Famous Kings - page 14

The Most Famous Kings

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Sundiata KeitaAugust 20, 1217Central AfricanSundiata Keita was the founder of the Mali Empire in West Africa
Ashoka304 BCIndianAshoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty and ruled almost the entire Indian subcontinent
Murad IVJuly 26, 1612TurkishMurad IV was one of the mighty Sultans in the history of the Ottoman Empire
Abdullah of Saudi ArabiaAugust 1, 1924Saudi ArabianAbdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015 and the third wealthiest head of state in the world
Xerxes I519 BCIranianXerxes I (Xerxes the Great) was the fourth and the most famous king of the Archaemenid dynasty of Persia
Sargon of Akkad2340 BCIraqiSargon of Akkad, also called ‘Sargon the Great’, ‘Sarru-Kan’ and ‘Shar-Gani-Sharri’, was the founder and first king of the Akkadian Empire
Gia LongFebruary 8, 1762VietnameseGia Long was the first emperor of the Nguyen dynasty as well as the founding father of the modern nation of Vietnam
Flavius Odoacer435Ancient RomanFlavius Odoacer was a soldier who went on to become the King of Italy
Suleiman The MagnificentNovember 6, 1494TurkishSuleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent, was the tenth and longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Bindusara320 BCIndianBindusara was the second Mauryan Emperor of India who ruled from c
Francis II of France

Francis II of France

Francis II of France was the eldest son of King Henry II and Catherine de’ Medici

FrenchJanuary 19, 1544217 views

Herod the Great

Herod the Great was a Roman client king who ruled Judea from 37 BCE to 4 BCE

Jordanian73 BC193 views

Franz Joseph I of Austria

Franz Joseph I was the longest-reigning emperor of Austria and the king of Hungary

AustrianAugust 18, 1830183 views

Louis XV of France

Louis XV, also known as Louis the Beloved, was the as King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774.

FrenchFebruary 15, 171089 views

George I of Great Britain

George I of Great Britain was a British monarch who ruled Britain and Ireland in the early 18th century

GermanMay 28, 1660112 views

George II of Great Britain

George II was the King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760

GermanOctober 30, 1683131 views

Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor was an Anglo-Saxon king who ruled from 1042 to 1066

British1003135 views

Harold Godwinson

Harold Godwinson was an Anglo Saxon King of England in the 11th Century

British1022297 views

Trajan

Trajan was a Roman ruler who was known for his exceptional military abilities and his philanthropic work

Charles II

Charles II was the monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland

BritishMay 29, 1630127 views