List of women who died in childbirth

This is a list of notable women who suffered maternal death. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines maternal death as the death of a pregnant mother due to complications related to pregnancy, underlying conditions worsened by the pregnancy or management of these conditions. This can occur either while she is pregnant or within six weeks of resolution of the pregnancy. Other definitions may include accidental and incidental causes or extend the period of observation to one year after the end of the pregnancy.

Women by country

Angola

Ivone Mufuca (2016), handball player

Australia

Emma Lambrick (1846), the first European woman to die at Port Essington
Hattie Shepparde (1874), actor, and first wife of Henry Hallam
Sumner Locke (1917), writer
Daphne Akhurst (1933), five time consecutive winner of women's singles title at the Australian Championships from 1925 to 1930
Rona Glynn (1965), the first Indigenous Australian school teacher and nurse in Alice Springs

Austria

Joanna of Austria (1578), Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Margaret of Austria (1611), Queen of Spain and Portugal
Maria Anna of Spain (1646), youngest daughter of King Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria, who also died in childbirth
Maria Leopoldine of Austria (1649), Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia
Maria Antonia of Austria (1692), first wife of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
Maria Anna of Austria (1744)
Elisabeth of Württemberg (1790), Archduchess of Austria
Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1817), Archduchess of Austria
Maria Leopoldina of Austria (1826), Empress of Brazil and Queen of Portugal
Adelaide of Austria (1855), first wife of Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia, future King of Italy
Archduchess Helena of Austria (1924)

Belarus

Zofia of Słuck (1612)

Bohemia

Judith of Bohemia (1086), Duchess of Poland
Judith of Habsburg (1297), Queen of Bohemia
Margaret of Bohemia (1322), daughter of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Judith of Habsburg, who also died in childbirth
Agnes of Bohemia, Duchess of Jawor (1337)
Kunigunde of Sternberg (1449), days after she delivered twins, Catherine of Poděbrady (who also died in childbirth) and Sidonie
Catherine of Poděbrady (1464), Bohemian princess, Queen of Hungary
Anne of Foix-Candale (1506), Bohemian princess, Queen of Hungary, mother of Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, who also died in childbirth.
Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (1547), Bohemian princess died while giving birth to Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, who also died in childbirth
Juliane Reichardt (1783), pianist

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Barbara del Balzo (1459), second wife of Stjepan Vukčić Kosača

Bulgaria

Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma (1899), mother of Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria.

Burma

Mwei Daw (1368), principal queen of King Binnya U of Martaban–Hanthawaddy, and mother of King Razadarit.
Shin Myo Myat (1520s), mother of King Bayinnaung of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma (Myanmar), and wet nurse of King Tabinshwehti.
Hsinbyume (1812), first wife of Bagyidaw

Byzantine Empire

Aelia Eudoxia (404), Empress consort of the Byzantine Emperor Arcadius
Tzitzak (750), first wife of Byzantine Emperor Constantine V
Eudokia Baïana (901), third wife of Leo VI the Wise
Irene Angelina (1208), widow of Roger III of Sicily and widow of Philip of Swabia, who died two months before her
Caterina Gattilusio (1442)

Cambodia

Vichara Dany (1976), actress
Saom Vansodany (1977), actress

Canada

Simmi Kahlon (2009), Indian-Canadian serial killer

China

Fu Hao (1200 BC), the consort of King Wu Ding of the Shang dynasty and, unusually for that time, also served as a military general and high priestess. Mother of Prince Jie
Xu Pingjun (71 BC), consort of Emperor Xuan of Han
Empress Yujiulü (540), second and last consort of Emperor Wen of Western Wei
Princess Yongtai (701), daughter of the Emperor Zhongzong of Tang dynasty and granddaughter of Empress Wu Zetian
Empress Xiaojiesu (1528), first Empress consort of the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming dynasty.
Amannisa Khan (1560)
Empress Xiaochengren (1674), first Empress consort of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty
Empress Xiaozhaoren (1678), second Empress consort of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty
Empress Xiaoyiren (1689), third Empress consort of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty
Noble Consort Xin (1764), consort of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty
Gurun Princess Rong'an (1875), daughter of the Xianfeng Emperor of the Qing dynasty
Lu Yin (1934), writer
Cai Weilian (1939), oil painter, daughter of philosopher Cai Yuanpei, wife of Lin Wenzheng.

Croatia

Dora Pejačević (1923), composer

Czech Republic

Anna von Schweidnitz (1362), third wife and queen consort of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Elizabeth Jane Weston (1612), English-Czech poet

Denmark

Dagmar of Bohemia (1212), queen consort of King Valdemar II of Denmark.
Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark (1231)
Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg (1704), spouse of the king
Louise of Great Britain (1751), Queen of Denmark and Norway as first wife of Frederick V. She was the youngest surviving daughter of George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach.
Princess Louise of Denmark (1756)
Birgitte Sofie Gabel (1769)
Mariane Bournonville (1797), ballerina and first wife of Antoine Bournonville
Catharine Simonsen (1849), soprano, mother of Niels Juel Simonsen and grandmother of Erik Schmedes and Hakon Schmedes

Egypt

Henhenet (2015 BC), a lower ranking wife of Pharaoh Mentuhotep II of the 11th dynasty.
Meketaten (1340 BC)
Mutnedjmet (13th century BC), wife of Pharaoh Horemheb
Cleopatra V (mid first century BC)
Jamal Nur Qadin (1876)

Ethiopia

Princess Tsehai (1942)

Finland

Elsa Holmsten (1735), poet

France

Hildegard (783), Queen of the Franks
Judith of Flanders (870), wife of Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders and eldest child of Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans
Matilda of Frisia (1044), first Queen of Henry I, King of the Franks
the mother of Saint Drogo (1105)
Sibylla of Burgundy (1150)
Constance of Castile (1160), second wife of Louis VII of France
Isabella of Hainault (1190), first wife of King Philip II of France died the day after giving birth to twins. Both twins lived for just four days.
Constance, Duchess of Brittany (1201)
Agnes of Merania (1201), queen of France
Alix of Thouars (1221), Duchess of Brittany
Yolande of Dreux (1248), first wife of Hugh IV of Burgundy
Alice de Lusignan, Countess of Surrey (1256)
Margaret of France, Duchess of Brabant (1271), daughter of Louis IX of France and his wife Margaret of Provence
Joan I of Navarre (1305), Queen of Navarre, Countess of Champagne, and Queen of France
Beatrice of Luxembourg, Queen of Hungary (1319), wife of Charles I of Hungary
Marie of Luxembourg (1324), Queen consort of France and Navarre, second wife of King Charles IV of France
Isabelle of Valois (1373), wife of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Lord of Milan
Joanna of Bourbon (1378), Queen of France
Isabella of Valois (1409), Queen consort of England as the second spouse of King Richard II. Her parents were King Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria.
Beatrice of Navarre, Countess of La Marche (1412), first wife of James II, Count of La Marche
Catherine of Valois (1437), Queen consort of England from 1420 to 1422.
Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Calabria (1448)
Agnès Sorel (1450), first Chief Mistress Of Charles VII of France
Anne of Savoy (1480), first wife of Frederick of Naples
Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne (1519)
Claude of France (1524), Queen of France as the first wife of Francis I
Eleonore of Fürstenberg (1544), wife of Philipp IV, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
Elisabeth of Valois (1568), Queen of Spain
Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé (1574)
Claude of Valois (1575), Duchess of Lorraine
Charlotte de La Marck (1594), Princess of Sedan and Duchess of Bouillon
Gabrielle d'Estrées (1599), mistress of Henry IV of France, died following eclampsia
Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier (1627), Duchess of Orléans
Elisabeth of France (1644), first wife and Queen consort of Philip IV of Spain
Claude Françoise de Lorraine (1648), wife of Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine, died while giving birth to twin daughters
Marie Angélique de Scorailles (1681), noblewoman
Armande de La Tour d'Auvergne (1717), noblewoman
Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1719), Duchess of Berry a.k.a. "Joufflotte", married at 14, widowed at 18, died at 23 soon after her sixth delivery, pregnant again at autopsy.
Margravine Auguste Marie Johanna of Baden-Baden, duchesse d'Orléans, (1726) and paternal great-grandmother of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French
Louise Diane d'Orléans (1736), princesse de Conti, youngest daughter of Philippe d'Orléans, Regent of France
Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne (1739), noblewoman
Pauline Félicité de Mailly (1741), marquise de Vintimille and second of the five famous de Nesle sisters
Princess Anna Teresa of Savoy (1745), daughter of the Prince and Princess of Carignan, wife of Charles de Rohan;
Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain, Dauphine of France (1746), first wife of Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765) and daughter-in-law of Louis XV
Émilie du Châtelet (1749), mathematician, physicist, and author
Charlotte Rosalie de Choiseul-Beaupré (1753), lady-in-waiting
Princess Maria Teresa Felicitas of Modena, duchesse de Penthièvre (1754) and maternal grandmother of Louis Philippe I
Catherine Éléonore Bénard (1769), mistress of Louis XV
Antoinette Gabrielle Charpentier (1793), first wife of George Danton
Marie-Clementine Bagration (1829)
Juliette Dubufe (1855), sculptor
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1857), last Duchess of Nemours
Marie-Félix Blanc (1882)
Eva Gonzalès (1883), Impressionist painter

