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The Kings in a deck of playing cards are modeled after real life monarchs

By: Patrick Coveny, Editor
November 3, 2017
Photo Credit: Photo from ThoughtCo via Creative Commons License
The Kings in a deck of playing cards are modeled after real life monarchs.

The King of Hearts is Charlemagne of France, the King of Diamonds is Roman Emperor Augustus Cesar, the King of Spades is David, King of Israel, and the King of Clubs is Alexander the Great of Macedonia.

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Patrick Coveny
Patrick Coveny, Editor
Patrick Coveny is a 17 year old senior at Colonia High School where he is a second-year journalism student and a fall editor at The Declaration. He is studious and dedicated to his education -his favorite classes being history and english.  In his free time, Coveny enjoys reading, taking pictures, listening to indie music, and spending time with friends. He is very excited to be graduating this year and hopes working on The Declaration will prepare him for college.
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The Kings in a deck of playing cards are modeled after real life monarchs