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Queen Elizabeth II's enduring love story is a rare success in the annals of royal matrimony.
Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt formed a potent personal and political partnership.
The Egyptian queen bested Antony one night at a banquet, betting him she could spend 10 million sesterces on a single meal.
Napoleon Bonaparte found his true love in 1795 when he was still an intense, awkward, up-and-coming French soldier.
Joséphine de Beauharnais was a languid, lovely 32-year-old widow from the French colony of Martinique .
As Napoleon ruthlessly rose to prominence, the couple engaged in psychosexual games that defined their relationship.
Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia married in 1894 .
The couple's enduring, deepening romance is evident in the letters they wrote to each other as the years went on.
As the nation descended into chaos, rumors swirled around their relationship with the mystic Rasputin , they naively and stupidly continued to believe in the rights of autocratic rulers.
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