History Main / AChildShallLeadThem

* Laharl of DisgaeaHourOfDarkness. Though it could be argued that he is neither a child (1316 years old) nor a ruler (nobody really obeys him).

* In the film version of ''[[HitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]], the leaders of Magrathea are this.

* Maria Theresa became Empress at 23. Though her father had neglected training her properly for the roll, she was one of the best rulers the Habsburg Empire ever had. She was pretty, vivacious, and her subjects loved her.

* Dom Pedro II, Emperator of Brazil, was crowned at age fifteen after long, hard years of studies and training for assuming the charge.
** Nearly 60 years later, he became perhaps the most popular monarch ever to be overthrown. It's said that the only person in Brazil other than those responsible for the coup who didn't mind was Pedro himself, who'd grown tired of ruling.

*** A straighter example is Berelain, the first of Mayene, who isn't that old and has been ruling for a while when she's introduced.

* Actually, the trope best applies to the main protagonist of the series, Lelouch. [[spoiler: Before he turned 19, he already had started the world's largest revolution and took over half of the world. After he lost that half due to betrayal by his subordinates, he then proceeded to take over the OTHER half, then went back and re-conquered the first half. As an eighteen year old, he was the first man to ever rule the entire world. He then proceeded to bring about the first era of true world peace by ordering his own death.]] How's THAT?

* Charles XII of Sweden took the throne fairly early and was still in his teens when he won the Battle of Narva(some historians claim his aides deserve more credit for that particular battle, no matter). He was more effective then many young rulers as he was a fairly good Strategist. However his recklessness and weakness in long-term planning kept him from rising to the level of a Wise Prince.

* dom pedro II,emperator of brazil, was crowned in fifteen age after long hard years of studies and training's for assuming the charge.

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-->"Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!" \\

* Not sure where this goes, but there are several in TheBible, to varying degrees of success. (See the books of Kings and Chronicles.)

* England's Henry III, Edward III, Richard II, Henry VI, Edward V and Edward VI.

* Also, in StephenKings "Children of the Corn", the group is led by then-nine-year-old Isaac.

* William Pitt the Younger became British Prime Minister aged just 23.

** A similar case occurred with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_XIII Alfonso XIII]], who became king at birth.

* France's Louis IX, XIII, XIV and XV.

* MostTriumphantExample: The Sassanid Empire took this trope to the LogicalExtreme when [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapur_II Shapur II]] became the only known monarch crowned ''in utero''. In other words, while his mother was ''still pregnant with him'', the crown was placed on her belly, making him the next ruler.

* MostTriumphantExample: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapur_II Shapur II of the Sassanid Empire]] is considered to be the only monarch crowned ''in utero''. In other words, while his mother was ''still pregnant with him'', the crown was placed on her belly, making him the next ruler. While others on this list are born ''to be king'', Shapur was simply ''born king''.

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