Draft:List of leaders killed in action

The following is a list of leaders who have died while fighting in a military conflict.

19th century depiction of Adolf, King of the Romans being killed at the Battle of Göllheim

List

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Leader Title Date of Death War/Battle Reference
Abba Rebu King of the Kingdom of Jimma 1859 Either died while fighting against the Kingdom of Gomma or due to treachery by his own troops. [1]
Abel King of Denmark and the Wends June 29, 1252 Died battling against a peasant revolt in Frisia. [citation needed]
Acrotatus King of Sparta c. 262 BCE Died in a battle against Aristodemus the Good, the tyrant of Megalopolis. [2]
Adarnase King of Iberia 684 or 685 Killed by Arabs after participating in an uprising by Caucasian princes against the Arabs. [3]
Adolf King of the Romans July 2, 1298 Battle of Göllheim [4][5][6]
Áed mac Colggen King of Leinster 738 Battle of the Groans [citation needed]
Ælfwine King of Deira 679 Battle of the Trent [7]
Æthelfrith
Æthelhere
Æthelwealh

References

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  1. ^ Herbert S. Lewis, A Galla Monarchy: Jimma Abba Jifar, Ethiopia (Madison, Wisconsin, 1965), pp. 42f.
  2. ^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867), "Acrotatus (2)", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA, p. 16, archived from the original on 2008-05-27, retrieved 2007-10-11{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Suny, Ronald Grigor (1994). The Making of the Georgian Nation: 2nd edition. Indiana University Press. p. 26-27. ISBN 0-253-20915-3.
  4. ^ Fred Weinmann. "Auf dem Hasenbühl verlor König Adolph Krone und Leben". Suehnekreuz. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Bernd Schneidmüller; Stefan Weinfurter (2003). Die deutschen Herrscher des Mittelalters: historische Portraits von Heinrich I. bis Maximilian I. (919–1519). C.H.Beck. pp. 360–. ISBN 978-3-406-50958-2.
  6. ^ Fred Weinmann. "Adolf von Nassau". Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  7. ^ Bede, Historia ecclesiastica, Book IV, chapter 21.