Greatest monarchs of all time

[LovelyKate]

Originally Posted by An Ard Ri

Louis XII was known as 'father of his people',his daughter Claude would have made a good monarch had it not been for the Salic Law,instead she went onto become a much loved Queen Consort.

Yes, you're right. And your answer makes me think that François Ier wasn't a bad king! Even if because of him and his wars, France had to pay a lot (and french people had to suffer, again!).

[Ultramare]

Well, there´s my list:

Saint Louis X of France: No commentaries...
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor: A great monarch who ruled a huge empire and defeated almost every monarch of his time... Fantastic.
Phillip II of Spain: Other so GREAT empire... He reunited all the Iberia...
Charlemagne: No explanations...

[MightyMan]

If you widen the scope to the world rather than Europe then I would add Hussein of Jordan for his attempts at Arab peace and unity, Liliuokalani of Hawaii for her dignity in adversity and maintenance of Hawaiian culture, Salote of Tonga for her raising of her country's profile and Rama V of Thailand for the great reforms and modernisation of his country.
Richard