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STRANGE RULERS

Added on: 7th Jul 2015

 

FRIEDRICH WILHELM I OF PRUSSIA

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Remembered for his affection towards the military, Friedrich was

Obsessed with creating the biggest fighting unit ever. And by biggest,

we mean tallest. He was even recorded as forcing tall men

and women to have kids.

 

 

QIN SHI HUANG OF CHINA

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Known for being terrified of being assassinated he never slept in the

same place twice. It wasn’t just humans he was wary of though.

Apparently he feared a giant sea monsters as well.

 

 

JUANA I OF SPAIN

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Also known as Juana the Mad, she was so scared that her husband

would cheat on her that even after he died she wouldn’t let any

women come near his corpse, not even nuns.

 

 

LUDWIG II OF BAVARIA

 

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Known for being really shy, Ludwig didn’t do much ruling during

his reign by rather spent his time building fairy tale castles.

 

 

IVAN IV

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Known as Ivan the Terrible, he was scarred at an early age by the

loss of his parents and abuse at the hands of the government. At 14

he seized control of Russia and fed the government to a pack of dogs.

He didn’t stop there though, and went on to kill and torture

numerous others.

 

 

MARIA ELEONORA OF BRANDENBURG

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Desperate for a son, she was reported to have gone mad when she

finally had a girl. Although the king was happy to have a daughter

she tried numerous times to kill her. Incredibly, her daughter survived.

 

 

FYODOR I OF RUSSIA

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Also known as Fyodor the bell ringer, when his daughter died at two years

old he took to wandering across Russia ringing every church

bell he came across.

 

 

QUEEN MARIA I OF PORTUGAL

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After the deaths of her husband, son, and daughter, Maria apparently

lost it. She was known for screaming nonstop late into the night

and having a fondness for wearing children’s clothes.

 


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