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  2. Ludwig II of Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (left) with his parents and his younger brother, Prince Otto, 1860. Born at Nymphenburg Palace, [5] which is located in what is today part of central Munich, he was the elder son of Maximilian II of Bavaria and Marie of Prussia, Crown Prince and Princess of Bavaria, who became King and Queen in 1848 after the abdication of the former's father, Ludwig I, during ...

  3. List of suicides - Wikipedia

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    Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah (2001), King of Nepal and perpetrator of the Nepalese royal massacre, gunshot to the head [376] Thomas M. Disch (2008), American writer, gunshot [377] Adriaan Ditvoorst (1987), Dutch film director and screenwriter, drowning [378] Julia Domna (217 AD), Roman empress, second wife of Emperor Septimius Severus [379]

  4. Henry II of England - Wikipedia

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    Henry II [nb 2] (() 5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, and also held power over Scotland and the Duchy of Brittany.

  5. Stephen, King of England - Wikipedia

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    The King tried to convince the church to agree to crown Eustace to reinforce his claim; Pope Eugene III refused, and Stephen found himself in a sequence of increasingly bitter arguments with his senior clergy. In 1153, the Empress's son Henry invaded England and built an alliance of powerful regional barons to support his claim for the throne.

  6. Elizabeth II - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth was born on 21 April 1926, the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and his wife, Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary , and her mother was the youngest daughter of Scottish aristocrat Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th ...

  7. Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia

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    Joseph II (13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 18 August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 29 November 1780 until his death. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Emperor Francis I, and the brother of Marie Antoinette, Leopold II, Maria Carolina of Austria, and Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma.

  8. Shao Kahn - Wikipedia

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    In Mortal Kombat (2011), Shao Kahn is once again a non-playable boss. He is also the final boss in the beat 'em up spin-off, Shaolin Monks. Shao Kahn's special moves consist mainly of powerful shoulder barges, magical projectiles, and attacks with his signature giant maul, the "Wrath Hammer". In some of his appearances as a boss, blocking Kahn ...

  9. List of fictional dictators - Wikipedia

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    He is a central character and an ally of the Assassin; Ratonhnhaké:ton AKA, Connor in the video game Assassin's Creed III. However, in the alternate reality DLC entitled The Tyranny of King Washington, Washington becomes mad with power and declares himself King of America, becoming a megalomaniacal dictator. [50] Jamal al-Fayeed: Abbudin "Tyrant"