Head-to-head
Monarchs & Royalty: Historical Comparisons
Explore 31 head-to-head comparisons between monarchs & royalty, matched by era and by how close together they lived.
Henry VIII vs Suleiman the Magnificent
1491–1547 · 1494–1566
Suleiman the Magnificent vs Gustav Vasa
1494–1566 · 1496–1560
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Frederick the Great vs Taksin
1712–1786 · 1734–1782
Taksin vs Rama I
1734–1782 · 1737–1809
Rama I vs Marie Antoinette
1737–1809 · 1755–1793
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Marie Antoinette vs Ang Duong
1755–1793 · 1796–1860
Ang Duong vs Queen Victoria
1796–1860 · 1819–1901
Ranavalona I vs Tewodros II
1778–1861 · c. 1818–1868
Tewodros II vs Leopold II of Belgium
c. 1818–1868 · 1835–1909
Leopold II of Belgium vs Menelik II
1835–1909 · 1844–1913
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Menelik II vs Emperor Meiji
1844–1913 · 1852–1912
Emperor Meiji vs Chulalongkorn
1852–1912 · 1853–1910
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Chulalongkorn vs Nicholas II
1853–1910 · 1868–1918
Nicholas II vs Ibn Saud
1868–1918 · 1876–1953
Ibn Saud vs Reza Shah
1876–1953 · 1878–1944
Reza Shah vs Abdullah I of Jordan
1878–1944 · 1882–1951
Abdullah I of Jordan vs Boris III of Bulgaria
1882–1951 · 1894–1943
Boris III of Bulgaria vs Zog I
1894–1943 · 1895–1961
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Zog I vs Hirohito
1895–1961 · 1901–1989
Hirohito vs Mohammed V of Morocco
1901–1989 · 1909–1961
Mohammed V of Morocco vs Bảo Đại
1909–1961 · 1913–1997
Bảo Đại vs Mohammad Zahir Shah
1913–1997 · 1914–2007
Mohammad Zahir Shah vs Norodom Sihanouk
1914–2007 · 1922–2012
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Norodom Sihanouk vs Elizabeth II
1922–2012 · 1926–2022
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Elizabeth II vs Bhumibol Adulyadej
1926–2022 · 1927–2016
Bhumibol Adulyadej vs Hassan II of Morocco
1927–2016 · 1929–1999
Hassan II of Morocco vs Hussein of Jordan
1929–1999 · 1935–1999
Hussein of Jordan vs Simeon II
1935–1999 · born 1937
Simeon II vs Norodom Sihamoni
born 1937 · born 1953
Kublai Khan vs Baybars
1215–1294 · c. 1223/1228–1277
Cyrus the Great vs Darius the Great
c. 600–530 BCE · 550–486 BCE