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Dhammazedi

King of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom of Burma, 1471-92. By all accounts he was a wise, somewhat saintly ruler in the best Buddhist traditions.

During his reign the 'Great Bell of Dhammazedi' was made, the largest such item in the world, and placed in a pagoda, whence it was stolen in the early 17th century, then lost. Many attempts have been made to find it over the years.

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Edward VII

Son of Queen Victoria. Became king at age 60, but was more successful at being king than expected. His reign, the Edwardian era, started at the beginning of the 20th century which Brought about changes in society and new technology. Edward was recognized as the first truly constitutional British monarch.

King Farouk I of Egypt

Assumed the throne in 1936, at the age of 16. Was forced to abdicate via a military coup in 1952.

George V

Second son of Edward VII. He became the first monarch of the House of Windsor after changing the name due to anti-German feeling from the old one during World War I. His reign also saw the birth of Commonwealth of Nations.

Henry VII of England

Founder of the Tudor dynasty. Ruled 1485-1509. His victory over Richard III at Bosworth in 1485 ended the 'Wars of the Roses'. He was well known for his parsimonious approach to the nation's finances and he extracted hefty sums for the exchequer through taxes and fines.

Isaac I Komnenos--11th Century Byzantine Emperor

He was the first Komnenos Emperor. He was successful militarily and administratively. He got rid of many of the pensions of unproductive people, thereby enhancing the treasury. He died rather young, in 1061, at the age of either 53 or 54.

James IV of Scotland

James's reign was successful, but ended at Battle of Flodden, resulting in his death as well as several Scottish nobles. His wife Margaret Tudor, was Henry VIII of England's older sister. He was the last monarch from all of Great Britain to die in battle.

King Kamehameha (aka Kamehameha the Great - pronounced kuh-may-uh-may-uh) was the founder and first ruler of Hawaii.

Louis XIV, king of France.

Known as the guy who said "L'etat, C'est Moi." ("The State, it is me"). He is also known as the Sun King. He ruled 72 years, up until 1715. His great-grandson, Louis XV, succeeded him; he ruled another 59 years.

Magnus VI of Norway

Reigned 1263-1280. Known as 'The Law Mender',as he introduced a unified code of law in place of the fragmented arrangements which had been hitherto in place. Norwegian territories at that time included Iceland, the Shetland Islands and the Orkney Islands, the latter two of which are now part of Scotland.

Napoleon III

Nephew of Napoleon I. He was the only President of the Second French Republic. Unable to run for another term, Napoleon III seized power in 1852, becoming Emperor in his own right. At the end of his reign, Napoleon fought against a unified Germany under Otto Van Bismarck and entered into the Franco-Prussian War without allies or effective forces. Napoleon's Empire was defeated in 1870.

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and German King

He seemed like one of those rulers who was consistently good, but was taken for granted. He, basically, united all the German tribes under his rule. He carried out many military campaigns---but his reign was marked by relative stability within. He was in constant conflict with the Papacy; this struggle between Emperor and the Papacy would continue for centuries.

Paul I of Greece

Ruled from 1947-64. Before becoming king, he spent two periods in exile during the 1920s and 1930s, owing to the turbulence of Greek politics and the successes of anti-monarchical factions, and took refuge in the UK during WW2. He was first cousin to Prince Philip, the consort of the present Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.

Edited to correct the suggestion that our present monarch is Elizabeth I!

Quintillus, Roman Emperor

He was an obscure figure. He gained the Empire through murder. It's possible that he was murdered himself, circa AD 270.

Rupert, King of Germany

Rupert of the Palatinate (German: Ruprecht von der Pfalz; 5 May 1352 – 18 May 1410), a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Elector Palatine from 1398 (as Rupert III) and King of Germany (rex Romanorum) from 1400 until his death.

(formally King of the Romans)
Reign
21 August 1400 – 18 May 1410
Coronation
6 January 1401
Predecessor
Wenceslaus
Successor
Jobst of Moravia
Elector Palatine
Reign
6 January 1398 – 18 May 1410
Predecessor
Rupert II
Successor
Louis III

Born
5 May 1352
Amberg, Upper Palatinate
Died
18 May 1410 (aged 58)
Landskron Castle,
Oppenheim, Electoral Palatinate

Burial
Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg
Spouse
Elisabeth of Hohenzollern

Issue
Margaret of the Palatinate
Louis III, Elector Palatine
John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt
Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken
Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach

House
Wittelsbach
Father
Rupert II, Elector Palatine
Mother
Beatrice of Aragon
Rupert of the Palatinate (German: Ruprecht von der Pfalz; 5 May 1352 – 18 May 1410), a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Elector Palatine from 1398 (as Rupert III) and King of Germany (rex Romanorum) from 1400 until his death.

Rupert was born at Amberg in the Upper Palatinate, the son of Elector Palatine Rupert II and Beatrice of Aragon, daughter of King Peter II of Sicily. Rupert's great-granduncle was the Wittelsbach emperor Louis IV. He was raised at the Dominican Liebenau monastery near Worms, where his widowed grandmother Irmengard of Oettingen lived as a nun.

Sargon the Great, of Akkad. about 2300 BC.

The first Semitic speaking ruler of the Mesopotamia. Conquered the nonsemitic Sumerians, and expanded the empire beyond Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) to the Levant, and started a 100 year dynasty.