Kings, MON-PET
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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Mongkut was the king of Siam (1851–68) who opened his country to Western influence and initiated reforms and modern......
James Stewart, 1st earl of Moray was the half brother of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, who became regent of Scotland......
James Douglas, 4th earl of Morton was a Scottish lord who played a leading role in the overthrow of Mary, Queen......
Moshoeshoe II was the first king of Lesotho, who struggled to define the monarchy as he was twice sent into exile......
Msiri was an African ruler, one of the most successful of the 19th-century immigrant adventurers and state builders......
Mswati II was a Southern African king and son of Sobhuza I. Mswati II was the greatest of the Dlamini-Ngwane kings,......
Mswati III is a member of the Swazi royal family who became king of Swaziland in 1986. Born to King Sobhuza II......
Joachim Murat was a French cavalry leader who was one of Napoleon’s most celebrated marshals and who, as king of......
Mursilis I was a Hittite king during the Old Kingdom (reigned c. 1620–c. 1590 bce). Mursilis was the adopted heir......
Mursilis II was a Hittite king during the New Kingdom (reigned c. 1346–c. 1320 bc). Son of the great Hittite conqueror......
Mutesa I was an autocratic but progressive kabaka (ruler) of the African kingdom of Buganda at a crucial time in......
Mutesa II was the kabaka (ruler) of the East African state of Buganda (now part of Uganda) in 1939–53 and 1955–66;......
Muwatallis was a Hittite king during the New Kingdom (reigned c. 1320–c. 1294 bc). Muwatallis was the son and successor......
al-Muʿtamid was the third and last member of the ʿAbbādid dynasty of Sevilla (Seville) and the epitome of the cultivated......
Muḥammad V was the sultan of Morocco (1927–57) who became a focal point of nationalist aspirations, secured Moroccan......
Muḥammad VI is the king of Morocco since 1999. Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan completed primary and secondary schooling......
Mzilikazi was a Southern African king who founded the powerful Ndebele (Matabele) kingdom in what is now Zimbabwe.......
Nabis was the last ruler (207–192) of an independent Sparta. Nabis carried on the revolutionary tradition of Kings......
Nabonidus, king of Babylonia from 556 until 539 bc, when Babylon fell to Cyrus, king of Persia. After a popular......
Nanda Bayin was a king of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma whose reign (1581–99) ended with the dismemberment of the......
Chao Nanthasen was the ruler (1781–95?) of the Lao principality of Vientiane who conquered the rival Lao state......
Narai was the king of Siam (1656–88), who was best known for his efforts in foreign affairs and whose court produced......
Narameikhla was the founder and first king (reigned 1404–34) of the Mrohaung dynasty in Arakan, the maritime country......
Naresuan was the king of Siam (1590–1605), regarded as a national hero by the Thai people for having liberated......
Narses was the king of the Sāsānian Empire whose reign (293–302) saw the beginning of 40 years of peace with Rome.......
Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina was the second wife of Tsar Alexis of Russia and mother of Peter I the Great. After......
Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar was one of the world’s greatest cricket players and,......
Nebuchadnezzar II was the second and greatest king of the Chaldean dynasty of Babylonia (reigned c. 605–c. 561......
Nebuchadrezzar I was the most famous Babylonian king (reigned 1119–1098 bce) of the 2nd dynasty of the Isin. In......
Necho II was a king of Egypt (reigned 610–595 bce), and a member of the 26th dynasty, who unsuccessfully attempted......
Nectanebo I was the first king (reigned 380–362 bce) of the 30th dynasty of Egypt. He successfully opposed an attempt......
Nectanebo II was the third and last king (reigned 360–343 bce) of the 30th dynasty of Egypt; he was the last of......
Theodor, Baron Neuhof was a German adventurer. An indefatigable intriguer in military, political, and financial......
Neuserre, sixth king of the 5th dynasty (c. 2465–c. 2325 bc) of Egypt; he is primarily known for his temple to......
Ngo Quyen was a Vietnamese liberator, known for his military tactics, who founded the first enduring Vietnamese......
Nicholas I was a prince (1860–1910) and then king (1910–18) of Montenegro, who transformed his small principality......
Nomenoë was the duke of Brittany who fought successfully against the Frankish king Charles II the Bald. Appointed......
Norodom was the king of Cambodia (1860–1904) who, under duress, placed his country under the control of the French......
Norodom Sihamoni is the king of Cambodia who succeeded his father, King Norodom Sihanouk, in October 2004 after......
Norodom Sihanouk was twice king of Cambodia (1941–55 and 1993–2004), who also served as prime minister, head of......
Numa Pompilius was the second of the seven kings who, according to Roman tradition, ruled Rome before the founding......
Nādir Shāh was an Iranian ruler and conqueror who created an Iranian empire that stretched from the Indus River......
Septimius Odaenathus was a prince of the Roman colony of Palmyra (q.v.), in what is now Syria, who prevented the......
Odoacer was the first barbarian king of Italy. The date on which he assumed power, 476, is traditionally considered......
Offa was one of the most powerful kings in early Anglo-Saxon England. As ruler of Mercia from 757 to 796, Offa......
Offa of Angel was a continental Anglian ruler from whom the royal house of Anglo-Saxon Mercia claimed descent.......
Olaf was the king of Sweden (c. 980–1022) whose apparent efforts to impose Christianity were frustrated by the......
Olaf Guthfrithson was the king of Northumbria and of Dublin. Olaf was the son of Guthfrith (or Godfrey), king of......
Olaf II Haraldsson ; feast day July 29) was the first effective king of all Norway and the country’s patron saint,......
Olaf III Haraldsson was the king of Norway (1066–93) who guided the nation through one of its most prosperous periods,......
