Comments on: Six Rulers Who Didn't Spend Much Time in Office

By: DS

DS — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:51:19 +0000

Honorable mention should probably go to a slightly longer short-reigning Pope, John Paul I, who lasted thirty-three days and may have been assassinated for proposing to clean up corruption in the Vatican Bank.

By: wonder_al

wonder_al — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:00:03 +0000

If Dipendra had survived, do you think Nepal would have kept him as King?

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:34:23 +0000

Great post!

By: Gorf

Gorf — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:24:00 +0000

Down in Argentina, there were three Presidents who held office for just three days: General Arturo Rawson (June 4-7, 1943); Ramón Puerta (December 21-23, 2001) and Eduardo Camaño (December 31, 2001-January 2, 2002).

By: jen

jen — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:42:41 +0000

FYI, hemophilia is not curable at this time either.

By: Jules

Jules — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:51:43 +0000

That would be David Rice Atchison,which said to have happened on Mar 4 1859, however this claim is based on the fact that Polk's term had already expired and Talyor had not taken the oath of office. but neither did Atchison so technically I guess it's false, but debatable.

According to at least one book I read, he spent most of that day sleeping also.

By: fnordikins

fnordikins — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:23:47 +0000

since you ask: If Lady Jane was Henry's sister's grandchild, then she and Edward VI were first cousins once removed.

If Henry had grandchildren, they would have been Jane's second cousins.

By: peacefulvalley

peacefulvalley — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:27:23 +0000

I read somewhere that there was a man who served as President for 24 hours, because the previous president's term had ended, and the newly elected president would not take his oath on a Sunday. I can't find anything to back me up at the moment, though.

By: Idil

Idil — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:43:56 +0000

Awesome post!! Thanks. It would be great to have more posts like this... they're very interesting and I find I've learned so much!

By: Linnea

Linnea — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:24:01 +0000

William Henry Harrison-- he was President of the USA for about a month before dying. I believe his inaugural parade was held in the rain and he fell ill shortly afterward, passing away about two weeks later ...

By: Sofar

Sofar — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:56:15 +0000

Man, there was a Louis XIX? That's a lot of Louis.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:22:32 +0000

Yay for some Lady Jane Grey mentions! My family is descended from the Tudors; we're actually directly descended from Jane's younger sister. It was very interesting to read the various histories of these (so-called) rulers!