King

A king was a male monarch, the ruler of a kingdom. The female version of this title was queen. The title could also be used figuratively, to indicate that one dominated, or "ruled", a particular field.
In the song "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General", the titular major general boasted of knowing the kings of England. ()
In an ancient story from Earth, Gilgamesh was king of Uruk. ()
Leonidas was a Spartan king who led his people in the Battle of Thermopylae. ()
King Lear was a character in the eponymous play. ()
King Arthur was a mythical English king. ()
Hrothgar was a king in the poem , set in 6th century Denmark. ()
 was a 7th century Danish king, whose murder was avenged by . ()
 
 was an 11th century Scottish king. He gained the throne by murdering King Duncan. ()
Brian Boru was the High King of Ireland in the 11th century. The King of Leinster was also a king in Ireland. () 
Richard was a 12th century English king. ()
Robert the Bruce was a 13th and 14th century Scottish king. ()
 was a 15th century English king, a campaigner in France. ()
Henry VIII was a 16th century king in England. ()
Louis XIV was a 17th and 18th century king in France. ()
According to Michael Sullivan, the King of the Faeries ruled Castle O'Dell at night. ()
The King was a fictional character in the Earth fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin. ()
According to Spock, Kevin Riley believed himself to be the descendant of Irish kings. ()
Quark was known as "the synthehol king" on Ferenginar. () Later, after exposing the Balancar Agricultural Consortium stockpiling squill, Quark called himself "the king of squill". ()
In 2374, , Lauren, and Patrick compared Gul Dukat to a king who had lost his throne. ()
By 2380, Phibeas was the king of the people of the planet Khwopa. ()
In 2401, king was listed as one of the results in Raffaela Musiker's search for the "red lady". ()
==See also==
*London Kings
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