List of monarchs by nickname explained
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 Roman victory titles. Examples are "William the Conqueror" for William I of England, and "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 Queen Victoria 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:
- Nicknames are listed in each section alphabetically, ignoring articles and prepositions.
- Non-English words are rendered in italics, and translated where possible.
- When the name and nickname are rendered in a non-English language, the nickname will be in boldface italics.
Cognomen
A swung dash, or tilde (~), is used to indicate where the personal name occurs in the nickname; thus "~ the Accursed", followed by entries about Sviatopolk, Alexander and Tekle Haymanot, means "Sviatopolk the Accursed", "Alexander the Accursed" and "Tekle Haymanot the Accursed".
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- "~ the Bad":
- "~ the Bald":
- "~ Barbarossa": Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (de|Friederich '''Barbarossa''')[29]
- "~ Barefoot" or "~ Bareleg": Magnus III of Norway (non|Magnus '''Barfot''')
- "~ Barn-Lock": Magnus III of Sweden (sv|Magnus '''Ladulås''')[30]
- "~ the Bastard":
- "~ the Battler": Alfonso I of Aragon (es|Alfonso, '''el Batallador'''; also known as Alfonso the Warrior)[35]
- "~ the Bavarian": Louis IV of Germany (de|Ludwig '''der Bayer''')[36]
- "~ the Bear": Albert the Bear (de|Albrecht '''der Bär''')[37]
- "~ the Bearded":
- "~ Beauclerk" or "~ Beauclerc" (French, "Good Clerk"): Henry I of England (fr|Henri '''Beauclerc''')[46]
- "~ the Beer Jug": John George I, Elector of Saxony (de|Johann Georg '''der Bierkrug''')[47]
- "~ the Beloved": Louis XV of France (fr|Louis '''le Bien-Aimé''')[48]
- "~ the Bewitched": Charles II of Spain (es|Carlos '''el Hechizado''')[49]
- "~ the Bibliophile": Manuel II of Portugal (pt|Manuel '''o Bibliófilo'''; more commonly known as Manuel the Patriot or Manuel the Unfortunate)
- "~ the Big Nest": Vsevolod III Yuriyevich of Vladimir (ru|Все́волод III Ю́рьевич '''Большо́е Гнездо́''',)[50]
- "~ the Black Prince": Edward the Black Prince [51]
- "~ the Black":
- "~ the Blessed": Alexander I of Russia [58]
- "~ the Blind":
- "~ the Blind Earl": Edward de Courtenay, 3rd/11th Earl of Devon[65]
- "~ the Blond": Selim II of the Ottoman Empire (tr|'''Sarı''' Sultân Selim)[66]
- "~ Bloodaxe": Eric I of Norway (non|Eiríkr '''Blóðöx''')[67]
- "~ the Bloodthirsty": Ismail of Morocco [68]
- "Bloody ~": Mary I of England[69]
- "~ the Bloody": Nicholas II of Russia (ru|Николай II '''Кровавый''')[70]
- "~ Bluetooth": Harold I of Denmark (non|Haraldr '''blátönn''')[71]
- "~ the Bold":
- "~ the Boneless": Ivar Ragnarsson (non|Ívarr hinn Beinlausi)[76]
- "~ the Bookish" or "~ the Book-Lover": Coloman of Hungary (hu|'''Könyves''' Kálmán; more commonly known as Coloman the Learned)[77] [78] [79]
- "~ the Boulonnais": Afonso III of Portugal (pt|Afonso '''o Bolonhês''')[80]
- "~ the Brash": Olof of Denmark
- "~ the Brave":
- "~ the Brilliant": George V of Georgia (Georgian: გიორგი V ბრწყინვალე|tr)[86]
- "~ the Broad-shouldered": Haakon II of Norway (non|Hákon '''Herdebrei''')[87]
- "~ Broom-plant": Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou (fr|Geoffroy '''Plantagenet'''; also known as Geoffrey the Fair)[88]
- "~ the Brown": Donnchadh mac Flainn, High King of Ireland [89]
- "~ the Bruce": Robert I of Scotland (Medieval Gaelic: Irish, Middle (900-1200);: Roibert '''a Briuis''')[90]
- "~ Builder":
