BudaebuinBiological mother of Emperor Gojong and a Catholic convert.Irene SyrikainaThird empress-consort of Manuel I and mother of two emperors.Teodora of Bulgaria, Queen of SerbiaBulgarian princess, Queen of Serbia, mother of Emperor Stefan Dušan.Thomais OrsiniQueen consort of Serbian tsar Simeon Uroš Nemanjić.Thuận Thiên (Nguyễn dynasty empress)Second wife of Gia Long and mother of Emperor Minh Mạng.Töregene KhatunGreat Khatun and regent of the Mongol Empire.Từ DụVietnamese empress, mother of Tự Đức, influential in court succession.
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