King George I
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714-1727, Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) of the Holy Roman Empire, established the Order of the Bath (aka Knights of the Bath) a chivalry honor in 1725, Georgian era from 1714-1837
Adam Smith
Political economist, Marxist socialist, pioneer in free trade for the British East India Company, philosopher, grandfather of modern economics, author of The Wealth of Nations in 1776
1723-1790 (67)
Alexander the Great
King of Macedonia from 336-323 BC, or the ancient kingdom of Macedon, head of the Argead dynasty, his father was Philip II of Macedon a legendary military general
356 BC-323 BC
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Queen Anne Boleyn
Queen of England from 1533-1536, second wife of King Henry VIII
1501-1536 (35)
Romulus Augustulus
Roman emperor child of Orestes in the West from 475-476 AD, child emperor, last ruler of the Western Roman Empire along after Julius Nepos who was exiled in Dalmatia, deposed by Boethius & Odoacer
465 CE-511 CE (46)
Caesar Augustus (Octavian)
1st Holy Roman emperor aka Octavian from 27 BC until 14 AD during the Pax Romana, founder of the Roman empire, 12 fasces of the Etruscans, pioneer of using leap years in the Julian calendar and Sextilis was renamed Augustus (August) after him
63 BC-14 AD
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Caroline Herschel
Real life Cinderella story, world's first paid woman astronomer, discovery of comets for King George III, sister of William Herschel
1750-1848 (98)
starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov
Catherine de Medici
Noblewoman, married to King Henry II of France, queen consort of France from 1547-1559, gave birth to Francis II, Charles IX, Henry III
themedicifamily.com
Cecil Rhodes
Prime Minister of Cape Colony (Transvaal Republic) from 1890-1896, statesman aka Colossus of Africa, co-founder of Rhodesia (modern day Zimbabwe and Zambia) with Sir Alfred Beit, industrialist, mining mogul, owner of De Beers diamond mines in South Africa, pioneer of the Rhodes scholarships at Oxford University, co-founder of the British South Africa Company, author of Confession of Faith
1853-1902 (49)
Charlemagne (Charles I, the Great)
King of the Franks (West Francia or the Kingdom of Charles) from 768-814 AD, King of the Lombards from 774-814 AD, 1st Holy Roman Emperor (Patrician of the Romans) from 800-814 AD, started the Carolingian dynasty, Treaty of Verdun divided the Frankish empire into 3 separate kingdoms for his sons (West Francia or the Kingdom of Charles, Lothair and East Francia or the Kingdom of Louis) which make up modern day France & Germany
-814 AD
Charles IV
Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Duke of Luxembourg
1316-1378 (62)
Charles II, the Bald
King of West Francia Occidentalis in 843, King of France, King of Italy, emperor of the Carolingian empire, Treaty of Verdun
823 AD-877 AD
britishmuseum.org
Charles V
Holy Roman Emperor from 1519-1556, King of Spain from 1516-1556, Duke of Burgundy from 1506-1555, Archduke of Austria, Lord of the Netherlands (Holland)
1500-1558 (58)
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor, ruler of the Austrian Habsburg empire from 1711-1740
1685-1740 (55)
Charles VII
Holy Roman Emperor from 1742-1745, House of Wittelsbach, elector of Bavaria from 1726-1745
1697-1745 (48)
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Claudius
4th Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, his grandfather was Mark Antony
Cleopatra
Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51-30 BC, her father was Ptolemy XII
69 BC-30 BC
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Conrad IV of Germany
King of Jerusalem, member of the Hohenstaufen family dynasty
1228-1254 (26)
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Constantine I of Greece
King of Greece from 1913-1917 and 1920-1922, King of the Hellenes, House of Glücksburg
1868-1923 (55)
King Constantine II
Roman co-emperor, killed in the Battle of Aquileia in 340 AD
316 AD-340 AD
Constantine II, King of Greece
King of Greece from 1964-1973 until the Greek monarchy was abolished (the last king of Greece)
1940-2023 (83)
King Constantine I, the Great
Holy Roman emperor from 306-337 AD, pioneer of "The Constantinopolitan Indiction" in Sept 1, 312 AD during the 15-year taxation cycle, adopted Christianity in 313 AD and was the 1st Christian Roman emperor who suppressed the faith of Zoroastrians, military commander at the Battle of Milvian Bridge, Council of Aries, Council of Nicea
272 AD-337 AD
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Cyrus II the Great of Persia
King of the Persians aka Cyrus II, Cyrus the Persian, 1st emperor of the Persian empire in 550 BC, founder of the Achaemenid empire, defeated Babylonia in 539 BC and portrayed himself as Marduk
600 BC-530 BC
Diocles
Diocletian dynasty of Dalmatia, the High Roman Empire, the holy Roman emperor from 284-305 AD, Balkans calvalry commander of Carus' army
244 AD-311 AD
Domitian
Holy Roman emperor from 81-96 CE, built the ancient Odeon auditorium
