The king is a playing card with a picture of a king on it. The usual rank of a king is as if it were a 13, that is, above the queen. In some games, the king ranks high; in others, it ranks below the ace; in yet others, such as Pinochle, it ranks below the 10. Some typical Anglo-American playing cards from the Bicycle brand Set of 52 playing cards A playing card is a typically hand-sized piece of heavy paper or thin plastic. ... The queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it. ... The word ace comes from the Old French word as (from Latin as) meaning a unit, from the name of a small Roman coin. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In the standard English playing card deck, the king and the other face cards represent no one in particular (though the king of hearts is sometimes referred to as the suicide king due to the illusion that he is sticking his sword into his head. However, the court cards in a French deck do have names. Because manufacture of playing cards was illegal in the UK during the Interregnum, when the English Restoration came and the court began playing card games, the suits in an English deck came from the French deck, but without all of the lore. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... An interregnum is a period between monarchs, between popes of the Roman Catholic Church, emperors of Holy Roman Empire, polish kings (elective monarchy) or between consuls of the Roman Republic. ... King Charles II, the first monarch to rule after the English Restoration. ... The four Anglo-American playing card suits: spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds. ...

In the French deck, the kings have traditionally been assigned personalities, though this tradition arose after their design. The most common modern ones are as follows:

• King of Spades: David (a biblical king)
• King of Hearts: Charlemagne (Holy Roman Emperor)
• King of Diamonds: Julius Caesar (dictator of the Roman Republic)
• King of Clubs: Alexander the Great (king of Macedon)

David and Goliath by Caravaggio, c. ... A portrait of Charlemagne by Albrecht Dürer that was painted several centuries after Charlemagnes death. ... The double-headed eagle The Holy Roman Empire was a mainly Germanic conglomeration of lands in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... Gāius Jūlius Caesar (IPA: ;[1]), July 12 or July 13, 100 BC – March 15, 44 BC) was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men in world history. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Alexander the Great (Greek: ,[1] Megas Alexandros; July 356 BC–June 11, 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon (336–323 BC), was one of the most successful military commanders in history. ... Macedons regions and towns Macedon or Macedonia (from Greek ; see also List of traditional Greek place names) was the name of an ancient kingdom in the northern-most part of ancient Greece, bordering the kingdom of Epirus on the west and the region of Thrace to the east. ...

External link

• The Four King Truth at the Urban Legends Reference Pages