His last name Monomachos — meaning "one who fights alone," or essentially "the gladiator" in Greek — distinguished him as part of an aristocratic family that was active ... which were both imperial ...

ABSTRACT Between 1908 and 1916, the workshops of the Russian court jeweler Carl Fabergé created approximately 50 hardstone figures representing the Russian people, including peasants, merchants, ...

Helen Rappaport’s “The Rebel Romanov” tells the story of Julie of Saxe-Coburg (1781-1860). Born in impecunious obscurity in ...

Once the most powerful family in Russia, the Romanovs fell victim to revolution, captivity, and a violent end that sparked a ...

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) After almost a century of legal wrangling, Germany's former imperial family, the Hohenzollerns, and the German government have reached a settlement over thousands of royal ...

Princess Kako returned to Japan on June 17 after a whirlwind tour in Brazil. She did not show fatigue upon arrival despite the 28-hour-long journey. Princess Kako visited 8 cities in 11 days during ...

The Paley family arrived in Russia at a critical time for the waning empire. After 300 years of Romanov rule, the Russian people had grown tired of the autocratic monarchy.

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo The Diet Building in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo The Yomiuri Shimbun 13:46 JST, June 7, 2025 TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet leaders on Friday confirmed that discussions on proposed ...

Princess Mako, who is Princess Kako's older sister, was the last member of Japan's imperial family to visit Brazil. She traveled to 13 cities of the South American nation in 2018.

Japan's royal family wrapped up a two day visit to Okinawa Thursday, where they paid respects to the victims of a World War II-era Japanese evacuation ship that was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have visited Okinawa to honor the dead ahead of the 80th anniversary of one of the harshest battles of World War II. On what was his seventh visit ...