Duke Charles
Prince of Mirow, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1708-1752 (44)
King Edward VII
King Edward the 7th aka Bertie, King of the United Kingdom, Ireland and British Dominions, King-Emperor of India from 1901-1910, the Edwardian era (or Edwardian period), oldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Prince of Wales, House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
1841-1910 (69)
Emperor Henry of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman emperor, duke of Saxony from 912-936, King of the Romans and the Germans from 919-936
Emperor Henry VI of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman emperor, King of the Romans and Germans from 1169-1197, member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty
1165-1197 (32)
Emperor Henry VII of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman emperor from 1312-1313 (King of the Romans), Count of Luxembourg and King of Germany from 1308-1313, leader of the House of Luxembourg
1165-1197 (32)
King Ferdinand I
Holy Roman Emperor from 1556-1564, King of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia from 1526-1564, Archduke of Austria from 1521-1564
1503-1564 (61)
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Ferdinand II
Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia from 1619-1637
1578-1637 (59)
Emperor Ferdinand III
Holy Roman Emperor from 1637-1657, House of Habsburg, Archduke of Austria, King of Hungary from 1625-1657, King of Croatia and Bohemia from 1627-1657
1608-1657 (49)
Ferdinand IV
King of the Romans in 1653, Duke of Cieszyn, King of Bohemia in 1646, King of Hungary and Croatia in 1647
1633-1654 (21)
Francis I
Holy Roman Emperor from 1745-1765, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, Grand Duke of Tuscany, merged to create the Habsburg-Lorraine family dynasty, father of King Henry II of France
Francis II
1st Emperor of Austria from 1804-1835, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, 1st President of the German Confederation in 1815, the last Holy Roman Emperor from 1792-1806
1768-1835 (67)
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia from 1850-1866, discovery of Franz oseph Land in the Arctic Ocean
1830-1916 (86)
Frederick Augustus
Duke of York and Albany, second son of King George III
1763-1827 (64)
Frederick I Barbarossa
Holy Roman emperor from 1152-1190, King of Germany, Duke of Swabia, House of Hohenstaufen
1123-1190 (67)
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Frederick II Barbarossa
Holy Roman emperor and King of Italy from 1220-1250, King of Sicily from 1197-1250, Duke of Swabia and King of Germany from 1212-1250, House of Hohenstaufen dynasty, House of Hauteville, King of Jerusalem from 1225-1250
1194-1250 (56)
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Frederick III Barbarossa
Holy Roman emperor from 1452-1493, King of Germany from 1440-1493, House of Habsburg, last emperor of Rome
1415-1493 (78)
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Frederick III, Fritz of Prussia
King of Prussia in 1888 for only 99 days between Wilhelm I and Wilhelm II, during the Year of the Three Emperors, on this day his grandson Wilhelm III became the crown prince of the German empire until the end of the monarchy in 1918, the only son of Wilhelm I
1831-1888 (57)
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales, eldest son of King George II of Great Britain
Frederick V
King of Bohemia from 1619-1620, elector Palatine/Palatinate of the Rhine in the Holy Roman Empire from 1610-1623
Fyodor I of Russia
Tsar of Russia from 1584-1598, his death ended the Rurik dynasty
1557-1598 (41)
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Fyodor II of Russia
Tsar of Russia in 1605 (briefly), died in the Time of Troubles
1589-1605 (16)
britannica.com
Genghis Khan
First emperor of the Mongolian empire from 1206-1227, 1st Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, House of Khan, his father was Yesügei
1162-1227 (65)
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King George III
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760-1801 and post-union of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820, Age of Enlightenment, Georgian era from 1714-1837
1738-1820 (82)
George Payseur
Trustee who acquired shares in the Virginia Company gold mines like Gold Hill Mining Company, leasing railroads such as "Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad" or the "Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad", founder of Lancaster Manufacturing Company to produce timber for railway ties, Lincolnton Iron Company (Carnegie Steel, Pullman Standard), possibly the founder of Western Union and then AT&T in 1875, Nationsbank (Bank of Lancaster, North Carolina Bank) was merged into Bank of America
George Washington
1st President of USA from 1789-1797, one of the founding fathers of the United States of America, Continental Army military veteran in the American Revolution
1732-1799 (67)
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King Henry I of England
