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Abbas I of Egypt

Abbas I, also known as Abbas Hilmi I Pasha or Abbas Pasha was the Wāli of Egypt and Sudan. He... more »

Abbas II of Egypt

HH Abbas II Hilmi Bey was the last Khedive of Egypt and Sudan. more »

Abbas II of Persia

Shah Abbas II was Shah of Iran from 1642 to 1666. He was the seventh Shah of the Safavid... more »

Abbas III

Abbas III was a son of Shah Tahmasp II of the Safavid dynasty. After the deposition of his... more »

Abd al-Hafid of Morocco

Abdelhafid of Morocco was the Sultan of Morocco from 1908 to 1912 and a member of the Alaouite... more »

Abd al-Rahman I

Abd al-Rahman I, or, his full name by patronymic record, Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hisham... more »

Abd al-Rahman of Morocco

Mulai Abd al-Rahman ibn Hisham was the sultan of Morocco from 1822 to 1859. He was a member of... more »

Abd ar-Rahman II

Abd ar-Rahman II was Umayyad Emir of Córdoba in the Al-Andalus from 822 until his death. more »

Abd-ar-Rahman III

Abd-ar-Rahman III was the Emir and Caliph of Córdoba of the Ummayad dynasty in al-Andalus... more »

Abdallah bin Alawi

Abdallah bin Alawi was the Sultan of and on Anjouan island from 1816 to 1832, and then again... more »

Abdallah of Morocco

Sultan 'Abu Abbas Mulay 'Abdu'llah bin Ismail as-Samin was the Sultan of Morocco 1729–1734,... more »

Abdalmalik of Morocco

Abdalmalik was Sultan of Morocco in 1728, and member of the Alaouite Dynasty. more »

Abdelaziz of Morocco

Abdelaziz of Morocco, also known as Mulai Abd al-Aziz IV, served as the Sultan of Morocco from... more »

Abdul Halim of Kedah

Almu'tasimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Tuanku Alhaj sir Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan... more »

Abdul Hamid II

Abdul Hamid II was the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the last Sultan to exert effective... more »

Abdul Jalilul Jabbar

Sultan Abdul Jalilul Jabbar was the twelvth sultan of Brunei. He ruled from 1659 to 1660, and... more »

Abdul Kahar

Sultan Abdul Kahar was the seventh sultan of Brunei. He ruled from 1524 until stepping down from... more »

Abdul Majid Hassan

Abdul Majid Hasan, also known as Maharaja Karna, was the second Sultan of Brunei. He ascended... more »

Abdul Momin

Abdul Mo'min was the sultan of Brunei from 1852 until his death. more »

Abdullah Beg of Kartli

'Abdu'llah Beg, born Archil, was a Georgian prince of the House of Mukhrani of the Bagrationi... more »

Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani

Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, also known as Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani or... more »

Abdullah I Al-Sabah

Sheikh Abdullah I bin Sabah Al-Sabah was the second ruler of Kuwait's Al-Sabah dynasty, ruling... more »

Abdullah I of Jordan

Abdullah I bin al-Hussein, King of Jordan born in Mecca, Hejaz, Ottoman Empire was the second of... more »

Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi

Abdullah ibn Muhammad of the Umayyad dynasty was the seventh Emir of Córdoba, reigning from 888... more »

Abdullah II Al-Sabah

Sheikh Abdullah II Sabah II Al-Jaber I Al-Sabah was the fifth monarch of Kuwait and eldest son... more »

Abdullah II of Jordan

Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein is the reigning king of the Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the throne... more »

Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah

Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah GCMG, CIE, KStJ was the last Sheikh and first Emir of Kuwait from... more »

Abdullah Qutb Shah

Abdullah Qutb Shah was the seventh ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India under the... more »

Abdülmecid I

Abdülmecid I was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2... more »

Abdur Rahman Khan

Abdur Rahman Khan was Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901. He was the third son of Mohammad... more »

Abdurrahman Khan

Former Khan of Kalat more »

Abel, King of Denmark

Abel of Denmark was Duke of Schleswig from 1232 to 1252 and King of Denmark from 1250 until his... more »

Abijah of Judah

Abijam was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the fourth king of the House of David and the second... more »

Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr, also known as Abubakari I or Manding Bory, was the fifth Mansa of the Mali Empire,... more »

Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad

Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad was a Sultan of the Sultanate of Adal. The historian Richard Pankhurst... more »

Abu Bakr II

Abu Bakr II, also spelled ;Abubakri, may have been the ninth mansa of the Mali Empire. He... more »

Abu Syahid Shah

Sultan Abu Syahid Shah, whose real name was Raja Ibrahim, was the 4th Sultan of Malacca from... more »

Abu Yaqub Yusuf

Abu Ya`qub Yusuf or Yusuf I was the second Almohad Amir or caliph. He reigned from 1163 until... more »

Abu'l Abbas Ahmad of Morocco

Sultan 'Abul Abbas Mulay Ahmad ud-Dhahabi bin Ismail as-Samin was the Sultan of Morocco... more »

Abubakar Garbai of Borno

Bukar Garbai ibn Ibrahim was the Shehu of Bornu from 1902–1922 and previous to that served as... more »

Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi of Borno

Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi of Borno is the Shehu, or traditional ruler, of the Borno... more »

Abubakar Umar Suleiman

Abubakar Umar Suleiman was turbaned as the 11th Emir of Bade on 12 November 2005. He is head of... more »

Abul Hasan Qutb Shah

{{Infobox monarch | name = Abul Hasan Tana Shah | title = The Eighth Sultan of Qutb Shahi... more »

Adai Khan

Adai was the Mongol Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia. After the prominent eastern... more »

Adalbert II, Count of Ballenstedt

Adalbert II, Count of Ballenstedt was a member of the House of Ascania and was Graf in Saxony... more »

Adalbert, Margrave of Austria

Adalbert, known as Adalbert the Victorious, was the Margrave of Austria from 1018 until his... more »

Adaloald

Adaloald was the Lombard king of Italy from 616 to 626. Son and heir of King Agilulf and his... more »

Adarnase I of Iberia

Adarnase I or Adrnerse, of the Chosroid dynasty, was a presiding prince of Iberia from 627 to... more »

Adarnase I of Tao-Klarjeti

Adarnase was a late 8th-century nobleman of Iberia and the founder of the Georgian Bagratid... more »

Adarnase II of Iberia

Adarnase II, of the Chosroid dynasty, was a presiding prince of Iberia from c. 650 to 684/5. He... more »

Adarnase II of Tao-Klarjeti

Adarnase II, sometimes known as Adarnase I, was a Georgian Bagratid prince and a co-ruler of... more »

Adarnase III of Iberia

Adarnase III, of the Nersianid Dynasty, was a presiding prince of Iberia from c. 748 to 760... more »

Adarnase IV of Iberia

Adarnase IV was a member of the Georgian Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti and prince of... more »

Adarnase V of Tao

Adarnase V, sometimes rendered as Adarnase II or Adarnase IV, was a Georgian prince of the... more »

Adebiyi Adegboye Adesida Afunbiowo II

Adebiyi Adegboye Adesida Afunbiowo II was chosen as the traditional ruler, or Deji, of the Akure... more »

Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III

Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III was elected the Alake of Egbaland, based in Abeokuta, Nigeria on 2... more »

Adelaide of Italy

Adelaide of Italy, also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was the second wife of Otto the Great, Holy... more »

Aditya I

Aditya I, the son of Vijayalaya, was the Chola king who extended the Chola dominions by the... more »

Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden

Adolf Frederick or Adolph Frederick was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death. He was the son... more »

Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was a ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe. more »

Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was the last ruler of the small Principality of... more »

Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine

Adolf of the Rhine from the house of Wittelsbach was formally Count Palatine of the Rhine in... more »

Adolf, Duke of Bavaria

Adolf was a German nobleman. He was a Duke of Bavaria-Munich in the House of Wittelsbach. He was... more »

Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp was the first Duke of Holstein-Gottorp from the line of... more »

Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the... more »

Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the... more »

Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg was the first monarch of Luxembourg from the House of... more »

Áed Uaridnach

Áed Uaridnach was an Irish king who was High King of Ireland. He is sometimes also known as Áed... more »

Aemilianus

Aemilianus, also known as Aemilian, was Roman Emperor for three months in 253. Commander of the... more »

Aeropus I of Macedon

Aeropus I of Macedon was the son of Philip I, the great-grandson of Perdiccas I, the first king... more »

Afonso I of Portugal

Afonso I, more commonly known as Afonso Henriques, nicknamed "the Conqueror", "the Founder" or... more »

Afonso II of Kongo and Nkondo

Afonso II of Kongo and Nkondo was a ruler of the kingdom of Kongo in the period following the... more »

Afonso II of Portugal

Afonso II, or Affonso, Alfonso or Alphonso or Alphonsus, nicknamed "the Fat", King of Portugal,... more »

Afonso III of Portugal

Afonso III, or Affonso, Alfonso or Alphonso or Alphonsus, the Bolognian, King of Portugal was... more »

Afonso IV of Portugal

Afonso IV, called the Brave, was King of Portugal and the Algarve from 1325 until his death. He... more »

Afonso V of Portugal

Afonso V KG, called the African, was King of Portugal and the Algarves. His sobriquet refers to... more »

Afonso VI of Portugal

Alfons 6., på portugisisk Dom Afonso VI, var konge af Portugal i 1656-83. Som 3-årig blev Alfons... more »

Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V

Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V Mir Tahniyath Ali Khan Siddiqi was the ruling Nizam of Hyderabad,... more »

Agbarjin

Agbarjin or Akbarjin was the khagan claimant of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia. He was... more »

Ageltrude

Ageltrude was the Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Italy as wife and mother respectively of Guy... more »

Agnes of Poitou

Agnes of Poitou, Agnes of Aquitaine or Empress Agnes was Holy Roman Empress and regent of the... more »

Ahaz

Ahaz was king of Judah, and the son and successor of Jotham. He is one of the kings mentioned in... more »

Ahaziah of Judah

Ahaziah of Judah was king of Judah, and the son of Jehoram and Athaliah, the daughter of king... more »

