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u/PhilipVItheFortunate

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▲ 71 r/ChineseHistory+1 crossposts

Which Chinese emperor was the greatest military leader?

There's admittedly a lot of chinese emperors who succeeded in defeating rivals/foreign nations, Qin Shi Huang, Han Wudi, and Tang Taizong are some notable examples.

u/PhilipVItheFortunate — 7 days ago
▲ 36 r/FrenchMonarchs

French monarch tier list based on length of reign

Merovingians aren't included due to lacking information on which months their reign started/ended

u/PhilipVItheFortunate — 8 days ago
▲ 73 r/HistoryAnecdotes+1 crossposts

When Francis I and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V made peace at the Truce of Nice in 1538, both of them refused be together, so the treaty was signed in separate rooms.

u/PhilipVItheFortunate — 12 days ago
▲ 7 r/FrenchMonarchs

Day Twenty Nine: Ranking Frankish/French Monarchs. Lothair has been removed. Comment who should be removed, most upvoted comment decides who goes next.

Rules:

  1. Comment the monarch that you want to see removed, preferably with some justification for your choice (convinces more people to support your nomination)
  2. If someone else has already commented the monarch you want, upvote, downvote and reply accordingly, you can also write a comment explaining why someone should stay longer
  3. The most upvoted monarch by this time tomorrow will be removed based on highest voted comment
  4. Try to avoid spreading complete misinformation or changing nominations to someone else after your comment has gotten traction

For the sake of simplicity and the general lack of sources, only Pre-Treaty of Verdun kings who ruled as the sole King of the Franks included. Middle and East Carolingian rulers that did not rule West Francia are not included. Only monarchs with a clear, undisputed claim and rule are included.

u/PhilipVItheFortunate — 7 days ago
▲ 49 r/FrenchMonarchs

Louis XIV and his successor, Louis XV, were the two longest-reigning French kings of all time, ruling for a consecutive total of 131 years from 1643 to 1774.

u/PhilipVItheFortunate — 17 days ago
▲ 6 r/FrenchMonarchs

Day Twenty One: Ranking Frankish/French Monarchs. Chlothar III has been removed. The most upvoted comment decides who goes next.

Rules:

  1. Comment the monarch that you want to see removed, preferably with some justification for your choice (convinces more people to support your nomination)
  2. If someone else has already commented the monarch you want, upvote, downvote and reply accordingly, you can also write a comment explaining why someone should stay longer
  3. The most upvoted monarch by this time tomorrow will be removed based on highest voted comment
  4. Try to avoid spreading complete misinformation or changing nominations to someone else after your comment has gotten traction

For the sake of simplicity and the general lack of sources, only Pre-Treaty of Verdun kings who ruled as the sole King of the Franks included. Middle and East Carolingian rulers that did not rule West Francia are not included. Only monarchs with a clear, undisputed claim and rule are included.

u/PhilipVItheFortunate — 18 days ago
▲ 68 r/monarchism+1 crossposts

Which pretenders in the three main royal houses had interesting lives?

Orleanist, Legitimist, Bonapartist

u/AtomicPhone — 22 days ago
▲ 5 r/FrenchMonarchs

Day Seventeen: Ranking Frankish/French Monarchs. Louis V has been removed. The most upvoted comment decides who goes next.

Rules:

  1. Comment the monarch that you want to see removed, preferably with some justification for your choice (convinces more people to support your nomination)
  2. If someone else has already commented the monarch you want, upvote, downvote and reply accordingly, you can also write a comment explaining why someone should stay longer
  3. The most upvoted monarch by this time tomorrow will be removed based on highest voted comment
  4. Try to avoid spreading complete misinformation or changing nominations after your comment has gotten traction

For the sake of simplicity and the general lack of sources, only Pre-Treaty of Verdun kings who ruled as the sole King of the Franks included. Middle and East Carolingian rulers that did not rule West Francia are not included. Only monarchs with a clear, undisputed claim and rule are included.

u/PhilipVItheFortunate — 17 days ago
▲ 6 r/FrenchMonarchs

Day Fourteen: Ranking Frankish/French Monarchs. Louis XVI has been removed. The most upvoted comment decides who goes next.

Rules:

  1. Comment the monarch that you want to see removed, preferably with some justification for your choice (convinces more people to support your nomination)
  2. If someone else has already commented the monarch you want, upvote, downvote and reply accordingly, you can also write a comment explaining why someone should stay longer
  3. The most upvoted monarch by this time tomorrow will be removed based on highest voted comment
  4. Try to avoid spreading complete misinformation or changing nominations after your comment has gotten traction

For the sake of simplicity and the general lack of sources, only Pre-Treaty of Verdun kings who ruled as the sole King of the Franks included. Middle and East Carolingian rulers that did not rule West Francia are not included. Only monarchs with a clear, undisputed claim and rule are included.

u/PhilipVItheFortunate — 26 days ago
▲ 116 r/Napoleon+4 crossposts

Which monarch had the greatest difference in quality between domestic and foreign policy?

u/AtomicPhone — 28 days ago
▲ 25 r/Histoire+1 crossposts

Day Ten: Ranking Frankish/French Monarchs. Louis VII has been removed. Comment who should be removed. The most upvoted comment decides who goes next.

Rules:

  1. Comment the monarch that you want to see removed, preferably with some justification for your choice (convinces more people to support your nomination)
  2. If someone else has already commented the monarch you want, upvote, downvote and reply accordingly, you can also write a comment explaining why someone should stay longer
  3. The most upvoted monarch by this time tomorrow will be removed based on highest voted comment
  4. Try to avoid spreading complete misinformation or changing nominations after your comment has gotten traction

For the sake of simplicity and the general lack of sources, only Pre-Treaty of Verdun kings who ruled as the sole King of the Franks included. Middle and East Carolingian rulers that did not rule West Francia are not included. Only monarchs with a clear, undisputed claim and rule are included.

u/PhilipVItheFortunate — 27 days ago