King of England from 1100-1135, 4th son of William the Conqueror, studied Latin and liberal arts, inventor of tally sticks a form of scrip to keep track of money loans to farmers
1068-1135 (67)
Henry of Sicily
King of the Germans from 1169-1197, Holy Roman emperor from 1191-1197, member of Hohenstaufen dynasty, King of Sicily from 1194-1197, ruler of the Kingdom of Naples
1165-1197 (32)
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Isaac II Angelus
Byzantine emperor
1135-1204 (69)
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John Macpherson
British administrator of India, diplomat, governor-general of Bengal from 1785-1786 during the Permanent Settlement of Bengal
1745-1821 (76)
Joseph II
Holy Roman Emperor from 1765-1780, House of Habsburg-Lorraine
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Julius Caesar
governor of the Roman Republic until its fall to the Roman Empire and Caesar Augustus, created the Julian calendar approximately in 45 BCE, Quintilis was renamed to Julius (July), the Julian day refers to 4713 BCE in the modern computer era post Year 2000 (Y2K), assassinated in 44 BC
63 BCE-44 BCE
Justin II, the Younger
Byzantine emperor (Eastern Roman emperor) from 565-578 AD, nephew of Justinian I (Justinian the Great)
520 AD-578 AD
Justinian II
Byzantine emperor (Eastern Roman empire) from 685-695 AD and 705-711 AD, ruler of the Heraclian dynasty
669 AD-711 AD
Justinian I, the Great
Byzantine emperor (Eastern Roman empire) from 527-565 AD, started at war with Sassanid Empire, destroyed eclecticism architecture (and culture), closed neo-Platonic Academy of Athens and moved it to Persian empire, pioneer in using nomen (second names) or surnames in the "Body of Civil Laws" (Corpus Juris Civilis)
-565 AD
Emperor Kōmei
121st Shintō emperor of Japan from 1846-1867
-1867
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Lothair I (Lothar I)
Holy Roman Emperor from 843-855 AD, Carolingian dynasty, Treaty of Verdun, King of West Francia (France) from 979-986 AD
795 AD-855 AD
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Louise II of France
Frankish emperor from 850-875 AD (modern France & Germany), King of the Lombards and the Romans (Italy) from 844-855
822 AD-875 AD
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Louis I of France, the Pious & Fair
King of the Franks/Francia (France) and co-emperor of the Holy Roman empire with Charlemagne (Charles the Great) from 813-840 AD, Carolingian dynasty, Treaty of Verdun
778 AD-840 AD
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King Louis XIII, the Just
King of France from 1610-1643, King of Navarre (as King Louis II) from 1610-1620, hi
1601-1643 (42)
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King Louis XIV, the Great
King of France from 1643-1715, the longest reigning monarchy (72 years) of any sovereign country in history, pioneer of absolutism (for absolute power) or feudalism, during the rein were murder scandals called Affair of the Poisons
1638-1715 (77)
King Louis XVI
King of France until his death by guillotine in the French Revolution in 1793 at the Place de la Concorde
-1793
King Louis XVIII
King of France, monarch of the House of Bourbon and the "Desired"
Marcus Aurelius
Roman emperor, Stoic philosopher, being the last of the Five Good Emperors, author of Meditations
Maximilian I living
Holy Roman emperor from 1508-1519, King of the Romans from 1486-1519
1459- (565)
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Maximilian II
Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary from 1564-1576, King of Bohemia and King of the Romans from 1562-1576, House of Habsburg, artist, Christian humanist, pioneer in liberalism and religious freedoms, protestant of Lutheranism, known for a peace treaty beween the Protestants and Roman Catholics during the Protestant Reformation
1527-1576 (49)
habsburger.net
Emperor Meiji
122nd Shintō emperor of Japan from 1867-1912, known for the Meiji Restoration, abolished the Japanese lunisolar calendar for the Gregorian Western calendar system
1852-1912 (60)
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Michael II
Byzantine emperor from 820-829 AD, the first ruler of the Amorian dynasty
Michael VIII Palaiologos
Byzantine emperor of Nicaea, founder of the Palaiologan dynasty
King Montezuma/Moctezuma II
9th emperor of the Aztecs until 1520, died in the battle against the Spanish conquistadors with Hernán Cortés
1466-1520 (54)
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Napoléon Bonaparte
Tuscan emperor of France aka Le Corse, Le Petit Caporal or the Little Corporal, from 1804-1814 until the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, he seized power in a coup d’état after the French Revolution from 1789-1799, Confederation of the Rhine, assembled a corps (organization) of military troops in 1805, Grand Sanhedrin of Paris who emancipated the Jews in 1806, escaped Elba island from exile in 1815, founder of Saint-Cyr military academy
1769-1821 (52)
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Napoleon III
