European Monarchs & Consorts
27 entries in the European Monarchs & Consorts compendium.
Edward VIKing of England and Ireland, first Protestant monarch.Edward VIIKing of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India from 1901 to 1910.Elizabeth of RussiaEmpress of Russia who oversaw a cultural renaissance and resisted Prussian expansionEmperor Kōmei121st emperor of Japan who opposed Western influence.Emperor Ninkō120th emperor of Japan during the decline of shōgun rule.Emperor TaishōEmperor of Japan during Taishō Democracy and World War I.Empress Elisabeth of AustriaEmpress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, assassinated in 1898.Empress MyeongseongQueen of Joseon who pursued modernization and was assassinated.Feodor III of RussiaTsar of Russia who abolished place priority and founded an academy.Feodor I of RussiaLast Rurikid tsar whose death sparked the Time of Troubles.Ferdinand II, Holy Roman EmperorCatholic emperor whose policies intensified the Thirty Years' War.Ferdinand III, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor who pursued lenient policies to end the Thirty Years' War.Ferdinand I of the Two SiciliesKing of the Two Sicilies, deposed twice and restored.Ferdinand VIKing of Spain who avoided war and enacted moderate reforms.Ferdinand VIIKing whose reign deepened Spain's liberal-absolutist divide.Francis I, Holy Roman EmperorLast non-Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor and husband of Maria Theresa.George II of Great BritainKing of Great Britain and Ireland; last monarch to lead in battle.George IVExtravagant king and regent whose reign was tarnished by scandal.George I of Great BritainFirst Hanoverian king of Great Britain and Ireland.George VIKing of the UK and last Emperor of India.Gustav IIIKing of Sweden who restored royal autocracy and patronized the arts.Gustav VasaKing of Sweden who led the liberation from the Kalmar Union.Henry III of FranceKing of France and Poland, assassinated during the Wars of Religion.Henry II of FranceKing of France who died from a jousting wound.Isabella IIFirst queen regnant of unified Spain, deposed in 1868.Hürrem SultanFirst haseki sultan and legal wife of Suleiman the Magnificent.Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de MaintenonSecret wife of Louis XIV and influential royal adviser.
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