Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

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Prince Naga

Japanese prince

Prince Ōtomo

Emperor of Japan in 672

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

b. 1921

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

b. 1944

British prince (born 1944)

Prince Rupert Loewenstein

Spanish-born German-Bavarian aristocrat (1933–2014)

Prince Takechi

Japanese prince (d. 696)

Prince Tsunenaga

Prince Vittorio Amedeo Teodoro, Duke of Aosta

Duke of Aosta

Prince William of Gloucester

British prince (1941–1972)

Prince William, Duke of Gloucester

b. 1689

British prince (1689–1700)

Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg from 1913 to 1942

Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark

b. 1965

Greek princess (born 1965)

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands

b. 2005

Dutch princess (born 2005)

Princess Alice of the United Kingdom

b. 1843

British princess (1843–1878

Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

b. 1754

Hereditary Princess of Baden

Princess Anle

Chinese princess of the Tang dynasty (died 710)

Princess Augusta of Cambridge

b. 1822

Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1860 to 1904

Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel

b. 1797

Member of the British royal family

Princess Beatrice

b. 1988

British princess (born 1988)

Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

b. 1884

Duchess of Galliera (1884–1966)

Princess Caroline of Great Britain

b. 1713

British princess (1713–1757)

Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön

b. 1744

Princess of (Schleswig-)Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Princess Charlotte of Prussia

b. 1860

Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen from 1914 to 1918

Princess Charlotte of Wales (born 2015)

b. 2015

British princess