{"id":117833,"date":"2026-07-30T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/?p=117833"},"modified":"2026-07-30T12:29:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:29:42","slug":"greatest-love-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/it\/greatest-love-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"13 of the Greatest Love Stories in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:53.125%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:47.55859375%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:61.81640625%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-4::before{padding-top:61.71875%; }img#mv-trellis-img-4{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-5::before{padding-top:57.71484375%; }img#mv-trellis-img-5{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-6::before{padding-top:52.34375%; }img#mv-trellis-img-6{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-7::before{padding-top:62.5%; }img#mv-trellis-img-7{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-8::before{padding-top:64.994165694282%; }img#mv-trellis-img-8{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-9::before{padding-top:62.109375%; }img#mv-trellis-img-9{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-10::before{padding-top:59.66796875%; }img#mv-trellis-img-10{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-11::before{padding-top:56.34765625%; }img#mv-trellis-img-11{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-12::before{padding-top:62.3046875%; }img#mv-trellis-img-12{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-13::before{padding-top:54.4921875%; }img#mv-trellis-img-13{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Love is the thing that <strong>makes history human<\/strong>. It&rsquo;s the one thing that allows us to relate to the people of past times when they seem too different from us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">History&rsquo;s greatest love stories weren&rsquo;t always easy. In fact, a number of them ended in tragedy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But they remain great because people were willing to<strong> risk everything<\/strong> for someone special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A king left his throne, an emperor spent decades building a monument, and a poet refused to ever remarry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These thirteen stories span continents and millennia, but they all have one thing in common: devotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Paris and Helen<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-117837\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-1024x544.jpg\" alt=\"lovers illiad\" class=\"wp-image-117837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-2048x1088.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-960x510.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-1080x574.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-170x90.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20544'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='544'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"lovers illiad\" class=\"wp-image-117837 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-1024x544.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-2048x1088.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-960x510.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-1080x574.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paris-helen-famous-couples-love-story-history-7-170x90.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.thecollector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/paris-oenone-lastman.jpg?width=1200&amp;quality=100&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; cdn.thecollector<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The affair of Paris and Helen was legendary even long before anyone wrote it down. Their love was so disruptive that it caused a war!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paris was a Trojan prince, and Helen was the most beautiful woman in the Greek world, married to King Menelaus of Sparta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story goes that they <strong>fell for each other<\/strong> so hard that Paris simply had to steal Helen and take her home with him, no matter the cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some sources say she was abducted, while others claim she ran away with her lover.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten years of war followed, which resulted in the <strong>whole city <\/strong>essere <strong>destroyed<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Homer made their story immortal in the Iliad, showing just how much was sacrificed for the love of two people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, this story has its pragmatic version too, which takes away from the romance: <strong>Helen<\/strong> was the true <strong>heir of Greece<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we look at it this way, Paris and Menelaus were actually fighting for power, and not the hand of one woman.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Cleopatra and Mark Antony<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-117836\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-1024x487.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-1024x487.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-960x457.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-1080x514.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-170x81.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"487\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20487'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='487'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117836 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-1024x487.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-1024x487.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-960x457.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-1080x514.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cleopatra-famous-couples-love-story-history-8-170x81.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/antony--cleopatra-egyptian-theater-by-alexis-van-hamme-photo-by--fine-art-photographic-librarycorbiscorbis-via-getty-images.jpg?crop=0.7019906323185011xw:1xh;center,top&amp;resize=1200:*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; hips.hearstapps<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rome itself feared this love story!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cleopatra VII, a well-known ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, already had a strong alliance with Rome before Mark Anthony came to replace Julius Caesar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the new ruler summoned her, she arrived on a golden barge with silver oars and silk sails, surrounded by attendants dressed as sea nymphs, and reportedly wore the costume of <strong>Aphrodite<\/strong> herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was a calculated move to impress Mark Anthony because he declared himself the <strong>New Dionysus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the romance they went on to have was very real!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They built a life together in Alexandria and had three children. Their alliance threatened to reshape the entire Roman world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it became clear they would be caught by Octavian&rsquo;s forces, they <strong>died together<\/strong>. Mark Anthony by his own hand, and Cleopatra by a snake bite.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Hadrian and Antinous<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-117838\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-1024x633.