Coin of Alfred, king of Wessex, London, 880 ( based upon a Roman model ). Obv: King with royal band in profile, with legend: ÆLFRED REX " King Ælfred ".

They withdrew to Mercia, but, in January 878, made a sudden attack on Chippenham, a royal stronghold in which Alfred had been staying over Christmas, " and most of the people they killed, except the King Alfred, and he with a little band made his way by wood and swamp, and after Easter he made a fort at Athelney in the marshes of Somerset, and from that fort kept fighting against the foe ".

After the funeral service, a tribute concert was held at the Martin Luther King Center, also in Gainesville, and featured performances by his son and daughter, Anthony McDaniel and Evelyn Kelly, long-time background vocalist Gloria Jolivet, co-producer Scott " Skyntyte " Free, Diddley's touring band, The Debby Hastings Band, and guest artist Eric Burdon.

Today, the Commodores consist of Walter " Clyde " Orange, Nicholas and King, along with a backing band.

* Conspiracy ( King Diamond album ), by the heavy metal band

The heavy metal band King Diamond gained cult status during the 1980s releasing mostly all concept albums.

Frustrated by his band-mates ' limited aspirations, Bowie left the Konrads and joined another band, the King Bees.

Dissatisfied with the King Bees and their repertoire of Howlin ' Wolf and Willie Dixon blues numbers, Bowie quit the band less than a month later to join the Manish Boys, another blues outfit, who incorporated folk and soul — " I used to dream of being their Mick Jagger ", Bowie was to recall.

In this way, Ackerman provided inspiration to many who would later become successful artists, including Joe Dante, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, Stephen King, Donald F. Glut, Penn & Teller, Billy Bob Thornton, Gene Simmons ( of the band Kiss ), Rick Baker, George Lucas, Danny Elfman, Frank Darabont, John Landis and countless other writers, directors, artists and craftsmen.

Using a full blues band, he became a popular act in the South with his daily broadcasts on the ' King Biscuit Time ', originating live from Helena, Arkansas.

That year, Brown also launched, under King auspices, Try Me Records, releasing records off singers such as Tammy Montgomery, Johnny & Bill and the Poets, the latter group confirmed to be that of Brown's backing band.

The most important jazz guitar soloists of this period included the Manouche virtuoso Django Reinhardt, Oscar Moore who was featured with Nat “ King ” Cole ’ s trio, and Charlie Christian of Benny Goodman's band and sextet, who was a major influence despite his early death at 25.

Friedman formed his first band, King Arthur & the Carrots, while a student at the University of Texas.

After meeting Simon King in a Chelsea shopping centre in 1969, he joined the band Opal Butterfly, but the group soon folded, having previously failed to raise enough interest with their preceding CBS singles.

There was a general riot by the Ghibelline party in Rome when news of his election got out, but peace was maintained by the aid of King Ladislaus of Naples, who hastened to Rome with a band of soldiers to assist the Pope in suppressing the insurrection.

The surname was in honor of Bachman – Turner Overdrive, a rock and roll band King was listening to at the time.

* The 2007 film The Last Legion, and the novel on which it is based, includes a heavily fictionalized account of the reign and subsequent life of Romulus Augustus ; escaping captivity with the aid of a small band of loyal Romans, he escapes to Britain, where he takes a place in what will become Arthurian legend as Uther Pendragon, the father of King Arthur, and a previous wielder of Excalibur ( Here the sword of Julius Caesar ).

Later still, T. H. White featured Robin and his band in The Sword in the Stone – anachronistically, since the novel's chief theme is the childhood of King Arthur.

King played guitar for the rock band Rock-Bottom Remainders, several of whose members are authors.

King is a fan of the rock band AC / DC, who did the soundtrack for his 1986 film, Maximum Overdrive.

King referred to the band several times in various novels and stories and The Ramones referenced King on the song " It's Not My Place ( In the 9 to 5 World )", which is on 1981's Pleasant Dreams.

Grimwald, King of the Lombards ( 662 – 671 ), and his young son and successor Garibald ( 671 ), were the last Arian kings in Europe.

See also note 43 at p. 163, with references to Palanque ( 1933 ), Gaudemet ( 1972 ), Matthews ( 1975 ) and King ( 1961 )</ ref > Under Ambrose's influence, Theodosius issued the 391 " Theodosian decrees ," which with increasing intensity outlawed Pagan practises, and the Altar of Victory was removed by Gratian.

* Albert I of Belgium ( 1875 – 1934 ), third King of the Belgians

* Albert I of Germany ( 1255 – 1308 ), King of Germany and Archduke of Austria

* Albert II of Germany ( 1397 – 1439 ), King of Germany, Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, Duke of Austria

* Albert II of Belgium ( born 1934 ), sixth King of the Belgians

Albert married first, to Princess Dorothea ( 1 August 1504-11 April 1547 ), daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark, in 1526.

Manishtushu's son and successor, Naram-Sin ( 2254 – 2218 BC ) ( Beloved of Sin ), assumed the imperial title " King Naram-Sin, king of the four quarters ( Lugal Naram-Sîn, Šar kibrat ' arbaim )", and, like his grandfather, was addressed as " the god ( Sumerian

He was elected Grand Duke of Lithuania on the death of his father ( 1492 ), and King of Poland on the death of his brother John I Albert ( 1501 ).

Alexander I ( c. 1078 – 23 April 1124 ), also called Alaxandair mac Maíl Coluim ( Modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Mhaol Chaluim ) and nicknamed " The Fierce ", was King of the Scots from 1107 to his death.

# Margaret ( 28 February 1261 – 9 April 1283 ), who married King Eirik II of Norway

* Alexander the Great ( Alexander III of Macedon ), King of Macedon, 356 – 323 BC

* Alexander Jagiellon ( Alexander of Poland ) ( 1461 – 1506 ), King of Poland

* Alexander I of Scotland ( c. 1078 – 1124 ), King of Scotland

* Alexander I of Georgia ( 1412 – 1442 ), King of Georgia

* Alexander Jagiellon ( 1461 – 1506 ), Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland

* Alexander I of Kakheti ( 1476 – 1511 ), King of Kakheti

* Alexander I of Serbia ( 1889 – 1903 ), King of Serbia

* Alexander I of Greece ( 1917 – 1920 ), King of Greece

* Alexander I of Yugoslavia ( 1929 – 1934 ), King of Yugoslavia

* Alexander II of Epirus ( died 260 BC ), King of Epirus in 272 BC

* Alexander II of Scotland ( 1198 – 1249 ), King of Scots

* Alexander II of Imereti ( 1478, 1483 – 1510 ), King of Georgia and of Imereti