Georgia

Balendukht
Tamar of Mukhrani (1683)
Ketevan Andronikashvili (1782)
Princess Elene of Georgia (1786)
Daria Gruzinskaya (1796)

Germany

Gertrude of Süpplingenburg (1143), margravine
Elisabeth of Swabia (1235), Queen consort of Castile
Anna von Schweidnitz (1362), third wife of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Magdalena of Saxony (1534), margravine
Agnes of Hesse (1555), princess
Magdalene of Lippe (1587), landgravine
Dorothea of Saxony (1587), princess
Sophie of Württemberg, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar (1590), noblewoman
Elisabeth of Mansfeld-Hinterort (1596)
Agnes of Solms-Laubach (1602), landgravine
Princess Sibylle Elisabeth of Württemberg (1606)
Eleanor of Prussia (1607)
Princess Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1609)
Duchess Sophie of Prussia (1610), wife of Wilhelm Kettler
Princess Johanna Elisabeth of Nassau-Hadamar (1647)
Sophia Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (1663), landgravine
Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1665), landgravine
Sibylle Ursula von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1671), translator and writer
Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Weimar, Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz (1675)
Marie Luise von Degenfeld (1677)
Elizabeth of Palatinate-Zweibrücken (1677)
Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg (1679)
Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt (1680)
Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Merseburg (1686)
Eleonore Sophie of Saxe-Weimar (1687)
Sophie Amalie of Nassau-Siegen (1688)
Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg (1700)
Countess Sophie Henriette of Waldeck (1702)
Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia (1705), Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau (1706), noblewoman
Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach (1707), noblewoman
Maria Clara Eimmart (1707)
Elisabeth Juliana Francisca of Hesse-Homburg (1707)
Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste Sofie of Neuburg (1728), Hereditary Princess of Sulzbach
Louise of Anhalt-Dessau (1732), first wife of Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
Catharina Sperling-Heckel (1741), German artist
Christiane Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1757), Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Meta Klopstock (1758)
Louise Albertine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (1769), (also died of measles)
Josepha von Heydeck (1771)
Eva König (1778)
Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt (1782), Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt (1785), by marriage Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Duchess Frederica of Württemberg (1785), daughter of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt.
Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1788)
Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1801), maternal grandmother of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria of the UK
Sophie Mereau (1806), writer
Marie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1808), mother of Charles II, Duke of Brunswick, and William, Duke of Brunswick
Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1816)
Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1820), first wife of Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1825)
Henriette Spitzeder (1828), opera singer
Marie-Clementine Bagration (1829), illegitimate daughter of Prince Klemens von Metternich and Princess Catherine Bagration.
Wilhelmine von Wrochem (1839), flutist, singer and actress.
Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1844), daughter of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Frederica of Baden, a composer
Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen (1855), first wife of Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and mother of Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Princess Anna of Saxony (1859), first wife of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine (1865), Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (1881)
Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1882), Princess of Württemberg
Princess Marie of Prussia (1888)
Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe (1891), only wife of Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
Paula Modersohn-Becker (1907), artist
Duchess Amalie in Bavaria (1912), Duchess of Urach

