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PBHS Euro Rulers

Some of the most common European rulers to come up in toss-ups

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He was the husband of Theodora. This emperor was the subject of Procopius' Secret History and the Nika Riot occurred during his reign. Belisarius was his chief general. Name this Byzantine Era ruler who patronized the Hagia Sophia. Justinian I
This founder of the Carolingian Dynasty was imprisoned by his mother Plectrude. He officially held the position of Mayor of the Palace and won the battle of tours. Name this father of Pepin the Short, grandfather to Charlemagne. Charles Martel
This King of the Franks lost the Battle of Roncevaux Pass where one of his generals died. That general was General Roland. Pope Leo III crowned him on Christmas Day, 800. He was the son of Pepin the Short. Name this Holy Roman Emperor. Charlemagne
This king compiled the Doom book. He signed the Treaty of Wedmore with Guthrum following the Battle of Ashdown. He won the Battle of Edington and defeated the Great Heathen Army. Who was this King of Wessex? Alfred the Great
He was the son of Henry the Fowler who won the Battle of Lechfield against the Magyars, the natives of Hungary. Who was this man, the first German Holy Roman Emperor? Otto the Great
This ruler fled to Norway while Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark and ordered the St. Brice's Day Massacre. He was forced to play the Danegeld. Who was this certain king of England, also known as the "ill-advised"? Aethelred the Unready
This Holy Roman Emperor was in the house of Hohenzollern. He lost to the Lombard League at the Battle of Legano as well as presiding over the Diet of Roncaglia. Who was this man, who drowned in the Selaph River during the Third Crusade? Fredrick Barbarossa (Fredrick I)
This son of Henry II and Elanor of Aquitaine defeated Saladin. Name this man, who headed the Third Crusade along with Phillip Augustus who was killed by a crossbow bolt at the Siege of Chalus and who was promised the crown by Edward the Confessor? Richard the Lionheart
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