Valentine's Day | Famous Couples in History
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Love stories from around the world through the ages
by David Johnson
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- Antony and Cleopatra
The last Pharaoh 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
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