Was there ever a mad king?

Charles VI (3 December 1368 – 21 October 1422), nicknamed the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé) and later the Mad (French: le Fol or le Fou), was King of France from 1380 until his death in 1422. He is known for his mental illness and psychotic episodes that plagued him throughout his life.
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Who was the most insane king in history?

1. Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon (604-562 B.C.) The granddaddy of all mad kings is King Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian ruler whose first-person account of a seven-year descent into animal-like insanity is one of the most fascinating sections of the Old Testament book of Daniel.
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Who was the king that went mad?

Some medical historians have said that George III's mental instability was caused by a hereditary physical disorder called porphyria.
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What were the Mad King's last words?

Jaime tersely responds that the last thing the Mad King said was the same thing he'd been raving for hours, since the sack of the capital by the rebels began: "Burn them all!" This silences Robert's levity.
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Who was the weakest king in history?

  • Pope John XII (954–964)
  • King John (1199–1216)
  • King Richard II (1377–99)
  • Ivan IV 'the Terrible' (1547–84)
  • Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–67)
  • Emperor Rudolf II (1576–1612)
  • Queen Ranavalona I of Madagascar (1828–61)
  • King Leopold II of Belgium (1865–1909)
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How Aerys II became the Mad King (Game of Thrones)



Who ruled the whole world?

1) The British Empire was the largest empire the world has ever seen. The British Empire covered 13.01 million square miles of land - more than 22% of the earth's landmass.
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Who was the most cruel king of England?

Henry VIII (1509-1547)

Henry VIII is undoubtedly one of the most infamous kings in English history, widely known for his ruthless ways and six wives, two of which were beheaded.
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Who was the 1st king ever?

However, numerous sources cite King Sargon of Akkad as the first king in human history, or rather, the first king that was not considered a myth or legend. Sargon is believed to have ruled over a vast and agriculturally rich empire called Mesopotamia circa 2330 BCE.
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Who is the 1st king of world?

Meet the world's first emperor. King Sargon of Akkad—who legend says was destined to rule—established the world's first empire more than 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.
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What was the most powerful empire ever?

In 1913, 412 million people lived under the control of the British Empire, 23 percent of the world's population at that time. It remains the largest empire in human history and at the peak of its power in 1920, it covered an astonishing 13.71 million square miles - that's close to a quarter of the world's land area.
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Has the US ever been an empire?

While the United States has never officially identified itself and its territorial possessions as an empire, some commentators have referred to the country as such, including Max Boot, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., and Niall Ferguson.
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What was the last empire to exist?

At the beginning of the 20th century, there were 16 empires of varying size and reach. At the end of the century, there was just one: the United States.
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Who conquered the world the most?

Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon?
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Who is ruler of universe?

God is the ruler of the universe — and all of creation.
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Who was the first female ruler?

Kubaba is the first recorded female ruler in history. She was the queen of Sumer, in what is now Iraq about 2,400 BC. Hatshepsut was ruler of Egypt.
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Who were the evil female rulers in history?

Egypt's Cleopatra: "Serpent of the Nile." Rome's Agrippina: "Atrocious and Ferocious." England's Mary Tudor: "Bloody Mary." France's Catherine de Medici: "The Black Queen."
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Who was the first queen in history?

Queen Mary I ruled England from 1553-1558 and was the first female monarch to rule the country.
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What is a female king called?

A queen regnant (plural: queens regnant) is a female monarch, equivalent in rank and title to a king, who reigns suo jure (in her own right) over a realm known as a "kingdom"; as opposed to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning king; or a queen regent, who is the guardian of a child monarch and rules pro ...
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Who is Father of all universe?

Lord Siva the Father of Universe:Lord Rama's worship of Lord Shiva.
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Who is bigger God or universe?

Dear R.R.: Although I know it is very hard for you to imagine, God is bigger than the universe - and one reason is because He created the universe. As the Bible says, ``In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth' (Genesis 1:1).
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Who is the God in the universe?

Vishnu, Lord of the universe, is a Hindu God known to have reincarnated into more than one form called Avatars.
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Were Adam and Eve real?

Regarding the real existence of the progenitors – as of other narratives contained in Genesis – the Catholic Church teaches that Adam and Eve were historical humans, personally responsible for the original sin.
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Who created the God?

We ask, "If all things have a creator, then who created God?" Actually, only created things have a creator, so it's improper to lump God with his creation. God has revealed himself to us in the Bible as having always existed. Atheists counter that there is no reason to assume the universe was created.
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