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Franz Joseph, el jove emperador d'Àustria, busca esposa. La seva mare, la dominant arxiduquessa Sophie, li tria una candidata a emperadriu: la princesa bàvara Helena. L'arxiduquessa fa els preparatius perquè els dos joves es coneguin i mare i fill viatgen a Baviera a demanar la mà d'Helena. Helena té una germana petita, Elisabeth, a qui anomenen Sissí, una noia senzilla i intel·ligent que captiva i enamora Franz Joseph. Malgrat l'oposició de l'arxiduquessa, Franz Joseph i Sissí lluiten pel seu amor i s'acaben casant.

Després de la solemne cerimònia de casament, Sissí s'ha d'acostumar al ritme de vida habitual d'una emperadriu. El seu caràcter decidit xoca amb l'autoritarisme de la seva sogra. El conflicte entre les dues dones s'agreuja amb el naixement d'una nena. Invocant la tradició, la sogra pretén que Sissí no cuidi personalment la seva filla.

La Sissí ha demostrat la seva habilitat per tractar tant els assumptes d'estat com les delicades relacions amb la seva sogra, l'arxiduquessa Sophie. Aprofitant un viatge que fa la Sissí a Hongria amb el comte Andrassy per calmar una insubordinació de la noblesa, l'arxiduquessa escampa el rumor que tots dos tenen un idil·li. Quan es retroben la Sissí i en Franz Joseph, resulta que ella té una malaltia pulmonar i necessita tractar-la a Grècia.

La comtessa Irma viatja fins a una vila de Grècia per a convertir-se en una de les dames de confiança al servei de l'emperadriu Sisi. Allunyada de les estrictes normes de la cort austríaca, Sisi viu en plena llibertat marcant les seves pròpies regles, a les quals l'Irma haurà d'acostumar-se.

Quan Vladimir Dubrovsky refusa convertir-se en amant de la tsarina Caterina II, aquesta, ferida al seu orgull, l'acusa de ser un criminal i ordena que el capturin viu o mort. Les propietats de la família Dubrovsky són immediatament confiscades i lliurades a Kyrilla Troekouroff, un home cruel que provoca la mort del pare de Vladimir. Quan aquest se n'assabenta, jura venjar-se i, per això, s'amaga darrere d'un antifaç negre i actua amb el sobrenom d'Àguila Negra. Per executar la seva venjança, es disfressa de preceptor i entra a la casa de Troekouroff com a professor de francès de Mascha, la filla del seu enemic. Però els seus plans trontollen quan comença a enamorar-se de la jove.

"Sisi" follows the extraordinary life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Modern, honest, and authentic. Told from the perspective of her closest confidants, the series takes a new look at the empress' life and reveals a multi-layered woman.

Zhen Huan, a 17-year-old innocent introduced into the imperial court as the latest concubine of Emperor Yong Zheng. Her dreams of a new life of love and prosperity are swiftly dashed as she enters a dog-eat-dog world of treachery and corruption.

A woman born in Korea navigates her way through love, war, politics and national loyalties to become a powerful empress in China's Yuan dynasty.

Based on events in 7th and 8th-century Tang dynasty and starring producer Fan Bingbing as the titular character Wu Zetian, The Empress of China is the story of the only woman in Chinese history to rule as an emperor.

In an alternate-reality South Korea, where a constitutional monarchical system prevails, Oh Sunny, a musical actress, becomes the empress of the country. Thus begins a dispute for power in the royal palace. Nothing is what it seems, and Oh Sunny is ready to fight until the end to uncover a mysterious homicide within the royal palace, fighting to protect those she loves the most and obtain happiness.

Two young people meet. A fateful encounter - the proverbial love at first sight. He is Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, she is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria and the sister of the woman Franz is to marry…

“He who has Dugu, has the world”. Daughters of a court official, Dugu Banruo, Dugu Mantuo, and Dugu Jialou were always destined for greatness. Blessed with beauty, intelligence, and connections, the Dugu sisters grew up knowing they were the subjects of a prophecy that could someday tear them apart. Determined to remain loyal to each other, they vowed to always put their relationship first. But time has a way of changing things, and vows are easily broken.

When the Emperor mysteriously disappears from battle, his new wife Consort Quan Fei, is accused of murder by his mother, the Empress Dowager, who sees Quan Fei as an ominous woman. However, Quan Fei is protected by the Emperor's younger brother, the new Emperor Daoguang, who has loved Quan Fei since he was young. So when Daoguang announces that Quan Fei is to be his new consort, the Empress Dowager partners with Daoguang's wife, the new Empress Shencheng to eradicate Quan Fei from the royal court.

Everyone thought that fate played an unbelievable joke - the foul-mouthed woman from the village who can beat a brawny man with her bare hands has become queen! She will be the one to help her "weak chicken" husband in a story full of laughter and warmth. Liu Jin Feng was abandoned by her own father. Growing up in a small alley, she and her mother only had each other to depend on. The entire court laughed when she married into the imperial family. Even her husband, the King , was suspicious of her and repeatedly tried to test her loyalties. Duke Qi has been manipulating government affairs, the young king has always had lofty ideals for the future of his kingdom. Jin Feng's chubby appearance is unlike the fair and slender maidens in the inner court. With her around, life in the palace has become less boring and more chaotic. As the newly weds get to know each other, the most "mismatched" king and queen become the most perfect couple.

The story of Dugu Qieluo, formally Empress Wenxian, and her husband Yang Jian who united China under the Sui Dynasty. The husband and wife come to be revered by the people as saints due to their extraordinary contributions to a new golden age.

"The Confidant" depicts how a group of eunuchs survive in the weakening Qing empire, and closely traces imperial eunuch Li Lianying's early life from the first day he entered the imperial palace to become one of the most powerful political figures in the latter years of the Qing Dynasty. The drama also follows Li's relationship with Empress Dowager Cixi, and how he eventually becomes her closest confidant.

Akihito, the Emperor of Japan, abdicated on April 30, 2019. This 3-parts NHK World documentary series chronicles the life of a former "divine child" who became the symbol of the Japanese State when he ascended the throne in 1989.