- "~ the Builder King": Leopold II of Belgium [92]
- "~ Bulgar-Slayer": Basil II, Byzantine Emperor (el|Βασίλειος '''Βουλγαροκτόνος''',)[93]
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- "~ Capet": Hugh Capet [94]
- "~ the Cabbage": Ivaylo of Bulgaria (bg|Ивайло '''Лахана''',)[95]
- "~ the Capacidónio": Peter III of Portugal (pt|Pedro '''o Capacidónio'''; also known as Peter the Builder)
- "~ the Cardinal-King": Henry, King of Portugal (pt|Henrique '''o Cardeal-Rei''')[96]
- "~ the Capuched": Sancho II of Portugal (pt|Sancho '''o Capelo'''; also known as Sancho the Hooded or Sancho the Pious)[97]
- "~ the Catholic":
- "~ the Caulker": Michael V, Byzantine Emperor (el|Μιχαήλ '''Καλαφάτης''', Michaíl Kalaphátis)[104]
- "~ the Ceremonious": Peter IV of Aragon (es|Pedro '''el Ceremonioso''', ca|Pere '''el Cerimoniós''')[105]
- "~ the Chaste":
- "~ the Chief": Kenneth III of Scotland (gd|Coinneach '''An Donn''')
- "~ the Child"
- "~ the Clement": John VI of Portugal (pt|João '''o Clemente''')
- "~ the Clubfoot": Sverker I of Sweden (sv|Sverker '''Klumpfot''')
- "~ Coal-Burner": Anund Jacob of Sweden (non|Emund '''Kolbränna''')[109]
- "~ the Confessor": Edward the Confessor (of England), also known as Saint Edward
- "~ the Colonizer": John III of Portugal (pt|João '''o Colonizador''')
- "~ the Conqueror":
- "~ the Constable Prince": John, Constable of Portugal (pt|João '''o Infante Condestável''')
- "~ the Constant": John, Elector of Saxony (de|Johann '''der Beständige''')
- "~ Corvinus" (from Latin "like a raven"): Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (hu|'''Corvinus''' Mátyás; ro|Matei '''Corvin''')
- "~ the Courteous": William, Duke of Austria (de| Wilhelm '''der Freundliche''')[110]
- "~ the Crosseyed": Vasili Kosoi, Muscovian usurper (ru|Василий '''Косой''',)
- "~ Crouchback":
- "~ the Cruel":
- "~ the Crusader":
- "~ the Curly" Bolesław IV the Curly (pl|Bolesław '''Kędzierzawy''')
- "~ Curthose" (Middle English, "short stockings"): Robert II, Duke of Normandy (fr|Robert '''Courtehouse''')
- "~ Curtmantle" (Middle English, "short cloak"): Henry II of England
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- "~ the Mad":
- "~ the Madman": Donald II of Scotland (gd|Dòmhnall '''Dásachtach''')
- "~ the Magnanimous":
- "~ the Magnificent":
- "~ the Maiden":
- "~ Martel" (Old French, "The Hammer"):
- "~ the Man": John II of Portugal (es|Juan '''el Hombre''', a nickname given to him by Isabella of Castile)
- "~ the Martyr":
- "~ the Master of Avis": John I of Portugal (pt|João '''o Mestre de Avis''', a reference to his position as Master of the Order of Avis before his election as King)
- "~ the Memorable": Eric II of Denmark
- "~ the Merry": Charles II of England
- "~ the Mild": Halfdan of Romerike and Vestfold
- "~ the Middle": Pippin of Herstal
- "~ the Mighty": Stephen Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia
- "~ Minus-a-Quarter": Michael VII Dukas, Byzantine Emperor
- "~ Moneybags": Ivan I of Russia
- "~ the Monk":
- "~ Monk's-Cloak"?: Jon Kuvlung of Norway
- "~ Monomakh" (Russian "Russian: Мономах", from Greek "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μονομαχος", "One who fights alone"): Vladimir Monomakh of Kiev
- "~ Monomakhos" (from Greek "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μονομαχος", "One who fights alone"): Constantine IX, Byzantine Emperor
- "~ the Moor": Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan
- "the Most Beautiful ~": Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile (pt|'''Fermosíssima''' Maria)
