Kings, JAK-LOU
A king is a supreme ruler, sovereign over a nation or a territory, of higher rank than any other secular ruler except an emperor, to whom a king may be subject.
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Sumalia Ndewura Jakpa was an African king who founded a dynasty in Gonja, in what is now northern Ghana, in the......
James I was the most renowned of the medieval kings of Aragon (1213–76), who added the Balearic Islands and Valencia......
James I was the king of Scotland (as James VI) from 1567 to 1625 and first Stuart king of England from 1603 to......
James I was the king of Scots from 1406 to 1437. During the 13 years (1424–37) in which he had control of the government,......
James II was the king of Scots from 1437 to 1460. He survived the civil strife of the first half of his reign and......
James II was the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1685 to 1688, and the last Stuart monarch in the direct......
James II was the king of Aragon from 1295 to 1327 and king of Sicily (as James I) from 1285 to 1295. At the death......
James III was the king of Scots from 1460 to 1488. A weak monarch, he was confronted with two major rebellions......
James IV was the king of Scotland from 1488 to 1513. An energetic and popular ruler, he unified Scotland under......
James V was the king of Scotland from 1513 to 1542. During the period of his minority, which lasted throughout......
Jayavarman II was the founder of the Khmer, or Cambodian, empire and an outstanding member of the series of rulers......
Jayavarman VII was one of the most forceful and productive kings of the Khmer (Cambodian) empire of Angkor (reigning......
Pierre Jeannin was a statesman who served as one of King Henry IV’s most influential advisers in the years after......
Jehoiachin, in the Old Testament (II Kings 24), son of King Jehoiakim and king of Judah. He came to the throne......
Jehoiakim, in the Old Testament (II Kings 23:34–24:17; Jeremiah 22:13–19; II Chronicles 36:4–8), was son of King......
Jehoram, one of two contemporary Old Testament kings. Jehoram, the son of Ahab and Jezebel and king (c. 849–c.......
Jehoshaphat, king (c. 873–c. 849 bc) of Judah during the reigns in Israel of Ahab, Ahaziah, and Jehoram, with whom......
Jehu, king (c. 842–815 bc) of Israel. He was a commander of chariots for the king of Israel, Ahab, and his son......
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros was a prelate, religious reformer, and twice regent of Spain (1506, 1516–17). In......
Joan of Navarre was the wife of Henry IV of England and the daughter of Charles the Bad, king of Navarre. In 1386......
Jobst was a margrave of Moravia and Brandenburg and for 15 weeks the German king (1410–11), who, by his political......
John was the king of England from 1199 to 1216. In a war with the French king Philip II, he lost Normandy and almost......
John was the king of Denmark (1481–1513) and Norway (1483–1513) and king (as John II) of Sweden (1497–1501) who......
John was the king of Saxony (1854–73) who was passionately interested in law and in the arts. Under the name Philalethes......
John was a count of Brienne who became the titular king of Jerusalem (1210–25) and Latin emperor of Constantinople......
John was a king and counterking of Hungary (1526–40) who rebelled against the house of Habsburg. John began his......
John was the king of Scotland from 1292 to 1296, the youngest son of John de Balliol and his wife Dervorguilla,......
John was the king of Bohemia from 1310 until his death, and one of the more popular heroic figures of his day,......
John Hyrcanus I was a high priest and ruler of the Jewish nation from 135/134 to 104 bc. Under his reign, the Hasmonean......
John Hyrcanus II was the high priest of Judaea from 76 to 40 bc, and, with his brother Aristobulus II, last of......
John I was the king of Aragon (1387–1395), son of Peter IV. Influenced by his wife, Violante, he pursued a pro-French......
John I was the king of France, the posthumous son of Louis X of France by his second consort, Clémence of Hungary.......
John I was the king of Portugal from 1385 to 1433, who preserved his country’s independence from Castile and initiated......
John I was the king of Castile from 1379 to 1390, son of Henry II, founder of the dynasty of Trastámara. In the......
John I Albert was the king of Poland and a military leader whose reign marked the growth of Polish parliamentary......
John II was the king of France from 1350 to 1364. Captured by the English at the Battle of Poitiers on Sept. 19,......
John II was the king of Castile from 1406 to 1454; his political weakness led him to rely on his favourite, Álvaro......
John II was the king of Aragon (1458–79) and also king of Navarre (1425–79); he was the instigator of the union......
John II was the king of Portugal from 1481 to 1495, regarded as one of the greatest Portuguese rulers, chiefly......
John II Casimir Vasa was the king of Poland (1648–68) and pretender to the Swedish throne, whose reign was marked......
John III was the king of Sweden (1568–92), a deeply religious ruler who attempted to reconcile the Swedish Lutheran......
John III was the king of Portugal from 1521 to 1557. His long reign saw the development of Portuguese seapower......
John III Sobieski was the elective king of Poland (1674–96), a soldier who drove back the Ottoman Turks and briefly......
John IV was the king of Portugal from 1640 as a result of the national revolution, or restoration, which ended......
John V was the king of Portugal from 1706 to 1750, whose relatively peaceful reign saw an increase in the wealth......
John VI was the prince regent of Portugal from 1799 to 1816 and king from 1816 to 1826. His reign saw the revolutionary......
Joseph was the king of Portugal from 1750 to 1777, during whose reign power was exercised by his minister, Sebastião......
Josiah was the king of Judah (c. 640–609 bce), who set in motion a reformation that bears his name and that left......
Juan Carlos was the king of Spain from 1975 to 2014. He acceded to the Spanish throne two days after the death......
Juba I was the king of Numidia who sided with the followers of Pompey and the Roman Senate in their war against......