Ahmad

Ahmad of Brunei was the third Sultan of Brunei. He was the brother of the first sultan Muhammad... more »

Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, was sheikh of Kuwait from 29 March 1921 until 29 January 1950, and the... more »

Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani

Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, also known as Sheikh Ahmed... more »

Ahmad I

Mir Ahmad I was the first Khan of the princely state of Kalat in what is now the Balochistan... more »

Ahmad I ibn Mustafa

Ahmad I ibn Mustafa was the tenth leader of the Husainid Dynasty and ruled Tunisia as Bey of... more »

Ahmad ibn Ali

Ahmad ibn Ali was the son of Jamal ad-Din I. The Emperor of Ethiopia Newaya Krestos made him... more »

Ahmad II of Tunis

Ahmad II ibn Ali was the ruler of Tunisia from 11 February 1929 until his death. He was the son... more »

Ahmad Shah Bahadur

Ahmad Shah Bahadur, Mirza Ahmad Shah, Shahanshah Ahmad Shah Bahadur was born to Mughal Emperor... more »

Ahmad Shah of Pahang

Ahmad Shah ibni Abu Bakar is the fifth Sultan of Pahang of Pahang, and also served as the... more »

Ahmad Shah Qajar

Ahmad Shāh Qājār was Shah of Persia from 16 July 1909, to 31 October 1925, and the last ruling... more »

Ahmad Tajuddin

Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Sir Ahmad Tajuddin Akhazul Khairi Waddien ibni Almarhum Sir Sultan... more »

Ahmad Yar Khan

Khan of Kalat 1933 -1955 and briefly in 1958. more »

Ahmed I

Ahmed I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 until his death in 1617. more »

Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa

Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa, was the progenitor of the ruling Al Khalifa family of Bahrain... more »

Ahmed Yusuf

Ahmed Yusuf was a Somali ruler. He was the fourth Sultan of the Geledi sultanate, reigning from... more »

Ahmose I

Ahmose I was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the founder of the Eighteenth dynasty. He was a... more »

Ailello h-ui Daimine

Ailello hui Daimine was the 20th King of Uí Maine. The Annals of Tigernach report of him "Bass... more »

Airlangga

Airlangga, regnal name Rakai Halu Sri Lokeswara Dharmawangsa Airlangga Anantawikramottunggadewa,... more »

Aistulf

Aistulf was the Duke of Friuli from 744, King of Lombards from 749, and Duke of Spoleto from... more »

Akbar

Akbar, known as Akbar the Great, was Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death. He was the third... more »

Akbar Shah II

Akbar II, also known as Akbar Shah II, was the penultimate Mughal emperor of India. He reigned... more »

Akhenaten

Akhenaten known before the fifth year of his reign as Amenhotep IV, was a Pharaoh of the... more »

Al-Hakam I

Al-Hakam Ibn Hisham Ibn Abd-ar-Rahman I was Umayyad Emir of Cordoba from 796 until 822 in the... more »

Al-Husayn I ibn Ali at-Turki

Al-Husayn I ibn Ali at-Turki was the founder of the Husainid Dynasty, which ruled Tunisia until... more »

Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud

Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud was the Bey of Tunis from 1824 until his death in 1835. more »

Al-Mundhir of Córdoba

Al-Mundhir was Emir of Córdoba from 886 to 888. He was a member of the Umayyad dynasty of... more »

Al-Rashid of Morocco

Mulai al-Rashid was Sultan of Morocco from 1666 to 1672. He has been called the founder of the... more »

Ala ud din Masud

Ala ud din Masud was the seventh sultan of the Mamluk dynasty. He was the son of Rukn ud din... more »

Alahis

Alahis was the Arian duke of Trent and Brescia before becoming king of the Lombards after his... more »

Alan of Galloway

Alan of Galloway, also known as Alan fitz Roland, was a leading thirteenth-century Scottish... more »

Alapainui

Alapaʻi was a king of Hawaiʻi island in ancient Hawaii. He was an usurper to the throne, but was... more »

Alaric I

Alaric I was the King of the Visigoths from 395–410. Alaric is most famous for his sack of Rome... more »

Alaric II

Alaric II, also known as Alarik, Alarich, and Alarico in Spanish and Portuguese or Alaricus in... more »

Alauddin Khilji

Ala-ud-din Khilji, born as Juna Khan Khilji, was the second ruler of the Khilji dynasty in... more »

Alauddin Riayat Shah of Malacca

Alauddin Riayat Shah was a sultan of the Malacca Sultanate from 1477 to 1488. He was famous for... more »

Alaungpaya

Alaungpaya was a Bamar king of Burma from 1752-60 and the founder of the Konbaung Dynasty. By... more »

Alawi bin Husain

Alawi bin Husain was the Sultan of and on Anjouan island from 1796 to his death in 1816. He was... more »

Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Albert Alcibiades was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, also known as Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Bec... more »

Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia

Albert Frederick was Duke of Prussia from 1568 until his death. He was a son of Albert of... more »

Albert I of Belgium

Albert I reigned as King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934. This was an eventful period in the... more »

Albert I, Duke of Bavaria

Duke Albert I KG, was a feudal ruler of the counties of Holland, Hainaut, and Zeeland in the Low... more »