- "Mother ~": Menelik II of Ethiopia (am|እምዬ ምኒልክ imiyē Minīlik
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O
- "The Oath-Taker": Henry III of Reuss (1337–1378)
- "The Oberhofrichter": Henry of Reuss-Plauen (1271–1303)
- "The Oceanographer":
- "~ The Old" (Cat. el Vell, Fr. l'Ancien, le Vieux, Nor. den Gamle, Pol. Stary, Rum. cel Batran, Sp. el Velloso, Swe. den Gamle, Tgl. Matanda):
- Ache of Luzon (c. 1480–1572)
- Albert I of Carpi
- Albert II of Wedenberg-Heiligenberg (1327–1370)
- Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (also known as "the great"
- Basarab Laiota, Prince of Wallachia
- Boso I, Count of La Marche
- Coel Hen (Welsh for "Coel the Old"; king of the Brittonic "Hen Ogledd" ("Old North"); possibly legendary)
- Konrad III of Silesia
- Dyfnwal Hen (Welsh for "Dyfnwal the Old") of Alt Clut
- Emund II of Sweden
- Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1495–1540
- Frederick the Great (Prussia), also named "the Old Fritz" (de|der Alte Fritz)
- George V, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, 1620–1623
- Gorm of Denmark
- Guthrum
- Haakon IV of Norway
- Hugh VIII, Lord of Lusignan (fr|Hughes '''le Vieux''')
- Igor of Kiev
- Michael II of Beloozero (1432–1486)
- Mieszko III of Poland
- Pippin of Landen
- Raymond VI of Toulouse
- Raymond Berengar I, Count of Barcelona
- Rudolph II, Count of Habsburg (died 1232); also "the Kind"
- Sigismund I of Poland
- Theodore II of Beloozero (13??-1380)
- William, Count of Nassau, 1538–1559
- "The Old Dessauer": Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau
- "The One-Eyed" (Ger. der Einaugige):
- "~ the One-Eyed":
- "The Oppressed": Dietrich, Margrave of Meissen
- "~ the Oppressor": Philip IV of Spain (in Portugal: pt|Filipe '''o Opressor''')
- "The Orphan": Henry I of Reuss (1250–1295)
- "~ the Outlaw": Edgar Ætheling of England
- "~ d'Outremer" (French, "from Overseas"): Louis IV of France
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Sobriquets
- "The Accursed": Genghis Khan
- "The Alexander of the West": Henry II of England
- "Alix": Alexandra of Denmark
- "Bertie": George VI of the United Kingdom
- "Bloody Mary": Mary I of England
- "Bonnie Prince Charlie": Charles Edward Stuart, United Kingdom
- "Caligula" ("Little Boots"): Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman Emperor
- "Caracalla" ("Hooded Tunic"): Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Roman Emperor
- "Cecco Peppe" (Italian, diminutive of Francesco Giuseppe): Franz Joseph I of Austria
- "Champion of the Reformation": John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
- "Daisy": Margrethe II of Denmark
- "Dickie": Louis Mountbatten
- "Dominus Mundi": Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
- "Ducky": Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- "the Emperor of Universal Dominion": Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- "Emperor-Sacristan": Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
- "Ena": Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
- "Farmer George": George III the United Kingdom
- "Father of England" Edward III of England
- "Father of Europe" (Latin: "Pater Europae"): Charlemagne
- "Father-in-law of Europe":
- "First Gentleman of Europe": Louis XV of France
- "Fox of Mecklenburg": Albert II of Mecklenburg
- "Gloriana": Elizabeth I of England
- "Good King Edward": Edward III of England
- "Good King Henry" (French: "le bon roi Henri"): Henry IV of France
- "Good King René" (French: "le bon roi René"): René of Anjou, (deposed) king of peninsular Sicily
