Were all monarchs throughout history only in it for the power they had over others? Were there any benevolent absolute rulers that looked after the peasants under them?

by vampedvixen
Aerandir

Sorry, we don't allow throughout history questions. These tend to produce threads which are collections of trivia, not the in-depth discussions about a particular topic we're looking for. If you have a specific question about a historical event or period or person, please feel free to re-compose your question and submit it again. Alternatively, questions of this type can be directed to more appropriate subreddits, such as /r/history or /r/askhistory.