Who is your favorite monarch in history?

Question

That basically sums it up. Any country, any time period.

Answer 1

No favorites, but Henry VIII was a real piece of work. Not a "nice" man, but kings don't have to be, do they?

Answer 2

King Ferdinand of spain

Answer 3

My favorite is Elizabeth II , tied with Victoria perhaps.

@  afiq_hitokiri

Queen Rania??? Good grief, she is nothing but a fashion model!

Answer 4

All of it Interesting

Answer 5

Cleopatra VII

I have been fascinated by her since i was a child.

Answer 6

I'm going to avoid the obvious. So,...

Isabelle le Beau, wife of England's Edward II.  Forced from sexual frustration to take over the crown -

England's Edward IV of York, absolutely the best looking King of England, married a commoner, for love, Elizabeth Woodeville.  He was the grandfather of Henry VIII.  His daughter Elizabeth of York (sister of the princes that were killed in the Tower) married Henry VII after Battle of Bosworth.

Henri II of France - kept a mistress from the time he was a teen, Diane de Poitiers, who was 16, or 20 years his elder, and still the prettiest woman in France.

Philip El Hermoso - Phillip of Burgundy, married to Juana the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain.  He was so handsome that Juana went crazy when he died from syphilis (that he contracted from one of his many mistresses) and kept his body near her, even after his death, until it started to rot.

Anyway, I love a good story!

Answer 7

Empress Wu Zetian of China (625– December 16, 705),

often referred to as Heavenly Empress during Tang Dynasty and Empress Wu in later times, was the only woman in the history of China to assume the title of Emperor. Ruling China first through puppet emperors from 665 to 690, not unprecedented in Chinese history, she then broke all precedents when she founded her own dynasty in 690, the Zhou (interrupting the Tang Dynasty), and ruled personally under the name Emperor Shengshen from 690 to 705.

Indeed she was the only woman in the 2100 years of imperial China ever to ascend the Dragon Throne, and this again utterly shocked Confucian elites. Traditional Chinese political theory did not allow a woman to ascend the throne, and Empress Wu was determined to quash the opposition and promote loyal officials within the bureaucracy. Her regime was characterized by Machiavellian cleverness and brutal despotism. During her reign, she formed her own Secret Police to deal with any opposition that might arise.

Answer 8

HM Queen Victoria of England, Empress of India, etc, etc, etc.

Answer 9

King James (of Bible fame)

Fascinating!

Answer 10

Elizabeth I "The Virgin Queen" LOVE HERRR!!!

Answer 11

Queen Elizabeth II

Answer 12

HM Elizabeth I

Answer 13

Boudica (d. AD 60 or 61 ). She  was a queen of the Iceni people of Norfolk who led an uprising of the tribes against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire.

Answer 14

Louis XIV of France, the "Sun King"

Answer 15

Cleopatra ?

Answer 16

QUEEN VICTORIA!!  Because she ruled for so long and just kept herself as the PEOPLE wanted to see her!!  THEIR QUEEN!!

Answer 17

Currently Elizabeth I..........but it's so hard to make a choice!

best of luck to you!

Answer 18

That would have to be Henry VIII.

Answer 19

I'm fascinated by the Romanovs, even now, after they apparently tested her DNA and found out that Anna Anderson isn't Anastasia, I still get a chill thinking about the entire event, an entire family wiped out in the most wicked way.

Answer 20

Friedrich II of Prussia, also known as Frederick the Great (Friedrich der Große)

Answer 21

Ramsses the Great - Egypt

Alexander the Great - Macedonia

Llywelyn Fawr - Wales (a bit of Nationalism here but he was *truly* remarkable)

Answer 22

Marie Antoinette, "let them eat cake" yum.

Answer 23

There are hard choices, but perhaps Alfred the Great is #1.

Answer 24

Queen Rania of Jordan.She's a real beauty

Answer 25

For romance and daring do (not to mention love of Scotland), Robet the Bruce.  Second place goes to King David of the Bible.