Among the top lots was a painting of Napoleon by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, which sold for 20 times its estimate at $1 million.

Nero then inherited the imperial throne at age 17 after Claudius died in A.D. 54; several Roman historians alleged that Claudius had been poisoned by Agrippina in order to advance her son.

Vietnamese police have detained a man who damaged an imperial throne that is regarded as one of the Southeast Asian country’s most treasured artefacts, conservation authorities said on Sunday.

It recommended that the law be revised “to ensure gender equality in succession to the Imperial throne,” citing other countries as examples. On Oct. 17, the Japanese government stated: ...

An aging scion of a medieval German principality aspired to reestablish the throne of Kaiser Wilhelm II — only to have the ambition thwarted in a massive raid by Germany's security services ...