I thought might as well have this thread in World sector

The death of Henri II was predicted by Nostradamus!

 

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Saddam Hussein. Death by hanging.

The execution of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein took place on 30 December 2006. Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death by hanging, after being convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi Special Tribunal for the Dujail massacre—the killing of 148 Iraqi Shi'ites in the town of Dujail—in 1982, in retaliation for an assassination attempt against him.[1]

I recreated my 2X2 to look as though he was in jail...




Iraq, 1980, KM#146. , 250 Fils denomination.

I could have sold this coin for $90 when he was caught, but choose not to because I rather enjoyed the jail bars front thingy I made.

 

Gustavus Adolphus. King of Sweden and prominent Protestant general in the 30 Years' War in Germany, killed in battle

The Battle of Lützen (6 November 1632) was one of the most decisive battles of the Thirty Years' War. It was a Protestant victory, but the Protestant alliance lost one of its most important leaders, which caused the Protestant campaign to lose direction. Gustavus Adolphus was killed when, at a crucial point in the battle, he became separated from his troops while leading a cavalry charge on his wing.

Towards 1:00 pm, in the thick mix of gun smoke and fog covering the field, the king was separated from his fellow riders and suffered multiple shots. A bullet crushed his left arm below the elbow. Almost simultaneously his horse suffered a shot to the neck that made it hard to control. In the mix of fog and smoke from the burning town of Lützen the king rode astray behind enemy lines. There he sustained yet another shot in the back, was stabbed and fell from his horse. Lying on the ground, he received a final, fatal shot to the temple. His fate remained unknown for some time. However, when the gunnery paused and the smoke cleared, his horse was spotted between the two lines, Gustavus himself not on it and nowhere to be seen. His disappearance stopped the initiative of the hitherto successful Swedish right wing, while a search was conducted. His partly stripped body was found an hour or two later, and was secretly evacuated from the field in a Swedish artillery wagon.

After his death, Gustavus's wife initially kept his body, and later his heart, in the castle of Nyköping for over a year. His remains (including his heart) are now at Riddarholm Church in Stockholm. (Wikipedia)

SWEDEN Gustav II Adolf Riksdaler 1632

 

That horrible War would last till 1648, because Cardinal Richelieu was a traitor and joined the enemy Protestant side. He should have ganged up with Ferdinand III HRE/ Philip IV Spain and ended it with a total Imperial victory in 1635.

 

Charles XII of Sweden(1697-1718) led Sweden during the long Northern War of 1700-21 vs Russia. In all the campaigns through what is now the Baltics, Poland, Ukraine and Moldavia and Romania and Turkey - he ventured against the Danish possession of Norway in 1718 where he was killed in battle with a fragment of grapeshot that pierced his skull. Even his mortal enemy, Tsar Petr I of Russia is said to have wept at the passing of so worthy an opponent.

 

Charles the Bold 1467-77 Duke of Burgundy. Philip the Good died in 1467, where upon Charles took the title. He immediately started making enemies with his neighbours/ esp. Louis XI "The Spider King" of France. He then made war with Rene II Duke of Lorraine. After suffering two defeats, Charles organized a final campaign against Lorraine. In 1477, Winter he marched into the Duchy to take Nancy. Outnumbered vastly by Renes Army plus Swiss mercenaries/ Charles was routed. He himself killed in grisly fashion, head split in two by a enemy poleaxe/ also many other wounds.

 

There was no Greek king after him who was assassinated. You may be thinking of Alexander, who died of a monkey bite.

 

I knew the last king was overthrown but I guess he wasn't killed. I was also half-remembering something from The Crown when they talked about Prince Philip and I thought they said his father was killed.

 

Educate me, approximately what year does ancient time period end and the world coinage time begin?

 

Ananda Mahidol, King Rama VIII of Thailand, was found shot dead in his bed in the royal palace June 6, 1946, aged 20. Initially claimed to be accidental, the king's secretary and two pages were eventually executed February 18, 1955 for conspiracy to murder the king, after a long and convoluted series of trials, acquittals, and more trials. To this day, no one knows what really happened, and Thai people don't talk about it. His brother, Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), went on to rule Thailand for more than 70 years.

I don't own any Rama VIII coins, but here's an example. 1946 25 Satang.

 

Charles XII was a great soldier/ along with Friedrich II "Der Grosse" of Germany/Prussia. Peter never deserved the title, "The Great", he only won thru sheer numbers/ plus he was a cruel/ horrible Czar. Esp.

Easy to answer Tibor
Ancient period 670BC-1453 (Fall of Byzantine Empire)
Modern World 1453-present

However lets say 1200AD -present for this forum.
John

 

Thank you

 

Here is Rama VIII, BE2489/1946 25 satang, made of tin. I think he was shot dead with a .45 automatic, Colt M1911A1, and the murder was never officially solved.

 

Not sure if this would count as a "ruler," but my avatar depicts the death/martyrdom of John Hus, proto-Protestant reformer in Bohemia who was burned at the stake in 1415.

 

His death started the Hussite Wars/ Jan Zischa. Eventually, both factions fought each other, with the moderate group destroying the radical Taborites.

 

Austria-Hungary Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland Half Reichstaler 1626 Jitschin mint

Wallenstein was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). His successful martial career made him one of the richest and most influential men in the Holy Roman Empire by the time of his death. Wallenstein became the supreme commander of the armies of the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand II and was a major figure of the Thirty Years' War.

Wallenstein was born in the Kingdom of Bohemia into a poor Protestant noble family. He acquired a multilingual university education across Europe and converted to Catholicism in 1606. A marriage in 1609 to the wealthy widow of a Bohemian landowner gave him access to considerable estates and wealth after her death at an early age in 1614. Three years later, Wallenstein embarked on a career as a mercenary by raising forces for the Holy Roman Emperor in the War of Gradisca against the Republic of Venice.

Wallenstein fought for the Catholics in the Protestant Bohemian revolt of 1618 and was awarded estates confiscated from the rebels after their defeat at White Mountain in 1620. A series of military victories against the Protestants raised Wallenstein's reputation in the Imperial court and in 1625 he raised a large army of 50,000 men to further the Imperial cause. A year later, he administered a crushing defeat to the Protestants at Dessau Bridge. For his successes, Wallenstein became an Imperial count palatine and made himself ruler of the lands of the Duchy of Friedland in northern Bohemia.

An imperial generalissimo by land, and Admiral of the Baltic Sea from 21 April 1628, Wallenstein found himself released from service in 1630 after Ferdinand grew wary of his ambition. Several Protestant victories over Catholic armies induced Ferdinand to recall Wallenstein (Gollersdorf April 1632), who then defeated the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus at Alte Veste and fought him to a draw at Fürth, the Swedish king was later killed at the Battle of Lützen.

Wallenstein realised the war could last decades and, during the summer of 1633, arranged a series of armistices to negotiate peace. These proved to be his undoing as plotters accused him of treachery and Emperor Ferdinand II ordered his assassination. Dissatisfied with the Emperor's treatment of him, Wallenstein considered allying with the Protestants. However, he was assassinated at Eger in Bohemia by one of the army's officials, with the emperor's approval (Wikipedia).

 

Is USA part of the world? I live on the other side of the planet, so have to buy any US coins I acquire. Old Jack Kennedy surely met a violent and tragic end. Of course, I remember where I was when I heard the news.