Leading Figures in History

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

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Prince Georg of Denmark

b. 1920

Danish diplomat and prince (1920–1986)

Prince George of Greece and Denmark

b. 1869

Greek prince (1869–1957)

Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten

b. 1906

Swedish prince (1906–1947)

Prince Henry of Prussia (born 1862)

Prussian prince and admiral

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester

British prince (1900–1974)

Prince Koreyasu

b. 1264

Military ruler of Japan from 1266 to 1289

Prince Louis of Wales

b. 2018

British prince (born 2018)

Prince Morikuni

b. 1301

Military ruler of Japan from 1308 to 1333

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

b. 1921

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

Prince Rupert Loewenstein

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

Prince Tsunenaga

Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg from 1913 to 1942

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 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 Wales (born 2015)

b. 2015

British princess

Princess Clémentine of Orléans

b. 1817

French princess; third daughter of Louis-Philippe I (1817-1907)

Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom

b. 1770

Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg from 1820 to 1829

Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia

b. 1767

Duchess of York and Albany

Princess Helena of the United Kingdom

British princess, daughter of Queen Victoria (1846–1923)

Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein

b. 1870

British princess (1870–1948)