User:SigPig/Lipsum

This is a list of monarchs (and other royalty and nobility) sorted by nickname. This list is divided into two parts:

• Cognomens: Also called cognomina. These are names which are appended before or after the person's name, like the epitheton necessarium or to Roman victory titles. Examples are "William the Conqueror" for William I of England, or "Frederick Barbarossa" for Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor.
• Sobriquets: Names which have become identified with a particular person, and are recognizable when used instead of the personal name. Some are used only in a particular context: for example, "Grandmother of Europe" for Victoria of the United Kingdom is generally only used when referring to her family links throughout the royal families of Europe. On the other hand, in some cases the nickname supersedes the personal name, and the individual is referred to by this nickname even in scholarly works; for example, Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus is universally known by his nickname Caligula.

Notes

1. Nicknames are listed in each section alphabetically, ignoring articles and prepositions.

2. Non-English words are rendered in italics, and translated where possible.

Cognomen

A swung dash (~) is used to indicate where the personal name occurs in the nickname; thus "~ the Accursed" means "Sviatopolk the Accursed".

A

• "~ the Accursed": Sviatopolk I of Kiev
• "~ (the) Ætheling" (Old English, "Princeling"): Edgar Ætheling of England
• "~ the Affable": Charles VIII of France
• "~ the African": Afonso V of Portugal
• "~ the Ancient": Mircea of Wallachia

B

• "~ the Bad": Charles II of Navarre; Sigurd Slembe; William I of Sicily
• "~ the Bald": Charles II of France; Baldwin II, Count of Flanders
• "~ Barbarossa" (Italian "Red-Beard"): Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
• "~ Barefoot" or "~ Bareleg": Magnus III of Norway
• "~ Barn-Lock": Magnus I of Sweden
• "~ the Bastard": William I of England
• "~ the Battler": Alfonso I of Aragon
• "~ the Bearded": Geoffrey III of Anjou
• "~ Beauclerc" (French, "Good Clerk"): Henry I of England
• "~ Beer-Jug": John George I, Elector of Saxony
• "~ the Bewitched": Charles II of Spain
• "~ the Big Nest": Vsevolod III Yuriyevich of Vladimir
• "~ the Black Prince": Edward, the Black Prince
• "~ the Black": Conan IV, Duke of Brittany; Fulk III of Anjou
• "~ the Blind": Boleslav III of Bohemia; Magnus IV of Norway; Stefan Brankovic of Serbia; Vasili II of Russia
• "Bloodaxe": Eric I of Norway
• "~ the Bloodthirsty": Ismail of Morocco
• "Bloody ~": Mary I of England
• "Bluetooth": Harold I of Denmark
• "~ the Bold": Charles, Duke of Burgundy; Philip II, Duke of Burgundy; Philip III of France
• "~ the Bolognian": Afonso IV of Portugal
• "~ the Bookish": Coloman of Hungary
• "~ the Brash": Olof of Denmark
• "~ the Brave": Afonso IV of Portugal; Dan II of Wallachia; Michael of Wallachia; Selim I of the Ottoman Empire
• "~ the Breast-Wide"?: Haakon II of Norway
• "~ Broom-plant": Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
• "~ Bulgar-Slayer": Basil II, Byzantine Emperor
• "~ the Burgundian": Afonso III of Portugal

C

• "~ the Cabbage": Ivailo of Bulgaria
• "~ the Catholic": Alfonso I of Asturias; Ferdinand II of Aragon; Peter II of Aragon
• "~ the Caulker": Michael V, Byzantine Emperor
• "~ the Ceremonious": Peter IV of Aragon
• "~ the Chansonnier": Theobald IV of Champagne
• "~ the Chaste": Alfonso II of Aragon; Alfonso II of Asturias
• "~ Coal-Burner": Anund Jacob of Sweden
• "~ the Confessor": Edward the Confessor
• "~ the Conqueror": Afonso I of Portugal; James I of Aragon; Mehmed II of The Ottoman Empire; William I of England; Valdemar II of Denmark
• "~ Corvinus" (from Latin "like a raven"): Matthias of Hungary
• "Crazy ~": Otto of Bavaria
• "~ the Crosseyed": Vasily Kosoi
• "~ Crouchback": Inge I of Norway; Richard III of England
• "~ the Cruel": Boleslav I of Bohemia; Louis XI of France; Peter I of Portugal; Peter I of Castile
• "~ the Crusader": Sigurd I of Norway
• "~ Curthose": Robert II, Duke of Normandy
• "~ Curtmantle": Henry II of England