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-960x594.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-1080x668.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-170x105.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"633\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20633'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='633'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117838 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-1024x633.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-960x594.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-1080x668.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hadrian-famous-couples-love-story-history-9-170x105.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjysnFRPBHFYNEuzR-4Ht7-hYXmJG1Ge9vHyZaP7Px3fmVvbtG8h3wftj-DoIk_tR3rZXtCtT-hb3THmea6Oy96JJOX0F3R5dW5a-Fv4mkArvTiKvzmPB5u5rqBfEF0rUmQK5swzYCZ3bA\/s1600\/Antinous-fd0017.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; blogger.googleusercontent<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emperor Hadrian was one of the most intellectual Roman rulers. He loved to travel, enjoyed Greek philosophy, and fine architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The love of his life was a <strong>young Greek man<\/strong> named Antinous, who accompanied Hadrian on his many travels across the Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&rsquo;s said that they couldn&rsquo;t get enough of each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in 130 AD, while traveling along the Nile, Antinous <strong>drowned<\/strong> under strange circumstances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hadrian&rsquo;s grief was endless, and even the people of his time reported his behavior as overwhelming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He had Antinous deified, establishing a <strong>cult in his honor<\/strong>. He also founded a city in Egypt called Antino&ouml;polis in his memory, and commissioned hundreds of sculptures depicting his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, there are more surviving portraits of Antinous than of any other person from ancient times!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Justinian and Theodora<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-117839\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-1024x632.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-960x592.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-1080x666.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-170x105.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20632'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='632'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117839 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-1024x632.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-960x592.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-1080x666.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/justinian-famous-couples-love-story-history-10-170x105.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.thecollector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/byzantine-emperor-justinian-empress-theodora-mosaic.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; cdn.thecollector<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This love story begins with an <strong>impossible social gap<\/strong>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Justinian was heir to the Byzantine Empire, while Theodora was the<strong> daughter of a bear-keeper<\/strong> in the circus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also performed and danced for the crowd, so by the standards of their time, she was a completely inappropriate choice for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Justinian was so enchanted by her that he <strong>changed the law<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once they were married, they became equal partners in governing the Empire. She advised him on theology, law, and foreign policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, Theodora is remembered as a brave and proud person.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Justinian relied on her completely until her death in 548 AD, and he never recovered from losing her.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. H&eacute;lo&iuml;se and Peter Abelard<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-117840\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-1024x591.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-960x554.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-1080x623.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-170x98.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"591\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20591'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='591'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117840 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-1024x591.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-960x554.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-1080x623.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/abelard-famous-couples-love-story-history-11-170x98.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victorianweb.org\/painting\/bateman\/paintings\/6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; victorianweb<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peter Abelard was one of the most celebrated <strong>philosophers<\/strong> and theologians of his time, and H&eacute;lo&iuml;se d&rsquo;Argenteuil was his <strong>student<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also went on to become one of the most brilliant women of her era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their romance was intense, and they had a son named Astrolabe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From there, the story takes a tragic turn. H&eacute;lo&iuml;se&rsquo;s uncle and guardian learned about the relationship and had Abelard castrated as <strong>punishment<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both of them were then forced into religious life as a <strong>nun and <\/strong>a<strong> monk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They spent the rest of their lives apart, but they continued to communicate through <a href=\"https:\/\/mlpp.pressbooks.pub\/introphil\/chapter\/excerpts-from-the-letters-of-abelard-and-heloise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letters<\/a>, many of which have been preserved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were eventually buried together, and today their tomb in Paris still receives fresh flowers daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-117842\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-2048x1072.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-960x503.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-1080x565.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-170x89.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20536'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='536'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117842 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-1024x536.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-2048x1072.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-960x503.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-1080x565.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mahal-famous-couples-love-story-history-12-170x89.