Albert I, Prince of Monaco

Albert I was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 10 September 1889 until his death. He... more »

Albert II of Belgium

Albert II reigned as King of the Belgians from 1993 until his abdication in 2013. He is a member... more »

Albert II of Germany

Albert the Magnanimous KG was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1437 until his death. He was also... more »

Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Albert II is the reigning monarch of the Principality of Monaco, and head of the Princely House... more »

Albert III, Duke of Bavaria

Albert III the Pious of Bavaria-Munich, since 1438 Duke of Bavaria-Munich. He was born in Munich... more »

Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria

Duke Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich, from 1467 Duke of Bavaria-Munich, from 1503 Duke of the... more »

Albert IV, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

Albert IV, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the... more »

Albert the Bear

Albert the Bear was the first Margrave of Brandenburg from 1157 to his death and was briefly... more »

Albert V, Duke of Bavaria

Albert V was Duke of Bavaria from 1550 until his death. He was born in Munich to William IV and... more »

Albert V, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

Albert V, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the... more »

Albert VI, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

Albert VI, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the... more »

Albert Wolfgang, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe

Albrecht Wolfgang, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe was a ruler of the County of Schaumburg-Lippe. more »

Albert, Duke in Prussia

Albert of Prussia was the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, who after converting to... more »

Albert, King of Sweden

Albert was King of Sweden from 1364 to 1389 and Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1384 to 1412... more »

Alboin

Alboin was king of the Lombards from about 560 until 572. During his reign the Lombards ended... more »

Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg

Albert III, often known simply as Albert Achilles, was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of... more »

Alcetas I of Macedon

Alcetas I of Macedon was a son of Aeropus I of Macedon and the 8th king of Μacedon, counting... more »

Aldfrith of Northumbria

Aldfrith was king of Northumbria from 685 until his death. He is described by early writers such... more »

Aleramo, Marquess of Montferrat

Aleram was the marquess of Montferrat and Liguria in Northern Italy until his death. He was son... more »

Alexander

Alexander, sometimes numbered Alexander III, ruled as Emperor of the Byzantine Empire in... more »

Alexander I Aldea

Alexander I Aldea was Prince of Wallachia. Alexandru I was the brother of Vlad II Dracul, father... more »

Alexander I of Georgia

Alexander I the Great, of the Bagrationi house, was king of Georgia from 1412 to 1442. Despite... more »

Alexander I of Kakheti

Alexander I, of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1476 to... more »

Alexander I of Macedon

Alexander I was the ruler of the ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon from c. 498 BC until his death... more »

Alexander I of Russia

Alexander I,. reigned as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. He was the... more »

Alexander I of Scotland

Alexander I, and nicknamed "The Fierce", was King of the Scots from 1107 to his death. more »

Alexander I of Serbia

Alexander I or Aleksandar Obrenović was king of Serbia from 1889 to 1903 when he and his wife,... more »

Alexander I of Yugoslavia

Alexander I, also known as Alexander the Unifier was a prince regent of Kingdom of Serbia and... more »

Alexander II of Imereti

Alexander II was a king of Georgia in 1478 and of Imereti from 1483 to 1510. more »

Alexander II of Kakheti

Alexander II of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1574 to... more »

Alexander II of Russia

Alexander II of Russia was the Emperor of Russia from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in... more »

Alexander II of Scotland

Alexander II was King of Scots from 1214 to his death. more »

Alexander III of Imereti

Alexander III, of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Imereti from 1639 to 1660. more »

Alexander III of Russia

Alexander III, or Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and... more »

Alexander III of Scotland

Alexander III was King of Scots from 1249 to his death. more »

Alexander IV of Imereti

Alexander IV, of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Imereti from 1683 to 1690 and again from... more »

Alexander IV of Macedon

Alexander IV, erroneously called sometimes in modern times Aegus, was the son of Alexander the... more »

Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia

Aleksandar Karađorđević was the prince of Serbia between 1842 and 1858. He was a member of the... more »

Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg

Alexander Charles, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German prince of the House of Ascania. From... more »

Alexander Nevsky

Alexander Nevsky was the Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev and Grand Prince of Vladimir... more »

Alexander of Greece

Alexander was King of Greece from 11 June 1917 until his death from the effects of a monkey bite... more »

Alexander Severus

Severus Alexander was Roman Emperor from 222 to 235. Alexander was the last emperor of the... more »

Alexander V of Imereti

Alexander V of Imereti, of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was King of Imereti from 1720 his death in... more »

Alexandru Coconul

Alexandru Coconul was Hospodar and Voivode of Wallachia from 1623 to 1627 and Hospodar of... more »

Alexios I Komnenos

Alexios I Komnenos, Latinized as Alexius I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118... more »

Alexios I of Trebizond

Alexios I Megas Komnenos or Alexius I Megas Comnenus was, with his brother David, the founder of... more »

Alexios II Komnenos

Alexios II Komnenos or Alexius II Comnenus, Byzantine emperor, was the son of Emperor Manuel I... more »

Alexios II of Trebizond

Alexios II Megas Komnenos or Alexius II, was Emperor of Trebizond from 1297 to 1330. He was the... more »