D

• "~ the Damned": Sviatopolk I of Kiev
• "~ the Deacon": Bermudo I of Asturias
• "~ the Debonaire": Louis I of France
• "~ the Deed-Doer": Edmund I of England
• "~ the Devil": Robert II, Duke of Normandy
• "~ Do-Nothing": Louis V of France
• "~ Dracul" (Romanian "The Devil" or "The Dragon"): Vlad II of Wallachia
• "~ the Drunkard": Michael III, Byzantine Emperor; Selim II, Ottoman Emperor; Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
• "~ the Dung-Named": Constantine V, Byzantine Emperor

E

• "~ the Ecclesiastic": Martin I of Aragon
• "~ the Elder": Eadweard I of England; Inge I of Sweden; Martin I of Aragon; Mircea of Wallachia; Sverker I of Sweden
• "~ the Eloquent": Edward of Portugal
• "Empress ~": Empress Matilda of England
• "~ the Evil-Doer": Mihnea of Wallachia
• "~ the Executioner": Mehmed I, Ottoman Sultan

F

• "~ the Fair": Charles IV of France; Donald III of Scotland; Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou; Louis I of France; Philip IV of France
• "~ Fairhair": Harald I of Norway
• "~ the Farmer": Denis of Portugal
• "~ Fart" (Old Norse, "The Swift"?): Eystein Halfdansson of Romerike and Vestfold
• "~ the Fat": Afonso II of Portugal; Charles III, Holy Roman Emperor; Conan III, Duke of Brittany; Henry I of Cyprus; Henry I of Navarre; Louis VI of France
• "~ the Fearless": John, Duke of Burgundy
• "~ the Fortunate": Manuel I of Portugal, Dietrich of Oldenburg
• "~ First-Crowned": Stefan of Raška
• "~ Fitzempress": Henry II of England
• "~ Flatnose": Ketil of Man
• "~ Forkbeard": Sweyn I of Denmark
• "~ the Fowler": Henry I of Germany

G

• "~ the Generous": Alfonso III of Aragon
• "~ the Gentle": Frederick II of Saxony; Harald III of Denmark
• "~ the God-Like One": Murad I, Ottoman Emperor
• "~ the Good Mother": Maria II of Portugal
• "~ the Good": Alfonso IV of Aragon; Alexandru of Moldavia; Fulk II of Anjou; Howell the Good; Haakon I of Norway; John I of Portugal; John II of France; Magnus I of Norway; William II of Sicily
• "~ the Gouty": Piero de Medici of Florence
• "~ the Great": see List of people known as The Great
• "~ Greyfell" or "~ Greyhide": Harald II of Norway
• "~ Greymantle": Geoffrey I of Anjou
• "~ the Grim": Selim I of the Ottoman Empire
• "~ Gylle": (Old Norse, "Servant"): Harald IV of Norway

H

• "~ the Hairy": Wilfred I of Urgel
• "~ the Hammer": Charles Martel of the Franks; Geoffrey II of Anjou; Geoffrey IV of Anjou
• "~ the Handsome": Ferdinand I of Portugal; Frederick I of Austria; Philip I of Castile; Radu of Wallachia,
• "~ Hardrada" (from Old Norse "Harðráði", "Stern Counsel"): Harald III of Norway
• "~ Harefoot": Harold I of England
• "~ the Holy": Canute IV of Denmark
• "~ the Humane": Martin I of Aragon
• "~ the Humanist": Martin I of Aragon
• "~ Hunger": Olaf I of Denmark
• "~ the Hunter": Gudrød; John I of Aragon

I

• "~ Ill-Ruler": Östen Beli of Sweden
• "~ the Ill-Tempered": Fulk IV of Anjou
• "~ the Impaler": Vlad III of Wallachia
• "~ the Inconstant": Ferdinand I of Portugal
• "~ the Indolent": Louis V of France
• "~ the Iron": Ernest of Austria
• "~ Ironside": Bjorn of Sweden; Edmund II of England

J

• "~ the Just": James II of Aragon; Louis XIII of France; Bayezid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire]]

K

• "~ the Kind": Alexandru of Moldavia; Alfonso IV of Aragon
• "~ the Kind-Hearted":Eric I of Denmark