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aureusboutique.com\/cdn\/shop\/articles\/taj-mahal-mumtaz-mahal-shah-jahan-love-unesco-wonder-world-agra-india_1920x.jpg?v=1744447087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; aureusboutique<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shah Jahan was a Mughal <strong>Emperor of India<\/strong> in the 17th century. Mumtaz Mahal was his <strong>third wife<\/strong>, but by all accounts, she became his closest advisor and companion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She even traveled with him on military campaigns, which was very unusual in their time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1631, Mumtaz died in childbirth, and Shah Jahan was inconsolable. The people around him considered his mourning too prolonged, reporting that his hair had turned white in sadness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his wife&rsquo;s honor, he had the <strong>Taj Mahal<\/strong> built. It took 20 years and twenty thousand artisans to complete!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Emperor was later imprisoned by his son, and he spent the rest of his days looking at the Taj Mahal through his cell window.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Dante and Beatrice<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-117841\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-960x600.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-170x106.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20640'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='640'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117841 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-1024x640.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-960x600.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dante-famous-couples-love-story-history-13-170x106.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/5a\/Henry_Holiday_-_Dante_and_Beatrice_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; upload.wikimedia<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dante Alighieri was nine years old when he first saw Beatrice Portinari, and he was never able to forget her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He saw her again briefly when he was eighteen. Although she was married to someone else, she became <strong>his muse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Beatrice died at the young age of 24, he placed her at the very top of the spiritual ladder in his Divine Comedy, where she was his <strong>guide through Paradise<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Dante&rsquo;s vision, Beatrice embodied divine grace. Her existence itself allowed him to understand the world differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They had no real relationship, but from those two encounters, Dante created one of the greatest love poems in all of Western literature!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-117844\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madame-famous-couples-love-story-history-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madame-famous-couples-love-story-history-1.jpg 857w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madame-famous-couples-love-story-history-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madame-famous-couples-love-story-history-1-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madame-famous-couples-love-story-history-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madame-famous-couples-love-story-history-1-170x110.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"557\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20857%20557'%3E%3Crect%20width='857'%20height='557'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117844 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madame-famous-couples-love-story-history-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madame-famous-couples-love-story-history-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madame-famous-couples-love-story-history-1.jpg 857w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madame-famous-couples-love-story-history-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madame-famous-couples-love-story-history-1-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madame-famous-couples-love-story-history-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madame-famous-couples-love-story-history-1-170x110.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/27\/Maurice_Quentin_de_La_Tour_-_Madame_de_Pompadour_dans_son_cabinet_de_travail.jpg\/960px-Maurice_Quentin_de_La_Tour_-_Madame_de_Pompadour_dans_son_cabinet_de_travail.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; upload.wikimedia<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nine-year old Jeanne Antoinette Poisson was once told by an oracle that she would rule the <strong>heart of a king<\/strong> when she grew up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And indeed, in 1745, she became the official mistress of King Louis XV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, their love story remains remarkable because of the intellectual relationship that has grown from the affair.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They became close friends, and Madame de Pompadour even became the king&rsquo;s <strong>closest advisor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was also a patron of the Enlightenment who supported Voltaire. She influenced French<strong> architecture and art<\/strong>, and especially fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Louis kept her by his side until her death in 1764, and reportedly, he stood in the rain watching her funeral procession leave Versailles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. John and Abigail Adams<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-117843\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-1024x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-960x596.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-1080x671.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-170x106.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20636'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='636'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117843 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-9\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-1024x636.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-960x596.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-1080x671.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/founding-famous-couples-love-story-history-2-170x106.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/260624_ADAMSTHEATER01-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; wpr<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John and Abigail Adams had something that was truly rare in their era: genuine <strong>intellectual equality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were married for fifty-four years, and during that time, they exchanged over a <strong>thousand letters<\/strong>. They were often apart due to his political career, but their conversations never stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They discussed philosophy, politics, theology, and the shape of the new nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When John was creating laws, Abigail gave a crucial instruction: &ldquo;remember the ladies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John called her <strong>his best friend<\/strong> multiple times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By all accounts, their love was marked by genuine devotion and equality, which aren&rsquo;t common even in modern relationships.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Napoleon and Jos&eacute;phine<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-117845\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-960x573.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-1080x645.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-170x101.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20611'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='611'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117845 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-10\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-1024x611.