Teuta was an Illyrian queen who ruled over a tribe that inhabited the western Balkans and the Adriatic Sea during the 3rd century BC. She was known for her naval power and her aggressive actions against Greek and Roman ships, which led to conflict with the Roman Republic. Teuta was a skilled military leader and a staunch defender of her people's autonomy and independence, but her piracy ultimately led to her downfall. The Roman Republic sent a fleet to confront her, which resulted in a peace treaty that forced her to limit her maritime activities and pay tribute to Rome. Despite her defeat.
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While Mutemwiya was only a minor wife to Pharaoh Thutmose IV, she was the beloved mother of the Phraoh Amenhotep III. While it is unconfirmed, it has been suggested that she acted as regent for her son at the beginning of his reign when he was quite young. Her son would become one of the most successful Pharaohs of his time.
Mary Anning was a paleontologist from Victorian England, her discoveries included the first correctly identified ichthyosaur skeleton when she was just twelve years old, the first two nearly complete plesiosaur skeletons; the first pterosaur skeleton located outside Germany and fish fossils. Unfortunately, as a woman, she was not eligible to join the Geological Society of London and she did not always receive full credit for her scientific contributions
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Queen of England for only nine days between her cousins Edward VII and Mary I for the period of 10 July until 19 July 1553. When Mary I became Queen, she was charged with treason by November 1553 and executed in February of 1554. She was only 16 or 17 years old when she died.
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