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Monarchs taken prisoner in wartime
- NapoleonNapoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica on the 15th of August 1769 to Carlo Maria Buonaparte and Maria Letizia Ramolino.
- Napoleon IIICharles-Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Paris on the night of 19 to the 20th of April 1808. His father Louis ruled Holland from 1806 until 1810.
- Francis I of FranceFrancis I of France was born on the 12th of September 1494 at the Château de Cognac, a man whose physical features would become as legendary as his political…
- Maximilian I of MexicoOn the 6th of July 1832, Maximilian was born inside the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. He entered a world of rigid hierarchy where his father, Archduke Franz…
- Charles I of EnglandCharles Stuart entered the world at Dunfermline Palace on the 19th of November 1600 as the second son of King James VI of Scotland.
- Louis IX of FranceLouis IX was born on the 25th of April 1214 at Poissy, near Paris. He became king of France when his father Louis VIII died on the 8th of November 1226.
- JugurthaThe name Jugurtha matches ancient naming traditions of Berber peoples. It likely derives from the Libyco-Berber word yugurtən meaning he exceeded them.
- Valerian (emperor)Valerian entered the Senate before AD 238 as a Suffectus consul. He later served as Ordinarius consul in that same year, marking his early ascent within…
- ZenobiaIn the year 240, a girl was born in Palmyra with the name Bat-Zabbai. Her native tongue was Aramaic, and her name meant daughter of Zabbai.