Juba II was the son of Juba I and king of the North African states of Numidia (29–25 bc) and Mauretania (25 bc–ad......
Jugurtha was the king of Numidia from 118 to 105, who struggled to free his North African kingdom from Roman rule.......
Kaahumanu was the favourite queen of Kamehameha I and acting regent of Hawaii in 1823–32. Kaahumanu was of distinguished......
Kalakaua was the king of Hawaii from 1874 to 1891. The son of a high chief, Kalakaua was a candidate to the throne......
Kamehameha I was a Hawaiian conqueror and king who, by 1810, had united all the Hawaiian islands and founded the......
Kamehameha II was the king of Hawaii from 1819 to 1824, son of Kamehameha I. In 1820 he admitted the first company......
Kamehameha III was the king of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854, and the brother of Kamehameha II. Only 10 years of age......
Kamehameha IV was a Hawaiian sovereign known for his firm opposition to the annexation of his kingdom by the United......
Kamehameha V was the king of Hawaii from 1863 to 1872. Succeeding to the throne on the death of his younger brother,......
Kamose was the last king of the 17th dynasty (c. 1630–1540 bce; see ancient Egypt: The Second Intermediate period)......
Kaniska was the greatest king of the Kushan dynasty that ruled over the northern part of the Indian subcontinent,......
Konstantínos Kanáris was a Greek naval officer and statesman who achieved fame for his exploits against the Turks......
Karīm Khān Zand (Moḥammad) was the first Zand ruler of Iran. He restored peace to the kingdom after the strife......
Kashta was a Kushite king who Egyptianized Nubia and conquered Upper Egypt. He was the brother and successor of......
Kavadh I was the king of the Sāsānian empire of Persia. He reigned from 488–496 and again from 498/499–531. He......
Kenneth I was the first king of the united Scots of Dalriada and the Picts and so of Scotland north of a line between......
Kenneth II was the king of the united Picts and Scots (from 971), son of Malcolm I. He began his reign by ravaging......
Kenneth III was the king of the Scots (from 997), son of Dub and grandson of Malcolm I. He succeeded to the throne......
Kertanagara was the last king (1268–92) of Tumapel (or Singhasāri) in Java, still venerated among the Javanese......
Khafre was a king of the 4th dynasty of ancient Egypt who ruled c. 2472–c. 2448 bce and built the second of the......
Khalid of Saudi Arabia was the king of Saudi Arabia (1975–82), who succeeded his half brother Faisal as king when......
Sheikh Hamad ibn ʿIsa Al Khalifah is the king of Bahrain from 2002, previously emir of Bahrain (1999–2002). Hamad......
Khasekhemwy was the last ruler of Egypt in the 2nd dynasty (c. 2730–c. 2590 bce), who reigned c. 2610–c. 2593 and......
Khosrow I was a Persian king who ruled the Sāsānian empire from 531 to 579 and was remembered as a great reformer......
Khosrow II was a late Sāsānian king of Persia (reigned 590–628), under whom the empire achieved its greatest expansion.......
Khufu was the second king of the 4th dynasty (c. 2543–c. 2436 bce) of Egypt and builder of the Great Pyramid at......
Kija, legendary Korean king of Chinese origin whose arrival in Korea with 5,000 rice- and barley-bearing refugees......
Labarnas I was an early king of the Hittite Old Kingdom in Anatolia (reigned c. 1680–c. 1650 bc). Though perhaps......
Ladislas was the king of Naples (from 1386), claimant to the throne of Hungary (from 1390), and prince of Taranto......
Ladislas I ; canonized 1192; feast day June 27) was the king of Hungary who greatly expanded the boundaries of......
Ladislas IV was the king of Hungary who, by his support of the German king Rudolf I at the Battle of Dürnkrut,......
Ladislas V was a boy king of Hungary and of Bohemia (from 1453), who was caught up in the feud between his guardian......
Lambert Of Spoleto was the duke of Spoleto, king of Italy, and Holy Roman emperor (892–898) during the turbulent......
Leonidas was a Spartan king whose stand against the invading Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae in central......
Leopold I was the first king of the Belgians (1831–65), who helped strengthen the nation’s new parliamentary system......
Leopold II was the king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909. Keen on establishing Belgium as an imperial power, he......
Leopold III was the king of the Belgians, whose actions as commander in chief of the Belgian army during the German......
Leotychides was a Spartan king of the Eurypontid family and a successful military commander during the Greco-Persian......
Leovigild was the last Arian ruler in Visigothic Spain, who did much to restore the extent and power of the Visigothic......
Levon I was the king of Armenia (reigned 1199–1219), who rallied the Armenians after their dispersion by the Seljuq......
Lewanika was a Southern African king of the Lozi, from the Luyana lineage, one of a restored line of Lozi kings......
Liutprand was a Lombard king of Italy whose long and prosperous reign was a period of expansion and consolidation......
Lobengula was the second and last king (1870–94) of the Southern African Ndebele (Matabele) nation. Lobengula,......
Lothar was the Carolingian king of France from 954 to 986, the eldest son of Louis IV. He was elected king without......
Lothar (II) was a Frankish king of the area known as Lotharingia. His attempts to have his marriage dissolved so......
Lothar was king of Italy in the chaotic post-Carolingian period. He was named after his great-grandfather Lothar......
Lothar II (or III) was a German king (1125–37) and Holy Roman emperor (1133–37). He is reckoned as Lothar III by......
Louis (XVII) was the titular king of France from 1793. He was the second son of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette,......
Louis was the count of Provence (1347–62), as well as prince of Taranto and Achaia, who by his marriage to Queen......
Louis was the king of Portugal whose reign (1861–89), in contrast to the first half of the century, saw the smooth......