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The Frog Princess
The Frog Princess is a Slavic folktale focusing on the importance of recognizing someone’s inner beauty, regardless of their outward appearance, as well as the possibility of redemption after failure. The tale has many variants and appears...

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Mummy of the Ukok Princess
Mummy of the Ukok Princess or Princess of the Altai, one of the Pazyryk burials, dating from the 5th century BCE, found in a kurgan in the remote Ukok Plateau in the Altai Republic in Russia in 1993. Republican National Museum, Gorno-Altaisk...

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Statue of Princess Simi from Hatra
This is the upper part of the statue of Princess "Simi". Simi was the daughter of princess Doshafri, and granddaughter of king Sanatruq I (reigned c. 140 - 180 CE) through her mother. The overall depiction of the attire and pieces of jewelry...

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Gisela of France
Gisela of France was a legendary 10th-century CE Francian princess, who, according to tradition, was married off to Viking leader Rollo of Normandy. Her name, Gisela or Gisla, comes from an Old German word meaning "to pledge", the French...

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Death of the Princess de Lamballe
Death of the Princess de Lamballe, oil on canvas by Léon-Maxime Faivre, 1908. The painting depicts the murder of the Princess de Lamballe in the September Massacres, during the French Revolution (1789-99). Lamballe, a wealthy, widowed noblewoman...

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Princess Doshafri from Hatra
This is the upper part of the statue of princess "Doshafri", daughter of king Sanatruq I of Hatra (reigned c. 140 - 180 CE). Although the statue is somewhat weathered, it is an excellent example conveying the appearance of a Hatrene princess...

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Princess Mary's Gift Tin, 1914
The contents of a Princess Mary's Gift Tin, given at Christmas to all soldiers and sailors in the Brtish armed forces in 1914 during the First World War (1914-18). Princess Mary (1897-1965), daughter of King George V (r. 1910-36), headed...

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Mary, Princess of Orange
A portrait by Peter Lely of Mary, Princess of Orange. Mary was the daughter of James II of England and she married William, Prince of Orange in 1677. The couple would later become the king and queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Mary...

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Princess Olga's Revenge on the Drevlians
A 15th century CE manuscript illustration showing the revenge of Princess Olga (d. c. 969 CE) of the Kievan Rus on the Drevlians, who had killed her husband, Igor of Kiev (912-945 CE)

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Egyptian Relief of Princess Sitamun, daughter of Amenhotp III
This is a sandstone block fragment which was brought from the temple of Egyptian king Amenhotep II. The temple lies on the west bank of the Nile river at Thebes. There is a raised relief, depicting the head of Princess Sitamun, daughter of...