Famous monarches
The most-searched monarches right now, with the latest news on each.
Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
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Charlemagne
Carolingian emperor from 800 to 814
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Wilhelm II
German Emperor from 1888 to 1918
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Henry II of England
King of England from 1154 to 1189
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Alfred the Great
King of Wessex (871 – c. 886); King of the Anglo-Saxons (c. 886 – 899)
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Richard I of England
King of England from 1189 to 1199
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Mehmed II
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1444–1446, 1451–1481)
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Margrethe II
Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024 (born 1940)
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Philip II of Macedon
King of Macedon from 359 to 336 BC
Pepin the Short
King of the Franks from 751 to 768
Bayezid II
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512
Albert II of Belgium
King of the Belgians from 1993 to 2013
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Charles the Fat
Carolingian emperor from 881 to 887
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
King of Yugoslavia from 1921 to 1934
Darius III
King of the Achaemenid Empire from 336 to 330 BC)
Christian VII
King of Denmark and Norway from 1766 to 1808
Lothair I
Carolingian Emperor from 817 to 855
Philip I of France
King of the Franks from 1060 to 1108
Louis the German
King of East Francia from 843 to 876
Darius II
King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 423 to 405/4 BC
Sun Quan
Emperor of Eastern Wu from 229 to 252
John, King of England
King of England from 1199 to 1216
Vladimir the Great
Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 to 1015
Charles the Simple
King of West Francia from 898 to 922