Born around April 2, 742, for Easter, probably in Quierzy, Charles was the eldest son of Pépin le Bref, king of the Franks. When his father dies, he must share the empire he inherits with his brother Carloman. He was anointed, along with his younger brother, by Pope Stephen II in 754. Following the
Cleopatra by John William Waterhouse Cleopatra the Great, Cleopatra VII Philopator (69-30 BCE) Egypts last independent queen was from the Ptolemaic dynasty. She assumed power in AD 51 after the death of Ptolemy XII Auletes together with her brother Ptolemy XIII Philopathor. As a result of a co
Nawab of the Principality of Bhopal, India, Shahjahan Begum (1838 – 1901) ruled effectively and is still considered a great and popular ruler. Sovereign at 6 Born on July 29, 1838 in Islamnagar, in the principality of Bhopal (India), Shahjahan is the only surviving child of Sikandar Begum (a titl
Korean independence activist Kwon Ki-ok (1901 – 1988) is also the first aviator in Korea and China. The birth of a vocation Born on January 11, 1901 in the village of Sangsugu near Pyongyang (Korea), Kwon Ki-ok is the second child of Jang Mun-myeong and Gwon Don-gak. She attended Sunghyeon Schoo