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	RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SUCCESSION, by BRIEN HORAN
		Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolayevich was attacked for his role in persuading Nicholas II to abdicate, thus precipitating the fall of the dynasty.
		In 1889, Grand Duke Peter Nikolayevich of Russia married Princess Militza of Montenegro,[65] a daughter of an Orthodox sovereign, Prince Nicholas I of Montenegro.
		The 1924 accession manifesto specified Grand Duke Kirill as Emperor and Grand Duke Wladimir as Grand Duke-Tsesarevich.
	www.chivalricorders.org /royalty/gotha/russuclw.htm (15580 words)

	Xiaozhuangren Grand Empress Dowager - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Grand Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang Wen (孝莊太后 Hiyooungga Ambalinggū Genggiyenu Hūwanghu as the Empress in Manchu; 1613-1688) was the grandmother of Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty.
		Her aunt, Jere, was married to Hong Taiji who also became an empress dowager when Hong Taiji died and was succeeded by Xiao Zhuang's son, Shun Zhi.
		Grand Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang died in 1688.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Xiaozhuangren_Grand_Empress_Dowager (498 words)

	THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD LAW
		The Empress, the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, the Kotaishi and his consort, the Kotaison and his consort, the shinnô and their consorts, the naishinnô, the ô and their consorts, and the nyoô shall be members of the Imperial Family.
		The legitimate children of an Emperor and the legitimate grandchildren of an Emperor in the male line shall be shinnô in the case of males and naishinnô in the case of females.
		The graves of the Emperor, the Empress, the Grand Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager shall be called Ryo, and those of all other Imperial Family members shall be called Bo; the matters relating to Ryo and Byo shall be entered respectively in the Ryo Register and the Byo Register.
	core.ecu.edu /hist/tuckerjo/1947law.html (1752 words)

	Dowager Empress Marie - Alexander Palace Time Machine
		Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse by Meriel Buchannan
		Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia was a tall, well-built, strong man. Remembered by his family for his ability to bend iron rods, Alexander had been secretly in love with his deceased brother's future wife.
		While the Dowager Empress, as Maria-Feodorovna was known after her husband's death, ruled St. Petersburg, Empress Alexandra dedicated all her time to securing her husband's complete love, trust and devotion.
	www.alexanderpalace.org /palace/mariabio.html (2651 words)

	Wang Mang Summary
		Wang Man died early, while Wang Mang was young, before Empress Wang became empress dowager when her son Emperor Cheng took the throne, and unlike most of his brothers, did not have the opportunity to become a marquess.
		Empress Wang had pity on his family, and after she herself was widowed, Qu moved to the imperial palace to live with her.
		Empress Dowager Zhao Feiyan, the wife of Emperor Cheng (who was friendly with the late Grand Empress Dowager Fu), and Empress Fu, the wife of Emperor Ai (and related to Grand Empress Dowager Fu) were demoted to commoner status and ordered to guard their husbands' tombs.
	www.bookrags.com /Wang_Mang (9137 words)

	Nicholas II of Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Seated upon the dais, from left to right, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, and Tsar Nicholas II Portrait by Valentin Serov of the anointing of Tsar Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna at their coronation (1897).
		His brother-in-law Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich later wrote, "Nicholas II spent the first ten years of his reign sitting behind a massive desk in the Palace and listening with near-awe to the well-rehearsed bellowing of his towering uncles.
		Grand Duke Mikhail declined to accept the throne until the people were allowed to vote through a Constituent Assembly for the continuance of the monarchy or a republic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nicholas_II_of_Russia (9437 words)

	First Division: The Imperial Annals
		The Queen Dowager had been a rival of the Empress Dowager nee Fu for Emperor YÃ¼an's favor, and was hated by her; her younger sister had now been falsely charged with plotting an attempt on the life of Emperor Ai.
		Grand Empress Dowager; she is to be called [the occupant of] the Yung-hsin Palace.
		The Empress Kung [nee Ting] is to be entitled the Emperor's Empress Dowager; she is to be called [the occupant of] the Chung-an Palace.
	www.iath.virginia.edu /~cy2c/chun/hanshuChapterXI.xml (13913 words)

	China_Heads_of_State
		Empress Dowager He was accused of the murder of Empress Dowager Dong and ordered to move to the Yongle Palace, outside the main palace complex.
		When the allies of Empress Jia attacked, she wrote an edict ordering assistance for Yang Jun and put it on arrows, shooting it out of the palace, but then made the bold declaration that the Dowager Empress was committing treason.
		After the death of Empress Wu Zetian, the court of the reinstalled emperor Zhongzong was controlled by the clan of his wife, Empress We, her daughter Princess Anle and Wu Sansi, a relative of late Empress Wu Zetian.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /China_Heads.htm (4135 words)