Greece

Antigone of Epirus (295 BC)
Nysa (wife of Pharnaces I of Pontus) (160 BC)
Athenais (daughter of Herodes Atticus) (161)
Agnes of Montferrat (1208), first Empress consort of Henry of Flanders
Theodora Tocco (1429), first wife of Constantine Palaiologos
Maria Katelouzou Venizelou (1894), wife of Eleftherios Venizelos, giving birth to Sophoklis Venizelos

Hungary

Clemence of Austria (1293 or 1295)
Beatrice of Luxembourg (1319)
Mary, Queen of Hungary (1395)
Krisztina Nyáry (1641)

India

Maya, mother of Gautama Buddha
Dandi Mahadevi (936), Queen Regent of Odisha
Masuma Sultan Begum (1509)
Mumtaz Mahal (1631), wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Her memorial is the Taj Mahal
Gowri Lakshmi Bayi (1815), Maharani of Travancore
Sahib Kaur (1841)
T. K. Padmini (1969), painter
Smita Patil (1986), Indian actress and wife of Raj Babbar
Shari S. Nair (2003), victim of Kiliroor sex scandal

Indonesia

Kartini (1904), Promoter of gender equality in Indonesia
Percha Leanpuri (2021), politician

Ireland

Joan Apsley (1599)
Mary Letitia Martin (1850), novelist
Sheila Hodgers (1983), (also died of multiple cancers)
Ann Lovett (1984), unmarried teenage mother whose death sparked a national debate
Savita Halappanavar (2012), her death caused widespread outrage after doctors refused to terminate her 17-week-long pregnancy, and ignited protests and debate on Irish abortion laws.

Kingdom of Jerusalem

Now Israel and Palestine.

Maria of Montferrat (1212), Queen of Jerusalem, died after giving birth to Isabella, also died in childbirth
Isabella II of Jerusalem (1228), Holy Roman Empress, daughter of Maria of Montferrat, who died in childbirth.

Italy

Julia (104 BC), first wife of Sulla
Caecilia Metella (89 BC), second daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus
Aemilia Scaura (82 BC), daughter of the Roman patrician Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
Cornelia (69 BC), wife of Julius Caesar, mother of Julia, who also died in childbirth
Julia (54 BC), daughter of Julius Caesar and fourth wife of Pompey
Tullia (45 BC), daughter of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Junia Claudilla (34 AD, 36 AD, or 37 AD), first wife of Caligula, Roman Emperor
Poppaea Sabina (65 AD), second wife of Nero
Julia Flavia (91 AD), daughter of emperor Titus
Galla (394), wife of Theodosius I
Joan of England, Queen of Sicily (1199), fourth wife of Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse
Yolande Palaiologina (1342), daughter of Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat
Maria of Calabria (1366)
Polissena Ruffo (1420)
Theodora Tocco (1429), first wife of Constantine Palaiologos
Costanza Varano (1447)
Anne of Savoy (1480), Queen of Naples
Beatrice d'Este (1497), wife of Lodovico Sforza
Anna Sforza (1497), Hereditary Princess of Ferrara
Lucrezia Borgia (1519), daughter of Pope Alexander VI
Clarice de' Medici (1528)
Marietta Robusti (1590), 16th-century artist and daughter of the artist Jacopo Tintoretto
Catalina Micaela of Spain (1597), daughter of Philip II of Spain and Elisabeth of Valois
Isabella of Savoy (1626), daughter of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
Maria Caterina Farnese (1646), first wife of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena
Vittoria Farnese (1649), daughter of Ranuccio I Farnese, niece of Pope Clement VIII
Laura Mancini (1657), eldest of the five famous Mancini sisters
Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy (1663), Duchess of Parma
Isabella d'Este, (1666) second wife of Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma
Princess Charlotte Felicity of Brunswick (1710), died in Modena, wife of Rinaldo d'Este, Duke of Modena
Anne Christine of Sulzbach (1723), first wife of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine (1741), final wife of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily (1802), died in Vienna; wife of Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1807), eldest daughter of Ferdinand IV of Naples
Maria Brizzi Giorgi (1812), organist
Maria Cristina of Savoy (1836), first Queen consort of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
Charlotte Napoléone Bonaparte (1839), daughter of Joseph Bonaparte, older brother of Emperor Napoleon
Lella Ricci (1871), opera singer
Carlotta Marchisio (1872), opera singer
Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1882)

