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By: Christie Parkinson

1. King Louis XVI- 2. Czar Peter the Great-
 * Reigned from 1774 to 1791.
 * Ruled over France.
 * He inherited the throne when his father (Louis XV) died.
 * He was Catholic.
 * He had a positive contribution of attempting to solve financial issues with new financial and judicial reforms.
 * Characteristics: vain, unintelligent, and ineffectual
 * He is most famous for being sentenced to death as he was charged with conspiring with foreign coutries for the invasion of France.
 * Reigned from 1682 to 1725.
 * Ruled over Russia.
 * After his father's death, he co-reigned with his half-brother until the point in which his brother died and he began to reign alone.
 * He was Catholic.
 * He had a positive contribution of allowing Russia to have as much power as that of the Europeans.
 * Characteristics: ranged from bestial cruelty to the most selfless devotion to Russia.
 * He is most famous for being the Czar who modernized 18th century Russia.

3. King Louis XIII- 4. King Philip II- 5. King Henry of Navarre- 6. Queen Maria Theresa- 7. King Frederick the Great- 8. Tsar Ivan the Terrible- 9. Tsarina Catherine the Great- 10. King Henry VIII- 11. Queen Mary I- 12. Queen Elizabeth I- 13. King James I- 14. King Charles I- 15. King Charles II- 16. King James II- 17. King William and Queen Mary of Orange- 18. King George III-
 * Reigned from 1610 to 1643.
 * Ruled over France.
 * He ascended to throne after father's death through inheritence.
 * He was catholic.
 * He had a positive contribution of making France a leading European power.
 * Charateristics: modest and reserved, but could come across as cruel and ruthless
 * He is most famous for cooperating closely with his chief minister, Cardinal de Richelieu.
 * Reigned from 1556 to 1598.
 * Ruled over Spain.
 * Got throne by inheritence after father's, Charles V, death.
 * He was Catholic.
 * He had a positive contribution of signing a peace treaty called, the Peace of Cateau-Cambresis.
 * Characteristics: self-possessed and distrustful, yet beloved.
 * He is most famous for being more interested in reading and writing than the game of warfare.
 * Reigned from 1589 to 1610.
 * Ruled over France.
 * Got throne upon mother's, Jeanne d'Albret, death.
 * He was Protestant converted to Catholic.
 * He had a positive contribution as he put an end to the civil wars of France by adopting the Catholic religion.
 * Characteristics: Reliable and respected. Always looking at the good of the people.
 * He is most famous for publishing the Edict of Nantes and being assassinated by a fanatic named Ravaillac.
 * Reigned from 1740 to 1780.
 * Ruled over Hungary.
 * Got throne upon her father's, CHarle VI, death.
 * She was Catholic.
 * She had a positive contribution as she was one of the great reforming monarchs of the 18th century.
 * Characteristics: Generous, respected, and a natural leader.
 * She is most famous for being one of the central roles in wars and politics from 1740 until 1780 upon her death.
 * Reigned from 1740 to 1786.
 * Ruled over Prussia.
 * Got throne upon the death of his father, Frederick William I.
 * He was Atheist.
 * He had a positive contribution as he guided the growth of the provincial kingdom.
 * Charateristics: Selfless, a great military leader that cared for his people.
 * He is most famous for his reputation as a great military commander in the War of Austrian Succession.
 * Reigned from 1533 to 1584.
 * Ruled over Russia.
 * Got throne upon the death of his father, Vasily III.
 * He was Russian Orthodox.
 * He had a negative contribution as he took out his poor childhood on the people and worsened many people's lives.
 * Characteristics: Cruel, selfish, conceited, and was not slow to take authority.
 * He is most famous for becoming the first publicly known Russian Tsar.
 * Reigned from 1762 to1796.
 * Ruled over Russia.
 * Got throne by overthrowing her husband, Emperor Peter III, to declare herself sole ruler of Russia.
 * She was under the religion of Lutheranism which is a form of Protestantism before converting to Russian Orthodox.
 * She had a positive contribution of expanding the Russian Empire and trying to grow it into a center of civilization.
