Victoria, Princess Royal was the Queen of Prussia and German Empress from 9 March 1888 to 15 June 1888. Victoria, Princess Royal had an opportunity to influence the German Empire's policy, but the death of her husband German Emperor Frederick III, just 99 days after his accession, ruined her opportunity. Victoria has been portrayed in several movies and TV series.
Empress Matilda was the daughter of King Henry I of England and one of the claimants to the throne of England during the 'Anarchy'. Her participation in the civil war and tales of bravery have been the subject of historical fiction. She has also been depicted in films, stage shows, and TV series.
![Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/viktoria-luise-of-prussia-1.jpg)
The only daughter of German emperor Wilhelm II, Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia became II Guard Hussar Regiment’s colonel-in-chief. She later became the Duchess consort of Brunswick by her marriage to Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick. Her memoirs were collated and published as The Kaiser’s Daughter.
![Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-elisabeth-of-hesse-and-by-rhine-1.jpg)
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine was a princess of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt and one of the granddaughters of Queen Victoria. She later married Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia and became well-known for her philanthropic activities. Following her husband’s murder, she became a nun and established a Moscow-based convent.
![Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/adelaide-of-saxe-meiningen-16977-1.jpg)
The queen consort of the UK and Hanover by her marriage to King William IV, Adelaide was also the daughter of George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. She miscarried twice and lost 2 more children as infants, and the royal throne eventually went to Princess Alexandrina Victoria, who later ruled as Queen Victoria.
Anne of Cleves was the Queen of England for 6 months in 1540, as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. Their unconsummated marriage deprived led to the annulment of the marriage, following which she received a settlement and came to be known as the King's Beloved Sister.
Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Emperor Nicholas II, was the last Russian tsarina and reigned from 1894 to 1917. She suffered from hemophilia. Alexandra and her entire family were murdered by the Bolshevik revolutionaries. In 2000, the Russian Orthodox Church canonized her as Saint Alexandra the Passion Bearer.
![Sophia of Prussia Sophia of Prussia](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sophia-of-prussia-1.jpg)
The daughter of German emperor Frederick III, Princess Sophia of Prussia was also one of the granddaughters of Queen Victoria through her mother. She later became the queen consort of the Hellenes by her marriage to King Constantine I of Greece. Following the National Schism, she spent her life in exile.
![Claude of France Claude of France](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/claude-of-france-1.jpg)
French princess Claude of France, who was the daughter of King Henry II of France, later became the duchess consort of Lorraine by her marriage to Charles III, Duke of Lorraine. She is known to have suffered from a club foot and a hunchback, traits she inherited from her mother, Catherine de' Medici.
![Frederica of Hanover Frederica of Hanover](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/frederica-of-hanover-1.jpg)
Frederica, princess of Hanover, Great Britain, Ireland, and Brunswick-Lüneburg, later became the Queen consort of the Hellenes, by her marriage to King Paul of Greece. Following the fall of the Greek monarchy, and the rise of a democratic republic, she was exiled in Spain, where she died following a cataract surgery.
![Brunhild Brunhild](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/brunhild-1.jpg)
Part of Germanic heroic literature and Norse mythology Brunhild was an Amazon-like princess who appears in works such as the epic Nibelungenlied and the Völsunga saga. Also described as a Valkyrie in some texts, she appears to have caused the death of a suitor who won her for someone else by deception.
![Louise of Hesse-Kassel Louise of Hesse-Kassel](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/louise-of-hesse-kassel-1.jpg)
Louise of Hesse-Kassel was the Queen consort of Denmark from 1863 until her demise in 1898. Although she did not take an active part in state affairs, Louise's intelligence, psychological strength, and judgment were of prime importance as King Christian IX was dependent on these qualities of his wife. She also supported 26 different charitable organizations during her reign.
![Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/elizabeth-charlotte-madame-palatine-1.jpg)
German princess Elizabeth Charlotte, also known as Madame Palatine, became the duchess of Orléans as the second wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans. Interestingly, she converted from Protestantism to Catholicism just to get married to Philippe I. An ancestress of several royal families, she was also known as the Grandmother of Europe.
