In 1301, at the age of four, Prince Edward became the first black king of England when he inherited the throne from his father, King Edward I. For the next few years, he was known as “
Early medieval legends reported that one of the three kings who paid homage to the newborn Christ Child in Bethlehem was from Africa. But it would be nearly one thousand years before artists began representing Balthazar, the youngest of the magi, as a Black African.
Edward The Black Prince, also called Edward Of Woodstock, Prince D'aquitaine, Prince Of Wales, Duke Of Cornwall, Earl Of Chester, (born June 15, 1330, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Eng.
Edward III (1312–1377), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine, was the first child of Edward II (1284–1327) and Isabella of France (1295–1358).
He was the eldest son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, but alas he never actually became king, dying one year before his father on 8th June 1376, at only 45 years old.
As for his other more famous name, it was not until the 16th century CE that Edward became known as the 'Black Prince', most likely because of his distinctive black armour and/or jousting shield. His tournament helmet hung above his tomb is black with a large moulded leather lion (or leopard) on top of it.
He lived abroad until the end of his life, dying in 1972 in Paris. He is buried in the private burial ground beside Frogmore Mausoleum at Windsor. Edward was never crowned; his reign lasted only 325 days.
Meet the world's first emperor
King Sargon of Akkad—who legend says was destined to rule—established the world's first empire more than 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.
"According to a later Mesopotamian tradition enshrined in the Sumerian King List, the first king was Alulim, ruler of the city of Eridu.
The first king of England
It was Edward's son, Æthelstan, who first controlled the whole area that would form the kingdom of England. Æthelstan's sister had married Sihtric, the Viking ruler of the Northumbrians. When Sihtric died in 927, Æthelstan succeeded to that kingdom.
Dub mac Maíl Coluim (Modern Gaelic: Dubh mac Mhaoil Chaluim, Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈt̪uˈmaʰkˈvɯːlˈxaɫ̪ɯm]), sometimes anglicised as Duff MacMalcolm, called Dén, "the Vehement" and, "the Black" (c. 928 – 967) was king of Alba. He was son of Malcolm I and succeeded to the throne when Indulf was killed in 962.
So, he may have had some African ancestry from his mother. This would add him to other Royals with suspected African ancestry such as Queen Charlotte the wife of George III.
Niles Fitch is stepping into the record books as Disney's first Black prince in a live-action film, a feat which is long overdue. The This Is Us actor portrays Prince Tuma in the Disney+ original film Secret Society Of Second Born Royals.
Mansa Musa (Musa I of Mali) was the ruler of the kingdom of Mali from 1312 C.E. to 1337 C.E. During his reign, Mali was one of the richest kingdoms of Africa, and Mansa Musa was among the richest individuals in the world.
History confirms that the Moors ruled in Europe — primarily Spain and Portugal — for almost 700 years. They were known for their influence in European culture, but not many people know that the Moors were actually Europeans of African descent.
The first kingdoms were established about 3000 B.C.E. in Kengir, also known as Sumer, and Kemet, also known as ancient Egypt. Sumer was a kingdom that existed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what-is-now Iraq.
Edward VI became king at the age of nine upon the death of his father, Henry VIII, and a Regency was created.
King Sobhuza II, of Swaziland, reigned longer than any monarch in recorded history. He ruled from when was one year old, all the way through the end of his life, at 83.
In the Book of Psalms, God's universal kingship is repeatedly mentioned; for example, Psalms 47:2 refers to God as the "great King over all the earth." In Christianity, the title is sometimes applied to Jesus.
The Bible tells us that God is the ruler of the universe — and all of creation. “Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all.
ON January 5th 1066, King Edward the Confessor died childless, kicking off the succession crisis that would lead to the Norman Invasion.
Humayun was the weakest of the early Mughal Emperors due to his inexperience. It was under his rule that the Mughal Empire lost most of its territories to a rising Sur Empire. For further reading check the following articles: Humayun.