L

• "~ Lackland": John of England
• "~ the Lamb": Eric III of Denmark
• "~ the Lame": Tamerlane
• "~ the Lawful": Peter I of Portugal
• "~ Law-Mender": Magnus VI of Norway
• "~ the Lawgiver": Eric IX of Sweden; Magnus VI of Norway; Suleiman I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• "~ the Learned": Alfonso X of Castile
• "~ the Liberal": Alfonso III of Aragon; Edward of Savoy; Henry I of Champagne
• "~ the Liberator": Peter IV of Portugal
• "~ the Lion": Albert II of Mecklenburg; Henry II, Duke of Mecklenburg; Henry III, Duke of Saxony; Louis VIII of France
• "~ the Lionheart": Richard I of England
• "~ the Little Impaler": Basarab Ţepeluş cel Tânăr of Wallachia
• "~ Lodbrok" (from Old Norse: "Loðbrók" "Hairy Breeches"): Ragnar Lodbrok of Sweden
• "~ Longshanks": Edward I of England

M

• "~ the Mad":Charles VI of France; Juana of Castile; Ludwig II of Bavaria
• "~ the Magnanimous": John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony; Philipp I of Hesse
• "~ the Magnificent": Suleiman I, Ottoman Emperor
• "~ the Maiden": Eystein of Norway; Malcolm IV of Scotland
• "~ Martel" (German, "The Hammer"): Charles Martel of the Franks; Geoffrey II of Anjou; Geoffrey IV of Anjou
• "~ the Martyr": Edward the Martyr
• "~ the Memorable": Eric II of Denmark
• "~ the Merry": Charles II of England; Kalakaua of Hawaii
• "~ the Mild": Halfdan of Romerike and Vestfold
• "~ Minus-a-Quarter": Michael VII Dukas, Byzantine Emperor
• "~ Moneybags": Ivan I of Russia
• "~ the Monk": Alfonso IV of Leon; Fortun I of Pamplona; Ramiro II of Aragon; Vlad IV of Wallachia
• "~ Monk's-Cloak"?: Jon Kuvlung of Norway
• "~ Monomakh" (Russian "Мономах"from Greek "Μονομαχος", "One who fights alone"): Vladimir Monomakh of Kiev
• "~ Monomakhos" (from Greek "Μονομαχος", "One who fights alone"): Constantine IX, Byzantine Emperor
• "~ the Moor": Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan

N

• "~ New-Day": Valdemar IV of Denmark
• "~ the Noble": Charles III of Navarre, Magnus I of Norway
• "~ No-Counsel": Ethelred II of England

O

• "~ the Old": Emund of Sweden; Gorm of Denmark; Pippin of Landen
• "~ the One-Eyed": Fortun I of Pamplona
• "~ the Outlaw": dgar Ætheling of England
• "~ d'Outremer" (French, "from Overseas"): Louis IV of France

P

• "~ the Pacific": Peter II of Portugal
• "~ the Pagan": Eric VIII of Sweden
• "~ the Pale": Constantius I, Roman Emperor
• "~ the Peaceful": Edgar of England; Olaf III of Norway
• "~ the Philosopher": Edward of Portugal
• "~ the Pious": Boleslav II of Bohemia; John III of Portugal; Louis I of France; Robert II of France; Sancho II of Portugal
• "~ Ploughpenny": Eric IV of Denmark
• "~ the Populator": Sancho I of Portugal
• "~ the Posthumous": John I of France; Ladislaus I of Bohemia; Theobald IV of Champagne
• "~ the Priesthater": Eric II of Norway
• "~ the Prudent": Louis XI of France
• "~ the Purple-Born": Baldwin II of Constantinople; Constantine VII, Byzantine Emperor

Q

• "~ the Quarreller": Frederick of Saxony; Louis X of France
• "~ the Quiet": Olaf III of Norway

R

• "~ the Red": Haakon the Red; Fulk I of Anjou; John I, Duke of Brittany
• "~ the Restorer": Garcia VI of Navarre; Mehmed I, Ottoman Sultan
• "~ the Righteous": Henry IV of Silesia
• "~ Rufus" (Latin, "the Red"): William II of England

S

• "~ the Seer": Oleg of Novgorod
• "~ the Shit": James II of Great Britian
• "~ the Short": Pippin III, King of the Franks
• "~ the Silent": Olav III of Norway; William I of Orange
• "~ the Simple": Charles III of France
• "~ Skotkonung" (Old Norse "Tax-King"?): Olof of Sweden
• "~ the Sluggard": Louis V of France
• "~ the Soldier": Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
• "~ the Soldier-King": Frederick William I of Prussia
• "~ Split-Nose": Justinian II, Byzantine Emperor
• "~ the Stammerer": Louis II of France
• "~ the Stout": Olaf II of Norway
• "~ the Strong": Magnus the Strong of Sweden; Sancho VII of Navarre
• "~ the Stuttering and Lame": Eric IX of Sweden