Alexios III Angelos

Alexios III Angelos was Byzantine Emperor from 1195 to 1203. A member of the extended Imperial... more »

Alexios III of Trebizond

Alexios III Megas Komnenos or Alexius III, Emperor of Trebizond from December 1349 until his... more »

Alexios IV Angelos

Alexios IV Angelos was Byzantine Emperor from August 1203 to January 1204. He was the son of... more »

Alexios IV of Trebizond

Alexios IV Megas Komnenos or Alexius IV, Emperor of Trebizond from March 5, 1417 to October... more »

Alexios Komnenos

Alexios Komnenos, latinised as Alexius Comnenus, was the eldest son of the Byzantine emperor... more »

Alexios V Doukas

Alexios V Doukas, nicknamed Mourtzouphlos, was Byzantine Emperor during the second and final... more »

Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg

Alexius Frederick Christian of Anhalt-Bernburg, was a German prince of the House of Ascania... more »

Alfonso II of Naples

Alfonso II, also called Alfonso of Aragon, was King of Naples from 25 January 1494 to 22... more »

Alfonso V of Aragon

Alfonso the Magnanimous KG was the King of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica,... more »

Alfonso VIII of Castile

Alfonso VIII, called the Noble or el de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his... more »

Alfonso XII of Spain

Alfonso XII was King of Spain, reigning from 1874 to 1885, after a coup d'état restored the... more »

Alfonso XIII of Spain

Alfonso XIII was King of Spain from 1886 until 1931. Alfonso was monarch from birth, as his... more »

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom... more »

Alhred of Northumbria

Alhred or Alchred was king of Northumbria from 765 to 774. He had married Osgifu, either the... more »

Ali Adil Shah I

Ali Adil Shah I was the fifth Sultan of Bijapur Sultanate. On the day of his coronation Ali... more »

Ali Adil Shah II

On the death of Mohammed Adil Shah on November 4, 1656, Ali Adil Shah II, a youth of eighteen,... more »

Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani

Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani, KBE was the emir of Qatar. Sheikh Ali is also known as the very first... more »

Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar

Sayyid Ali bin Hamud Al-Busaid was the eighth Sultan of Zanzibar. Ali ruled Zanzibar from July... more »

Ali Dinar

Ali Dinar was a Sultan of the Sultanate of Darfur and ruler from the Keira dynasty. A rebellion... more »

Ali ibn Sabr ad-Din

Ali ibn Sabr ad-Din was the son of Sabr ad-Din I. The Emperor of Ethiopia Newaya Krestos made... more »

Ali ibn Umar Din

Ali ibn Umar Din was a Sultan of the Sultanate of Adal. He was the brother of Barakat ibn Umar Din. more »

Ali II ibn Hussein

Ali II ibn Hussein was the fourth leader of the Husainid Dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia from... more »

Ali III ibn al-Husayn

Ali III Bey ibn al-Husayn was the ruler of Tunisia from 1882 until June 1902. He was the first... more »

Ali of Hejaz

Ali bin Hussein, GBE was King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca from October 1924 until... more »

Alimirah Hanfere

Bitwoded Alimirah Hanfare was Sultan of Aussa from 1944 until his death in 2011. He ascended to... more »

Allectus

Allectus was a Roman usurper-emperor in Britain and northern Gaul from 293 to 296. more »

Álmos, Grand Prince of the Magyars

Álmos, also Almos or Almus, was – according to the uniform account of Hungarian chronicles – the... more »

Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein

Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein, born Aloys Josef Johannes Nepomuk Melchior was the Prince of... more »

Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, born Aloys Maria Josef Johann Baptista Joachim Philipp... more »

Amadeo I of Spain

Amadeo I was the only King of Spain from the House of Savoy. He was the second son of King... more »

Amadeus I, Count of Savoy

Amadeus I, nicknamed of the Tail or la Coda, was an early count of the House of Savoy. He was... more »

Amadeus II, Count of Savoy

Amadeus II was the Count of Savoy from 1078 to 1080. His life is obscure and few documents... more »

Amadeus III, Count of Savoy

Amadeus III of Savoy was Count of Savoy and Maurienne from 1103 until his death. He was also... more »

Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy

Amadeus IV was Count of Savoy from 1233 to 1253. Amadeus was born in Montmélian, Savoie. The... more »

Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy

The Blessed Amadeus IX, nicknamed the Happy, was the Duke of Savoy from 1465 to 1472. The... more »

Amadeus V, Count of Savoy

Amadeus V, surnamed the Great for his wisdom and success as a ruler, was the Count of Savoy from... more »

Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy

Amadeus VI, nicknamed the Green Count was Count of Savoy from 1343 to 1383. He was the eldest... more »

Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy

Amadeus VII, surnamed the Red Count, was Count of Savoy from 1383 to 1391. Amadeus was born in... more »

Amalaric

Amalaric, or in Spanish and Portuguese, Amalarico, was king of the Visigoths from 526 until his... more »

Amalric, Prince of Tyre

Amalric de Lusignan or Amaury II de Lusignan, Prince of Tyre, of the Lusignan family, was a son... more »

