He never did accept the crown of Emperor or King. He did, however, name himself "dictator perpetuo," or dictator for life.
He conquered Scotland and Ireland, executed the soldiers who would have made a political change in the government in a more libertarian direction. After executing the King he made himself a dictator and would have been King, but it appears he was anxious what his army officers would say and do about it!
Edward I (Longshanks) of England. He was only an outlaw as far as the English king was concerned. Not an outlaw in Scotland.
Edward III
General Francisco Franco from the Nationalist forces won the war and took over as dictator and declared Spain a Monarchy again with himself acting as regent on behalf of the King. Franco ruled until his death in 1975 when King Juan Carlos I took over and reintroduced democracy by 1978.
Forest Whittaker starred in the movie "The Last King of Scotland", which was actually about the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Whittaker played Amin in the movie.The title is a reference to the fact that Idi Amin once declared himself to be the King of Scotland, although he had no claim at all to the title.Forest Whitaker played Idi Amin Dada (1925-2003), the military dictator and President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979 in The Last King of Scotland (2006).
King Nebuchadnezzar II (634-562 BCE)
Indeed Napoleon declared himself "Emperor of the French" and not King of France, what wouldn't have been tolerated by French people.
King Juan Carlos I. He is still the current King of Spain.
He never did accept the crown of Emperor or King. He did, however, name himself "dictator perpetuo," or dictator for life.
General Francisco Franco, who was a fascist dictator was head of the government, but also declared himself 'regent' ruling on behalf of the King who was not permitted to take the throne. When Franco died, he declared in his will that the monarchy should be restored, which duly happened in 1975 with King Juan Carlos I taking the crown. The King of Spain went about introducing democracy and a constitution and elections were enacted in 1978.
Odoacer
He conquered Scotland and Ireland, executed the soldiers who would have made a political change in the government in a more libertarian direction. After executing the King he made himself a dictator and would have been King, but it appears he was anxious what his army officers would say and do about it!
Forest Whitaker won Best Actor for The Last King of Scotland (2006).
No, Macduff was not the king of Scotland. The title of king of Scotland was held by Duncan at the beginning of Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," and later by Malcolm after overthrowing Macbeth. Macduff plays a key role in helping Malcolm reclaim the throne but he himself does not become the king.
Edward I (Longshanks) of England. He was only an outlaw as far as the English king was concerned. Not an outlaw in Scotland.
no he is not