Leading Figures in History

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

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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

b. 1921

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

Prince René of Bourbon-Parma

b. 1894

Son of Robert I, Duke of Parma

Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

b. 1944

British prince (born 1944)

Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia

b. 1896

Russian prince (1896–1978)

Prince Rupert Loewenstein

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

Prince Sawara

Japanese prince (c. 750 – 785)

Prince Takechi

Japanese prince (d. 696)

Prince Tsunenaga

Prince Tsunesada

Crown Prince of Japan

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)

Prince Yasuhiko Asaka

b. 1887

Japanese prince and general (1887–1981)

Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark

b. 1870

Greek and Russian princess (1870–1891)

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 Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

Member of the British royal family (1901–2004)

Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

b. 1754

Hereditary Princess of Baden

Princess Amelia of Great Britain

British princess (1711–1786)

Princess Anle

Chinese princess of the Tang dynasty (died 710)

Princess Anna Sophia of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

b. 1700

Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark

b. 1647

Electress of Saxony from 1680 to 1691