# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 247
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4923 "2021-02-10T18:15:06Z")
**Great monarchs (no repeats by country)** 1. Elizabeth I of England 2. Ashoka the Great, Maurya Empire 3. Charlemagne of France ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4924 "2021-02-10T18:33:36Z")
**Great monarchs (no repeats by country)** 1. Elizabeth I of England 2. Ashoka the Great, Maurya Empire 3. Charlemagne of France 4. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkey ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4925 "2021-02-10T19:03:59Z")
Atatürk wasn’t a monarch… **Great monarchs (no repeats by country)** 1. Elizabeth I of England 2. Ashoka the Great, Maurya Empire 3. Charlemagne of France 4. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkey 5. Sargon the Great, Akkad ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4926 "2021-02-10T19:49:51Z")
**Great monarchs (no repeats by country)** 1. Elizabeth I of England 2. Ashoka the Great, Maurya Empire 3. Charlemagne of France 4. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkey 5. Sargon the Great, Akkad 6. Catherine the Great, Russia ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4927 "2021-02-10T20:04:32Z")
**Great monarchs (no repeats by country)** 1. Elizabeth I of England 2. Ashoka the Great, Maurya Empire 3. Charlemagne of France 4. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkey 5. Sargon the Great, Akkad 6. Catherine the Great, Russia 7. Augustus Caesar, Rome ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4928 "2021-02-10T20:51:41Z")
Ataturk, although great, was not a monarch. **Great monarchs (no repeats by country)** 1. Elizabeth I of England 2. Ashoka the Great, Maurya Empire 3. Charlemagne of France 4. Akihito of Japan 5. Sargon the Great, Akkad 6. Catherine the Great, Russia 7. Augustus Caesar, Rome ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4929 "2021-02-10T20:58:15Z")
**Great monarchs (no repeats by country)** 1. Elizabeth I of England 2. Ashoka the Great, Maurya Empire 3. Charlemagne of France 4. Akihito of Japan 5. Sargon the Great, Akkad 6. Catherine the Great, Russia 7. Augustus Caesar, Rome 8. Maria Theresa, Austria and Holy Roman Empire ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4930 "2021-02-10T21:45:14Z")
**Great monarchs (no repeats by country)** 1. Elizabeth I of England 2. Ashoka the Great, Maurya Empire 3. Charlemagne of France 4. Akihito of Japan 5. Sargon the Great, Akkad 6. Catherine the Great, Russia 7. Augustus Caesar, Rome 8. Maria Theresa, Austria and Holy Roman Empire 9. Emperor Kangxi, China China’s longest-reigning emperor (1661-1722). ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4931 "2021-02-10T23:03:48Z")
[quote=“bordelond, post:4930, topic:846938”] **Great monarchs (no repeats by country)** 1. Elizabeth I of England 2. Ashoka the Great, Maurya Empire 3. Charlemagne of France 4. Akihito of Japan 5. Sargon the Great, Akkad 6. Catherine the Great, Russia 7. Augustus Caesar, Rome 8. Maria Theresa, Austria and Holy Roman Empire 9. Emperor Kangxi, China 10. Maximilian I of Mexico I really wanted to put Norton I of the US. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4932 "2021-02-11T01:26:50Z")
**Great monarchs (no repeats by country)** 1. Elizabeth I of England 2. Ashoka the Great, Maurya Empire 3. Charlemagne of France 4. Akihito of Japan 5. Sargon the Great, Akkad 6. Catherine the Great, Russia 7. Augustus Caesar, Rome 8. Maria Theresa, Austria and Holy Roman Empire 9. Emperor Kangxi, China 10. Maximilian I of Mexico 11. Kamehameha I of Hawai’i _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4933 "2021-02-11T02:23:44Z")
**Great monarchs (no repeats by country)** 1. Elizabeth I of England 2. Ashoka the Great, Maurya Empire 3. Charlemagne of France 4. Akihito of Japan 5. Sargon the Great, Akkad 6. Catherine the Great, Russia 7. Augustus Caesar, Rome 8. Maria Theresa, Austria and Holy Roman Empire 9. Emperor Kangxi, China 10. Maximilian I of Mexico 11. Kamehameha I of Hawai’i 12. Zog of Albania ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4934 "2021-02-11T03:27:17Z")
“Great” is clearly in the eye of the beholder. **Great monarchs (no repeats by country)** 1. Elizabeth I of England 2. Ashoka the Great, Maurya Empire 3. Charlemagne of France 4. Akihito of Japan 5. Sargon the Great, Akkad 6. Catherine the Great, Russia 7. Augustus Caesar, Rome 8. Maria Theresa, Austria and Holy Roman Empire 9. Emperor Kangxi, China 10. Maximilian I of Mexico 11. Kamehameha I of Hawai’i 12. Zog of Albania 13. Robert the Bruce of Scotland Pass. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4935 "2021-02-11T04:40:44Z")
**Assassinated or executed heads of state (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4936 "2021-02-11T04:55:36Z")
**Assassinated or executed heads of state (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France 2. Muammar Gaddafi - Libya ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4937 "2021-02-11T04:56:24Z")
**Assassinated or executed heads of state (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France 2. Charles I - England ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4938 "2021-02-11T05:16:23Z")
**Assassinated or executed heads of state (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France 2. Muammar Gaddafi - Libya 3. Charles I - England 4. Abraham Lincoln - United States ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4939 "2021-02-11T07:25:17Z")
**Assassinated or executed heads of state (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France 2. Muammar Gaddafi - Libya 3. Charles I - England 4. Abraham Lincoln - United States 5. Ninoy Aquino - Philippines ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4940 "2021-02-11T10:14:05Z")
[quote=“Bullitt, post:4939, topic:846938, full:true”] **Assassinated or executed heads of state (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France 2. Muammar Gaddafi - Libya 3. Charles I - England 4. Abraham Lincoln - United States 5. Ninoy Aquino - Philippines 6. Hendryk Verwoerd – USA (Union of South Africa) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4941 "2021-02-11T11:39:33Z")
**Assassinated or executed heads of state (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France 2. Muammar Gaddafi - Libya 3. Charles I - England 4. Abraham Lincoln - United States 5. Ninoy Aquino - Philippines 6. Hendryk Verwoerd – USA (Union of South Africa) 7. Yitzhak Rabin - Israel ---
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**Assassinated or executed heads of state (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France 2. Muammar Gaddafi - Libya 3. Charles I - England 4. Abraham Lincoln - United States 5. Ninoy Aquino - Philippines 6. Hendryk Verwoerd – USA (Union of South Africa) 7. Yitzhak Rabin - Israel 8. Alexander II - Russia [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=246) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=248)