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* [[Charles IX]] - [[16th century]] [[France]] | * [[Charles IX]] - [[16th century]] [[France]] | ||
* [[Charles I]] - [[17th century]] [[England]] | * [[Charles I]] - [[17th century]] [[England]] | ||
* [[Louis XIII]] - [[17th century]] [[France]] | |||
* [[Charles II]] - [[17th century]] [[England]] | * [[Charles II]] - [[17th century]] [[England]] | ||
* [[Louis XV]] - [[18th century]] [[France]] | * [[Louis XV]] - [[18th century]] [[France]] | ||
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* [[Edward VIII]] - [[20th century]] [[England]] | * [[Edward VIII]] - [[20th century]] [[England]] | ||
* [[George VI]] - [[20th century]] [[England]] | * [[George VI]] - [[20th century]] [[England]] | ||
* [[Peladon of Peladon|Peladon]] - ruler of [[Peladon]] | * [[Peladon of Peladon|Peladon]] - [[41st century]] ruler of [[Peladon]] immediately before its time as a member of the [[Galactic Federation]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:19, 14 September 2012
The King was the title of the male head of state of a monarchical system of government, or sometimes that of their consort if the head of state was female.
The fact that a society was ruled by a king usually indicated that society was patriarchal in nature.
Kings and their Domains
- Gilgamesh - in his words, "King of Ur, Uruk and just about everywhere else worth knowing..." in 2700 BC
- Alexander the Great - ancient Macedon in the 4th century BC
- Prasutagus - the Iceni tribe during the 1st century
- Canute - 11th century England
- Edward the Confessor - 11th century England
- Harold Godwinson - 11th century England
- William I - 11th century England
- Richard I - 12th century England
- John - 13th century England
- Richard III - 13th century England
- Henry VIII - 16th century England
- Charles IX - 16th century France
- Charles I - 17th century England
- Louis XIII - 17th century France
- Charles II - 17th century England
- Louis XV - 18th century France
- George III - 18th/19th centuries England
- Edward VII - 20th century England
- George V - 20th century England
- Edward VIII - 20th century England
- George VI - 20th century England
- Peladon - 41st century ruler of Peladon immediately before its time as a member of the Galactic Federation
