Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History—Without the Fairy-Tale Endings

Once Upon a Time: An Introduction WARRIORS Princesses who fought their own battles 1. Alfhild, the Princess Who Turned Pirate 2. Pingyang, the Princess Who Led an Army SEVEN WARRIOR QUEENS OF ANTIQUITY 3. Olga of Kiev, the Princess Who Slaughtered Her Way to Sainthood 4. Khutulun, the Princess Who Ruled the Wrestling Mat 5. Lakshmibai, the Princess Who Led a Rebellion (with Her Son Strapped to Her Back) USURPERS Princesses who grabbed power in a man’s world 6. Hatshepsut, the Princess Who Ruled Egypt as a King A FAMILY AFFAIR: A WORD ABOUT ROYAL INCEST 7. Wu Zetian, the Princess who Became Emperor of China WEI’S WAY 8. Njinga of Ndongo, the Princess Who Kept Male Concubines in Drag SCHEMERS Princesses who plotted and planned 9. Justa Grata Honoria, the Princess Who Nearly Wrecked the Roman Empire 10. Isabella of France, the “She-Wolf” Princess THE SORCERESS PRINCESSES 11. Roxolana, the Princess Who Went from Sex Slave to Sultana 12. Catherine Radziwill, the Stalker Princess 13. Stephanie von Hohenlohe, the Princess Who Partied for Hitler SURVIVORS Princesses who made controversial and questionable choices 14. Lucrezia, the Renaissance Mafia Princess 15. Malinche, the Princess Who Served Her Country’s Conquerors THE WAR BOOTY PRINCESS 16. Sophia Dorothea, the Prisoner Princess MARRIAGE OR INSANE ASYLUM? 17. Sarah Winnemucca, the Princess Accused of Collaborating 18. Sofka Dolgorouky, the Princess Who Turned Communist PARTIERS Princesses who loved to live it up 19. Christina, the Cross-Dressing Princess 20. Caraboo, the Phony Princess Who Hoodwinked England SIX WAYS TO FAKE PRINCESSHOOD 21. Charlotte of Prussia, the Princess Who Threw a Sex Party 22. Clara Ward, the Princess Who Ran Off with a Gypsy…and a Waiter…and a Station Manager THE DOLLAR PRINCESSES 23. Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, the Punk Princess Who Went Corporate PRINCESS EXCESS FLOOZIES Princesses notorious for their sexy exploits 24. Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, the Princess Who Didn’t Wash DEATH AND THE VICTORIAN AGE 25. Pauline Bonaparte, the Exhibitionist Princess 26. Margaret, the Princess Who Caused a Bank Robbery THREE PRINCESSES WHO CHUCKED THEIR CROWNS FOR LOVE MADWOMEN Princesses who were likely mad, or close to it 27. Anna of Saxony, the Princess Who Foamed at the Mouth THREE MAD PRINCESSES (AND ONE WHO PROBABLY WASN’T) 28. Elisabeth of Austria, the Princess Who Wore a Meat Mask BEWARE THE BLACK DWARF 29. Charlotte of Belgium, the Princess Who Scared the Pope ROYAL HOTLINE TO HEAVEN 30. Franziska, the Amnesiac Who Became the Lost Romanov Princess FAMOUS LAST WORDS Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments About the Author