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This is an accepted version of this page This is the accepted version, checked on 3 January 2025. There are template/file changes awaiting review. King of the Franks, first Holy Roman Emperor For other uses, see Charlemagne (disambiguation). Charlemagne A denarius of Charlemagne dated c. 812–814 with the inscription KAROLVS IMP AVG (Karolus Imperator Augustus) King of the Franks Reign 9 ...
The third-longest reign (and longest of a king) was that of George III, who reigned for 59 years 96 days between 1760 and 1820. [2] James Stuart, the Old Pretender, was a pretender to the throne from 16 September 1701 until his death on 1 January 1766, a total of 64 years 108 days. [3] [failed verification]
Her total reign lasted 12 years and 147 days. Although Anne's great-grandfather, James VI and I ( r. 1603–1625 ), the monarch of the Union of the Crowns , proclaimed himself "King of Great Britain", and used it on coinage, stamps and elsewhere, the Parliament of England had refused to use that style in statutory law or address.
Edward I [a] (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 to 1306 ruled Gascony as Duke of Aquitaine in his capacity as a vassal of the French king.
Death said to have been caused by the shock of hearing that his son James (later King James I of Scotland) had been captured by the English. Henry IV: House of Lancaster (England) 15 April 1367 1399–1413 20 March 1413 Several years of ill health- some type of visible skin ailment. Leprosy is also rumoured to have been possible. Henry V
After the king's death, Remington and other physicians including Matthew Lister disputed the provenance and composition of a medical plaster found on the body. [13] Subsequently, George Eglisham amplified rumours by publishing the Forerunner of Revenge, a pamphlet blaming Buckingham and his doctors for hastening the king's death. [14] [15]
One final wish. The details of Larry King’s last will and testament have been revealed nearly three weeks after his death. Celebrity Deaths in 2021 Read article In the legal document, which Us ...
But the others who had carried out his will and committed the crime they delivered up to the king to the number of four thousand and five hundred; and by the king's command they were all beheaded [decollati] in one day upon the river Aller in the place called Verden [Ferdun]. When he had wreaked vengeance after this fashion, the king withdrew ...