Who Is the Hardest Working Royal?

[Stalliongrad 982]

I have been interested in various royal families for a long time. But in light of newly crowned Princess Twilight I had to ask who is or was the hardest working royal?

 

I've broken it down by the various royal houses still in power today and the various members who do more than "hold a title". If i have missed any please add on into the discussion. Because most Royal Families spread across more than one country ill try to list them as such. Some houses are actually branches of older ones that don't exist. How interesting. Correct me if im wrong but my observation points to most European royal houses starting from a German line. For the sake of discussion lets add in pretenders too. Pretenders being individuals currently leading their royal house which is currently no longer in power. Did you know Napoleons great-great-great-grandnephew is a banker in New York?

 

Here is a list of Royal Houses i have done a bit of research on:

 

House of Equestria: Magical Land of Equestria

 

House of Windsor: United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms

 

House of Oldenburg: Russian Empire (Formerly), Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of Norway, Kingdom of Sweden, Kingdom of Greece (Formerly), Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg (Formerly), Duchy of Schleswig-Holstien (Formerly)

 

House of Bernadotte: Kingdom of Sweden

 

House of Glücksburg: Kingdom of Norway

 

House of Bourbon: Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

 

House of Orleans: Kingdom of France

 

House of Bonaparte: Second French Empire

 

House of Hohnzollern: German Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, Kingdom of Romania

 

House of Savoy: Kingdom of Italy

 

House of Orange-Nassau: Kingdom of the Netherlands

 

House of Romanov: Russian Empire

 

House of Pahlavi: Imperial State of Iran

 

House of Hashim: Jordan, Iraq and Syria

 

Imperial House of Japan: Empire of Japan

 

House of Saud: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

 

House of Chakri: Kingdom of Thailand

 

House of Solomon: Ethiopian Empire

 

Senussi Dynasty: Kingdom of Libya (formerly)

 

I narrowed it down to 6 individuals who I think are the hardest working:

 

Princess Celestia of Equestria

King Abdullah II of Jordan

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Diana, Princess of Wales

Anne, Princess Royal

Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan

 

Briefly I'll explain why i made these choices:

 

Princess Celestia has been able to keep the keep the cycle of day and night continuing in Equestria for a 1000 years after and in that time no major uprisings (that we know of) have occurred and during her reign Equestria has seen massive expansions and development for its people

 

Jordan is one of the few countries not effected by the Arab spring primarily (I think) because of the amount of reforms enacted by his government which the people of Jordan seem content with. He is often the voice of reason in the region and people do seem to listen. He has done many things i don't think many royals ever do. He wrote of his trip across Southern California on a Harley Davidson. He even made a brief cameo appearance in Star Trek: Voyager. He was told he could no longer go skydiving after ascending to the throne.

 

In Japan the government goes through many Prime Minister's because they can be voted out with a vote of no confidence. The Imperial Family of Japan is the oldest continuing line. Crown Prince Naurhito speaks across the world on the importance of Water Conservation and sanitation, a subject which i think is often over looked. Clean water in Asia is a subject of growing importance, but one he has stressed for years. He also raises awareness for blood donation. Recently he attends ceremonies and events on behalf of his father the Emperor.

 

British royals have always wowed me because they have a way with their words that makes you feel very inspired and generates a desire to do more.  Princess Diana's work to help ban Landmines internationally is a big one for me. People often forget about them and then they kill innocents long after the conflict has ended.

 

But enough from me I want to hear from you.

 

 

 

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

The ancient Persian kings descending from Cyrus the Great win hands down. Cyrus took over most of the known world at the time, while at the same time, being the nicest conqueror in the history of conquerors. He organized these conquered areas efficiently and made his entire empire one nation, rather than a number of different, occupied nations. Everyone loved him. In fact, he is "beloved of God" in the Bible, which is possibly the nicest treatment of a pagan in the whole book. This man was possibly the best emperor ever. His descendant, Darius the Great, extended the empire, while reorganizing the tax code, and local governments, and establishing universal coinage across his vast empire. He standardized measurements, money, and everything else, really. He fostered trade, and built the first formal postal system, which could deliver a package faster than the USPS today, in many cases. This was in the 500s BCE. He built large roads including the Persian Royal Highway. The Kings which descended from Darius lasted until Alexander the Great took over in 334 BCE. They oversaw a period of success, innovation, and achievement like no other.

 

So, Persia. They may not exist anymore, but they were awesome while they lasted.

[Harmonic Revelations 8,835]

It was House of Griffindoor, wherein Harry Potter was working the hardest, out of any royal that there is. I hope that answers your question, OP.

[Stalliongrad 982]

 

being the nicest conqueror in the history of conquerors

 

Not something you hear everyday. . I did know of Darius The Great but i didn't know of Cyrus rather embarrassingly. Mostly because i focused my attention on Darius and Alexander. I shall have to go back and read more. 

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

Not something you hear everyday. . I did know of Darius The Great but i didn't know of Cyrus rather embarrassingly. Mostly because i focused my attention on Darius and Alexander. I shall have to go back and read more. 

Story time: There once was a land called Lydia, which was ruled by King Croesus. One day, Croesus went to see an Oracle, who told him that if he were to attack Cyrus, "A great empire will fall." He took this to mean that he would win, so he attacked Cyrus, and Cyrus absolutely demolished him and his army. So Cyrus finds Croesus crying in his palace, and with all of the greatness of a Persian king, he says, "Hey, what's wrong, man? I know you just got conquered and everything, but most of the kings I defeat aren't that upset." So Croesus tells Cyrus about the oracle, and Cyrus is like, "Really? Well, let's go see what's up with that oracle." So they go there, find out the ironic twist to the prophesy (that the great empire that fell was Lydia), and Cyrus is like, "Wow, you really got burned on that deal, buddy. How about this: you can be my top adviser and maintain your royal lifestyle even though you're not king anymore. Cool?" And so Cyrus offered his enemy power to make up for the oracle's tomfoolery.

 

Also, Cyrus rebuilt the temple at Jerusalem, even though he was a Pagan, and he freed them from the oppressive rule of the Neo-Babylonians, which is why he is featured so favorably in the Bible. Overall, he was potentially the nicest absolute ruler in history, though he died a very brutal death.

[Lost 1,410]

Prince Harry is probably the hardest working royal, he serves in the military, he's been to Iraq and Afghanistan, piloted rescue choppers and apache gunships. It's good that our royal family are expected to do something for the country, unlike some countries where the royal families don't really do anything.