Famous couples

Famous Love Stories in History


  • Anthony and Cleopatra
    The last Pharaon of Egypt and the dashing Roman general
  • Abelard and Heloise
    A monk and a nun whose love letters became famous
  • Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal
    Grieving emperor who built the Taj Mahal for his late wife
  • John Alden and Priscilla Mullins
    One of the earliest romances in the American colonies
  • Abigail and John Adams
    A half-century love affair during the Revolutionary War
  • Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
    English royalty who mourned her husband's death for 40 years
  • Robert and Elizabeth Browning
    A secret courtship between two legendary poets
  • Marie and Pierre Curie
    Partners in love and science
  • Annie Oakley and Frank Butler
    Skilled rifle shots who inspired an American musical
  • Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
    Broadway couple who reigned for 55 years


    Citate de dragoste

    • 'Love vanquishes time. To lovers, a moment can be eternity, eternity can be the tick of a clock.'
      ~ Mary Parrish
    • 'Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.'
      ~ Peter Ustinov
    • 'Let those love now who never loved before; Let those who always loved, now love the more.'
      ~ Thomas Parnell