 * Characteristics: sharpwitted, cultured, and had intellectual and political interests.
 * She is most famous for changing the government for the better and expanding the country's educational system.
 * Reigned from 1509 to 1547.
 * Ruled over England.
 * Got throne upon his father's death.
 * He was Catholic.
 * He had a negative contrubution of reforming the church to a new religion of the Church of England. This negatively impacted their country for centuries.
 * Characteristics: Strongwilled, athletic, and became and accomplished musician.
 * He is most famous for his string of 6 marriages due to his quest for a son.
 * Reigned from 1553 to 1558.
 * Ruled over England.
 * Got throne by declaring it rightfully hers instead of Jane Grey's, who only held the throne for 9 days. Mary arrested Jane and became the Queen of England.
 * She was Catholic.
 * She had a negative contribution as she wanted to restore the Roman Catholic Church but did not succeed, and her foreign policies were a failure, too.
 * Characteristics: Well educated with a beautiful singing voice.
 * She is most famous for her efforts to bring back the Catholic faith, and how she burned over 300 people at the stake for herecy, earning her the nickname "Bloody Mary."
 * Reigned from 1558 to 1603.
 * Ruled over England.
 * Got throne by inheritence after the death of her father, Henry VIII.
 * She was Protestant.
 * She had a positive contribution as she always had parliament on her side and she re-establishe the Protestant church in England.
 * Characteristics: Authority, leadership, forceful, and resourceful.
 * She is most famous for dying with no heir.[[image:http://www.sniderandhumbert.com/Doctrine/Canonicity/images/KingJamesVI.jpg width="115" height="154" align="right"]]
 * Reigned from 1603 to 1625.
 * Ruled over England.
 * Got throne when Elizabeth I died.
 * He was Protestant.
 * He had a negative contribution of running up a huge debt for england.
 * Characteristics: Beloved, yet cruel and the people quickly became disappointed.
 * He is most famous for having the Bible tranlated from Latin to English.[[image:http://lovelyoldtree.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/king_charles_i_by_antoon_van_dyck.jpg width="103" height="146" align="right"]]
 * Reigned from 1625 to 1649.
 * Ruled over England.
 * Got throne by the death of Henry.
 * He was Protestant.
 * He had a negative contributed of running up a huge debt.
 * Characteristics: Intelligent and hard working, yet he misused his power.
 * He is most famous for having no problem with putting his enemies inprison without a trial.[[image:http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/upload/img_400/BHC2609.jpg width="112" height="151" align="right"]]
 * Reigned from 1660 to 1685.
 * Ruled over England.
 * Got throne by the death of Oliver Cromwell in 1658.
 * He was Catholic.
 * He had a positive contribution of restoring the church of england.
 * Characteristics: Continuosly cheating his people and was said to be selfish.
 * He is most famous for restoring the monarchy.
 * Reigned from 1685 to 1688.
 * Ruled over England.
 * Got throne upon the death of King Charles II.
 * He was openly catholic.
 * He had a negative contribution of running up a huge debt and antagonizing the parliament.
 * Characteristics: insecure, accepted, and really only cared about matters dealing with religion.
 * He is most famous for being forced from the throne in what came to be known as the Glorious Revolution.
 * Reigned from 1689 to 1702.
 * Ruled over England.
 * Got throne by capturing James, and allowing parliament to deem them co-rulers of England.
 * They were Protestant.
 * They had a positive contribution as they made Parliament over the monarch and scheduled them to meet on a regular basis.
 * Characteristics: Daring, leaders,influential, and generous.
 * They are most famous for changing how the monarchy could no longer make or suspend laws and help in creating the English Bill of Rights.
 * Reigned from 1760 to 1820.
 * Ruled over England.
 * Got throne upon the death of King George II.
 * He was Protestant.
 * He had a negative contribution of driving England into a time of extreme need of financial reform.
 * Characteristics: Unintelligent, loyal, and trusted, yet he did not come through for the people.
 * He is most famous for arranging Earl of Bute to become Prime Minister which upset a number of people.