Olaf IV Haakonsson was the king of Denmark (as Olaf III, 1376–87) and of Norway (1380–87). He was the son of Haakon......
Olaf (IV) Magnusson was the king of Norway (1103–15), the illegitimate son of King Magnus III Barefoot. On the......
Olaf Sihtricson was the king of the Danish kingdoms of Northumbria and of Dublin. He was the son of Sihtric, king......
Olaf Tryggvason was a Viking king of Norway (995–c. 1000), much celebrated in Scandinavian literature, who made......
Olav V was the king of Norway (1957–91), succeeding his father, King Haakon VII. Olav was educated at the Norwegian......
Zbigniew Oleśnicki was a Polish statesman and cardinal who was chief councillor to King Władysław II and regent......
St. Olga ; feast day July 11) was the princess who was the first recorded female ruler of the Rus and the first......
Olympias was the wife of Philip II of Macedonia and mother of Alexander the Great. She had a passionate and imperious......
Omri, (reigned 876–869 or c. 884–c. 872 bce), king of Israel, father of Ahab, and founder of a dynasty that remained......
Orestes was the regent of Italy and minister to Attila, king of the Huns. He obtained control of the Roman army......
Philippe II, duc d’Orléans was the regent of France for the young king Louis XV from 1715 to 1723. The son of Philippe......
Orodes II was the king of Parthia (reigned c. 55/54–37/36 bce) who helped his brother Mithradates III murder their......
Oscar I was the king of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to 1859, son of Charles XIV John, formerly the French marshal......
Oscar II was the king of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and of Norway from 1872 to 1905. An outstanding orator and a......
Osei Tutu was the founder and first ruler of the Asante (Ashanti) empire (in present-day Ghana) who as chief of......
Saint Oswald ; feast day August 5) was an Anglo-Saxon king of Northumbria from 633 to 642 who introduced Celtic......
Oswiu was an Anglo-Saxon king of Northumbria from 655 to 670. Oswiu’s father, King Aethelfrith (d. 616), had ruled......
Otakar I was the king of Bohemia (1198–1230), who won both Bohemia’s autonomy from the German king and the hereditary......
Otakar II was the king of Bohemia (1253–78), who briefly established his crownland as the most powerful state of......
Otto was the first king of the modern Greek state (1832–62), who governed his country autocratically until he was......
Otto was an insane king of Bavaria, the younger son of King Maximilian II. Otto fell insane in 1872 and, from 1880......
Otto I was the duke of Saxony (as Otto II, 936–961), German king (from 936), and Holy Roman emperor (962–973) who......
Otto II was the German king from 961 and Holy Roman emperor from 967, sole ruler from 973, son of Otto I and his......
Otto III was a German king and Holy Roman emperor who planned to recreate the glory and power of the ancient Roman......
Otto IV was a German king and Holy Roman emperor, candidate of the German anti-Hohenstaufen faction, who, after......
Oun Kham was the ruler of the Lao principality of Luang Prabang (1872–94), whose troubled reign ended with the......
Ovonramwen was a West African ruler who was the last independent oba (king) of the 500-year-old kingdom of Benin......
Owain Gwynedd was the last great king of North Wales (Gwynedd) who helped advance Welsh independence against Norman......
Pacorus II was the king of Parthia (reigned ad 78–c. 115/116). Little is known of his reign, which seems to have......
Pagan was a king of Myanmar (1846–53), who suffered defeat in the Second Anglo-Burmese War, after which Yangon......
Parākramabāhu I was a Sinhalese king of Ceylon (1153–86) who united the island under one rule, reformed Buddhist......
Paul was the king of Greece (1947–64) who helped his country overcome communist guerrilla forces after World War......
Prince Paul Karadjordjević was the regent of Yugoslavia in the period leading into World War II. Paul’s uncle was......
Pedro I was the founder of the Brazilian empire and first emperor of Brazil, from Dec. 1, 1822, to April 7, 1831,......
Pelayo was the founder of the Christian kingdom of Asturias in northern Spain, which survived through the period......
William Marshal, 1st earl of Pembroke was a marshal and then regent of England who served four English monarchs—Henry......
Penda was an Anglo-Saxon king of Mercia from about 632 until 655, who made Mercia one of the most powerful kingdoms......
Pepi I, third king of the 6th dynasty (c. 2305–c. 2118 bce) of ancient Egypt, whose reign saw the spread of trade......
Pepi II, was the fifth king of the 6th dynasty (c. 2305–c. 2118 bce) of ancient Egypt, during whose lengthy reign......
Perdiccas was a general under Alexander the Great who became regent of the Macedonian empire after Alexander’s......
Peribsen, Egyptian king of the 2nd dynasty who ruled c. 2660–c. 2650 bce and apparently promoted the cult of the......
Perseus was the last king of Macedonia (179–168), whose attempts to dominate Greece brought on the final defeat......
Peter was a celebrated king of Castile and Leon from 1350 to 1369, charged by his contemporary enemies with monstrous......
Peter I was the king of Aragon from June 1094. The son of Sancho Ramírez, the third in order of the historic kings......
Peter I was the king of Portugal from 1357 to 1367. The son of Afonso IV and his consort Beatriz of Castile, Peter......
Peter I was the king of Serbia from 1903, the first strictly constitutional monarch of his country. In 1918 he......
Peter II was the last king of Yugoslavia. The son of Alexander I, who was assassinated during a visit to France......
Peter II was the king of Portugal whose reign as prince regent (1668–83) and as king (1683–1706) was marked by......
Peter II was the king of Aragon from 1196 to 1213, the eldest son and successor of Alfonso II. Peter married (1204)......
Peter III was the king of Aragon from July 1276, on the death of his father, James I, and king of Sicily (as Peter......