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1. He was a pharaoh, probably the greatest pharaoh of all, the builder of Abu Simbel and numerous monuments during the many years he reigned. He had many wives but he loved this queen so much that he built her a temple next to his own. She is described as "greatly favored, possessing charm, sweet of love". Her name means "beautiful companion". Who were they?
2. After Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 B.C. this Roman politician and general formed the Second Triumvirate, a form of political alliance which lasted several years, but eventually the members of the Triumvirate separated and civil war erupted. This general fought his old friend and lost in Actium, in 31 B.C. where he committed suicide. His lover, an Egyptian queen, who bore him several children, also committed suicide letting a snake bite her. What were their names?
3. He was the fifth Mughal emperor, born in 1628. She was a Persian princess who married the emperor after five long years of betrothal. She died giving birth to her 14th child and he was so distraught that he built a magnificent tomb, the Taj Mahal, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Who are they?
4. Portugal's dauphin in the 1340's became engaged and married a Spanish lady who brought her cousin to her husband's court. He fell in love with the beautiful cousin and after his wife's death, the two lovers lived together and had several children. When the dauphin took a trip away from his lover, his father had her murdered, fearing her influence and that of her brothers. When the dauphin ascended to the throne, he had the lady desinterred and crowned. Who were these lovers?
5. He was a musician, one of the greatest composers of the Romantic Era, famous for his polonaises, nocturnes and his Revolutionary Étude, which was composed just after his country's revolt against Russia. She was a French writer who used a male pseudonym. They had a relationship that lasted ten years, but separated two years before his death. Do you know their names?
6. He was a military genius, a king and even more. She was a white créole lady, born in Martinique and the widow of a victim of the guillotine. They met at a party and fell in love. Eventually, they married, causing displeasure to his family, as the lady was six years older and already had children. They had an intense relationship but she did not stay faithful and the relationship changed. Do you know their names?
7. He was a French scientist who lived for his research. She was of Polish origin, also a scientist, who went to Paris to continue her studies. They fell in love when they met at their laboratory. They both won the Nobel Prize jointly for their work in Physics. After his death, she continued working and later won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Who were they?
8. He was a Russian tsar. She was a German princess, daughter of Grand Duke of Hesse and grand-daughter of Queen Victoria. They first met at a wedding, when he was 16 and she was 12. Years later, they met again, fell in love and married. They had five children and remained a very close couple during their life together. The entire family and several servants were assassinated on 17 July, 1918.
9. She was a British queen for 63 years. He was a German born prince, Her Majesty's first cousin and related to many royal houses of Europe. The royal couple had 9 children. He died at the age of 42 and after his death, the Queen entered into a depression and wore mourning clothes the rest of her life.
10. He was a Mexican writer with a diplomatic career. She was a French lady who met the poet in Paris. She died of typhus, and her death inspired the poet to write one of the most beautiful collections of poems in Spanish American Literature, "La Amada Inmovil" ("The Immovable Loved One") which is a collection of love poems. The poet's first name suggests he was loved.
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