1st President of France from 1848-1852, politician, emperor of the French from 1852-1870
1808-1873 (65)
Naruhito
126th emperor of Japan since 2019, Reiwa era on the Chrysanthemum Throne
Nero
5th Roman emperor from 54-68 AD, final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, court justice
37 AD-68 AD
Nimrod
Ruler, king of the land of Shinar, one the first tyrants in history, wanted to build a Tower of Babel to go and kill God, great-grandson of Noah
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Numa Pompilius
2nd King of the Romans (after Romulus) from 715-673 BCE
753 BC-673 BC
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Otto I, the Great
Holy Roman Emperor from 962-973 AD, Ottonian dynasty, crowned by Pope John XII, Frankish King of East Francia (Germany) from 936-973
912 AD-973 AD
Tsar Paul I of Russia
Emperor of Russia from 1796-1801, assassinated, House of Romanov, only son of Peter III and Catherine the Great, perhaps with her lover Sergei Saltykov
1754-1801 (47)
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Philip of Macedon
King of Macedonia from 355–354 BC aka Philip of Macedon, lost an eye at the siege of Methone (Messenia), son of Argaeus I in the family of Argead dynasty
Philip III of Macedon
King of Macedon (Macedonia), older half-brother of Alexander the Great
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Philip the Arab
Roman emperor, co-emperor of Rome with Philip the Younger from 244-249 AD
204 AD-249 AD
Philip the Younger
Roman emperor, co-emperor of Rome with Philip the Arab from 244-249 AD
237 AD-249 AD
Prince Andrew of Greece
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Greece and Denmark, son of King George I, grandson of Christian IX of Denmark and father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Duke of Kent and Strathearn, son of King George III, his daughter was Queen Victoria
1767-1820 (53)
royal.uk
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, his grandfather was King George I of Greece
1921-2021 (100)
Ptolemy I, the Savior (Soter)
Historian, academic scholar, founded the Great Library of Alexandria, military general, ruler of Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt from 305-282 BC, childhood friend of Alexander the Great
367 BC-282 BC
Pyrrhus of Epirus
King of Epirus, statesman during the Pyrrhic War, head of Aeacidae house, tribe of Molossians
-272 BC
Qin Shi Huang
Grandfather of the Qin dynasty, 1st emperor of China between 221-206 BCE
259 BCE-210 BCE
Queen Alexandra of Denmark
Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Empress of India from 1901-1910 as the wife of Edward VII, Princess of Wales, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
1844-1925 (81)
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Queen Victoria
Queen of England from 1837-1903 (for 63 years) the longest reigning monarchy prior to Queen Elizabeth II, known for the Victorian era during her reign
1819-1901 (82)
royal.uk
Rudolph I of Habsburg
1st German king of the Habsburg family dynasty
1218-1291 (73)
Sigismund of Luxembourg
Holy Roman Emperor from 1433-1437, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1387-1437, King of Germany from 1410-1437, King of Bohemia from 1419-1437, House of Luxembourg, elector of Brandenburg
1368-1437 (69)
Sin-Muballit
King of the Amorites, 5th king of the First Babylonian dynasty from 1813-1792 BC
-1793 BC
ancientmesopotamia.org
Tiberius
2nd Holy Roman emperor from 14-37 AD, Julio-Claudian dynasty
42 BC-37 AD
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
1st emperor of the Edo Japan period from 1603-1868 until the Meiji Restoration, warlord of the Tokugawa shōgunate (imperial military) of Japan
1543-1616 (73)
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Vasily IV
Tsar of Russia from 1606-10 during the "Time of Troubles"
1552-1612 (60)
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Wilhelm I
King of Prussia from 1861-1888, Kaiser of Germany, German Emperor from 1871-1888, House of Hohenzollern
1797-1888 (91)
Wilhelm the Great (Kaiser Wilhelm II)
King of Prussia aka Kaiser Wilhelm II, House of Hohenzollern, last German emperor from 1888-1918, cousin of George V
William Chambers
Artist, activist, 36 artists signed a petition to create an "academy of arts", co-founder of the Royal Academy of Arts with King George III
William IV
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, ended the Georgian era from 1714-1837, house of Hanover, son of King George III
William Morris
Fashion designer in textiles, fabrics artist, novelist, writer, poet, social activist during the British Arts and Crafts Movement
1834-1896 (62)
William Pitt the Younger
Tory statesman, politician, prime minister of Great Britain in 1783, India Act in 1785, 1st Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Ireland) in 1801
Xerxes I
Great King of the Persian Empire from 486-465 BCE during the era of the Achaemenid empire of Persians, Molon labe and the Battle of the Spartans, defeated King Leonidas I at the Battle of Thermopylae
Zhu Di
Chinese emperor, Confucians had circumnavigated the globe in 1421