Japan

Fujiwara no Anshi (964 AD), wife of Emperor Murakami
Fujiwara no Teishi (1001), wife of Emperor Ichijō
Koshikibu no Naishi (1025), poet
Fujiwara no Ishi (1033), wife of Emperor Horikawa and mother of Emperor Toba
Fujiwara no Genshi (1039), wife of Emperor Go-Suzaku
Fujiwara no Shunshi (1233), wife of Emperor Go-Horikawa and mother of Emperor Shijō
Kitsuno (1566), concubine.
Tamahime (1622), daughter of Tokugawa Hidetaka and Oeyo; wife of Maeda Toshitsune
Hamuro Mitsuko (1873), consort of Emperor Meiji
Hashimoto Natsuko (1873), consort of Emperor Meiji
Senuma Kayō (1915)
Madokoro Akutagawa Saori (1966), Japanese painter

Korea

Queen Heonjeong (992), consort of Gyeongjong of Goryeo.
Queen Jeongsun (1237), consort of Wonjong of Goryeo and mother of Chungnyeol of Goryeo
Princess Joguk (1325), third wife of Chungsuk of Goryeo
Princess Noguk (1365), Mongolian born consort of Gongmin of Goryeo
Queen Hyeondeok (1441), consort of Munjong of Joseon and mother of Danjong of Joseon
Queen Jangsun (1461), consort of Yejong of Joseon
Queen Janggyeong (1515), consort of Jungjong of Joseon and mother of Injong of Joseon
Princess Hyohye (1531), daughter of Jungjong of Joseon and Queen Janggyeong
Queen Inyeol (1636), consort of Injo of Joseon
Princess Hwapyeong (1748), daughter of Yeongjo of Joseon
the mother of Stephen Min Kuk-ka (1787)
Princess Rong'an (1875)
Kim Jong-suk (1949), second wife of Kim Il Sung and mother of Kim Jong Il and grandmother to Kim Jong Un

Liberia

Salome Karwah (2017), Ebola survivor

Madagascar

Princess Razafinandriamanitra of Madagascar (1897)

Malaysia

Siti Sarah (2021), singer

Mexico

Cihuateteo (Aztec Era)
Julia Pastrana (1860), born with hypertrichosis, took part in exhibition tours in North America and Europe because of her unusual appearance
Delfina Ortega Díaz (1880), First Lady Of Mexico
Cristina Farfán (1880), educator, writer, and women's rights activist
Hiromi Hayakawa (2017), singer and actress

Montenegro

Princess Zorka of Montenegro (1890), mother of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia

Netherlands

Aleijda Wolfsen (1692), painter
Anna Maria de Bruyn (1744), ballet dancer and stage actor
Suzanna Sablairolles (1867), stage actor
C.C. van Asch van Wijck (1932), sculptor

Nepal

Trailokya Rajya Lakshmi Devi (1850), queen consort
Indra Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah (1950), crown princess

New Zealand

Sue Maroroa (2023), chess player

Nigeria

Bisi Komolafe (2012), actress
Funmilola Ogundana (2013), sprinter
Kefee (2014, died from pre-eclampsia at six months gestation)
Moji Olaiya (2017), actress

Norway

Christina of Norway (1213), Princess of Norway
Margaret of Scotland (Queen of Norway) (1283), after giving birth to Margaret, Maid of Norway
Johanne Bruhn (1890–1921), actress

Ottoman Empire

Ismihan Sultan (1585), princess
Fatma Sultan (1590), princess
Princess Kaya Sultan (1659)
Princess Mihrimah Sultan (1838)
Nergizev Hanım (1848)
Princess Esma Sultan (1899)

Persia

Stateira I (332 BC), Queen of Persia and wife of Darius III, died in captivity.
Balendukht (fifth century)
Dilras Banu Begum (1657), chief consort of Aurangzeb

Peru

Lady of Cao (450 AD)

