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Traditionally, born in the purple[ 1] (sometimes "born to the purple") was a category of members of royal families born during the reign of their parent. This notion was later loosely expanded to include all children born of prominent or high-ranking parents. [ 2] The parents must be prominent at the time of the child's birth so that the child ...
Prince (musician) Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and actor. The recipient of numerous awards and nominations, he is regarded as one of the world's greatest musicians. [ 7] He was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona; [ 8][ 9] his wide ...
Zoe Porphyrogenita. Zoe Porphyrogenita (also spelled Zoë; Greek: Ζωή Πορφυρογέννητη, Medieval Greek: [zoˈi] "life"; c. 978 – 1050) was a member of the Macedonian dynasty who briefly reigned as Byzantine empress in 1042, alongside her sister Theodora. Before that she was enthroned as empress consort or empress mother to a ...
[4]: 503 She was Porphyrogenita, [5]: 259 "born into the purple"; the appellation for a child born in the capital to a reigning emperor. Her father became co-emperor in 962 and sole emperor upon the death of his brother Basil II in 1025. His reign as sole emperor lasted less than three years, from 15 December 1025 to 12 November 1028.
Spouse. Kevin Bernhardt. . . ( m. 1987–1997) . Patricia Apollonia Kotero (born August 2, 1959) is an American actress, songwriter, singer, producer, director, podcast host and former model. [2] She is known for co-starring in Prince 's 1984 film Purple Rain and for having been the lead singer of the girl group Apollonia 6. [3]
Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) [ 1] was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was widely celebrated as the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, [ 4] and has been described as the most highly decorated soldier in U.S. history. [ 5][ 6] He received every military combat award for valor available from ...
Constantine was born in Constantinople on 17/18 May 905, [4] an illegitimate son of Leo VI before an uncanonical fourth marriage. [5] To help legitimize him, his mother gave birth to him in the Purple Room of the imperial palace, hence his nickname Porphyrogennetos. [5]
v. t. e. Commodus ( / ˈkɒmədəs /; [ 4] 31 August 161 – 31 December 192) was a Roman emperor who ruled from 177 until his assassination in 192. For the first three years of his reign he was co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius. Commodus' sole rule, starting with the death of Marcus in 180, is commonly thought to mark the end of a ...