Sovereign/dictator Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was an important Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He was one of the commanders of the forces which

Was an important Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He was one of the commanders of the forces which inflicted a devastating defeat on the Seventh Crusade of King Louis IX of France and he led the vanguard of the Egyptian army at the pivotal Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260 [2] , which marked the first substantial defeat of the Mongol army.

He was preceded by Pho Khun Sri Indrathit and was superseded by Pho Khun Ramkhamhaeng.

He was preceded by Pho Khun Sri Indrathit and was superseded by Pho Khun Ramkhamhaeng.

Has been the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since 30 April 1980, when her mother, Q

Has been the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since 30 April 1980, when her mother, Queen Juliana, abdicated.

Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld, born HSH Count Bernhard Leopold Friedrich Eberhard Julius Kurt Karl Got

Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld, born HSH Count Bernhard Leopold Friedrich Eberhard Julius Kurt Karl Gottfried Peter of Lippe-Biesterfeld (later elevated thus to Prince), was Prince Consort to the late Queen Juliana

Was a German aristocrat, lawyer and conspirator in the July 20 Plot of 1944, along with his brother,

Was a German aristocrat, lawyer and conspirator in the July 20 Plot of 1944, along with his brother, Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg, an army colonel. Claus had named his eldest son Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg after his brother.

Is the current King of Thailand. Publicly acclaimed "the Great" (Thai: ??????, Maharaja), he is also

Is the current King of Thailand. Publicly acclaimed "the Great" (Thai: ??????, Maharaja), he is also known as Rama IX. Having reigned since June 9, 1946, he is the world's longest-serving current head of state and the longest-serving monarch in Thai history.lthough Bhumibol is a constitutional monarch, he has several times made decisive interventions in Thai politics, including the 2005-2006 Thai political crisis. He was credited with facilitating Thailand's transition to democracy in the 1990s, although in earlier periods of his reign he supported some military regimes.[citation needed]

Was the prince of Polatsk between 1001 and 1044. He was the oldest of the two sons of Izyaslav Vladi

Was the prince of Polatsk between 1001 and 1044. He was the oldest of the two sons of Izyaslav Vladimirovich.Bryachislav Izyaslavich was born in Polotsk. Upon his father's death in 1001, he inherited the Principality of Polotsk. Under his rule, Polotsk attempted to distance itself from Kiev. Tensions were exacerbated by the fact that, under the East Slavic house law, since Izyaslav predeceased his father and never reigned in Kiev, his descendants from the House of Polotsk forfeited their dynastic rights to the Kievan throne. In 1020 Bryachislav sacked Novgorod, but on his way back he confronted the army of his uncle, Yaroslav the Wise. Bryachislav suffered a defeat during the battle on the Sudoma River and fled