Events in history where pride caused ones downfall?

List some events in history where too much pride caused ones downfall





Any historical figures that were too prideful and thus caused their downfall?





THANKS!!!





more famous historical figures would be more preferred

Events in history where pride caused ones downfall?
Well, MacArthurs pride caused not only his own downfall, but the death of many U.S. soldiers during the Korean conflict.





Napoleon's pride led him into the quagmire of Spain, the debacle of Egypt, and the nightmare of his Russian campaign.





Certainly the pride of the Austro-Hungarian Empire led them to the belief that a quick victory in Serbia was assured, led to the horrible stain on history that was the first world war.





Does that help?
Reply:king Henry the eighth comes to mind he was an interesting ruler his pride created the high Anglican church and separated England from Rome his divorce papers are still displayed publically at the Vatican when Anne Boleyn was pregnant all of the astrologers said his son would be the greatest ruler England ever knew and when Elizabeth was born he banished all astrologers from court life they were right about everything except the child's gender
Reply:An early and famous example was Julius Caesar.
Reply:Hamlet is a tragic hero