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1. Louis I (1326)
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King of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 to 1382 who was the head of the senior branch of the Angevin dynasty and one of the most prolific monarch of the...
2. Charles V of France (1338)
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King of France from 1364 to 1380 who helped reclaim many territories lost to the British in the 100 Years' War. However, he was succeeded by his son Charles VI,...
3. Richard III (1452)
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King of England from 1483 to 1485 who had to deal with two rebellions during his reign. He died in battle during the second rebellion and he is the subject...
4. Matthias Corvinus (1443)
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From 1458 until his death in 1490, the royal known as Matthias I and Matthias the Just served as King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia. He is...
5. Guildford Dudley (1535)
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Royal prince and husband of Lady Jane Grey who engineered her brief succession to the throne in 1553 before they were both executed by Queen Mary for high treason.
6. King James II (1633)
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King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685 until he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He...
7. William III (1650)
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From 1689 until his death in 1702, this former Prince and Stadtholder of Orange ruled England, Scotland, and Ireland as King William III. A devout Protestant, he devoted much of...
8. George II (1683)
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From 1727 until his death in 1760, this German-born royal served as King of Great Britain, Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, and Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg.
9. Kamehameha I (1758)
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Remembered for conquering and unifying the Hawaiian islands and establishing the Kingdom of Hawaii in the early Nineteenth Century, this historical figure authored a human rights law known as the...
10. Ibn Saud (1876)
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Also known as King Abdulaziz, he conquered neighboring lands to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, over which he ruled for more than twenty years. During his reign, petroleum was...
11. Salman (1935)
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Born Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and better known as Salman of Saudi Arabia, this king began his reign in January of 2015. Previously, he had served for nearly five...
12. James IV of Scotland (1473)
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King of Scotland from 1488 until his death at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. He was the last monarch from Great Britain to be killed in battle.