Memetic Index - The 15 worst wives in history
Behind history's worst men, there's usually a very awful woman. In most cases, they aren't as bad, but they are still pretty terrible. In other instances, they can be even worse, which is a lot.
Women who married dictators because that's exactly what they liked the most about them. Women who decided to overthrow their husbands in power because power feels great. Women who helped other women get rid of their husbands with pretty unique methods. Women who got the kicks out of torturing people and burning dissidents. History has quite a few of them.
So, here are some of the worst wives in history.
15. Agrippina the Younger
The Roman Empress poisoned her husband, who was also her uncle, so her son, Nero, could take the throne. Eventually, Emperor Nero killed Agrippina, which probably made her very proud.
14. Giulia Tofana
13. Eva Braun
She wanted to marry Hitler so bad…
12. Enriqueta Martí
Known as "The Vampire of Barcelona," she was a serial killer who kidnapped kids to then offer them in her own brothel to powerful people. Like a 19th-Century Epstein.
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11. Irene of Athens
She blinded her own son to stay in power. Wouldn't you?
10. Elena Ceaușescu
Used her power as Romania's First Lady to get a fake Chemistry PhD and lived in luxury during the country's toughest times.
9. Darya Saltykova
A noblewoman who liked torturing her servants, killing more than 100 of them. It was too much, even for 18th-century Russia.
8. Mary Ann Cotton
With arsenic as her weapon of choice, she became the first British serial killer. It's believed she killed three of her four husbands and 11 of her 13 sons for their life insurance.
7. Wu Zetian
Started as a concubine, married the Emperor, and eventually became the only female Emperor in Chinese history. She's described as ruthless, but you go, girl!
6. Ranavalona I
Known as the “Mad Monarch of Madagascar” for trying to keep her culture safe while repelling Christians with violent methods.
5. Nadezhda Alliluyeva
She was Stalin's second wife, and she actually stood up to him. So being a bad wife here made her a good person.
4. Mary I of England
The Blood Mary. Got that nickname for burning hundreds of religious dissenters.
3. Magda Goebbels
Considered the First Lady of Nazi Germany, she murdered her entire family and committed suicide at the end of World War II.
2. Isabella of France
Since her husband wasn't a good king, she decided to overthrow him. Boss girl at its finest.
1. Imelda Marcos
Known for having 3,000 pairs of shoes while the Philippines struggled.
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