- "Good Queen Bess": Elizabeth I of England
- "Grandfather of Europe": Miguel I of Portugal[119]
- "Grandmother of Europe": Queen Victoria
- "The Great Belly-Gerent": Frederick I of Württemberg
- "The Great Elector" (German: "Großer Kurfürst"): Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
- "Greek Nicky": Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
- "Hammer of the North": Harald III of Norway
- "Hammer of the Scots": Edward I of England
- "Harry": Maud of the United Kingdom
- "The Huckster King": Henry VII of England
- "The Iron and Golden King": Ottokar II of Bohemia (Czech: "Král železný a zlatý")
- "The Iron Duke": Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva (Dutch: "IJzeren Hertog")
- "The Iron Pope" (Italian: Il Papa Ferreo): Pope Sixtus V
- "Kaiser Bill": Wilhelm II, German Emperor
- "The King of May" (Italian: "Re di maggio"): Umberto II of Italy
- "The King of the Seas" Edward III of England
- "The Last Emperor": Puyi of China (Chinese: 末代皇帝)
- "The Last Knight": Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
- "Lion of Justice": Henry I of England; Henry II of England
- "Lilibet": Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
- "Lion of the North": Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
- "The Little Corporal": Napoleon I of France
- "Little Sabre" (Italian: "Sciaboletta"): Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
- "May": Mary of Teck
- "Missy": Marie of Romania
- "The Merry Monarch" or "The Merrie Monarch":
- "Mrs Brown": Queen Victoria. Refers to the Queen's relationship with her personal attendant, John Brown.
- "Napoleon of the Pacific": Kamehameha I of Hawaiʻi
- "Nicky": Nicholas II of Russia
- "The Nine Days Queen": Lady Jane Grey
- "Old Coppernose": Henry VIII of England
- "The One of the Little Dagger" (Catalan: "El del Punyalet"): Peter IV of Aragon
- "The People's King": Lunalilo of Hawaii
- "Pingo": Frederik X of Denmark
- "The Pious Grandfather" (Italian: Il Pio Nonno, a pun on the Italian form of his regnal name, Pio Nono): Pope Pius IX
- "The Prince of Whales": George IV of the United Kingdom. Note that it is Whales instead of Wales. George was indeed the Prince of Wales during his regency, while he was also quite obese. Political satirical cartoons at the time would make fun of his obesity and portray him as a massive whale.[120] [121]
- "The Sailor King": William IV of the United Kingdom
- "The Scourge of God": Attila the Hun
- "Skanderbeg" (from Albanian Skënderbeu, "Lord Alexander"): George Kastrioti of Albania
- "Sissi/Sisi": Empress Elisabeth of Austria
- "Soft-Sword": John, King of England
- "Stupid Willy" (Polish: "Głupi Wiluś"): Wilhelm II of Germany
- "Stupor Mundi": Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
- "The Sun King" (French: "Le Roi Soleil"): Louis XIV of France
- "The Tennis King": (sv|Tenniskungen) Gustav V of Sweden
- "The Theater King": (sv|Teaterkungen) Gustav III of Sweden
- "Thief of Cairo": Farouk of Egypt
- "The Uncle of Europe": Edward VII of the United Kingdom
- "The Universal Spider" (Old French: "l'universelle aragne"): Louis XI of France
- "The Virgin Queen": Elizabeth I of England
- "The Warrior King": Abdullah II of Jordan[122] [123]
- "The Warrior Pope" (Italian: Il Papa Guerriero): Pope Julius II
- "The Winter King": Frederick I of Bohemia
- "The Wisest Fool in Christendom": James I of England
- "The World-Emperor": Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
See also
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