Isabella of Portugal was Holy Roman Empress and Queen consort of Italy by her marriage to Emperor Charles V. She also served as the Queen consort of Spain, Queen of the Romans, and Lady of the Netherlands from 1526 to 1539. Due to Emperor Charles V's constant travels, she was the regent of Spain and under her regency Spain was quite prosperous .
![Sophia Dorothea of Celle Sophia Dorothea of Celle](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sophia-dorothea-of-celle-1.jpg)
The only child of George William, the duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle, Sophia Dorothea got married to George Louis, the future King George I of Great Britain, who was also her cousin. She was imprisoned in the castle of Ahlden for infidelity for 32 years and eventually died in captivity.
![Hermine Reuss of Greiz Hermine Reuss of Greiz](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/hermine-reuss-of-greiz-1.jpg)
![Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-marie-auguste-of-anhalt-1.jpg)
![Princess Ludovika of Bavaria Princess Ludovika of Bavaria](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-ludovika-of-bavaria-1.jpg)
![Lady May Abel Smith Lady May Abel Smith](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lady-may-abel-smith-1.jpg)
![Maria of Yugoslavia Maria of Yugoslavia](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/maria-of-yugoslavia-1.jpg)
![Isabeau of Bavaria Isabeau of Bavaria](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/isabeau-of-bavaria-1.jpg)
![Sophia Dorothea of Hanover Sophia Dorothea of Hanover](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sophia-dorothea-of-hanover-1.jpg)
![Princess Alexandrine of Baden Princess Alexandrine of Baden](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-alexandrine-of-baden-1.jpg)
![Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-adelheid-of-hohenlohe-1.jpg)
![Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-louise-margaret-of-prussia-1.jpg)
![Archduchess Gisela of Austria Archduchess Gisela of Austria](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/archduchess-gisela-of-austria-1.jpg)
![Princess Thyra of Denmark Princess Thyra of Denmark](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-thyra-of-denmark-1.jpg)
![Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-beatrice-of-saxe-coburg-and-1.jpg)
![Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-marie-louise-of-schleswig-1.jpg)
![Victoria of Baden Victoria of Baden](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/victoria-of-baden-1.jpg)
![Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/louise-of-mecklenburg-strelitz-1.jpg)
![Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-helena-of-waldeck-and-pyrmont-1.jpg)
![Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-irene-of-hesse-and-by-rhine-1.jpg)
The third daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and Princess Alice of the UK, Princess Irene lost 2 of her sisters, Ella and Alix, to the Bolsheviks. She and her husband, Prince Henry of Prussia, were named The Very Amiables, because of their polite nature.
![Princess Viktoria of Prussia Princess Viktoria of Prussia](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-viktoria-of-prussia-1.jpg)
![Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-alexandra-of-saxe-coburg-and-1.jpg)
![Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/grand-duchess-kira-kirillovna-of-russia-1.jpg)
![Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-marie-of-hesse-and-by-rhine-1.jpeg)
![Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/emma-of-waldeck-and-pyrmont-1.jpg)
![Princess Augusta of Cambridge Princess Augusta of Cambridge](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-augusta-of-cambridge-1.jpg)
![Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nadejda-mountbatten-marchioness-of-1.jpg)
![Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-feodora-of-saxe-meiningen-1.jpg)
![Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/matilda-of-england-duchess-of-saxony-1.jpg)
![Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-antonia-duchess-of-wellington-1.jpg)
![Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/augusta-of-saxe-weimar-eisenach-1.jpg)
![Elizabeth Alexeievna Elizabeth Alexeievna](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/elizabeth-alexeievna-1.jpg)
![Maria Anna of Neuburg Maria Anna of Neuburg](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/maria-anna-of-neuburg-1.jpg)
![Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-josephine-charlotte-of-belgium-1.jpg)
![Princess Margarita of Baden Princess Margarita of Baden](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-margarita-of-baden-1.jpg)
![Sophia of Nassau Sophia of Nassau](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sophia-of-nassau-1.jpg)
![Princess Louise of Prussia Princess Louise of Prussia](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-louise-of-prussia-95534-1.jpg)