Amānullāh Khān

Amanullah Khan was the Sovereign of the Kingdom of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929, first as Emir... more »

Amasis II

Amasis II or Ahmose II was a pharaoh of the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt, the successor of... more »

Amaziah of Judah

Amaziah of Judah, Amasias, pronounced, and Amatzyah was a king of Judah, the son and successor... more »

Ambaghai

Ambaghai Khan was a khan of Khamag Mongol in 1149–1156, one of the great grandson Khaidu Khan... more »

Amda Iyasus

Amda Iyasus was nəgusä nägäst of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the... more »

Amda Seyon

Amda Seyon was the Emperor of Ethiopia for less than one month. Amda Seyon was proclaimed negusä... more »

Amda Seyon I

Amda Seyon was Emperor of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. According to the... more »

Amda Seyon II

Amda Seyon II, was Emperor of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the infant... more »

Amenemhat I

Amenemhat I, also Amenemhet I and Amenemhaat I, was the first ruler of the Twelfth Dynasty. He... more »

Amenemhat II

Nubkhaure Amenemhat II was the third pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. Not much... more »

Amenemhat III

Amenemhat III, also spelled Amenemhet III was a pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He... more »

Amenemhat IV

Amenemhat IV, or Amenemhet IV was Pharaoh of Egypt, likely ruling between ca. 1815 BC and ca... more »

Amenemnisu

Neferkare Amenemnisu was a pharaoh during the 21st Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Amenemnisu's... more »

Amenemope

Pharaoh Amenemope was the son of Psusennes I. Amenemope/Amenemopet's birth name or nomen... more »

Amenhotep I

Amenhotep I was the second Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. His reign is generally dated... more »

Amenhotep II

Amenhotep II was the seventh Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. Amenhotep inherited a vast... more »

Amenhotep III

Amenhotep III also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth... more »

Amenirdis I

Amenirdis I was a God's Wife of Amun in ancient Egypt. She was a Kushite princess, the daughter... more »

Amenmesse

Amenmesse was the 5th ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty in Ancient Egypt, possibly the son of... more »

Amoghavarsha

Amoghavarsha I was a Rashtrakuta emperor, the greatest ruler of the Rashtrakuta dynasty, and one... more »

Amoghavarsha II

Amoghavarsha II was a Rashtrakuta ruler who was assassinated by his brother Govinda IV. He ruled... more »

Amoghavarsha III

Amoghavarsha III, whose Kannada name was Baddiga, was in exile in Tripuri and was a younger... more »

Amon of Judah

Amon of Judah was a 7th-century BC King of Judah who, according to the biblical account,... more »

Amyntas I of Macedon

Amyntas I was a king of Macedon. He was a son of Alcetas I of Macedon. He married Eurydice and... more »

Amyrtaeus

Amyrtaeus of Sais is the only king of the Twenty-eighth dynasty of Egypt and is thought to be... more »

Anak Wungsu

Anak Wungsu was the youngest brother of Airlangga, who succeeded him as the ruler of Bali and Java. more »

Ananda Mahidol

King Ananda Mahidol was the eighth monarch of Thailand from the House of Chakri. At the time he... more »

Anandapala

Anandapala or Anantpala was the third and last ruler of the Kabul Shahi dynasty in what is now... more »

Anastasios II

Artemius Anastasius, known in English as Anastasios II or Anastasius II, was the Byzantine... more »

Anastasius I Dicorus

Anastasius I was Byzantine Emperor from 491 to 518. During his reign the Roman eastern frontier... more »

Andeca

Andeca or Audeca was the last de facto Suevic King of Galicia from 584 until his deposition the... more »

Andreas Palaiologos

Andreas Palaiologos or Palaeologus was the titular Byzantine emperor and Despot of Morea from... more »

Andrew I of Hungary

Andrew I the White or the Catholic was King of Hungary from 1046. He descended from a younger... more »

Andrew II of Hungary

Andrew II the Jerosolimitan was King of Hungary and Croatia. He was the younger son of King Béla... more »

Andrew III of Hungary

Andrew III the Venetian was King of Hungary. He was the last member of the Hungarian Árpád... more »

Andrey of Gorodets

Andrey III Alexandrovich was a Russian prince, son of Alexander Nevsky, who received from his... more »

Andreyas

Andreyas was Emperor of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the oldest son... more »

Andronikos I Komnenos

Andronikos I Komnenos was Byzantine Emperor from 1183 to 1185. He was the son of Isaac Komnenos... more »

Andronikos I of Trebizond

Andronikos I Gidos or Andronicus I Gidus, Emperor of Trebizond. George Finlay suggests he may be... more »

Andronikos II of Trebizond

Andronikos II Megas Komnenos or Andronicus II,. Emperor of Trebizond from 1263 to 1266. He was... more »

Andronikos II Palaiologos

Andronikos II Palaiologos, Latinized as Andronicus II Palaeologus, was Byzantine emperor from... more »

Andronikos III of Trebizond

Andronikos III Megas Komnenos, or Andronicus III, was Emperor of Trebizond from 1330 to 1332. He... more »

