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Margaret Crane
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Random Princesses
Te Puea Herangi
The reluctant royal who became the Maori's greatest leader.
Hypatia
The first female mathematician in recorded history, and one of the luminaries of the ancient world - but her grisly death at the hands of a mob was only the start of her troubles.
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi
Spirited poetry-spouting princess who lived an audacious life and put her cheating lover on blast with her expert slam poetry.
Thákane
When her deadbeat brothers demanded the impossible, this South African princess carried through, and slayed a dragon.
Agnodice
After disguising herself as a man to be the physician women needed, she was put on trial - and won.
Olga of Kiev
Brutal princess-turned-Christian saint who burnt down enemy towns using pigeons.
Yael
Saved the Jewish people by hammering a tent spike through an unsuspecting house guest's head.
Tomyris
When the most powerful man in the world made plans on her country, she: turned down his marriage proposal, destroyed his armies, and defiled his head so famously that she became legend for centuries thereafter.
Trung Trac and Trung Nhi
Sisters who led an army on elephant-back to overthrow oppressive Chinese rule and establish a short-lived Vietnamese kingdom.
Matilda of Tuscany
Fiery defender of the pope who made kings kneel before her.