The king is a playing card with a picture of a king displayed on it. The king is usually the highest-ranking face card . In the French version of playing cards and tarot decks, the king immediately outranks the queen . In Italian and Spanish playing cards , the king immediately outranks the knight . In German and Swiss playing cards , the king immediately outranks the Ober . In some games, the king is the highest-ranked card; in others, the Ace is higher. Aces began outranking kings around 1500 with Trappola being the earliest known game in which the aces were highest in all four suits. In the ace–ten family of games such as pinochle and Schnapsen , both the ace and the 10 rank higher than the king.
8-460: Red King may refer to: The red King playing card Red King (Ultra monster) , a foe of the Japanese superhero Ultraman Red King (comics) , a number of comics characters of the same name William II of England , commonly known as William "Rufus", or "The Red King" Rory "Red King" MacDonald , a Canadian MMA fighter The Red King (novel) ,
16-809: A children's book by author Victor Kelleher The Red King (TV series) , a 2024 British crime drama television series Red King (Through the Looking-Glass) , a character in the Lewis Carroll novel Through the Looking-Glass An ancient king whose descendants are the main characters in Children of the Red King series of books by Jenny Nimmo Another name for the Crimson King from the works of Stephen King Topics referred to by
24-466: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages King (playing card) The king card is the oldest and most universal court card. It most likely originated in Persian Ganjifeh where kings are depicted as seated on thrones and outranking the viceroy cards which are mounted on horses. Playing cards were transmitted to Italy and Spain via
32-644: The Mamluks and Moors . The best preserved and most complete deck of Mamluk cards, the Topkapı pack, did not display human figures but just listed their rank most likely due to religious prohibition. It is not entirely sure if the Topkapı pack was representative of all Mamluk decks as it was a custom-made luxury item used for display. A fragment of what may be a seated king card was recovered in Egypt which may explain why
40-593: The Paris pattern which ousted all its rivals, including the Rouen pattern around 1780. The names for the kings in the Paris pattern ( portrait officiel ) are: Most French-suited continental European patterns are descended from the Paris pattern but they have dropped the names associated with each card. Kings from Russian playing cards : Kings from Italian playing cards : Kings from Spanish playing cards : Kings from German playing cards : The kings are included in
48-452: The early 17th century when foreign card imports were banned. The king of hearts is sometimes called the "suicide king" because he appears to be sticking his sword into his head. This is a result of centuries of bad copying by English card makers where the king's axe head has disappeared. Starting in the 15th century, French manufacturers assigned to each of the court cards names taken from history or mythology. This practice survives only in
56-660: The poses of court cards in Europe resemble those in Persia and India. Seated kings were generally common throughout Europe. During the 15th century, the Spanish started producing standing kings. The French originally used Spanish cards before developing their regional deck patterns. Many Spanish court designs were simply reused when the French invented their own suit-system around 1480. The English imported their cards from Rouen until
64-413: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Red King . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red_King&oldid=1223399350 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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