Andronikos III Palaiologos

Andronikos III Palaiologos, Latinized as Andronicus III Palaeologus was Byzantine emperor from... more »

Andronikos IV Palaiologos

Andronikos IV Palaiologos was Byzantine Emperor from 1376 to 1379. more »

Andronikos V Palaiologos

Andronikos V Palaiologos was co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire with his father John VII... more »

Anedjib

Anedjib, more correctly Adjib and also known as Hor-Anedjib, Hor-Adjib and Enezib, is the Horus... more »

Ang Duong

Ang Duong was a king of Cambodia. Ang Duong was younger son of king Ang Eng, who 1779–1797 was... more »

Ankhmakis

Ankhmakis was the successor of Hugronaphor, a rebel ruler who controlled much of Upper Egypt... more »

Anna of East Anglia

Anna was king of East Anglia from the early 640s until his death. He was a member of the... more »

Anna of Russia

Anna Ioannovna reigned as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. Prior to her accession to the... more »

Anna of Trebizond

Anna Anachoutlou, was Empress of Trebizond from July 17, 1341 to September 4, 1342. Anna was the... more »

Anna of Tyrol

Anna of Tyrol was the wife of Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor. By this marriage she was Holy Roman... more »

Anna von Schweidnitz

Anna of Schweidnitz was Queen of Bohemia, German Queen, and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire... more »

Ansprand

Ansprand was king of the Lombards briefly in 712. Before that he was the duke of Asti and regent... more »

Anthemius

Procopius Anthemius was Western Roman Emperor from 467 to 472. Perhaps the last capable Western... more »

Anthony Günther, Prince of Anhalt-Mühlingen

Anthony Günther, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst was a German prince of the House of Ascania. He was... more »

Antigonus I Monophthalmus

Antigonus I Monophthalmus, son of Philip from Elimeia, was a Macedonian nobleman, general, and... more »

Antipater the Idumaean

Antipater I the Idumaean was the founder of the Herodian Dynasty and father of Herod the Great... more »

Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein

Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein was the Prince of Liechtenstein between 1718 and 1721. He... more »

Antoninus Pius

Antoninus Pius, also known as Antoninus, was Roman Emperor from 138 to 161. He was a member of... more »

Antonio I, Prince of Monaco

Antonio I was the Prince of Monaco from 1701 to 1731. He was the elder son of Louis I, Prince of... more »

António, Prior of Crato

António, Prior of Crato, was a grandson of King Manuel I of Portugal, claimant of the Portuguese... more »

Anund Gårdske

Anund Gårdske, was the king of Sweden around 1070 according to Adam of Bremen's Gesta... more »

Anund Jacob

Anund Jacob or James, Swedish: Anund Jakob was King of Sweden from 1022 until around 1050. He is... more »

Anund Uppsale

Anund Uppsale or Anoundus, 'Anund of Uppsala', ruled Sweden together with his brother Björn at... more »

Anusapati

Anusapati, the second king of Singhasari, was the son of Tunggul Ametung and the first husband... more »

Anushirvan Sharaf al-Ma'ali

Anushirvan Sharaf al-Ma'ali was the ruler of the Ziyarids. He was the son of Manuchihr. more »

Aoric

Aoric was a Thervingian Gothic king who lived in the 4th century. Aoric was son of Ariaric and... more »

Apepi

Apepi or Apophis was a ruler of Lower Egypt during the fifteenth dynasty and the end of the... more »

Apries

Apries is the name by which Herodotus and Diodorus designate Wahibre Haaibre, Ουαφρης, a pharaoh... more »

Aram Shah

Aram Shah was the second sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate. The relationship of Aram with... more »

Arame of Urartu

Arame or Aramu was the first known king of Urartu. Living at the time of King Shalmaneser III of... more »

Arcadius

Arcadius was Roman Emperor from 395 until his death in 408. He was the eldest son of Theodosius... more »

Archil of Imereti

Archil, was a Georgian prince of the Bagrationi Dynasty and poet. He ruled as king of Imereti in... more »

Arduin of Ivrea

Arduin was Margrave of Ivrea and King of Italy. Arduin was born around 955 and named after his... more »

Argaeus I of Macedon

Argaeus I of Macedon was a king of Macedon of the Argead dynasty from about 678 BC to about 640... more »

Argishti I of Urartu

Argishti I was the sixth known king of Urartu, reigning from 786 BC to 764 BC. He founded the... more »

Ariamir

Ariamir was the Suevic King of Galicia, with his capital at Bracara, from 558/9. The bishops of... more »

Arinjaya Chola

Arinjaya Chola succeeded Gandaraditya Chola c. 956 CE. Arinjaya was the third son of Parantaka I... more »

Arioald

Arioald was the Lombard king of Italy from 626 to 636. Duke of Turin, he married the princess... more »

Aripert I

Aripert I was king of the Lombards in Italy. He was the son of Gundoald, duke of Asti, who had... more »

Árpád

Árpád was the head of the confederation of the Hungarian tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th... more »

Arses of Persia

Artaxerxes IV Arses was king of Persia between 338 BC and 336 BC. He was the youngest son of... more »