T

• "~ the Tall": Canute II of Sweden; Philip V of France
• "~ the Terrible": Charles, Duke of Burgundy; Ivan IV of Russia
• "~ the Theologian": John I of Mecklenburg
• "~ the Thunderbolt": Bayezid I, Ottoman Sultan
• "~ Transmarinus": Louis IV of France
• "~ the Trembling": Garcia IV of Pamplona
• "~ the Tremulous": Garcia II of Navarre
• "~ the Troubadour": Alfonso II of Aragon; Theobald IV of Champagne
• "~ the Tyrant": Christian II of Denmark

U

• "~ the Unlucky": Arnulf III of Flanders, Henry III of Reuss
• "~ the Unready": Ethelred II of England
• "~ the Usurper": Mauregato of Asturias

V

• "~ the Valiant": Jean V of Brittany
• "~ the Victorious": Alfonso VI of Portugal; Charles VII of France; Eric VI of Sweden; Frederick I of the Palatinate; Valdemar II of Denmark

W

• "~ the Warlike": Albert, Prince of Beyreuth; Bernard VII of Lippe; Frederick I, Elector of Saxony; Frederick II of Austria; Herman of Schwarzenberg; Michael VI, Byzantine Emperor; Svyatoslav I of Kiev
• "~ the Warrior": Charles I of Savoy
• "~ Wartooth": Harald Hildetand of Sweden
• "~ Wearing-a-Cape": Hugh Capet of France
• "~ the Well-Beloved": Charles VI of France
• "~ the Well-Served": Charles VII of France
• "~ the White": Henry III of Silesia; Leszek I of Poland
• "~ Who-Fights-Alone": Constantine IX, Byzantine Emperor; Vladimir Monomakh of Kiev
• "~ the Wicked": Ordoño IV of Leon; Yazdegerd I of Persia
• "~ the Wise": Albert II of Austria; Albert IV of Bavaria; Alfonso X of Castile; Charles V of France; Coloman of Hungary; Frederick II of the Palatinate; Frederick III, Elector of Saxony; Leo VI, Byzantine Emperor; Robert of Naples; Sancho VI of Navarre; William IV of Hesse-Kassel; Yaroslav I of Kiev

Y

• "~ the Young": Basarab Ţepeluş of Wallachia; Fulk V of Anjou
• "~ the Young King": Henry the Young King
• "~ the Younger": Inge II of Sweden; Louis VII of France; Pippin III, King of the Franks; Sverker II of Sweden

Sobriquets

• "Bonnie Prince Charlie": Charles Edward Stuart
• "The Butcher": William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
• "Caligula": (Latin "Little Boots"): Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman Emperor
• "Caracalla" (Latin, "Hooded Tunic"): Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Roman Emperor
• "Cecco Peppe": Franz Joseph I of Austria
• "Champion of the Reformation": John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
• "Duke of Albany": Charles Edward Stuart
• "Fat Billy": William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
• "Father-in-Law of Europe": Nicholas I of Montenegro
• "Fox of Mecklenburg": Albert II of Mecklenburg
• "Gloriana": Elizabeth I of England
• "Good Queen Bess": Elizabeth I of England
• "Grandmother of Europe": Victoria of the United Kingdom
• "The Great Belly-Gerent": Frederick I of Württemberg
• "The Great Elector": Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
• "Hammer of the Scots": Edward I of England
• "Harry": Maud of the United Kingdom
• "He of the Little Dagger": Peter IV of Aragon
• "Hooded Tunic": Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Roman Emperor
• "The Huckster King": Henry VII of England
• "The King of May": Umberto II of Italy
• "Lady of the English": Empress Matilda
• "Lion of Justice": Henry I of England; Henry II of England
• "Little Sabre": Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
• "Mrs Brown": Victoria of the United Kingdom
• "The Nine-Day Queen": Lady Jane Grey of England
• "The Old Pretender": James Francis Edward Stuart
• "Skanderbeg" (from Albanian Skënderbeu, "Lord Alexander"): Gjergj Kastrioti of Albania
• "Soft-Sword": John of England
• "The Sun King": Louis XIV of France
• "Sweet William": William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
• "Thief of Cairo": Farouk of Egypt
• "The Universal Spider": Louis XI of France
• "The Virgin Queen": Elizabeth I of England
• "The Young Pretender": Charles Edward Stuart