Philippines

Leonor Rivera (1893)

Poland

Anna von Schweidnitz (1362), Queen of Bohemia
Jadwiga of Poland (1399), monarch of Poland
Barbara Zápolya (1515)
Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland (1598), Austrian born Queen of Poland
Marianna Wiśniowiecka (1624), noblewoman
Cecilia Renata of Austria (1644), Queen of Poland
Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł (1695)
Princess Malgorzata Izabella Czartoryska (1929), first wife of Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Portugal

Dulce of Aragon (1198)
Berengaria of Portugal (1221), Queen consort of Denmark
Constanza Manuel (1345), wife of Peter I of Portugal
Isabella of Asturias (1498), married Afonso of Portugal and Manuel I of Portugal
Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1517)
Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (1538)
Isabella of Portugal (1539), Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Italy and Queen of Spain
Maria Manuela of Portugal (1545), daughter of King John III of Portugal and his wife Catherine of Austria
Infanta Mariana Victoria of Portugal (1788, also died of smallpox), wife of Infante Gabriel of Spain, who died of smallpox
Maria Isabel of Portugal (1818), Queen of Spain as the second wife of Ferdinand VII of Spain
Queen Maria II of Portugal (1853)

Russia

Maria Miloslavskaya (1669), first wife of Alexis of Russia
Agafya Grushetskaya (1681), first wife of Tsar Feodor III of Russia
Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1715), consort of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia
Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia (1728), daughter of Catherine I of Russia and mother of Peter III of Russia
Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna of Russia (1746), regent of Russia and mother of Ivan VI of Russia
Alexandra Rzevskaya (1769)
Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (1801), daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia and archduchess of Austria as consort of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
Praskovia Kovalyova-Zhemchugova (1803), opera singer and actress
Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia (1844), youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, and his wife, Princess Charlotte of Prussia
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia (1845), daughter of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia and Princess Charlotte of Württemberg
Mariya Meshcherskaya (1868), a lady-in-waiting
Daria Konstantinowa Opotschinina (1870), granddaughter of Mikhail Kutuzov and countess of Beauharnais
Hesya Helfman (1882), member of Narodnaya Volya
Alexandra Georgievna of Greece and Denmark, (1891) consort of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
Ekaterina Beketova (1892), Russian poet and writer
Vasilya Fattakhova (2016), singer

Serbia

Milica Branković (1464), first wife of Leonardo III Tocco, mother of Carlo III Tocco
Bobana Veličković (2020), sport shooter

Slovenia

Josipina Turnograjska (1854), poet

South Africa

Bongi Makeba (1985), singer

Spain

Urraca of León (1126), Queen of León, Castile, and Galicia
Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily (1135)
Blanche of Navarre (1156), wife of the future King Sancho III of Castile
Zaida of Seville (c.1171), a mistress and perhaps queen of Alfonso VI of Castile
Teresa Fernández de Traba (1180), queen consort of León
Blanche of Anjou (1310), Queen of Aragon
Teresa d'Entença (1327), Queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to King Alfonso IV of Aragon
Maria of Navarre (1347)
Constance of Aragon, Queen of Sicily (1363)
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile (1382), Queen consort of Castile and León
Elvira Fernández de Córdoba y Manrique (1524), noblewoman
Elisabeth of Valois (1568), third wife of Philip II of Spain
Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1597), Duchess of Savoy
Margarita Teresa of Spain (1673)
Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1746), first wife of Louis, Dauphin of France (1729-1765)
Princess Isabella of Parma (1763), Archduchess of Austria
Infanta María Amalia of Spain (1798)
Maria Isabel of Braganza (1818), wife of Ferdinand VII
Pepita de Oliva (1872), dancer
Mercedes, Princess of Asturias (1904)
Infanta María Teresa of Spain (1912)
Conchita Supervía (1936), opera singer