Arsinoe I

Arsinoe I was a Greek Princess who was of Macedonian and Thessalian descent. She was the second... more »

Arsinoe II

Arsinoë II was a Ptolemaic Greek Princess of Ancient Egypt and through marriage was Queen of... more »

Arsinoe III of Egypt

Arsinoe III Philopator was Queen of Egypt. She was a daughter of Ptolemy III and Berenice... more »

Arsinoe IV of Egypt

Arsinoë IV was the youngest daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes and queen and co-ruler of Egypt from... more »

Art Mór Mac Murchadha Caomhánach

Art Mór Mac Murchadha Caomhánach is generally regarded as the most formidable of the later Kings... more »

Artabanus of Persia

Artabanus the Hyrcanian was a Persian political figure during the Achaemenid Dynasty who was... more »

Artabasdos

Artavasdos or Artabasdos, Latinized as Artabasdus, was a Byzantine general of Armenian descent... more »

Artaxerxes I of Persia

Artaxerxes I was the sixth, if one counts Bardiya, who reigned for a few months in 522 BC, in... more »

Artaxerxes II of Persia

Artaxerxes II Mnemon was king of Persia from 404 BC until his death in 359/8 BC. He was a son of... more »

Artaxerxes III

Artaxerxes III Ochus of Persia was the Great King of Persia and the eleventh Emperor of the... more »

Arwa al-Sulayhi

Arwa al-Sulayhi was the long-reigning ruler of Yemen, firstly through her first two husbands and... more »

Asa

Asa was the third king of the Kingdom of Judah and the fifth king of the House of David. He was... more »

Ashimi of Borno

Ashimi or Hashimi was Shehu of Borno from ca.1885 to 1893. more »

Ashot I of Armenia

Ashot I Bagratuni was an Armenian prince, with Ashot II, oversaw Armenia's second golden age. He... more »

Ashot I of Iberia

Ashot I the Great was a presiding prince of Iberia, first of the Bagratid family to have... more »

Ashot I of Tao

Ashot I also known as Ashot Kukhi was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti... more »

Ashot II of Tao

Ashot II was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti with the Byzantine title... more »

Ashraf Hotaki

Shah Ashraf Hotaki, also known as Ashraf Ghilzai, son of Abdul Aziz Hotak, was the fourth ruler... more »

Aspacures II of Iberia

Aspacures II, of the Chosroid Dynasty, was the king of Iberia from c. 363 to 365. He was the... more »

Athalaric

Athalaric was the King of the Ostrogoths in Italy. He was a son of Eutharic and Amalasuntha. His... more »

Athaliah

Athaliah was queen consort of Judah as the wife of King Jehoram, and later queen regnant for six... more »

Athanagild

Athanagild was Visigothic King of Hispania and Septimania. He had rebelled against his... more »

Athirajendra Chola

Athirajendra Chola reigned for a very short period of few months as the Chola king succeeding... more »

Athittayawong

Phra Athittayawong King Athitayawong was the shortest-reigning monarch of Ayutthaya, only for 38... more »

Atse Baeda Maryam

Baeda Maryam was proclaimed nəgusä nägäst of Ethiopia in Tigray and Gojjam by Dejazmach Wolde... more »

Atse Hezqeyas

Hezqeyas was a member of the Solomonic dynasty who was proclaimed nəgusä nägäst of Ethiopia by a... more »

Atse Iyasu

Iyasu or Joshua was proclaimed nəgusä nägäst of Ethiopia in Tigray and Gojjam by enemies of Ras... more »

Attalus I

Attalus I, surnamed Soter ruled Pergamon, an Ionian Greek polis, first as dynast, later as king,... more »

Attalus II Philadelphus

Attalus II Philadelphus was a King of Pergamon and the founder of modern-day Turkish city Antalya. more »

Attalus III

Attalus III Philometor Euergetes was the last Attalid king of Pergamon, ruling from 138 BC to... more »

Audoin

Alduin, Auduin, or Audoin was king of the Lombards from 546 to 560. Under him the Lombards... more »

Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Augustus George of Baden-Baden was the ruling Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1761 till his death... more »

Aurangzeb

Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Mohammad Aurangzeb, commonly known as Aurangzeb and by his imperial... more »

Aurelian

Aurelian, was Roman Emperor from 270 to 275. Born in humble circumstances, he rose through the... more »

Authari

Authari also known as Agilolf, was king of the Lombards from 584 to his death. After his father,... more »

Avinita

Avinita was the Western Ganga Dynasty king who ascended the throne after King Madhava III. He... more »

Avitus

Eparchius Avitus was Western Roman Emperor from 8 or 9 July 455 to 17 October 456. He was a... more »

Ay

Ay was the penultimate Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty. He held the throne of Egypt for... more »

Aymon, Count of Savoy

Aymon, nicknamed the Peaceful, was Count of Savoy from 1329 to 1343. Aymon was born in Chambéry... more »

Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, Emperor Renzong of Yuan

Buyantu Khan, also known as Emperor Renzong of Yuan, born Ayurbarwada, was the Emperor of the... more »

Azo

Azo also known as Azon was a legendary ruler of Georgians of ancient Kartli claimed by medieval... more »

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