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Kings, Queens, and
Emperors Part 2 |
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Kings, Queens, and
Emperors Part II is the second of a two-part series on queer royalty.
Click here to view Part I. |
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King Ludwig II of Bavaria
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Hadrian
(76-138), a Roman emperor who earned a reputation for military prowess
and administrative skill, is remembered today for his love for the
beautiful youth Antinous. Their relationship was not exceptional
because the lovers were male, but for its intensity. |
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Henry III
(1551-1589), the last French king of the Valois dynasty, was widely
accused of sodomy, but such charges were probably not true. |
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James VI and I
(1566-1625) was the
sponsor of the English translation of the Bible that bears his name and
himself an accom-
plished author. King James was well known for his passionate
attachments to handsome young men. |
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 Louis XIII
(1601-1643),
King of France from 1610 to 1643, experienced his most intense
emotional relationships with a series of handsome men. |
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Ludwig II
(1845-1886) was a Bavarian king
best known for his
enthusiastic patronage of Richard Wagner and for his fabulous castles.
King Ludwig ultimately withdrew from public life, perhaps in part due
to the impossibility of living openly as a gay man. |
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Philip II (382-336 B.C.E.),
King of Macedon, the father of
Alexander the Great,
achieved the hegemony of all of Greece before being killed by an
enraged young favorite. |
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 William
III (1650-1702), Prince of Orange, King of England, became the
acknowledged defender of Protestant Europe. His pre-eminence has made
it difficult for Anglophone admirers to assess his sexual orientation
candidly. |
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Related Special
Features |
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Kings, Queens, and
Emperors Part I
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Photo
Credits:
Images of Louis XIII and William III copyright © 2003-2005,
Clipart.com. |
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