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27 BC – AD 14), as wife of Augustus, was the first and longest-reigning empress. The term Roman empress usually refers to the consorts of the Roman emperors, the rulers of the Roman Empire. The duties, power and influence of empresses varied depending on the time period, contemporary politics and the personalities of their husband and themselves.
The Holy Roman Empress or Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (Kaiserin des Heiligen Römischen Reiches) was the wife or widow of the Holy Roman Emperor. The elective dignity of Holy Roman emperor was restricted to males only, but some empresses, such as Theophanu and Maria Theresa , were de facto rulers of the Empire.
Coin of Pescennius Niger, a Roman usurper who claimed imperial power AD 193–194. Legend: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG. While the imperial government of the Roman Empire was rarely called into question during its five centuries in the west and fifteen centuries in the east, individual emperors often faced unending challenges in the form of usurpation and perpetual civil wars. [30]
Augusta was a Roman imperial honorific title given to empresses and women of the imperial families. It was the feminine form of Augustus. In the third century, Augustae could also receive the titles of Mater Senatus ("Mother of the Senate"), Mater Castrorum ("Mother of the Camp"), and Mater Patriae ("Mother of the Fatherland"). The title implied the greatest prestige. [clarify] Augustae could ...
as Holy Roman Empress and Queen consort of the Franks 817 as senior Holy Roman Empress: 3 October 818 Louis I: Judith of Bavaria: Welf I, Count of Altdorf: 805 819 as senior Holy Roman Empress and Queen consort of the Franks: 20 June 840 husband's death: 19/23 April 843 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort ...
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