	Xiaozhuangwen Grand Empress Dowager - Free net encyclopedia
		Grand Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang Wen (zh: 孝莊太后 HiyooЕЎungga Ambalinggū GenggiyenЕЎu Hūwanghu as the Empress in Manchu; March 28, 1613 - January 27, 1688) was the grandmother of Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty.
		Her aunt, Jere, was married to Huang Taiji who also became an empress dowager when Hong Taiji died and was succeeded by Xiao Zhuang's son, Shun Zhi.
		She was never selfish unlike the Empress Dowager Cixi.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Xiaozhuangwen_Grand_Empress_Dowager (520 words)

	Empress Dowager - QuickSeek Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Empress Dowager (Chinese, Korean and Japanese: 皇太后; Chinese pinyin Húang Tài Hòu, Korean pronunciation: Hwang Tae Hu, Japanese pronunciation: Kōtaigō) was title given to the mother of a Chinese emperor.
		Numerous empress dowagers held regency during the reign of an underage emperor.
		Many of the most prominent empress dowagers also extended their control for long periods after the emperor was old enough to govern.
	huangtaihou.quickseek.com (138 words)

	First Division: The Imperial Annals
		The Grand Empress Dowager nee Wang had no taste for ruling; she was a quiet old lady, who upheld the best traditions of Chinese wifely virtue, being loyal to her husband and her relatives, complaisant to her husband's relatives, going her own quiet way without interfering with others.
		The Grand Empress Dowager, who was the young Emperor's legal mother, did not approve of her nephew too whole-heartedly; Wang Mang was afraid that she would pass over his own daughter, so called attention to this girl by publicly refusing to offer her under a plea of humility.
		The Grand Empress Dowager really opposed the match in her heart and seems to have thought it would be a good thing to check his growing power by putting another clan in power, for she issued an edict withdrawing all girls of the Wang clan from the competition.
	www.iath.virginia.edu /~cy2c/chun/hanshuChapterXII.xml (14157 words)

	RussianImperialSuccession
		Travelling on the same train were Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and his son Nikita Alexandrovich, and the former minister and chairman of the Imperial Government, A F. Trepov, presently the highest authority in the ranks of the monarchistic followers of Grarnd Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich.
		Kirill Vladimirovich was met by the Grand Duchesses Xenia and Olga Alexandrovna (daughters of the deceased Empress) and by their husbands Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Colonel Kulikovsky.
		The solemn funeral of the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna was the last and largest family event attended by almost all the members of the Russian Imperial Dynasty.
	www.riuo.org /graf/excerpts.html (3527 words)

	Chinese History - Song Dynasty å® event history (www.chinaknowledge.de)
		Grand counsilor Wang Ruoqin çè¥æ¬½ stressed the duty for a Chinese emperor to carry out the traditional fengshan å°ç¦ª and xisi è¥¿ç¥ offerings to Heaven and Earth that made clear the difference between Chinaâs culture and the neighboring barbarian states.
		When the empress dowager died, Renzong dismissed LÃ¼ Yijian but called him back soon because he was unable to conduct government without this experienced minister.
		Empress Dowager Xiang å‘å¤ªå was able to take over regency, took advantage of the discrepancies among the high officials and installed her own adherers.
	www.chinaknowledge.de /History/Song/song-event.html (8681 words)

	Dorgon and the Dowager Empress? - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		Grand Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang Wen was the Empress in Manchu and was the grandmother of Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty
		The Xiaozhuang Empress is apparently buried inappropriately given her rank as a Taihou, which certainly helps fuel these rumors ("太后下嫁"), but academic circles maintain that there's still no conclusive evidence one way or the other on this one.
		It was also certain that Empress Xiao Zhuang did marry Prince Dorgon after her husband’s death; however, this was way after the birth of her son, so there should be no suspicions on who is the Emperor’s real father.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=1070 (2877 words)

	Exploring Chinese History :: Database Catalog :: Biographical Database :: Qing Era- (1644- 1912)
		Empress Xiaoquan Cheng, (1808 - 1840) of the Niuhuru clan
		Empress Xiaoxian Chun (1712- 1748), of the Fucha clan.
		Demoted Empress of the Wuya clan (1718- 1766).
	www.ibiblio.org /chinesehistory/contents/06dat/bio.2qin.html (12643 words)

	Wang Mang
		Then, after all but one (old and with a bad reputation) of the Wang of the same generation as the empress dowager had died, the post of marshal of state and regent had to be field by someone from the next generation.
		As many of his supporters expressed their dismay, he was allowed to return in 2 BC and the following year, Ai-ti died, and the now grand empress dowager Cheng-chün was the undisputed leader of the imperial family.
		As regent, it was of course Wang Mang who governed the country, and the free reins that had been given to him to do so by the grand empress dowager allowed him to place his supporters at key posts, and, in 4 AD, one of his daughters became P'ing-ti's consort.
	www.asian-center.net /chinahistory/CHC1/han2.html (2521 words)

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