Roping in two others, Eleanor of Aquitaine in France, whose court was a beacon to courtly love, and the pious Marianist, Blanche of Castile, Yalom declares, "Their illustrious reigns coincided with the spread of chess in France and England, and enhanced the prestige of the queen on the board".
In the past 12 months the revered Neil MacGregor has also been replaced at the head of the British Museum, following an illustrious 13-year reign.
But the world championship gold is up for grabs and Scott has his own illustrious record as reigning European champion.
And while at times Shias have thrived under Sunni rule, in Mughal India for example, Sunnis fared well during the reign of the Fatimids, an illustrious and tolerant Ismaili Shia dynasty that ruled Egypt, the Levant and the heart of what is now Saudi Arabia from the 10th to the 12th centuries.More recently, concerned Muslims have made sincere attempts to reconcile the branches.
The first five chapters of the Shujing purport to preserve the sayings and recall the deeds of such illustrious emperors as Yao and Shun, who reigned during China's legendary golden age.
Upon the accession of the emperor Claudius (reigned 41 54), Gallio probably accompanied his illustrious brother into exile on the island of Corsica, Seneca having fallen victim to the intrigues of Claudius' wife, Messalina.
It is fitting that Suleyman built the city's finest mosque complex, for his reign from 1520 to 1566 was the longest and most illustrious of the Ottoman Empire.
Abdul Hamid Lahauri, the author of the Badshahnama, the official history of Shah Jahan's reign, calls Taj Mahal rauza-i munawwara, which means the illumined or illustrious tomb.
A securities analyst following the savings and loans industry and government sponsored enterprises, Jonathan reigned as the number one researcher in his field for 29 illustrious years at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. and its successor firm, Alliance Bernstein.
