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(#12) Fyodor I Of Russia Liked To Ring Church Bells
Fyodor I was the last tsar of the Rurik dynasty and the developmentally disabled son of Ivan the Terrible. Ivan and his father had two very different ideas of a good time. While Ivan the Terrible was never one to pass up a good old-fashioned killing spree, his son preferred more tranquil means of fun. Fyodor was very religious and often seen praying. He would visit various churches and monasteries throughout the region.
His favorite hobby was ringing the church bells to invite in the churchgoers. This led to his very literal nickname of "Fyodor the Bellringer."
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(#14) Vlad III Loved Impaling People
Vlad III was ruler of Wallachia in the 15th century and was known as Vlad the Impaler - can you guess why? Vlad loved to impale his enemies and leave their bodies staked to the ground.
But the slaying didn’t stop there. He also disemboweled, skinned, and removed the heads of his victims - while they were alive. After another successful victory over the Ottomans, Vlad had approximately 20,000 people impaled and left them outside the city of Targoviste for the advancing Ottoman army to see. Upon seeing this gruesome exhibit, the Sultan ordered his men to retreat to the city of Constantinople. The Dracula story is thought to be based on Vlad.
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(#6) Czar Peter III Of Russia Spent His Free Time Playing With Dolls
Czar Peter III was actually born in Germany, but after his parents passed, he was taken under the care of his aunt Elizabeth, the Empress of Russia. Peter had a short-lived rule in the middle of the 18th century before his wife, Catherine the Great, forced him out of power and he was slain. But before this, Czar Peter didn’t seem to care about being the ruler because he just wanted to play with his toys - yes, his toys. According to reports that include Catherine's memoirs, he would spend a lot of time setting up and playing with his toy soldiers rather than face intimacy with his wife.
In one account, Czar Peter III charged a rodent with treason and sentenced it to death by hanging - an act Peter performed with a little rope.
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(#4) Sultan Ibrahim I Wanted A 'Wild Heifer' Woman
Ibrahim I was born in Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman empire. Afraid of having his throne usurped, Ibrahim's older brother slew all of his younger brothers except for Ibrahim because he found him to be of no threat due to his lack of mental stability. Ibrahim I was obsessed with lust, had a large harem, and ordered his men to search for a unique kind of woman: one who was made in the manner of "a wild heifer."
They found such a woman and gave her a nickname that translates literally to “piece of sugar.”
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(#2) Queen Juana I Of Castile Really Liked Spending Time With Her Deceased Husband
Queen Juana I of Castile, often referred to as "Joan" or "Juana the Mad," was the daughter of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. Juana married Philip the Handsome of Austria when she was a teen and, soon after, began having children with him. Philip became increasingly unfaithful to his wife, which sent Juana into fits of rage and despair that revealed her delicate mental health.
When Philip passed in 1506 at the age of 28, Juana’s deteriorating psychological state worsened. She is reported to have caressed and kissed Philip's corpse and did not part with it until it was embalmed and interred in a Monastery near Burgos.
Soon after, she had the coffin opened again to look at it - kissing the corpse’s feet. The body and coffin followed her to Torquemada, protected by armed guards under orders not let other women near it. She went on other journeys and had the coffin brought along until she was imprisoned in a palace in 1509, where she remained for the rest of her life.
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(#13) Nero Took Great Pleasure In Slaying Christians
Nero was a tyrannical and self-absorbed Roman Emperor that took the throne at the age of 16. Nero had a fondness for the arts, sexual depravity, and murder. Nero didn’t discriminate when it came to killing. He was quick to slay anyone, including (allegedly) his mother, his step-brother, and one of his wives. However, he took a very special interest in taking out Christians.
In the year 64, Nero was blamed for starting The Great Fire that leveled most of Rome. Historians now believe this was based more in rumor than fact. Regardless, according to the rumor, Nero quickly shifted the blame to Christians and ordered them to be persecuted. He took great joy in slaying Christians and was sadistically creative with his means of executing them. According to Tacitus, Nero executed Christians by crucifying them, feeding them to wild dogs, and burning them.
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