Sweden

Benedicta Ebbesdotter of Hvide (1200), queen consort of King Sverker II of Sweden.
Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden (1254), princess and the mother of the king
Sofia Gyllenhielm (1583), noblewoman, only wife of Pontus De la Gardie
Christiana Oxenstierna (1701), noblewoman
Hedvig Taube (1744), royal mistress, salonist
Carin du Rietz (1788), adventurer
Anna Charlotta Schröderhiem (1791), salonist and socialite
Charlotte Slottsberg (1800), ballerina
Cecilia Holstein-Gottorp (1844), Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
Marie-Louise af Forsell (1852), diarist
Emilie Hammarskjöld (1854), composer, musician, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
Emilia Uggla (1855), pianist

Switzerland

Joanna of Pfirt (1351), duchess of Austria
Anna Barbara Zellweger (1815), Political Advisor

Thailand

Somanass Waddhanawathy (1852)

Tunisia

Majida Boulila (1952)

Uganda

Grace Kaudha (2017), politician

United Kingdom

Beatrix de Vesci (1125)
Isabel Marshal (1240), English countess, great-grandmother of Robert the Bruce of Scotland
Isabella of England (1241), English princess and, by marriage, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, and Queen consort of Sicily
Eleanor de Braose (1251), Cambro-Norman noblewoman
Beatrice of England (1275), Countess of Richmond
Eleanor de Montfort (1282), Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon
Isabella of Mar (1296), first wife of Robert I of Scotland, after delivering Marjorie Bruce, who also died in childbirth
Joan of Acre (1307), Countess of Hertford and Gloucester
Marjorie Bruce (1316), after delivering the future Robert II of Scotland
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (1316), daughter of King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile
Mary de Bohun (1394), first wife of Henry IV of England and mother of Henry V
Alianore Holland, Countess of March (1405), first wife of Edward Charleton, 5th Baron Cherleton
Anne de Mortimer (1411), Countess of Cambridge, died giving birth to Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
Philippa of England (1430), Queen of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway
Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter (1476)
Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence (1476)
Eleanor of Scotland (1480), first wife of Sigismund, Archduke of Austria
Elizabeth of York (1503), queen of Henry VII of England and mother of Henry VIII
Jane Seymour (1537), third wife of Henry VIII, after delivering Edward VI
Elizabeth Holland (1547), courtier
Catherine Parr (1548), sixth wife of Henry VIII
Jane Browne, Viscountess Montague (1552), noblewoman
Elizabeth Leyburne (1567), noblewoman, widow of Thomas Dacre, 4th Baron Dacre and third wife of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Elizabeth Cecil, 16th Baroness de Ros (1591), daughter and heir of Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland
Elizabeth Stuart, 2nd Countess of Moray (1591)
Anne (Dudley) Sutton (1615), lady-in-waiting
Jane Savage, Marchioness of Winchester (1631)
Elizabeth Egerton (1663), writer
Margaret Brooke, Lady Denham (1667), concubine of James II of England
Mary Campbell, Countess of Argyll (1668), daughter of James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray and wife of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll.
Anne Hyde (1671), first wife of James II of England (she also died from cancer)
Margaret Godolphin (1678), courtier
Elizabeth Knepp (1681), actress
Essex Finch, Countess of Nottingham (1684), first wife of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham
Anne Vaughan, Countess of Carbery (1690)
Anne Chamberlyne (1691), first known British female sailor
Molly Verney (1696), noblewoman
Lady Mary Butler (1713), second daughter of the 2nd Duke of Ormonde
Theodosia Bligh, 10th Baroness Clifton (1722), peer
Mary Campbell of Mamore (1736)
Maria, Lady Walpole (1738), second wife of Prime Minister Robert Walpole
Frances Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (1750)
Rhoda Delaval (1757), aristocrat
Amelia Watts (1770), first wife of Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool and mother of Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Hester Stanhope, Viscountess Mahon (1780)
Fanny Blood (1785), illustrator
Mary Wollstonecraft (1797), author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, after delivering Mary Shelley
Ann Griffiths (née Thomas) (1805), Welsh poet and writer of Methodist Christian hymns
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (1817), only legitimate child of the future King George IV. The obstetrician later committed suicide.
Esther Acklom (1818), only wife of John Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer
Magdalene De Lancey (1822) memoirist
Ellen Turner of Pott Shrigley (1831), wealthy heiress who had previously been kidnapped by Edward Gibbon Wakefield and forced to marry him.
Maria Newell (1831), missionary
Sophia Sidney, Baroness De L'Isle and Dudley (1837), eldest daughter of William IV and his longtime mistress Dorothea Jordan.
Elizabeth Gould (1841), painter
Eliza Maria Gordon-Cumming (1842), aristocrat, horticulturalist, palaeontologist and scientific illustrator
Emma Soyer (1842), oil painter
Elizabeth Ann Ashurst Bardonneau (1850), first translator of George Sand's work into English
Joanna Mary Boyce (1861), painter
Isabella Beeton (1865), author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management
Evelina de Rothschild (1866), socialite
Harriet Stephen (1875), first wife of Leslie Stephen
Laura Lyttelton (1886), socialite
Bessie MacNicol (1904), painter
Ida Nettleship (1907), artist
Lily Hanbury (1908), actress
Alice Moorhead (1910), one of the first female physicians in Scotland
Elspeth Douglas McClelland (1920), suffragette and architect
Gwyneth Bebb (1921), lawyer
Olivia Burges (1930)
Louie McLean (1932), motorcycle racer
Aileen Marson (1939)
Betty Jardine (1945), actress
Pauline Gower (1947), married name Pauline Fahie, a pilot who headed the female branch of the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. Died giving birth to twin sons
Marie-Louise Berneri (1949), anarchist activist and author
Franki Raffles (1994), photographer

