Assassinated kings Assassinated kings King Abdullah I of Jordan ( 1882 – July 20, 1951) ( Arabic: عبد الله الأول), also known as Abdullah bin Husayn ( Arabic: عبد الله بن حسين), was, successively, Emir of Trans-Jordan ( 1921– 1946) under a British Mandate, then King of Transjordan ( May 25, 1946– 1949), and finally King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ( 1949– 1951). ...more on Wikipedia about "Abdullah I of Jordan"
Ataulf (sometimes spelled Athaulf, "father-wolf", Latinized as Ataulphus or Adolphus, in Spanish Ataúlfo) was king of the Visigoths from 410 to 415 CE. He was unanimously elected to the throne to succeed his brother-in-law Alaric, who had been struck down by a fever suddenly in Calabria. King Ataulf's first act was to halt Alaric's southward expansion of the Goths in Italy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ataulf"
Charles VII Sverkersson or Karl Sverkersson in Swedish was king of Sweden and Earl of Götaland from circa 1161 to 1167, when he was assassinated. He was a son of king Sverker the Elder. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles VII of Sweden"
King Edward the Martyr or Eadweard II (c. 962 – March 18, 978/ 979) succeeded his father Edgar as King of England in 975, but was murdered after a reign of only a few years. As the murder was attributed to "irreligious" opponents, whereas Edward himself was considered a good Christian, he was canonised as Saint Edward the Martyr in 1001. ...more on Wikipedia about "Edward the Martyr"
Henri III ( Polish: Henryk III Walezy; September 19 1551 – August 2, 1589) was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1573- 1574 and subsequently King of France 1574 - 1589. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henry III of France"
Khalifa Keita was the fourth mansa of the Mali Empire. Son of legendary founder Sundiata Keita, Khalifa succeeded his brother Ouati to the throne after Ouati's death (c. 1274). Khalifa was assassinated very shortly after (c. 1275) and was succeeded by Sundiata's grandson, Abu Bakr. ...more on Wikipedia about "Khalifa Keita"
Peter I of Cyprus ( 9 October, 1328 – 17 January, 1369) was King of Cyprus and titular King of Jerusalem from his father's abdication in 1358 until his own death in 1369. ...more on Wikipedia about "Peter I of Cyprus"
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