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-960x573.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-1080x645.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/napoleon-famous-couples-love-story-history-3-170x101.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2014\/12\/07\/books\/review\/07WEBER\/07WEBER-superJumbo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; static01.nyt<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Napoleon Bonaparte&rsquo;s letters to Jos&eacute;phine de Beauharnais are among the most erotic love letters ever written by any public figure in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was <strong>infatuated <\/strong>from the beginning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was older, elegant, widowed, and by all accounts, much more casual about the whole relationship than he was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their marriage was very turbulent. <strong>Jos&eacute;phine was unfaithful<\/strong>, and Napoleon was obsessively jealous, which is an intense combination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1809, after years of trying for a child, Napoleon finally had to <strong>divorce<\/strong> her because he needed to think of the empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reportedly, the separation brought them both to tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He married someone else and had an heir, but it&rsquo;s still said that Jos&eacute;phine&rsquo;s name was among the last things he spoke on his deathbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. Mary and Percy Shelley<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-117846\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20577'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='577'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117846 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-11\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-1024x577.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shelley-famous-couples-love-story-history-4-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-28-at-12.51.25.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; bars.ac<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary Godwin was sixteen when she met Percy Bysshe Shelley. He was an intellectual with radical convictions, a <strong>poet<\/strong>, and already <strong>married<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary&rsquo;s parents were intellectual radicals, so she was able to engage Shelly in any discussion. She also had her own literary ambition, which helped them connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Percy left his wife, and the two <strong>ran away to Europe<\/strong> together. Their love was heavily condemned, so they were constantly followed by financial issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also lost many of their children. Overall, their lives were turbulent and <strong>tragic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, their creative and intellectual <strong>collaboration<\/strong> made for some of the most memorable literary pieces to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1822, Percy died in a sailing accident at the age of 29.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary Shelly never remarried, saying she was already married to a genius and couldn&rsquo;t bear to be someone lesser than him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12. Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-117835\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-1024x638.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-960x598.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-1080x673.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-170x106.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"638\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20638'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='638'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117835 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-12\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-1024x638.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-960x598.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-1080x673.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/king-edward-famous-couples-love-story-history-5-170x106.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/huty1719505.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; nypost<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In December 1936, King Edward VIII <strong>abdicated his throne<\/strong>. His reason: love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wallis Simpson was an <strong>American divorc&eacute;e<\/strong>, married twice before. At the time, her marital history made her an unacceptable choice for a king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edward had been king for less than a year, and he said that he couldn&rsquo;t perform his duties without the support of the woman he loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He walked away from the most powerful position in the British Empire for love, shocking the whole world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They got married in France in 1937 and lived in exile as the <strong>Duke and Duchess<\/strong> of Windsor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They stayed together until the end of Edward&rsquo;s life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13. Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-117834\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-960x523.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-1080x589.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-170x93.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"558\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20558'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='558'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117834 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-13\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-1024x558.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-960x523.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-1080x589.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gace-kelly-famous-couples-love-story-history-6-170x93.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/433b86f8de500382234c202b258adc12a2a28d8e52cb8b8beccf1d15115fe398\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fwoman_s_world_418%2F95fe8efaed897ffcba488a37b20130d3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; s.yimg<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grace Kelly was already one of Hollywood&rsquo;s biggest stars when she met Prince Rainier III of Monaco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was an <strong>Academy Award winner<\/strong> at twenty-five, and she met the prince at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He courted her through letters and in person, and within months of their first meeting, he proposed to her!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grace accepted, gave up her film career, and became Princess of Monaco.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their wedding felt like a <strong>fairytale<\/strong>, especially since it happened a decade after the Second World War, when the world was starved of beauty and goodness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By most accounts, Grace took her role seriously and worked tirelessly for Monaco&rsquo;s cultural and charitable life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After her death in 1982, Rainier never remarried.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love is the thing that makes history human. 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