United States

Jane Colden (1766), botanist and daughter of Cadwallader Colden
Martha Jefferson (1782), wife of Thomas Jefferson
Phillis Wheatley (1784), first American black female poet
Mary Jefferson Eppes (1804), daughter of Thomas Jefferson
Ann Brunton Merry (1808), actress
Hannah Slater (1812)
Kalanipauahi (1826), Hawaiian queen consort/princess and a member of the House of Kamehameha
Nāhiʻenaʻena (1836), Hawaiian princess
Rachel Plummer (1839), daughter of James W. Parker
Elinor Jackson (1854), first wife of Stonewall Jackson
Mary Eulalie Fee Shannon (1855), American poet
Jane McDougal (1862), wife of John McDougal, 2nd Governor of California
Julia Dean (1868), actress
Helen L. Gilson (1868), Civil War Nurse
Susannah Lattin (1868), her baby was put up for adoption
Mattie Ould Schoolcraft (1877)
Minnie Warren (1878), entertainer
Abigail May Alcott Nieriker (1879), painter
Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (1884), first wife of Theodore Roosevelt
Jennie Pond Atwater (1896)
Lillie England Lovinggood (1896)
Mary Cowan, serial killer (1898)
Caroline Miskel Hoyt (1898), second and final wife of Charles H. Hoyt, actress
Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson (1901), first black female doctor in Alabama
Jean Webster (1916), author
Julia Petta (1921)
Ella Sachs Plotz (1922)
Kay Laurell (1927), actress (initially, she died of pneumonia)
Margery Latimer (1932), writer and first wife of Jean Toomer
Edith Roberts, actress, vaudevillian (1935)
Marjorie Oelrichs (1937), socialite
Ruth Harriet Louise (1940), photographer
Donna Damerel (1941), radio actress for Myrt and Marge and mother of Charles B. Griffith, who was 10 years old at the time.
Cecilia Mettler (1943), medical historian
Martina von Trapp (1951), was a member of the Trapp Family Singers
Mary Welch (1958), stage actress and first wife of David White
Gerri Santoro (1964)
Rosie Jimenez (1977)
Becky Bell (1988)
Nadine Renee (2004), singer/songwriter
Marlise Muñoz (2013)
Sha-Asia Washington (2020)
Chaniece Wallace (2020)
Maya K. Peterson (2021)
Tori Bowie, track and field athlete (2023)

Venezuela

Judith Chacón (2009), weightlifter

Vietnam

Tá Thiên (1807), also known as original name Hồ Thị Hoa. consort of Nguyễn Phúc Kiểu, the future Minh Mạng Emperor of Nguyễn dynasty and mother of Nguyễn Phúc Miên Tông, the future Thiệu Trị Emperor
Lê Vũ Anh (1981), daughter of Lê Duẩn and first wife of Viktor Maslov