swap_horiz Emperor Charlemagne Alternatives

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Queen Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I was queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death in 1603, the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. H...

Renaissance English Tudor 16TH Century

9.2 Excellent

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Emperor Taizong of Tang

Emperor Taizong was the second emperor of China's Tang dynasty, reigning from 626 to 649 after helping his father establ...

Military Tang Chinese Golden Age

9.2 Excellent

3

Emperor Akbar the Great

Akbar was the third Mughal emperor, ruling from 1556 to 1605 and extending Mughal authority across much of northern and...

Golden Age 16TH Century Mughal Timurid

9.2 Excellent

4

Emperor Ashoka the Great

Ashoka was the third ruler of the Maurya Empire, reigning over much of the Indian subcontinent from about 268 to 232 BCE...

Indian Buddhist Reformer 3RD Century Bc

9.2 Excellent

5

Emperor Augustus Caesar

Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and later known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor, ruling from 27 BCE until 14 CE....

Roman First Emperor Founder Julio Claudian

9.2 Excellent

6

King Sejong the Great

King Sejong the Great ruled Korea's Joseon dynasty from 1418 to 1450. He sponsored the creation of Hangul, promulgated i...

Korean Golden Age Joseon 15TH Century

9.2 Excellent

7

King Alfred the Great

King Alfred the Great (849–899) was the Anglo-Saxon King of Wessex who halted the Viking conquest of England, promoted l...

English Defender Saxon 9TH Century

9.1 Excellent

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Sultan Suleiman I the Magnificent

Suleiman I ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566, leading campaigns in Hungary, the Mediterranean, Mesopotamia, and...

Ottoman 16TH Century Osman Lawgiver

9.1 Excellent

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King William I (the Conqueror)

King William I (c. 1028–1087), the Conqueror, was the Norman duke who invaded England and defeated King Harold II at the...

Medieval English Norman Conquest

8.7 Great

10

King Philip II Augustus of France

King Philip II Augustus of France (1165–1223) significantly expanded royal territory by reclaiming Normandy and other la...

French Medieval 12TH Century Crusades

8.3 Great

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Emperor Charles V

Charles V (1500-1558) was a Habsburg monarch who ruled Spain as Charles I from 1516 and served as Holy Roman Emperor fro...

Spain 16TH Century Habsburg Holy Roman

8.1 Great

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Caliph Harun al-Rashid

Harun al-Rashid was the fifth Abbasid caliph and ruled from 786 to 809, when the caliphate extended across much of the M...

Golden Age 8TH Century Arab Abbasid

8.1 Great

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King Henry V

Henry V (1386-1422) was King of England from 1413 until his death and a member of the Lancastrian branch of the Plantage...

Medieval English Lancaster 15TH Century

7.8 Good

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King Edward III

King Edward III (1312–1377) ruled England from 1327 and initiated the Hundred Years' War with France in 1337 by claiming...

Medieval English 14TH Century Plantagenet

7.7 Good

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Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa

Frederick I, called Barbarossa, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death in 1190 and a member of the Hohenstaufe...

German 12TH Century Crusader Holy Roman

7.7 Good

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King Edward I

Edward I, born in 1239, ruled England from 1272 until his death in 1307. His conquest of Wales resulted in the defeat of...

Medieval English 13TH Century Plantagenet

7.5 Good

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Emperor Leopold I

Leopold I was Holy Roman emperor from 1658 to 1705 and ruler of the Habsburg hereditary lands. His reign included prolon...

Baroque 17TH Century Habsburg Holy Roman

7.0 Good

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King Macbeth of Scotland

Macbeth was a medieval ruler of the Scottish kingdom of Alba who became king after Duncan I was killed in battle in 1040...

Medieval Scottish Shakespeare 11TH Century

6.6 Fair

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Emperor Franz II

Franz II was the last elected Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 180...

18TH Century Habsburg Holy Roman Last Hre Emperor

5.8 Mediocre

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King John I of England

King John I of England (1166-1216) reigned from 1199 until his death. A son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine and the...

Medieval English 13TH Century Magna Carta

3.6 Poor