The Philippines was under the rule of the King or Queen of Spain before the independence and the birth of the Philippine Republic in 1898. Philippines was a colony of Spain.
King Dongmyeong, legendary King and Founder of the Goguryeo Kingdom, an Ancient Kingdom in the Korean Peninsula:
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Dongmyeong of Goguryeo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There is already a thread in the forum about the Korean Royalty. Maybe this topic should be transferred on the existing thread by the admin:
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f186/korea-the-lost-empire-3016.html
Pope Benedict XVI joins Twitter for the first time! His Twitter name is Pontifex, which means "Bridge Builder" in Latin:
Pope Benedict XVI Joins Twitter - Real People Stories : People.com
Famous British Boy Group One Direction meets Queen Elizabeth II:
http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20121020/reg_1024.1dir.queen.mh.112012.jpg
http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/article_large/public/2012/11/19/one-direction_0.jpeg...
Pope Benedict XVI recently visited Lebanon last September 14-16:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/15/world/middleeast/pope-benedict-arrives-in-lebanon-as-turmoil-grips-region.html?_r=0
Pope signs momentous document on Church in the Middle East :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)
Pics:
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Songtsen Gampo (617-649) is the first King and the founder of the Kingdom of Tibet. He has two wives, Princess Bhikruti of Nepal, and Princess Wencheng, niece of the Emperor Taizong of Tang China.
Whole Biography of King Songtsen Gampo on Wikipedia:
Songtsän Gampo - Wikipedia, the free...
I was so shocked to know about this! My sincere and deepest condolences to King Harald, Princess Astrid and the rest of the Norwegian Royal Family, may God grant her eternal rest :easter: