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- Cadafael Cadomedd ap CynfeddwCadafael Cadomedd ap CynfeddwCadafael ap Cynfeddw was King of Gwynedd . He came to the throne when his predecessor, King Cadwallon ap Cadfan, was killed in battle, and his primary notability is in having gained the disrespectful sobriquet Cadafael Cadomedd .Unusual for the era, King Cadafael was not a member of one the...
the Battle Shirker - Cadell DdyrnllwgCadell Ddyrnllwg- References :...
, King of Powys Ddyrnllwg (Fr. au Pommeau Rutilant, It. Impugnatura Scintillante) - CadocCadocSaint Cadoc , Abbot of Llancarfan, was one of the 6th century British Christian saints. His vita twice mentions King Arthur. The Abbey of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorganshire, which he founded circa 518, became famous as a centre of learning...
the Saint, the Wise - CadwaladrCadwaladrCadwaladr ap Cadwallon was King of Gwynedd . Two devastating plagues happened during his reign, one in 664 and the other in 682, with himself a victim of the second one. Little else is known of his reign...
the Blessed - Cadeyrn, King of Powys il Benedetto
- Cadwallon Lawhir ap EinionCadwallon Lawhir ap EinionCadwallon ap Einion , usually known as Cadwallon Lawhir and also called Cadwallon I by some historians, was a king of Gwynedd....
Long Hand, the Long-Handed - Cairbre CinnchaitCairbre CinnchaitCairbre Cinnchait or Caitchenn was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland...
Cat-Head, Cat's Head, Hard-Head - Cairbre LifechairCairbre LifechairCairbre Lifechair , son of Cormac mac Airt, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He came to the throne after the death of Eochaid Gonnat...
the Lover of the Liffey - Caesar, duc de ChoiseulCaesar, duc de ChoiseulCésar, duc de Choiseul, comte du Plessis-Praslin was a Marshal of France and French diplomat, generally known for the best part of his life as the maréchal du Plessis-Praslin....
Marshal du Plessis-Praslin - CaligulaCaligulaCaligula , also known as Gaius, was Roman Emperor from 37 AD to 41 AD. Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Caligula's father Germanicus, the nephew and adopted son of Emperor Tiberius, was a very successful general and one of Rome's most...
the Little Boot - Cangrande I della ScalaCangrande I della ScalaCangrande della Scala was an Italian nobleman, the most celebrated of the della Scala family which ruled Verona from 1277 until 1387. Now perhaps best known as the leading patron of the poet Dante Alighieri, Cangrande was in his own day chiefly acclaimed as a successful warrior and autocrat...
Cangrande (Big or Great Dog): - Canute the GreatCanute the GreatCnut the Great , also known as Canute, was a king of Denmark, England, Norway and parts of Sweden. Though after the death of his heirs within a decade of his own and the Norman conquest of England in 1066, his legacy was largely lost to history, historian Norman F...
the Dane, the Great, the Rich - Canute II of SwedenCanute II of SwedenCanute II Holmgersson, called the Tall , was King of Sweden from 1229 until his death 1234. He may have been a great grandson of Eric the Saint, for the sagas give Filip Eriksson, Eric's youngest son, as the father of Holmger, Canute's father...
the Tall - Canute III of Denmark HarthacanuteHarthacanuteHarthacnut was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 and King of England from 1040 to 1042.He was the son of King Cnut the Great, who ruled Denmark, Norway, and England, and Emma of Normandy. When Cnut died in 1035, Harthacnut struggled to retain his father's possessions...
, the Hardy - Canute IV of DenmarkCanute IV of DenmarkCanute IV, later known as Canute the Holy or Canute the Saint , was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. Canute was an ambitious king who sought to strengthen the Danish monarchy, devotedly supported the Roman Catholic Church, and had designs on the English throne. Slain by rebels in 1086, he was...
the Holy, the Pious, the Saint - Canute LavardCanute LavardCanute Lavard was a Danish prince. Later he was the first Duke of Schleswig and the first border prince who was both a Danish and a German vassal, a position leafing towards the historical double position of Southern Jutland...
the Lord, the Protector, the Saint - CaracallaCaracallaCaracalla , was Roman emperor from 198 to 217. The eldest son of Septimius Severus, he ruled jointly with his younger brother Geta until he murdered the latter in 211...
Caracul of Fingal, Oedipus, the Son of the King of the World - Carloman of FranceCarloman of FranceCarloman II , King of Western Francia, was the youngest son of King Louis the Stammerer and Ansgarde of Burgundy, and became king, jointly with his brother Louis III of France, on his father's death in 879....
the Blind - Carlos I of PortugalCarlos I of Portugal-Assassination:On 1 February 1908 the royal family returned from the palace of Vila Viçosa to Lisbon. They travelled by train to Barreiro and, from there, they took a steamer to cross the Tagus River and disembarked at Cais do Sodré in central Lisbon. On their way to the royal palace, the open...
the Diplomat, the Oceanographer, the Martyr - Carol II of RomaniaCarol II of RomaniaCarol II reigned as King of Romania from 8 June 1930 until 6 September 1940. Eldest son of Ferdinand, King of Romania, and his wife, Queen Marie, a daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second eldest son of Queen Victoria...
the Playboy King - Carolina, Baroness NairneCarolina, Baroness NairneCarolina Nairne, née Oliphant, Lady Nairne was a Scottish songwriter and song collector.-Life:Carolina Oliphant was born in the auld hoose of Gask, Perthshire. She was descended from Clan Oliphant, an old family which had settled in Perthshire in the 13th century, and could boast of kinship with...
BB, Mrs. Bogan of Bogan, the Flower of Strathearn - Caroline of BrunswickCaroline of BrunswickCaroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was the Queen consort of King George IV of the United Kingdom from 29 January 1820 until her death...
, (estranged wife/consort of King George IV of England), the Injured Queen of England - Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt the Great Landgravine
- Caroline, Princess of HanoverCaroline, Princess of HanoverCaroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco , formally styled Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover , has been heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco since 2005, a position which she previously held from 1957 to 1958.She is the wife of...
la Bouche d'Or - Lady Caroline Maureen Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (1931-) Caroline Blackwood
- Caroline Barry, Lady Melfort Billingsgate http://www.georgianindex.net/Prinny/prinnys_set.html
- Carlota of Spain a MegeraMegaeraMegaera is one of the Erinyes, Eumenides or "Furies" in Greek mythology. Lamprière's Classical Dictionary states "According to the most received opinions, they were three in number, Tisiphone, Megara [sic] and Alecto" and "Megaera .....
de Queluz (the Vixen of Queluz) - Casimir I of PolandCasimir I of PolandCasimir I the Restorer , was a Duke of Poland of the Piast dynasty and the de facto monarch of the entire country from 1034 until his death....
the Peacemaker, the Reformer, the Restorer - Casimir II of Poland the Just
- Casimir III of PolandCasimir III of PolandCasimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...
the Great, the Polish Justinian http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/GreatDynasties.html#Piast, the King of Kraków , the King of the Peasants, the Peasants' King http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/GreatDynasties.html#Jagiellon - Saint CasimirSaint CasimirSaint Casimir Jagiellon was a royal prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania who became a patron saint of Lithuania, Poland, and the young.-Biography:...
the Peacemaker, the Saint - Cathal II, King of Munster, 663-665 the Motherless Hound
- Cathal O'Connor, King of Connacht the Red Hand
- Catherine II of RussiaCatherine II of RussiaCatherine II, also known as Catherine the Great , Empress of Russia, was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia on as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg...
Feke, Figchen, Madame Snake, the Enlightened Despot, the Great, the Modern Messalina, the Northern Semiramis, the Philosopher-King, the Semiramis of the North, the Star of the North - Catherine de' MediciCatherine de' MediciCatherine de' Medici was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen consort of France from 1547 until 1559, as the wife of King Henry II of France....
Jezebel, the Barren Wife, the Black Queen, the Eclipsed Consort, the Italian Duchess Without a Duchy, the Maggot from Italy's Tomb, the Merchant's Daughter, the Monstrous Regiment of Women, the Mother of the Modern High-Heeled Shoe - Catherine DolgorukovCatherine DolgorukovPrincess Ekaterina Mikhailovna Dolgorukova , also known as Catherine Dolgorukova, Catherine Dolgoruki, or Catherine Dolgorukaya, , was the daughter of Prince Michael Dolgorukov and Vera Vishnevskaya...
la Grande Mademoiselle - Catherine FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond the Old Countess
- Catherine Gordon the White Rose of Scotland
- Catherine HowardCatherine HowardCatherine Howard , also spelled Katherine, Katheryn or Kathryn, was the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, and sometimes known by his reference to her as his "rose without a thorn"....
the Rose Without a Thorn - Cecilia of Baux Passerose
- Cecily NevilleCecily NevilleCecily Neville, Duchess of York was the wife of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and the mother of two Kings of England: Edward IV and Richard III....
Mother Extraordinaire, Proud Cis, the Roman Matriarch, the Rose of Raby, Survivalist Cicely - Centule III, Viscount of Béarn, 984–1004 the Old, the Pious
- Centule IV, Viscount of Béarn, 1012–1058 the Old
- Centule V, Viscount of Béarn, 1058–1090 the Young, the Younger
- Cesare BorgiaCesare BorgiaCesare Borgia , Duke of Valentinois, was an Italian condottiero, nobleman, politician, and cardinal. He was the son of Pope Alexander VI and his long-term mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei. He was the brother of Lucrezia Borgia; Giovanni Borgia , Duke of Gandia; and Gioffre Borgia , Prince of Squillace...
il Valentino - Chaka of BulgariaChaka of BulgariaChaka reigned as emperor of Bulgaria from 1299 to 1300. The date of his birth is unknown.Chaka was the son of the Mongol leader Nogai Khan by a wife named Alaka. Sometime after 1285 Chaka married an unnamed daughter of George Terter I of Bulgaria...
the Usurper - Charlotte of BelgiumCharlotte of BelgiumCharlotte of Belgium is remembered today as Carlota of Mexico as empress consort of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, ex-Archduke of Austria.-Princess of Belgium:The only daughter of Leopold I, King of the Belgians by his second wife,...
the Mad Empress - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzCharlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the Queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III...
Monkey Face - Charlotte Brabantina of NassauCharlotte Brabantina of NassauCountess Charlotte Brabantina of Nassau was the fifth daughter of William the Silent and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon.-Biography:...
la Belle Brabant - CharlemagneCharlemagneCharlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
the Blessed, the Butcher of the Saxons, the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King - Charles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles the Bold , baptised Charles Martin, was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477...
the Terrible - Charles I of EnglandCharles I of EnglandCharles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
King and Martyr, the Last Man, the Man of Blood, the Martyr, the Saint, the White King - Charles I of SavoyCharles I of SavoyCharles I , surnamed the Warrior, was the Duke of Savoy from 1482 to 1490 and titular king of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia from 1485 to 1490....
the Warrior - Charles I of SicilyCharles I of SicilyCharles I , known also as Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282...
Charles of Anjou, Charles I of SicilyCharles I of SicilyCharles I , known also as Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282...
the Defender of the Church - Charles I, Count of FlandersCharles I, Count of FlandersBlessed Charles the Good was Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127. He is most remembered for his murder and its aftermath.-History:...
the Dane, the Good - Charles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles the Bold , baptised Charles Martin, was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477...
the Occidental Turk http://www.freiburg-madison.de/freiburg_history/1386-1517_The%20Early%20Habsburgs.htm - Charles I, King of Hungary, 1307–1342 Carobert
- Charles I de Valois, Duke of Orléans the Unfortunate Prince http://www.jeanne-darc.dk/p_references/p_biography/p_partisan_french/charles_d_orleans.html
- Charles I, Margrave of Baden, 1453–1475 the Warlike, the Warrior
- Charles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles the Bold , baptised Charles Martin, was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477...
the Bold, the Rash http://carlanayland.blogspot.com/2006/11/charles-le-temeraire-and-jeanne.html - Charles I of HungaryCharles I of HungaryCharles I , also known as Charles Robert , was the first King of Hungary and Croatia of the House of Anjou. He was also descended from the old Hungarian Árpád dynasty. His claim to the throne of Hungary was contested by several pretenders...
'the Hammer - Charles II of AlbretCharles II of AlbretCharles II d'Albret was a French magnate, administrator, and soldier.He was the son of Charles d'Albret and Marie de Sully. His father died in 1415 at the Battle of Agincourt, leaving the younger Charles as lord of Albret and titular Count of Dreux, titular count since after Agincourt the lands of...
Labret, Lebret - Charles II of AlençonCharles II of AlençonCharles II of Alençon, called the Magnanimous was the second son of Charles of Valois and his first wife Margaret, and brother of Philip VI, King of France...
the Generous, the Liberal, the Magnanimous - Charles II of EnglandCharles II of EnglandCharles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
Old Rowley, the Black Boy, the Merry Monarch, the Merrie Monarche, the Mutton Eating Monarch , the Son of the Last Man http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/stuart_3.htm http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2002/3/4/162148.html - Charles II of Hungary de la Poix
- Charles II of NaplesCharles II of NaplesCharles II, known as "the Lame" was King of Naples, King of Albania, Prince of Salerno, Prince of Achaea and Count of Anjou.-Biography:...
the Halter of Jerusalem, the Lame, the Wise - Charles II of NavarreCharles II of NavarreCharles II , called "Charles the Bad", was King of Navarre 1349-1387 and Count of Évreux 1343-1387....
the Bad http://www.dailylush.com/archives/the_liquor-soaked_death_of_charles_ii_of_navarre.html - Charles II of Savoy the Good http://www.savoydelegation-usa.org/biographies_gallery.asp?path=1501%5Fcharles%5Fii%2Ejpg&page=1
- Charles II of SpainCharles II of SpainCharles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain and the ruler of large parts of Italy, the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spain's overseas Empire, stretching from the Americas to the Spanish East Indies...
the Bewitched, the Little King http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~jmatthew/naples/blog23.htm http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~jmatthew/naples/blog14.htm#mar20, Lord Strutt http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html - Charles II, Duke of LorraineCharles II, Duke of LorraineCharles II , called the Bold was the duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and constable of France from 1418 to 1425....
the Bold, the Great - Charles III of France the Drunkard, the Simple http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/high/normandy/normhist/n10th2-2.html http://www.san.beck.org/AB17-FeudalEurope.html#4
- Charles III of NaplesCharles III of NaplesCharles the Short or Charles of Durazzo was King of Naples and titular King of Jerusalem from 1382 to 1386 as Charles III, and King of Hungary from 1385 to 1386 as Charles II. In 1382 Charles created the order of Argonauts of Saint Nicholas...
Charles of Durazzo, the Little", the Short, the Small - Charles III of NavarreCharles III of NavarreCharles III , called the Noble, was King of Navarre from 1387 to his death and Count of Évreux from 1387 to 1404, when he exchanged it for the title Duke of Nemours...
the Noble - Charles III of SpainCharles III of SpainCharles III was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788. He was the eldest son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, the Princess Elisabeth Farnese...
the Enlightened Despot, the Politic - Charles III, Duke of BourbonCharles III, Duke of BourbonCharles III, Duke of Bourbon was a French military leader, the Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne. He commanded the Imperial troops of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in what became known as the Sack of Rome in 1527, where he was killed.-Biography:Charles was born at Montpensier...
the Constable, Charles Monsieur http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BOURBON.htm, le Connétable de Bourbon - Charles IV of FranceCharles IV of FranceCharles IV, known as the Fair , was the King of France and of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1322 to his death: he was the last French king of the senior Capetian lineage....
the Fair - Charles IV, Holy Roman EmperorCharles IV, Holy Roman EmperorCharles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....
the Popish King http://www.pyykkonen.net/praha/en/CharlesIV.htm, Charles of Luxemburg http://www.wga.hu/tours/gothic/history/charles4.html, the Parsons' King the Priests' King http://www.wga.hu/tours/gothic/history/charles4.html, the Father of the Czech Nation http://www.myczechrepublic.com/czech-history/king-charles-IV.html http://archiv.radio.cz/history/history04.html - Charles IV of SpainCharles IV of SpainCharles IV was King of Spain from 14 December 1788 until his abdication on 19 March 1808.-Early life:...
the Hunger - Charles V of FranceCharles V of FranceCharles V , called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380 and a member of the House of Valois...
the Solomon of France http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html, the Wise - Charles V, Holy Roman EmperorCharles V, Holy Roman EmperorCharles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
the Emperor, the Golden One (Sp. el Dorado), the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King - Charles VI of FranceCharles VI of FranceCharles VI , called the Beloved and the Mad , was the King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. His bouts with madness, which seem to have begun in 1392, led to quarrels among the French royal family, which were exploited by the neighbouring powers of England and Burgundy...
the Mad Prince, the Well-Beloved, the Mad - Charles VII of FranceCharles VII of FranceCharles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was King of France from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent, the Duke of Bedford, ruled much of France including the capital, Paris...
le Trésvictorieux, the Dauphin, the King of Bourges, the Mark Tapley of Kings, the Victorious, the Well-Served - Charles VIIICharles VIII of FranceCharles VIII, called the Affable, , was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Charles was a member of the House of Valois...
the Affable - Charles IX of SwedenCharles IX of SwedenCharles IX of Sweden also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, brother of Eric XIV and John III of Sweden, and uncle of Sigismund III Vasa king of both Sweden and Poland...
the Peasant King - Charles X of FranceCharles X of FranceCharles X was known for most of his life as the Comte d'Artois before he reigned as King of France and of Navarre from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. A younger brother to Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile and eventually succeeded him...
the First Gentleman of Europe - Charles XI of SwedenCharles XI of SwedenCharles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....
the People-Murderer , the King of the Peasants, the Peasants' King http://www.estonica.org/eng/lugu.html?menyy_id=95&kateg=43&alam=61&leht=11 the King of the Peasants, the Peasants' King http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/SCA/slavic/jadwiga.wawel.html http://www.poland-embassy.si/eng/poland/history2.htm - Charles XII of SwedenCharles XII of SwedenCharles XII also Carl of Sweden, , Latinized to Carolus Rex, Turkish: Demirbaş Şarl, also known as Charles the Habitué was the King of the Swedish Empire from 1697 to 1718...
Carolus Rex, the Alexander of the North, the Brilliant Madman, the Don Quixote of the North, the Habitué (Tur. Demirbaş Şarl), the Madman of the North, the Madman of Europe - Charles XIV John of SwedenCharles XIV John of SwedenCharles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...
the Gascon , the Sergeant with Beautiful Legs http://ameliefr.club.fr/E-Bernadotte.html, Sergeant Pretty Legs (Fr. Sergent Belle-Jambe): - Charles, Archduke of Austria South Squire http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html
- Charles, King of Neustria, 790–811 the Young, the Younger
- Charles, Lord of Sainte-Aulaye (1615–1646) le Comte de Chabot
- Charles, Duke of GueldersCharles, Duke of GueldersCharles of Egmond was Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen between 1492 and his death. He was the son of Adolf of Egmond and Catharine of Bourbon...
Charles of Egmond, the Achilles of Guelders - Charles of Bretzenheim Augustus
- Charles of VianaCharles of VianaCharles, Prince of Viana , sometimes called Charles IV of Navarre, was the son of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of Navarre.- Background :...
Charles of Aragon, Don Carlos http://www.grec.net/cgibin/dificil.pgm?USUARI=&SESSIO=&PGMORI=E&NDCHEC=0015113 - Charles of ValoisCharles of ValoisCharles of Valois was the fourth son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. His mother was a daughter of James I of Aragon and Yolande of Hungary. He was a member of the House of Capet and founded the House of Valois...
the Landless - Charles, duc d'OrléansCharles, duc d'OrléansCharles of Valois was Duke of Orléans from 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis I, Duke of Orléans, on the orders of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy...
the Poet - Charles, Duke of CalabriaCharles, Duke of CalabriaCharles, Duke of Calabria was the son of King Robert of Naples and Yolanda of Aragon.-Biography:Born in Naples, he became Duke of Calabria in 1309 on his father's accession, and was created Vicar-General of the Kingdom of Sicily...
the Illustrious - Charles, Prince of WalesCharles, Prince of WalesPrince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...
Brian, Honorary Grandson - Charles the BaldCharles the BaldCharles the Bald , Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia , was the youngest son of the Emperor Louis the Pious by his second wife Judith.-Struggle against his brothers:He was born on 13 June 823 in Frankfurt, when his elder...
- Charles the ChildCharles the ChildCharles the Child was the King of Aquitaine from October 855 until his death in 866...
- Charles the FatCharles the FatCharles the Fat was the King of Alemannia from 876, King of Italy from 879, western Emperor from 881, King of East Francia from 882, and King of West Francia from 884. In 887, he was deposed in East Francia, Lotharingia, and possibly Italy, where the records are not clear...
- Charles, Cardinal of LorraineCharles, Cardinal of LorraineCharles de Lorraine , Duke of Chevreuse, was a French Cardinal, a member of the powerful House of Guise. He was known at first as the Cardinal of Guise, and then as the second Cardinal of Lorraine, after the death of his uncle, John, Cardinal of Lorraine . He was the protector of Rabelais and...
Cardinal de Guise http://www.photo.rmn.fr/cf/htm/CSearchZ.aspx?o=&Total=2&FP=3280276&E=22S39UROX4D1&SID=22S39UROX4D1&New=T&Pic=2&SubE=2C6NU07YZVGF - Charles Edward StuartCharles Edward StuartPrince Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or The Young Pretender was the second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of Great Britain , and Ireland...
Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Bonnie Chevalier, the King Over the Water, the Young Chevalier, the Young Cavalier http://manybooks.net/support/b/brewere/brewere1143111431-8.exp.html, the Young Pretender http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/biographies/charlesedwardstuart.html http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html http://manybooks.net/support/b/brewere/brewere1143111431-8.exp.html - Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of SavoyCharles Emmanuel I, Duke of SavoyCharles Emmanuel I , known as the Great, was the Duke of Savoy from 1580 to 1630...
the Great - Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of SavoyCharles Emmanuel II, Duke of SavoyCharles Emmanuel II was the Duke of Savoy from 1638 to 1675 and under regency of his mother Christine Marie of France until 1663. He was also Marquis of Saluzzo, Count of Aosta, Geneva, Moriana and Nice, as well as claimant king of Cyprus and Jerusalem...
the Hadrian of Piedmont - Charles George GordonCharles George GordonMajor-General Charles George Gordon, CB , known as "Chinese" Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator....
Gordon Pasha, Gordon of Khartoum, the Chinese Gordon - Charles Howard, 11th Duke of NorfolkCharles Howard, 11th Duke of NorfolkCharles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk , styled Earl of Surrey from 1777 to 1786, was a British peer, the son of Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk and Catherine Brockholes....
the Drunken Duke - Charles James FoxCharles James FoxCharles James Fox PC , styled The Honourable from 1762, was a prominent British Whig statesman whose parliamentary career spanned thirty-eight years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries and who was particularly noted for being the arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger...
the Man of the People - Charles Joseph, Prince de LigneCharles Joseph, Prince de LigneCharles-Joseph Lamoral, 7th Prince de Ligne in French, Charles Joseph Lamoral 7te Fürst von Ligne : was a Field marshal and writer, and member of the princely family of Ligne.-Military service:He was the son of Field Marshal Claude Lamoral, 6th Prince of Ligne and Elisabeth Alexandrine...
the Charmer of Europe, the Coxcomb, the Prince of Coxcombs, le Mignon: http://www.bartleby.com/81/4267.html http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html , the Prince of Coxcombs http://www.bartleby.com/81/4267.html http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/1309.php - Charles Lucien BonaparteCharles Lucien BonaparteCharles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano was a French naturalist and ornithologist.-Biography:...
the Father of American Descriptive Ornithology http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/13374.html - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord the Father of the Constitutional Church, the Prince of Diplomats, the Son of His Time http://www.talleyrand.be/http://www.talleyrand.be/ http://www.napoleon.org/en/reading_room/articles/files/talleyrand_bibliographical_essay.asp#ancre3
- Charles MartelCharles MartelCharles Martel , also known as Charles the Hammer, was a Frankish military and political leader, who served as Mayor of the Palace under the Merovingian kings and ruled de facto during an interregnum at the end of his life, using the title Duke and Prince of the Franks. In 739 he was offered the...
the Hammer - Charles Martel of AnjouCharles Martel of AnjouCharles Martel of the Angevin dynasty, also known as Charles I Martel, was the eldest son of king Charles II of Naples and Maria of Hungary, the daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary....
the Hammer - Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of SomersetCharles Seymour, 6th Duke of SomersetCharles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset , sometimes referred to as the "Proud Duke". The son of Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, and Elizabeth Alington , he succeeded his brother Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset, to the dukedom when the latter was shot in 1678...
the Proud Duke - Charles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of LondonderryCharles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of LondonderryCharles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry KG, GCB, GCH, PC , styled The Honourable Charles Stewart from 1789 until 1813 and The Honourable Sir Charles Stewart from 1813 to 1814 and known as The Lord Stewart from 1814 to 1822, was a British soldier, politician and nobleman...
Fighting Charlie - Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount TownshendCharles Townshend, 2nd Viscount TownshendCharles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend Bt, KG, PC was a British Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State, directing British foreign policy...
Turnip Townshend http://yeomenoftheguard.com/captains.htm#Marquess%20of%20Lothian - Childebert the AdoptedChildebert the AdoptedChildebert III the Adopted was a Frankish King. When King Sigebert III died in 656, Grimoald the Elder had Sigebert's son Dagobert II shorn of hair and sent to an Irish monastery and then proclaimed his own son king of Austrasia....
http://famous.adoption.com/famous/childebert-iii-adoptivus.html - Childeric IIIChilderic IIIChilderic III was the last King of the Franks in the Merovingian dynasty from 743 to his deposition by Pope Zachary in March 752...
the False King, the Idiot, the Phantom King - Christian I of DenmarkChristian I of DenmarkChristian I was a Danish monarch, king of Denmark , Norway and Sweden , under the Kalmar Union. In Sweden his short tenure as monarch was preceded by regents, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Erik Axelsson Tott and succeeded by regent Kettil Karlsson Vasa...
the Bottomless Purse http://www.oldandsold.com/articles35/history-of-sweden-6.shtml - Christian I, Count of Oldenburg the Quarrelsome, the Warlike
- Christian I of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst the Elder
- Christian II of DenmarkChristian II of DenmarkChristian II was King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden , during the Kalmar Union.-Background:...
the Cruel, the NeroNeroNero , was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death....
of the North, the Tyrant ("As a result of his conquest of Sweden and his involvement in the "Stockholm Bloodbath," Christian is remembered as 'Christian the Tyrant'.") - Christian II of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst the Young, the Younger
- Christian II, Elector of Saxony the Beer King
- Christian III of DenmarkChristian III of DenmarkChristian III reigned as king of Denmark and Norway. He was the eldest son of King Frederick I and Anna of Brandenburg.-Childhood:...
the Father of the People - Christian IX of DenmarkChristian IX of DenmarkChristian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
the Father-in-law of Europe - Christian of Oldenburg (d.1192) 'the Crusader
- Christian the Younger of Brunswick, Bishop of HalberstadtChristian the Younger of Brunswick, Bishop of HalberstadtChristian the Younger , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Bishop of Halberstadt, was a German Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years' War. During the war, he earned a reputation as a dangerous fanatic.-Life:...
Christian of Halberstadt, Mad Christian, the Mad Halberstadter, the Younger - Christopher II of DenmarkChristopher II of DenmarkChristopher II was king of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and again from 1329 until his death. He was son of Eric V. His name is connected with national disaster, as his rule ended in an almost total dissolution of the Danish state.-Biography:Being the brother of King Eric VI, Christopher was a...
the King Without a Country, the King Who Mortgaged Denmark to the Germans
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- Cadafael Cadomedd ap CynfeddwCadafael Cadomedd ap CynfeddwCadafael ap Cynfeddw was King of Gwynedd . He came to the throne when his predecessor, King Cadwallon ap Cadfan, was killed in battle, and his primary notability is in having gained the disrespectful sobriquet Cadafael Cadomedd .Unusual for the era, King Cadafael was not a member of one the...
the Battle Shirker - Cadell DdyrnllwgCadell Ddyrnllwg- References :...
, King of Powys Ddyrnllwg (Fr. au Pommeau Rutilant, It. Impugnatura Scintillante) - CadocCadocSaint Cadoc , Abbot of Llancarfan, was one of the 6th century British Christian saints. His vita twice mentions King Arthur. The Abbey of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorganshire, which he founded circa 518, became famous as a centre of learning...
the Saint, the Wise - CadwaladrCadwaladrCadwaladr ap Cadwallon was King of Gwynedd . Two devastating plagues happened during his reign, one in 664 and the other in 682, with himself a victim of the second one. Little else is known of his reign...
the Blessed - Cadeyrn, King of Powys il Benedetto
- Cadwallon Lawhir ap EinionCadwallon Lawhir ap EinionCadwallon ap Einion , usually known as Cadwallon Lawhir and also called Cadwallon I by some historians, was a king of Gwynedd....
Long Hand, the Long-Handed - Cairbre CinnchaitCairbre CinnchaitCairbre Cinnchait or Caitchenn was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland...
Cat-Head, Cat's Head, Hard-Head - Cairbre LifechairCairbre LifechairCairbre Lifechair , son of Cormac mac Airt, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He came to the throne after the death of Eochaid Gonnat...
the Lover of the Liffey - Caesar, duc de ChoiseulCaesar, duc de ChoiseulCésar, duc de Choiseul, comte du Plessis-Praslin was a Marshal of France and French diplomat, generally known for the best part of his life as the maréchal du Plessis-Praslin....
Marshal du Plessis-Praslin - CaligulaCaligulaCaligula , also known as Gaius, was Roman Emperor from 37 AD to 41 AD. Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Caligula's father Germanicus, the nephew and adopted son of Emperor Tiberius, was a very successful general and one of Rome's most...
the Little Boot- Cangrande I della ScalaCangrande I della ScalaCangrande della Scala was an Italian nobleman, the most celebrated of the della Scala family which ruled Verona from 1277 until 1387. Now perhaps best known as the leading patron of the poet Dante Alighieri, Cangrande was in his own day chiefly acclaimed as a successful warrior and autocrat...
Cangrande (Big or Great Dog): - Canute the GreatCanute the GreatCnut the Great , also known as Canute, was a king of Denmark, England, Norway and parts of Sweden. Though after the death of his heirs within a decade of his own and the Norman conquest of England in 1066, his legacy was largely lost to history, historian Norman F...
the Dane, the Great, the Rich - Canute II of SwedenCanute II of SwedenCanute II Holmgersson, called the Tall , was King of Sweden from 1229 until his death 1234. He may have been a great grandson of Eric the Saint, for the sagas give Filip Eriksson, Eric's youngest son, as the father of Holmger, Canute's father...
the Tall - Canute III of Denmark HarthacanuteHarthacanuteHarthacnut was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 and King of England from 1040 to 1042.He was the son of King Cnut the Great, who ruled Denmark, Norway, and England, and Emma of Normandy. When Cnut died in 1035, Harthacnut struggled to retain his father's possessions...
, the Hardy - Canute IV of DenmarkCanute IV of DenmarkCanute IV, later known as Canute the Holy or Canute the Saint , was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. Canute was an ambitious king who sought to strengthen the Danish monarchy, devotedly supported the Roman Catholic Church, and had designs on the English throne. Slain by rebels in 1086, he was...
the Holy, the Pious, the Saint - Canute LavardCanute LavardCanute Lavard was a Danish prince. Later he was the first Duke of Schleswig and the first border prince who was both a Danish and a German vassal, a position leafing towards the historical double position of Southern Jutland...
the Lord, the Protector, the Saint - CaracallaCaracallaCaracalla , was Roman emperor from 198 to 217. The eldest son of Septimius Severus, he ruled jointly with his younger brother Geta until he murdered the latter in 211...
Caracul of Fingal, Oedipus, the Son of the King of the World - Carloman of FranceCarloman of FranceCarloman II , King of Western Francia, was the youngest son of King Louis the Stammerer and Ansgarde of Burgundy, and became king, jointly with his brother Louis III of France, on his father's death in 879....
the Blind - Carlos I of PortugalCarlos I of Portugal-Assassination:On 1 February 1908 the royal family returned from the palace of Vila Viçosa to Lisbon. They travelled by train to Barreiro and, from there, they took a steamer to cross the Tagus River and disembarked at Cais do Sodré in central Lisbon. On their way to the royal palace, the open...
the Diplomat, the Oceanographer, the Martyr - Carol II of RomaniaCarol II of RomaniaCarol II reigned as King of Romania from 8 June 1930 until 6 September 1940. Eldest son of Ferdinand, King of Romania, and his wife, Queen Marie, a daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second eldest son of Queen Victoria...
the Playboy King - Carolina, Baroness NairneCarolina, Baroness NairneCarolina Nairne, née Oliphant, Lady Nairne was a Scottish songwriter and song collector.-Life:Carolina Oliphant was born in the auld hoose of Gask, Perthshire. She was descended from Clan Oliphant, an old family which had settled in Perthshire in the 13th century, and could boast of kinship with...
BB, Mrs. Bogan of Bogan, the Flower of Strathearn - Caroline of BrunswickCaroline of BrunswickCaroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was the Queen consort of King George IV of the United Kingdom from 29 January 1820 until her death...
, (estranged wife/consort of King George IV of England), the Injured Queen of England - Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt the Great Landgravine
- Caroline, Princess of HanoverCaroline, Princess of HanoverCaroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco , formally styled Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover , has been heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco since 2005, a position which she previously held from 1957 to 1958.She is the wife of...
la Bouche d'Or - Lady Caroline Maureen Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (1931-) Caroline Blackwood
- Caroline Barry, Lady Melfort Billingsgate http://www.georgianindex.net/Prinny/prinnys_set.html
- Carlota of Spain a MegeraMegaeraMegaera is one of the Erinyes, Eumenides or "Furies" in Greek mythology. Lamprière's Classical Dictionary states "According to the most received opinions, they were three in number, Tisiphone, Megara [sic] and Alecto" and "Megaera .....
de Queluz (the Vixen of Queluz) - Casimir I of PolandCasimir I of PolandCasimir I the Restorer , was a Duke of Poland of the Piast dynasty and the de facto monarch of the entire country from 1034 until his death....
the Peacemaker, the Reformer, the Restorer - Casimir II of Poland the Just
- Casimir III of PolandCasimir III of PolandCasimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...
the Great, the Polish Justinian http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/GreatDynasties.html#Piast, the King of Kraków , the King of the Peasants, the Peasants' King http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/GreatDynasties.html#Jagiellon - Saint CasimirSaint CasimirSaint Casimir Jagiellon was a royal prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania who became a patron saint of Lithuania, Poland, and the young.-Biography:...
the Peacemaker, the Saint - Cathal II, King of Munster, 663-665 the Motherless Hound
- Cathal O'Connor, King of Connacht the Red Hand
- Catherine II of RussiaCatherine II of RussiaCatherine II, also known as Catherine the Great , Empress of Russia, was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia on as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg...
Feke, Figchen, Madame Snake, the Enlightened Despot, the Great, the Modern Messalina, the Northern Semiramis, the Philosopher-King, the Semiramis of the North, the Star of the North - Catherine de' MediciCatherine de' MediciCatherine de' Medici was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen consort of France from 1547 until 1559, as the wife of King Henry II of France....
Jezebel, the Barren Wife, the Black Queen, the Eclipsed Consort, the Italian Duchess Without a Duchy, the Maggot from Italy's Tomb, the Merchant's Daughter, the Monstrous Regiment of Women, the Mother of the Modern High-Heeled Shoe - Catherine DolgorukovCatherine DolgorukovPrincess Ekaterina Mikhailovna Dolgorukova , also known as Catherine Dolgorukova, Catherine Dolgoruki, or Catherine Dolgorukaya, , was the daughter of Prince Michael Dolgorukov and Vera Vishnevskaya...
la Grande Mademoiselle - Catherine FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond the Old Countess
- Catherine Gordon the White Rose of Scotland
- Catherine HowardCatherine HowardCatherine Howard , also spelled Katherine, Katheryn or Kathryn, was the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, and sometimes known by his reference to her as his "rose without a thorn"....
the Rose Without a Thorn - Cecilia of Baux Passerose
- Cecily NevilleCecily NevilleCecily Neville, Duchess of York was the wife of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and the mother of two Kings of England: Edward IV and Richard III....
Mother Extraordinaire, Proud Cis, the Roman Matriarch, the Rose of Raby, Survivalist Cicely - Centule III, Viscount of Béarn, 984–1004 the Old, the Pious
- Centule IV, Viscount of Béarn, 1012–1058 the Old
- Centule V, Viscount of Béarn, 1058–1090 the Young, the Younger
- Cesare BorgiaCesare BorgiaCesare Borgia , Duke of Valentinois, was an Italian condottiero, nobleman, politician, and cardinal. He was the son of Pope Alexander VI and his long-term mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei. He was the brother of Lucrezia Borgia; Giovanni Borgia , Duke of Gandia; and Gioffre Borgia , Prince of Squillace...
il Valentino - Chaka of BulgariaChaka of BulgariaChaka reigned as emperor of Bulgaria from 1299 to 1300. The date of his birth is unknown.Chaka was the son of the Mongol leader Nogai Khan by a wife named Alaka. Sometime after 1285 Chaka married an unnamed daughter of George Terter I of Bulgaria...
the Usurper - Charlotte of BelgiumCharlotte of BelgiumCharlotte of Belgium is remembered today as Carlota of Mexico as empress consort of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, ex-Archduke of Austria.-Princess of Belgium:The only daughter of Leopold I, King of the Belgians by his second wife,...
the Mad Empress - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzCharlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the Queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III...
Monkey Face - Charlotte Brabantina of NassauCharlotte Brabantina of NassauCountess Charlotte Brabantina of Nassau was the fifth daughter of William the Silent and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon.-Biography:...
la Belle Brabant - CharlemagneCharlemagneCharlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
the Blessed, the Butcher of the Saxons, the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King - Charles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles the Bold , baptised Charles Martin, was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477...
the Terrible - Charles I of EnglandCharles I of EnglandCharles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
King and Martyr, the Last Man, the Man of Blood, the Martyr, the Saint, the White King - Charles I of SavoyCharles I of SavoyCharles I , surnamed the Warrior, was the Duke of Savoy from 1482 to 1490 and titular king of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia from 1485 to 1490....
the Warrior - Charles I of SicilyCharles I of SicilyCharles I , known also as Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282...
Charles of Anjou, Charles I of SicilyCharles I of SicilyCharles I , known also as Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282...
the Defender of the Church - Charles I, Count of FlandersCharles I, Count of FlandersBlessed Charles the Good was Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127. He is most remembered for his murder and its aftermath.-History:...
the Dane, the Good - Charles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles the Bold , baptised Charles Martin, was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477...
the Occidental Turk http://www.freiburg-madison.de/freiburg_history/1386-1517_The%20Early%20Habsburgs.htm - Charles I, King of Hungary, 1307–1342 Carobert
- Charles I de Valois, Duke of Orléans the Unfortunate Prince http://www.jeanne-darc.dk/p_references/p_biography/p_partisan_french/charles_d_orleans.html
- Charles I, Margrave of Baden, 1453–1475 the Warlike, the Warrior
- Charles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles the Bold , baptised Charles Martin, was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477...
the Bold, the Rash http://carlanayland.blogspot.com/2006/11/charles-le-temeraire-and-jeanne.html - Charles I of HungaryCharles I of HungaryCharles I , also known as Charles Robert , was the first King of Hungary and Croatia of the House of Anjou. He was also descended from the old Hungarian Árpád dynasty. His claim to the throne of Hungary was contested by several pretenders...
'the Hammer - Charles II of AlbretCharles II of AlbretCharles II d'Albret was a French magnate, administrator, and soldier.He was the son of Charles d'Albret and Marie de Sully. His father died in 1415 at the Battle of Agincourt, leaving the younger Charles as lord of Albret and titular Count of Dreux, titular count since after Agincourt the lands of...
Labret, Lebret - Charles II of AlençonCharles II of AlençonCharles II of Alençon, called the Magnanimous was the second son of Charles of Valois and his first wife Margaret, and brother of Philip VI, King of France...
the Generous, the Liberal, the Magnanimous - Charles II of EnglandCharles II of EnglandCharles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
Old Rowley, the Black Boy, the Merry Monarch, the Merrie Monarche, the Mutton Eating Monarch , the Son of the Last Man http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/stuart_3.htm http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2002/3/4/162148.html - Charles II of Hungary de la Poix
- Charles II of NaplesCharles II of NaplesCharles II, known as "the Lame" was King of Naples, King of Albania, Prince of Salerno, Prince of Achaea and Count of Anjou.-Biography:...
the Halter of Jerusalem, the Lame, the Wise - Charles II of NavarreCharles II of NavarreCharles II , called "Charles the Bad", was King of Navarre 1349-1387 and Count of Évreux 1343-1387....
the Bad http://www.dailylush.com/archives/the_liquor-soaked_death_of_charles_ii_of_navarre.html - Charles II of Savoy the Good http://www.savoydelegation-usa.org/biographies_gallery.asp?path=1501%5Fcharles%5Fii%2Ejpg&page=1
- Charles II of SpainCharles II of SpainCharles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain and the ruler of large parts of Italy, the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spain's overseas Empire, stretching from the Americas to the Spanish East Indies...
the Bewitched, the Little King http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~jmatthew/naples/blog23.htm http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~jmatthew/naples/blog14.htm#mar20, Lord Strutt http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html - Charles II, Duke of LorraineCharles II, Duke of LorraineCharles II , called the Bold was the duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and constable of France from 1418 to 1425....
the Bold, the Great - Charles III of France the Drunkard, the Simple http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/high/normandy/normhist/n10th2-2.html http://www.san.beck.org/AB17-FeudalEurope.html#4
- Charles III of NaplesCharles III of NaplesCharles the Short or Charles of Durazzo was King of Naples and titular King of Jerusalem from 1382 to 1386 as Charles III, and King of Hungary from 1385 to 1386 as Charles II. In 1382 Charles created the order of Argonauts of Saint Nicholas...
Charles of Durazzo, the Little", the Short, the Small - Charles III of NavarreCharles III of NavarreCharles III , called the Noble, was King of Navarre from 1387 to his death and Count of Évreux from 1387 to 1404, when he exchanged it for the title Duke of Nemours...
the Noble - Charles III of SpainCharles III of SpainCharles III was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788. He was the eldest son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, the Princess Elisabeth Farnese...
the Enlightened Despot, the Politic - Charles III, Duke of BourbonCharles III, Duke of BourbonCharles III, Duke of Bourbon was a French military leader, the Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne. He commanded the Imperial troops of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in what became known as the Sack of Rome in 1527, where he was killed.-Biography:Charles was born at Montpensier...
the Constable, Charles Monsieur http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BOURBON.htm, le Connétable de Bourbon - Charles IV of FranceCharles IV of FranceCharles IV, known as the Fair , was the King of France and of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1322 to his death: he was the last French king of the senior Capetian lineage....
the Fair - Charles IV, Holy Roman EmperorCharles IV, Holy Roman EmperorCharles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....
the Popish King http://www.pyykkonen.net/praha/en/CharlesIV.htm, Charles of Luxemburg http://www.wga.hu/tours/gothic/history/charles4.html, the Parsons' King the Priests' King http://www.wga.hu/tours/gothic/history/charles4.html, the Father of the Czech Nation http://www.myczechrepublic.com/czech-history/king-charles-IV.html http://archiv.radio.cz/history/history04.html - Charles IV of SpainCharles IV of SpainCharles IV was King of Spain from 14 December 1788 until his abdication on 19 March 1808.-Early life:...
the Hunger - Charles V of FranceCharles V of FranceCharles V , called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380 and a member of the House of Valois...
the Solomon of France http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html, the Wise - Charles V, Holy Roman EmperorCharles V, Holy Roman EmperorCharles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
the Emperor, the Golden One (Sp. el Dorado), the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King - Charles VI of FranceCharles VI of FranceCharles VI , called the Beloved and the Mad , was the King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. His bouts with madness, which seem to have begun in 1392, led to quarrels among the French royal family, which were exploited by the neighbouring powers of England and Burgundy...
the Mad Prince, the Well-Beloved, the Mad - Charles VII of FranceCharles VII of FranceCharles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was King of France from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent, the Duke of Bedford, ruled much of France including the capital, Paris...
le Trésvictorieux, the Dauphin, the King of Bourges, the Mark Tapley of Kings, the Victorious, the Well-Served - Charles VIIICharles VIII of FranceCharles VIII, called the Affable, , was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Charles was a member of the House of Valois...
the Affable - Charles IX of SwedenCharles IX of SwedenCharles IX of Sweden also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, brother of Eric XIV and John III of Sweden, and uncle of Sigismund III Vasa king of both Sweden and Poland...
the Peasant King - Charles X of FranceCharles X of FranceCharles X was known for most of his life as the Comte d'Artois before he reigned as King of France and of Navarre from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. A younger brother to Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile and eventually succeeded him...
the First Gentleman of Europe - Charles XI of SwedenCharles XI of SwedenCharles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....
the People-Murderer , the King of the Peasants, the Peasants' King http://www.estonica.org/eng/lugu.html?menyy_id=95&kateg=43&alam=61&leht=11 the King of the Peasants, the Peasants' King http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/SCA/slavic/jadwiga.wawel.html http://www.poland-embassy.si/eng/poland/history2.htm - Charles XII of SwedenCharles XII of SwedenCharles XII also Carl of Sweden, , Latinized to Carolus Rex, Turkish: Demirbaş Şarl, also known as Charles the Habitué was the King of the Swedish Empire from 1697 to 1718...
Carolus Rex, the Alexander of the North, the Brilliant Madman, the Don Quixote of the North, the Habitué (Tur. Demirbaş Şarl), the Madman of the North, the Madman of Europe - Charles XIV John of SwedenCharles XIV John of SwedenCharles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...
the Gascon , the Sergeant with Beautiful Legs http://ameliefr.club.fr/E-Bernadotte.html, Sergeant Pretty Legs (Fr. Sergent Belle-Jambe): - Charles, Archduke of Austria South Squire http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html
- Charles, King of Neustria, 790–811 the Young, the Younger
- Charles, Lord of Sainte-Aulaye (1615–1646) le Comte de Chabot
- Charles, Duke of GueldersCharles, Duke of GueldersCharles of Egmond was Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen between 1492 and his death. He was the son of Adolf of Egmond and Catharine of Bourbon...
Charles of Egmond, the Achilles of Guelders - Charles of Bretzenheim Augustus
- Charles of VianaCharles of VianaCharles, Prince of Viana , sometimes called Charles IV of Navarre, was the son of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of Navarre.- Background :...
Charles of Aragon, Don Carlos http://www.grec.net/cgibin/dificil.pgm?USUARI=&SESSIO=&PGMORI=E&NDCHEC=0015113 - Charles of ValoisCharles of ValoisCharles of Valois was the fourth son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. His mother was a daughter of James I of Aragon and Yolande of Hungary. He was a member of the House of Capet and founded the House of Valois...
the Landless - Charles, duc d'OrléansCharles, duc d'OrléansCharles of Valois was Duke of Orléans from 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis I, Duke of Orléans, on the orders of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy...
the Poet - Charles, Duke of CalabriaCharles, Duke of CalabriaCharles, Duke of Calabria was the son of King Robert of Naples and Yolanda of Aragon.-Biography:Born in Naples, he became Duke of Calabria in 1309 on his father's accession, and was created Vicar-General of the Kingdom of Sicily...
the Illustrious - Charles, Prince of WalesCharles, Prince of WalesPrince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...
Brian, Honorary Grandson - Charles the BaldCharles the BaldCharles the Bald , Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia , was the youngest son of the Emperor Louis the Pious by his second wife Judith.-Struggle against his brothers:He was born on 13 June 823 in Frankfurt, when his elder...
- Charles the ChildCharles the ChildCharles the Child was the King of Aquitaine from October 855 until his death in 866...
- Charles the FatCharles the FatCharles the Fat was the King of Alemannia from 876, King of Italy from 879, western Emperor from 881, King of East Francia from 882, and King of West Francia from 884. In 887, he was deposed in East Francia, Lotharingia, and possibly Italy, where the records are not clear...
- Charles, Cardinal of LorraineCharles, Cardinal of LorraineCharles de Lorraine , Duke of Chevreuse, was a French Cardinal, a member of the powerful House of Guise. He was known at first as the Cardinal of Guise, and then as the second Cardinal of Lorraine, after the death of his uncle, John, Cardinal of Lorraine . He was the protector of Rabelais and...
Cardinal de Guise http://www.photo.rmn.fr/cf/htm/CSearchZ.aspx?o=&Total=2&FP=3280276&E=22S39UROX4D1&SID=22S39UROX4D1&New=T&Pic=2&SubE=2C6NU07YZVGF - Charles Edward StuartCharles Edward StuartPrince Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or The Young Pretender was the second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of Great Britain , and Ireland...
Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Bonnie Chevalier, the King Over the Water, the Young Chevalier, the Young Cavalier http://manybooks.net/support/b/brewere/brewere1143111431-8.exp.html, the Young Pretender http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/biographies/charlesedwardstuart.html http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html http://manybooks.net/support/b/brewere/brewere1143111431-8.exp.html - Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of SavoyCharles Emmanuel I, Duke of SavoyCharles Emmanuel I , known as the Great, was the Duke of Savoy from 1580 to 1630...
the Great - Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of SavoyCharles Emmanuel II, Duke of SavoyCharles Emmanuel II was the Duke of Savoy from 1638 to 1675 and under regency of his mother Christine Marie of France until 1663. He was also Marquis of Saluzzo, Count of Aosta, Geneva, Moriana and Nice, as well as claimant king of Cyprus and Jerusalem...
the Hadrian of Piedmont - Charles George GordonCharles George GordonMajor-General Charles George Gordon, CB , known as "Chinese" Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator....
Gordon Pasha, Gordon of Khartoum, the Chinese Gordon - Charles Howard, 11th Duke of NorfolkCharles Howard, 11th Duke of NorfolkCharles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk , styled Earl of Surrey from 1777 to 1786, was a British peer, the son of Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk and Catherine Brockholes....
the Drunken Duke - Charles James FoxCharles James FoxCharles James Fox PC , styled The Honourable from 1762, was a prominent British Whig statesman whose parliamentary career spanned thirty-eight years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries and who was particularly noted for being the arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger...
the Man of the People - Charles Joseph, Prince de LigneCharles Joseph, Prince de LigneCharles-Joseph Lamoral, 7th Prince de Ligne in French, Charles Joseph Lamoral 7te Fürst von Ligne : was a Field marshal and writer, and member of the princely family of Ligne.-Military service:He was the son of Field Marshal Claude Lamoral, 6th Prince of Ligne and Elisabeth Alexandrine...
the Charmer of Europe, the Coxcomb, the Prince of Coxcombs, le Mignon: http://www.bartleby.com/81/4267.html http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html , the Prince of Coxcombs http://www.bartleby.com/81/4267.html http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/1309.php - Charles Lucien BonaparteCharles Lucien BonaparteCharles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano was a French naturalist and ornithologist.-Biography:...
the Father of American Descriptive Ornithology http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/13374.html - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord the Father of the Constitutional Church, the Prince of Diplomats, the Son of His Time http://www.talleyrand.be/http://www.talleyrand.be/ http://www.napoleon.org/en/reading_room/articles/files/talleyrand_bibliographical_essay.asp#ancre3
- Charles MartelCharles MartelCharles Martel , also known as Charles the Hammer, was a Frankish military and political leader, who served as Mayor of the Palace under the Merovingian kings and ruled de facto during an interregnum at the end of his life, using the title Duke and Prince of the Franks. In 739 he was offered the...
the Hammer - Charles Martel of AnjouCharles Martel of AnjouCharles Martel of the Angevin dynasty, also known as Charles I Martel, was the eldest son of king Charles II of Naples and Maria of Hungary, the daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary....
the Hammer - Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of SomersetCharles Seymour, 6th Duke of SomersetCharles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset , sometimes referred to as the "Proud Duke". The son of Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, and Elizabeth Alington , he succeeded his brother Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset, to the dukedom when the latter was shot in 1678...
the Proud Duke - Charles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of LondonderryCharles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of LondonderryCharles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry KG, GCB, GCH, PC , styled The Honourable Charles Stewart from 1789 until 1813 and The Honourable Sir Charles Stewart from 1813 to 1814 and known as The Lord Stewart from 1814 to 1822, was a British soldier, politician and nobleman...
Fighting Charlie - Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount TownshendCharles Townshend, 2nd Viscount TownshendCharles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend Bt, KG, PC was a British Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State, directing British foreign policy...
Turnip Townshend http://yeomenoftheguard.com/captains.htm#Marquess%20of%20Lothian - Childebert the AdoptedChildebert the AdoptedChildebert III the Adopted was a Frankish King. When King Sigebert III died in 656, Grimoald the Elder had Sigebert's son Dagobert II shorn of hair and sent to an Irish monastery and then proclaimed his own son king of Austrasia....
http://famous.adoption.com/famous/childebert-iii-adoptivus.html - Childeric IIIChilderic IIIChilderic III was the last King of the Franks in the Merovingian dynasty from 743 to his deposition by Pope Zachary in March 752...
the False King, the Idiot, the Phantom King - Christian I of DenmarkChristian I of DenmarkChristian I was a Danish monarch, king of Denmark , Norway and Sweden , under the Kalmar Union. In Sweden his short tenure as monarch was preceded by regents, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Erik Axelsson Tott and succeeded by regent Kettil Karlsson Vasa...
the Bottomless Purse http://www.oldandsold.com/articles35/history-of-sweden-6.shtml - Christian I, Count of Oldenburg the Quarrelsome, the Warlike
- Christian I of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst the Elder
- Christian II of DenmarkChristian II of DenmarkChristian II was King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden , during the Kalmar Union.-Background:...
the Cruel, the NeroNeroNero , was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death....
of the North, the Tyrant ("As a result of his conquest of Sweden and his involvement in the "Stockholm Bloodbath," Christian is remembered as 'Christian the Tyrant'.") - Christian II of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst the Young, the Younger
- Christian II, Elector of Saxony the Beer King
- Christian III of DenmarkChristian III of DenmarkChristian III reigned as king of Denmark and Norway. He was the eldest son of King Frederick I and Anna of Brandenburg.-Childhood:...
the Father of the People - Christian IX of DenmarkChristian IX of DenmarkChristian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
the Father-in-law of Europe - Christian of Oldenburg (d.1192) 'the Crusader
- Christian the Younger of Brunswick, Bishop of HalberstadtChristian the Younger of Brunswick, Bishop of HalberstadtChristian the Younger , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Bishop of Halberstadt, was a German Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years' War. During the war, he earned a reputation as a dangerous fanatic.-Life:...
Christian of Halberstadt, Mad Christian, the Mad Halberstadter, the Younger - Christopher II of DenmarkChristopher II of DenmarkChristopher II was king of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and again from 1329 until his death. He was son of Eric V. His name is connected with national disaster, as his rule ended in an almost total dissolution of the Danish state.-Biography:Being the brother of King Eric VI, Christopher was a...
the King Without a Country, the King Who Mortgaged Denmark to the Germans
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- Cadafael Cadomedd ap CynfeddwCadafael Cadomedd ap CynfeddwCadafael ap Cynfeddw was King of Gwynedd . He came to the throne when his predecessor, King Cadwallon ap Cadfan, was killed in battle, and his primary notability is in having gained the disrespectful sobriquet Cadafael Cadomedd .Unusual for the era, King Cadafael was not a member of one the...
the Battle Shirker - Cadell DdyrnllwgCadell Ddyrnllwg- References :...
, King of Powys Ddyrnllwg (Fr. au Pommeau Rutilant, It. Impugnatura Scintillante) - CadocCadocSaint Cadoc , Abbot of Llancarfan, was one of the 6th century British Christian saints. His vita twice mentions King Arthur. The Abbey of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorganshire, which he founded circa 518, became famous as a centre of learning...
the Saint, the Wise - CadwaladrCadwaladrCadwaladr ap Cadwallon was King of Gwynedd . Two devastating plagues happened during his reign, one in 664 and the other in 682, with himself a victim of the second one. Little else is known of his reign...
the Blessed - Cadeyrn, King of Powys il Benedetto
- Cadwallon Lawhir ap EinionCadwallon Lawhir ap EinionCadwallon ap Einion , usually known as Cadwallon Lawhir and also called Cadwallon I by some historians, was a king of Gwynedd....
Long Hand, the Long-Handed - Cairbre CinnchaitCairbre CinnchaitCairbre Cinnchait or Caitchenn was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland...
Cat-Head, Cat's Head, Hard-Head - Cairbre LifechairCairbre LifechairCairbre Lifechair , son of Cormac mac Airt, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He came to the throne after the death of Eochaid Gonnat...
the Lover of the Liffey - Caesar, duc de ChoiseulCaesar, duc de ChoiseulCésar, duc de Choiseul, comte du Plessis-Praslin was a Marshal of France and French diplomat, generally known for the best part of his life as the maréchal du Plessis-Praslin....
Marshal du Plessis-Praslin - CaligulaCaligulaCaligula , also known as Gaius, was Roman Emperor from 37 AD to 41 AD. Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Caligula's father Germanicus, the nephew and adopted son of Emperor Tiberius, was a very successful general and one of Rome's most...
the Little Boot- Cangrande I della ScalaCangrande I della ScalaCangrande della Scala was an Italian nobleman, the most celebrated of the della Scala family which ruled Verona from 1277 until 1387. Now perhaps best known as the leading patron of the poet Dante Alighieri, Cangrande was in his own day chiefly acclaimed as a successful warrior and autocrat...
Cangrande (Big or Great Dog): - Canute the GreatCanute the GreatCnut the Great , also known as Canute, was a king of Denmark, England, Norway and parts of Sweden. Though after the death of his heirs within a decade of his own and the Norman conquest of England in 1066, his legacy was largely lost to history, historian Norman F...
the Dane, the Great, the Rich - Canute II of SwedenCanute II of SwedenCanute II Holmgersson, called the Tall , was King of Sweden from 1229 until his death 1234. He may have been a great grandson of Eric the Saint, for the sagas give Filip Eriksson, Eric's youngest son, as the father of Holmger, Canute's father...
the Tall - Canute III of Denmark HarthacanuteHarthacanuteHarthacnut was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 and King of England from 1040 to 1042.He was the son of King Cnut the Great, who ruled Denmark, Norway, and England, and Emma of Normandy. When Cnut died in 1035, Harthacnut struggled to retain his father's possessions...
, the Hardy - Canute IV of DenmarkCanute IV of DenmarkCanute IV, later known as Canute the Holy or Canute the Saint , was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. Canute was an ambitious king who sought to strengthen the Danish monarchy, devotedly supported the Roman Catholic Church, and had designs on the English throne. Slain by rebels in 1086, he was...
the Holy, the Pious, the Saint - Canute LavardCanute LavardCanute Lavard was a Danish prince. Later he was the first Duke of Schleswig and the first border prince who was both a Danish and a German vassal, a position leafing towards the historical double position of Southern Jutland...
the Lord, the Protector, the Saint - CaracallaCaracallaCaracalla , was Roman emperor from 198 to 217. The eldest son of Septimius Severus, he ruled jointly with his younger brother Geta until he murdered the latter in 211...
Caracul of Fingal, Oedipus, the Son of the King of the World - Carloman of FranceCarloman of FranceCarloman II , King of Western Francia, was the youngest son of King Louis the Stammerer and Ansgarde of Burgundy, and became king, jointly with his brother Louis III of France, on his father's death in 879....
the Blind - Carlos I of PortugalCarlos I of Portugal-Assassination:On 1 February 1908 the royal family returned from the palace of Vila Viçosa to Lisbon. They travelled by train to Barreiro and, from there, they took a steamer to cross the Tagus River and disembarked at Cais do Sodré in central Lisbon. On their way to the royal palace, the open...
the Diplomat, the Oceanographer, the Martyr - Carol II of RomaniaCarol II of RomaniaCarol II reigned as King of Romania from 8 June 1930 until 6 September 1940. Eldest son of Ferdinand, King of Romania, and his wife, Queen Marie, a daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second eldest son of Queen Victoria...
the Playboy King - Carolina, Baroness NairneCarolina, Baroness NairneCarolina Nairne, née Oliphant, Lady Nairne was a Scottish songwriter and song collector.-Life:Carolina Oliphant was born in the auld hoose of Gask, Perthshire. She was descended from Clan Oliphant, an old family which had settled in Perthshire in the 13th century, and could boast of kinship with...
BB, Mrs. Bogan of Bogan, the Flower of Strathearn - Caroline of BrunswickCaroline of BrunswickCaroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was the Queen consort of King George IV of the United Kingdom from 29 January 1820 until her death...
, (estranged wife/consort of King George IV of England), the Injured Queen of England - Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt the Great Landgravine
- Caroline, Princess of HanoverCaroline, Princess of HanoverCaroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco , formally styled Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover , has been heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco since 2005, a position which she previously held from 1957 to 1958.She is the wife of...
la Bouche d'Or - Lady Caroline Maureen Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (1931-) Caroline Blackwood
- Caroline Barry, Lady Melfort Billingsgate http://www.georgianindex.net/Prinny/prinnys_set.html
- Carlota of Spain a MegeraMegaeraMegaera is one of the Erinyes, Eumenides or "Furies" in Greek mythology. Lamprière's Classical Dictionary states "According to the most received opinions, they were three in number, Tisiphone, Megara [sic] and Alecto" and "Megaera .....
de Queluz (the Vixen of Queluz) - Casimir I of PolandCasimir I of PolandCasimir I the Restorer , was a Duke of Poland of the Piast dynasty and the de facto monarch of the entire country from 1034 until his death....
the Peacemaker, the Reformer, the Restorer - Casimir II of Poland the Just
- Casimir III of PolandCasimir III of PolandCasimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...
the Great, the Polish Justinian http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/GreatDynasties.html#Piast, the King of Kraków , the King of the Peasants, the Peasants' King http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/GreatDynasties.html#Jagiellon - Saint CasimirSaint CasimirSaint Casimir Jagiellon was a royal prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania who became a patron saint of Lithuania, Poland, and the young.-Biography:...
the Peacemaker, the Saint - Cathal II, King of Munster, 663-665 the Motherless Hound
- Cathal O'Connor, King of Connacht the Red Hand
- Catherine II of RussiaCatherine II of RussiaCatherine II, also known as Catherine the Great , Empress of Russia, was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia on as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg...
Feke, Figchen, Madame Snake, the Enlightened Despot, the Great, the Modern Messalina, the Northern Semiramis, the Philosopher-King, the Semiramis of the North, the Star of the North - Catherine de' MediciCatherine de' MediciCatherine de' Medici was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen consort of France from 1547 until 1559, as the wife of King Henry II of France....
Jezebel, the Barren Wife, the Black Queen, the Eclipsed Consort, the Italian Duchess Without a Duchy, the Maggot from Italy's Tomb, the Merchant's Daughter, the Monstrous Regiment of Women, the Mother of the Modern High-Heeled Shoe - Catherine DolgorukovCatherine DolgorukovPrincess Ekaterina Mikhailovna Dolgorukova , also known as Catherine Dolgorukova, Catherine Dolgoruki, or Catherine Dolgorukaya, , was the daughter of Prince Michael Dolgorukov and Vera Vishnevskaya...
la Grande Mademoiselle - Catherine FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond the Old Countess
- Catherine Gordon the White Rose of Scotland
- Catherine HowardCatherine HowardCatherine Howard , also spelled Katherine, Katheryn or Kathryn, was the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, and sometimes known by his reference to her as his "rose without a thorn"....
the Rose Without a Thorn - Cecilia of Baux Passerose
- Cecily NevilleCecily NevilleCecily Neville, Duchess of York was the wife of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and the mother of two Kings of England: Edward IV and Richard III....
Mother Extraordinaire, Proud Cis, the Roman Matriarch, the Rose of Raby, Survivalist Cicely - Centule III, Viscount of Béarn, 984–1004 the Old, the Pious
- Centule IV, Viscount of Béarn, 1012–1058 the Old
- Centule V, Viscount of Béarn, 1058–1090 the Young, the Younger
- Cesare BorgiaCesare BorgiaCesare Borgia , Duke of Valentinois, was an Italian condottiero, nobleman, politician, and cardinal. He was the son of Pope Alexander VI and his long-term mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei. He was the brother of Lucrezia Borgia; Giovanni Borgia , Duke of Gandia; and Gioffre Borgia , Prince of Squillace...
il Valentino - Chaka of BulgariaChaka of BulgariaChaka reigned as emperor of Bulgaria from 1299 to 1300. The date of his birth is unknown.Chaka was the son of the Mongol leader Nogai Khan by a wife named Alaka. Sometime after 1285 Chaka married an unnamed daughter of George Terter I of Bulgaria...
the Usurper - Charlotte of BelgiumCharlotte of BelgiumCharlotte of Belgium is remembered today as Carlota of Mexico as empress consort of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, ex-Archduke of Austria.-Princess of Belgium:The only daughter of Leopold I, King of the Belgians by his second wife,...
the Mad Empress - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzCharlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the Queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III...
Monkey Face - Charlotte Brabantina of NassauCharlotte Brabantina of NassauCountess Charlotte Brabantina of Nassau was the fifth daughter of William the Silent and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon.-Biography:...
la Belle Brabant - CharlemagneCharlemagneCharlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
the Blessed, the Butcher of the Saxons, the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King - Charles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles the Bold , baptised Charles Martin, was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477...
the Terrible - Charles I of EnglandCharles I of EnglandCharles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
King and Martyr, the Last Man, the Man of Blood, the Martyr, the Saint, the White King - Charles I of SavoyCharles I of SavoyCharles I , surnamed the Warrior, was the Duke of Savoy from 1482 to 1490 and titular king of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia from 1485 to 1490....
the Warrior - Charles I of SicilyCharles I of SicilyCharles I , known also as Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282...
Charles of Anjou, Charles I of SicilyCharles I of SicilyCharles I , known also as Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282...
the Defender of the Church - Charles I, Count of FlandersCharles I, Count of FlandersBlessed Charles the Good was Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127. He is most remembered for his murder and its aftermath.-History:...
the Dane, the Good - Charles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles the Bold , baptised Charles Martin, was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477...
the Occidental Turk http://www.freiburg-madison.de/freiburg_history/1386-1517_The%20Early%20Habsburgs.htm - Charles I, King of Hungary, 1307–1342 Carobert
- Charles I de Valois, Duke of Orléans the Unfortunate Prince http://www.jeanne-darc.dk/p_references/p_biography/p_partisan_french/charles_d_orleans.html
- Charles I, Margrave of Baden, 1453–1475 the Warlike, the Warrior
- Charles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles I, Duke of BurgundyCharles the Bold , baptised Charles Martin, was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477...
the Bold, the Rash http://carlanayland.blogspot.com/2006/11/charles-le-temeraire-and-jeanne.html - Charles I of HungaryCharles I of HungaryCharles I , also known as Charles Robert , was the first King of Hungary and Croatia of the House of Anjou. He was also descended from the old Hungarian Árpád dynasty. His claim to the throne of Hungary was contested by several pretenders...
'the Hammer - Charles II of AlbretCharles II of AlbretCharles II d'Albret was a French magnate, administrator, and soldier.He was the son of Charles d'Albret and Marie de Sully. His father died in 1415 at the Battle of Agincourt, leaving the younger Charles as lord of Albret and titular Count of Dreux, titular count since after Agincourt the lands of...
Labret, Lebret - Charles II of AlençonCharles II of AlençonCharles II of Alençon, called the Magnanimous was the second son of Charles of Valois and his first wife Margaret, and brother of Philip VI, King of France...
the Generous, the Liberal, the Magnanimous - Charles II of EnglandCharles II of EnglandCharles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
Old Rowley, the Black Boy, the Merry Monarch, the Merrie Monarche, the Mutton Eating Monarch , the Son of the Last Man http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/stuart_3.htm http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2002/3/4/162148.html - Charles II of Hungary de la Poix
- Charles II of NaplesCharles II of NaplesCharles II, known as "the Lame" was King of Naples, King of Albania, Prince of Salerno, Prince of Achaea and Count of Anjou.-Biography:...
the Halter of Jerusalem, the Lame, the Wise - Charles II of NavarreCharles II of NavarreCharles II , called "Charles the Bad", was King of Navarre 1349-1387 and Count of Évreux 1343-1387....
the Bad http://www.dailylush.com/archives/the_liquor-soaked_death_of_charles_ii_of_navarre.html - Charles II of Savoy the Good http://www.savoydelegation-usa.org/biographies_gallery.asp?path=1501%5Fcharles%5Fii%2Ejpg&page=1
- Charles II of SpainCharles II of SpainCharles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain and the ruler of large parts of Italy, the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spain's overseas Empire, stretching from the Americas to the Spanish East Indies...
the Bewitched, the Little King http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~jmatthew/naples/blog23.htm http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~jmatthew/naples/blog14.htm#mar20, Lord Strutt http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html - Charles II, Duke of LorraineCharles II, Duke of LorraineCharles II , called the Bold was the duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and constable of France from 1418 to 1425....
the Bold, the Great - Charles III of France the Drunkard, the Simple http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/high/normandy/normhist/n10th2-2.html http://www.san.beck.org/AB17-FeudalEurope.html#4
- Charles III of NaplesCharles III of NaplesCharles the Short or Charles of Durazzo was King of Naples and titular King of Jerusalem from 1382 to 1386 as Charles III, and King of Hungary from 1385 to 1386 as Charles II. In 1382 Charles created the order of Argonauts of Saint Nicholas...
Charles of Durazzo, the Little", the Short, the Small - Charles III of NavarreCharles III of NavarreCharles III , called the Noble, was King of Navarre from 1387 to his death and Count of Évreux from 1387 to 1404, when he exchanged it for the title Duke of Nemours...
the Noble - Charles III of SpainCharles III of SpainCharles III was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788. He was the eldest son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, the Princess Elisabeth Farnese...
the Enlightened Despot, the Politic - Charles III, Duke of BourbonCharles III, Duke of BourbonCharles III, Duke of Bourbon was a French military leader, the Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne. He commanded the Imperial troops of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in what became known as the Sack of Rome in 1527, where he was killed.-Biography:Charles was born at Montpensier...
the Constable, Charles Monsieur http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BOURBON.htm, le Connétable de Bourbon - Charles IV of FranceCharles IV of FranceCharles IV, known as the Fair , was the King of France and of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1322 to his death: he was the last French king of the senior Capetian lineage....
the Fair - Charles IV, Holy Roman EmperorCharles IV, Holy Roman EmperorCharles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....
the Popish King http://www.pyykkonen.net/praha/en/CharlesIV.htm, Charles of Luxemburg http://www.wga.hu/tours/gothic/history/charles4.html, the Parsons' King the Priests' King http://www.wga.hu/tours/gothic/history/charles4.html, the Father of the Czech Nation http://www.myczechrepublic.com/czech-history/king-charles-IV.html http://archiv.radio.cz/history/history04.html - Charles IV of SpainCharles IV of SpainCharles IV was King of Spain from 14 December 1788 until his abdication on 19 March 1808.-Early life:...
the Hunger - Charles V of FranceCharles V of FranceCharles V , called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380 and a member of the House of Valois...
the Solomon of France http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html, the Wise - Charles V, Holy Roman EmperorCharles V, Holy Roman EmperorCharles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
the Emperor, the Golden One (Sp. el Dorado), the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King - Charles VI of FranceCharles VI of FranceCharles VI , called the Beloved and the Mad , was the King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. His bouts with madness, which seem to have begun in 1392, led to quarrels among the French royal family, which were exploited by the neighbouring powers of England and Burgundy...
the Mad Prince, the Well-Beloved, the Mad - Charles VII of FranceCharles VII of FranceCharles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was King of France from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent, the Duke of Bedford, ruled much of France including the capital, Paris...
le Trésvictorieux, the Dauphin, the King of Bourges, the Mark Tapley of Kings, the Victorious, the Well-Served - Charles VIIICharles VIII of FranceCharles VIII, called the Affable, , was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Charles was a member of the House of Valois...
the Affable - Charles IX of SwedenCharles IX of SwedenCharles IX of Sweden also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, brother of Eric XIV and John III of Sweden, and uncle of Sigismund III Vasa king of both Sweden and Poland...
the Peasant King - Charles X of FranceCharles X of FranceCharles X was known for most of his life as the Comte d'Artois before he reigned as King of France and of Navarre from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. A younger brother to Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile and eventually succeeded him...
the First Gentleman of Europe - Charles XI of SwedenCharles XI of SwedenCharles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....
the People-Murderer , the King of the Peasants, the Peasants' King http://www.estonica.org/eng/lugu.html?menyy_id=95&kateg=43&alam=61&leht=11 the King of the Peasants, the Peasants' King http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/SCA/slavic/jadwiga.wawel.html http://www.poland-embassy.si/eng/poland/history2.htm - Charles XII of SwedenCharles XII of SwedenCharles XII also Carl of Sweden, , Latinized to Carolus Rex, Turkish: Demirbaş Şarl, also known as Charles the Habitué was the King of the Swedish Empire from 1697 to 1718...
Carolus Rex, the Alexander of the North, the Brilliant Madman, the Don Quixote of the North, the Habitué (Tur. Demirbaş Şarl), the Madman of the North, the Madman of Europe - Charles XIV John of SwedenCharles XIV John of SwedenCharles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...
the Gascon , the Sergeant with Beautiful Legs http://ameliefr.club.fr/E-Bernadotte.html, Sergeant Pretty Legs (Fr. Sergent Belle-Jambe): - Charles, Archduke of Austria South Squire http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html
- Charles, King of Neustria, 790–811 the Young, the Younger
- Charles, Lord of Sainte-Aulaye (1615–1646) le Comte de Chabot
- Charles, Duke of GueldersCharles, Duke of GueldersCharles of Egmond was Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen between 1492 and his death. He was the son of Adolf of Egmond and Catharine of Bourbon...
Charles of Egmond, the Achilles of Guelders - Charles of Bretzenheim Augustus
- Charles of VianaCharles of VianaCharles, Prince of Viana , sometimes called Charles IV of Navarre, was the son of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of Navarre.- Background :...
Charles of Aragon, Don Carlos http://www.grec.net/cgibin/dificil.pgm?USUARI=&SESSIO=&PGMORI=E&NDCHEC=0015113 - Charles of ValoisCharles of ValoisCharles of Valois was the fourth son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. His mother was a daughter of James I of Aragon and Yolande of Hungary. He was a member of the House of Capet and founded the House of Valois...
the Landless - Charles, duc d'OrléansCharles, duc d'OrléansCharles of Valois was Duke of Orléans from 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis I, Duke of Orléans, on the orders of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy...
the Poet - Charles, Duke of CalabriaCharles, Duke of CalabriaCharles, Duke of Calabria was the son of King Robert of Naples and Yolanda of Aragon.-Biography:Born in Naples, he became Duke of Calabria in 1309 on his father's accession, and was created Vicar-General of the Kingdom of Sicily...
the Illustrious - Charles, Prince of WalesCharles, Prince of WalesPrince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...
Brian, Honorary Grandson - Charles the BaldCharles the BaldCharles the Bald , Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia , was the youngest son of the Emperor Louis the Pious by his second wife Judith.-Struggle against his brothers:He was born on 13 June 823 in Frankfurt, when his elder...
- Charles the ChildCharles the ChildCharles the Child was the King of Aquitaine from October 855 until his death in 866...
- Charles the FatCharles the FatCharles the Fat was the King of Alemannia from 876, King of Italy from 879, western Emperor from 881, King of East Francia from 882, and King of West Francia from 884. In 887, he was deposed in East Francia, Lotharingia, and possibly Italy, where the records are not clear...
- Charles, Cardinal of LorraineCharles, Cardinal of LorraineCharles de Lorraine , Duke of Chevreuse, was a French Cardinal, a member of the powerful House of Guise. He was known at first as the Cardinal of Guise, and then as the second Cardinal of Lorraine, after the death of his uncle, John, Cardinal of Lorraine . He was the protector of Rabelais and...
Cardinal de Guise http://www.photo.rmn.fr/cf/htm/CSearchZ.aspx?o=&Total=2&FP=3280276&E=22S39UROX4D1&SID=22S39UROX4D1&New=T&Pic=2&SubE=2C6NU07YZVGF - Charles Edward StuartCharles Edward StuartPrince Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or The Young Pretender was the second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of Great Britain , and Ireland...
Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Bonnie Chevalier, the King Over the Water, the Young Chevalier, the Young Cavalier http://manybooks.net/support/b/brewere/brewere1143111431-8.exp.html, the Young Pretender http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/biographies/charlesedwardstuart.html http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html http://manybooks.net/support/b/brewere/brewere1143111431-8.exp.html - Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of SavoyCharles Emmanuel I, Duke of SavoyCharles Emmanuel I , known as the Great, was the Duke of Savoy from 1580 to 1630...
the Great - Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of SavoyCharles Emmanuel II, Duke of SavoyCharles Emmanuel II was the Duke of Savoy from 1638 to 1675 and under regency of his mother Christine Marie of France until 1663. He was also Marquis of Saluzzo, Count of Aosta, Geneva, Moriana and Nice, as well as claimant king of Cyprus and Jerusalem...
the Hadrian of Piedmont - Charles George GordonCharles George GordonMajor-General Charles George Gordon, CB , known as "Chinese" Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator....
Gordon Pasha, Gordon of Khartoum, the Chinese Gordon - Charles Howard, 11th Duke of NorfolkCharles Howard, 11th Duke of NorfolkCharles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk , styled Earl of Surrey from 1777 to 1786, was a British peer, the son of Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk and Catherine Brockholes....
the Drunken Duke - Charles James FoxCharles James FoxCharles James Fox PC , styled The Honourable from 1762, was a prominent British Whig statesman whose parliamentary career spanned thirty-eight years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries and who was particularly noted for being the arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger...
the Man of the People - Charles Joseph, Prince de LigneCharles Joseph, Prince de LigneCharles-Joseph Lamoral, 7th Prince de Ligne in French, Charles Joseph Lamoral 7te Fürst von Ligne : was a Field marshal and writer, and member of the princely family of Ligne.-Military service:He was the son of Field Marshal Claude Lamoral, 6th Prince of Ligne and Elisabeth Alexandrine...
the Charmer of Europe, the Coxcomb, the Prince of Coxcombs, le Mignon: http://www.bartleby.com/81/4267.html http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html , the Prince of Coxcombs http://www.bartleby.com/81/4267.html http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/1309.php - Charles Lucien BonaparteCharles Lucien BonaparteCharles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano was a French naturalist and ornithologist.-Biography:...
the Father of American Descriptive Ornithology http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/13374.html - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord the Father of the Constitutional Church, the Prince of Diplomats, the Son of His Time http://www.talleyrand.be/http://www.talleyrand.be/ http://www.napoleon.org/en/reading_room/articles/files/talleyrand_bibliographical_essay.asp#ancre3
- Charles MartelCharles MartelCharles Martel , also known as Charles the Hammer, was a Frankish military and political leader, who served as Mayor of the Palace under the Merovingian kings and ruled de facto during an interregnum at the end of his life, using the title Duke and Prince of the Franks. In 739 he was offered the...
the Hammer - Charles Martel of AnjouCharles Martel of AnjouCharles Martel of the Angevin dynasty, also known as Charles I Martel, was the eldest son of king Charles II of Naples and Maria of Hungary, the daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary....
the Hammer - Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of SomersetCharles Seymour, 6th Duke of SomersetCharles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset , sometimes referred to as the "Proud Duke". The son of Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, and Elizabeth Alington , he succeeded his brother Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset, to the dukedom when the latter was shot in 1678...
the Proud Duke - Charles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of LondonderryCharles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of LondonderryCharles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry KG, GCB, GCH, PC , styled The Honourable Charles Stewart from 1789 until 1813 and The Honourable Sir Charles Stewart from 1813 to 1814 and known as The Lord Stewart from 1814 to 1822, was a British soldier, politician and nobleman...
Fighting Charlie - Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount TownshendCharles Townshend, 2nd Viscount TownshendCharles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend Bt, KG, PC was a British Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State, directing British foreign policy...
Turnip Townshend http://yeomenoftheguard.com/captains.htm#Marquess%20of%20Lothian - Childebert the AdoptedChildebert the AdoptedChildebert III the Adopted was a Frankish King. When King Sigebert III died in 656, Grimoald the Elder had Sigebert's son Dagobert II shorn of hair and sent to an Irish monastery and then proclaimed his own son king of Austrasia....
http://famous.adoption.com/famous/childebert-iii-adoptivus.html - Childeric IIIChilderic IIIChilderic III was the last King of the Franks in the Merovingian dynasty from 743 to his deposition by Pope Zachary in March 752...
the False King, the Idiot, the Phantom King - Christian I of DenmarkChristian I of DenmarkChristian I was a Danish monarch, king of Denmark , Norway and Sweden , under the Kalmar Union. In Sweden his short tenure as monarch was preceded by regents, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Erik Axelsson Tott and succeeded by regent Kettil Karlsson Vasa...
the Bottomless Purse http://www.oldandsold.com/articles35/history-of-sweden-6.shtml - Christian I, Count of Oldenburg the Quarrelsome, the Warlike
- Christian I of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst the Elder
- Christian II of DenmarkChristian II of DenmarkChristian II was King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden , during the Kalmar Union.-Background:...
the Cruel, the NeroNeroNero , was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death....
of the North, the Tyrant ("As a result of his conquest of Sweden and his involvement in the "Stockholm Bloodbath," Christian is remembered as 'Christian the Tyrant'.") - Christian II of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst the Young, the Younger
- Christian II, Elector of Saxony the Beer King
- Christian III of DenmarkChristian III of DenmarkChristian III reigned as king of Denmark and Norway. He was the eldest son of King Frederick I and Anna of Brandenburg.-Childhood:...
the Father of the People - Christian IX of DenmarkChristian IX of DenmarkChristian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
the Father-in-law of Europe - Christian of Oldenburg (d.1192) 'the Crusader
- Christian the Younger of Brunswick, Bishop of HalberstadtChristian the Younger of Brunswick, Bishop of HalberstadtChristian the Younger , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Bishop of Halberstadt, was a German Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years' War. During the war, he earned a reputation as a dangerous fanatic.-Life:...
Christian of Halberstadt, Mad Christian, the Mad Halberstadter, the Younger - Christopher II of DenmarkChristopher II of DenmarkChristopher II was king of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and again from 1329 until his death. He was son of Eric V. His name is connected with national disaster, as his rule ended in an almost total dissolution of the Danish state.-Biography:Being the brother of King Eric VI, Christopher was a...
the King Without a Country, the King Who Mortgaged Denmark to the Germans - Christopher HattonChristopher HattonSir Christopher Hatton was an English politician, Lord Chancellor of England and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England.-Early days:...
the Dancing Chancellor http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/1118/14734/1/frameset.html - Christina of SwedenChristina of SwedenChristina , later adopted the name Christina Alexandra, was Queen regnant of Swedes, Goths and Vandals, Grand Princess of Finland, and Duchess of Ingria, Estonia, Livonia and Karelia, from 1633 to 1654. She was the only surviving legitimate child of King Gustav II Adolph and his wife Maria Eleonora...
the Girl Queen http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f52/december-2006-newsletter-royals-z-11475-2.html, the Snow Queen http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html - Christine Marie of FranceChristine Marie of FranceChristine of France was the sister of Louis XIII and the Duchess of Savoy by marriage. At the death of her husband Victor Amadeus I in 1637, she acted as regent of Savoy between 1637 and 1648....
the Royal Madam (It. Madama Reale) - Christopher of BavariaChristopher of BavariaChristopher of Bavaria or Christopher the Bavarian; as king named Christopher ; Danish and Norwegian: Christoffer af/av Bayern; Swedish Kristofer av Bayern was union king of Denmark , Sweden and Norway .-Biography:He was probably born at Neumarkt in...
- Christoph, Duke of WürttembergChristoph, Duke of WürttembergChristoph of Württemberg, Duke of Württemberg ruled as Duke of Württemberg from 1550 until his death in 1568....
the Pacific - Christine Marie of FranceChristine Marie of FranceChristine of France was the sister of Louis XIII and the Duchess of Savoy by marriage. At the death of her husband Victor Amadeus I in 1637, she acted as regent of Savoy between 1637 and 1648....
the Madama of Turin http://www.senato.it/english/institution/28069/28070/genpagina.htm - Clemence of Anjou the Benevolent Queen, the Hungarian Lady http://www.hungarian-history.hu/lib/hungarica/August.pdf
- ClotildeClotildeSaint Clotilde , also known as Clothilde, Clotilda, Clotild, Rotilde or Chroctechildis, was the second wife of the Frankish king Clovis I...
of Burgundy]] the Saint - Conchobar O'Brien, King of Thomond Ruad
- Constantine II of GreeceConstantine II of Greece|align=right|Constantine II was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973, the sixth and last monarch of the Greek Royal Family....
the King Without a Country, the King Who Mortgaged Denmark to the Germans http://www.angelfire.com/celeb/millers/kingconvf.html - Constantine, Lord of Lampron (1180–1250) the Traitor
- Claude Victor-Perrin, duc de BellunoClaude Victor-Perrin, duc de BellunoClaude Victor-Perrin, First Duc de Belluno was a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars...
Victor http://ameliefr.club.fr/E-Victor.html - ClaudiusClaudiusClaudius , was Roman Emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul and was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy...
the Idiot http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pmcbride/james/f014.htm - Clemens August Graf von GalenClemens August Graf von GalenBlessed Clemens August Graf von Galen was a German count, Bishop of Münster, and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church....
"The Lion of Munster" http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/marcuse/classes/33d/projects/church/ChurchVonGalenAlex.htm - Claude of FranceClaude of FranceClaude of France was a princess and queen consort of France and ruling Duchess of Brittany. She was the eldest daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne, Duchess of Brittany....
the Good - Claude de Longwy de GivryClaude de Longwy de GivryClaude de Longwy de Givry was a French bishop and Cardinal, from an aristocratic background.He became bishop of Mâcon, in 1510, as successor to his uncle Étienne de Longwy...
Cardinal de Givry http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1533-iii.htm - Claude Victor-Perrin, duc de BellunoClaude Victor-Perrin, duc de BellunoClaude Victor-Perrin, First Duc de Belluno was a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars...
Beau-Soleil , Belle-Lune - Clemente Grosso della Rovere Cardinal della Rovere http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1503-ii.htm#Grosso
- Cleophon (politician) the Lyremaker http://www.e-grammes.gr/rulers_en.htm
- Cloderic, King of Cologne the Parricide http://www.art-science.com/Ken/Genealogy/PD/ch49_Charlemagne.html
- ClodioClodioChlodio was a king of the Salian Franks from the Merovingian dynasty. He was known as the Long-Haired King and lived in Thuringian territory at the castle of Duisburg. He became chief of the Thérouanne area in 414 AD...
the Hairy - Clodoaldo, Lord of Piombino the Cruel http://ib.frath.net/w/Princes_of_Elba
- Claude Victor-Perrin, duc de BellunoClaude Victor-Perrin, duc de BellunoClaude Victor-Perrin, First Duc de Belluno was a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars...
Grippe-Lune - ClaudiusClaudiusClaudius , was Roman Emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul and was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy...
the Stutterer http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pmcbride/james/f014.htm - Claudius IIClaudius IIClaudius II , commonly known as Claudius Gothicus, was Roman Emperor from 268 to 270. During his reign he fought successfully against the Alamanni and scored a crushing victory against the Goths at the Battle of Naissus. He died after succumbing to a smallpox plague that ravaged the provinces of...
Gothicus, the Conqueror of the Goths, the Second Trajan http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/1118/14734/1/frameset.html - Clotaire IClotaire IChlothar I , called the Old , King of the Franks, was one of the four sons of Clovis. He was born circa 497, in Soissons .-Life:...
the Old - Clotaire II the Great, the Young, the Younger
- Clovis, King of Cologne, (407–428) the Riparian
- Clovis IClovis IClovis Leuthwig was the first King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler, changing the leadership from a group of royal chieftains, to rule by kings, ensuring that the kingship was held by his heirs. He was also the first Catholic King to rule over Gaul . He was the son...
the First Christian, the Great - Clovis IIClovis IIClovis II succeeded his father Dagobert I in 639 as King of Neustria and Burgundy. His brother Sigebert III had been King of Austrasia since 634. He was initially under the regency of his mother Nanthild until her death in her early thirties in 642...
the Do-Nothing - Coel Hen Old King Cole http://www.futuremuseum.co.uk/Default.aspx?Id=520&mode=collection the Old
- Coirpre (d.c580), King of Munster the Crooked, le Tort' http://www.hostkingdom.net/irel.html#Munster
- Cola di RienzoCola di RienzoCola di Rienzo was an Italian medieval politician and popular leader, tribune of the Roman people in the mid-14th century.-Early career:Cola was born in Rome of humble origins...
"The Last of the Tribunes" http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html - Colla Menn the Stammerer
- Colla UaisColla UaisColla Uais , son of Eochaid Doimlén, son of Cairbre Lifechair, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. His given name was Cairell...
the Noble http://www.magoo.com/hugh/irishkings.html#milesian2 - Colin Campbell of Glenorchy (1428–1489), 1st Laird of Glenorchy Dubh na Roimhe, Laith
- Colman Rimidh the Celebrated http://www.magoo.com/hugh/irishkings.html#milesian2
- Coloman of Hungary the Wise http://www.hungarian-history.hu/lib/hungarica/February.pdf, the Book-Lover
- CommodusCommodusCommodus , was Roman Emperor from 180 to 192. He also ruled as co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 until his father's death in 180. His name changed throughout his reign; see changes of name for earlier and later forms. His accession as emperor was the first time a son had succeeded...
the Second Hercules Hercules Secundus http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/1118/14734/1/frameset.html - Conan I of RennesConan I of RennesConan I was the count of Rennes from 958 and duke of Brittany from 990 to his death. He became ruler of Brittany after a period of civil and political unrest, having first succeeded his father Judicael Berengar, as count of Rennes....
the Crooked, le Tort' http://www.tacitus.nu/historical-atlas/regents/france/brittany.htm - Conan III, Duke of BrittanyConan III, Duke of BrittanyConan III of Cornwall or the Fat , was duke of Brittany, from 1112 to his death. He was son of Duke Alan IV and Ermengarde of Anjou....
the Fat - Conan IV, Duke of BrittanyConan IV, Duke of BrittanyConan IV of Penthièvre , called "the Young", was duke of Brittany, from 1156 to his death. He was son of Alan the Black, 1st Earl of Richmond and Bertha of Brittany. He was his mother's heir as Duke Conan III...
the Black, the Little, the Young, the Younger http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/France/Premiere_dynastie_de_Bretagne.htm - Conchobar II, King of Thomond, 1198-1210 the Red http://www.hostkingdom.net/irel.html#Munster
- Conchobar IV, King of Thomond, 1466-1496 the Great http://www.hostkingdom.net/irel.html#Munster
- Concino ConciniConcino ConciniConcino Concini, Count della Penna, Marquis et Maréchal d'Ancre , was an Italian politician, best known for being a minister of Louis XIII of France, as the favourite of his mother.-Life:...
Maréchal d'Ancre http://www.wga.hu/database/glossary/illustr2/concini.html - Conn Ó Lochlain the Poet http://www.magoo.com/hugh/irishkings.html#milesian2
- Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of TyroneConn O'Neill, 1st Earl of TyroneConn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone King of Tír Eógain, c. 1480–1559.-Biography:A son of Conn Mór, King of Tír Eógain, grandson of Henry Ó Néill, the King of Tír Eógain, was the first of the Ó Néills whom the attempts of the English in the 16th century to subjugate Ireland brought to the front as...
the Lame http://www.booksulster.com/library/biography/biographyO3.php - Conn of the Hundred BattlesConn of the Hundred BattlesConn Cétchathach , son of Fedlimid Rechtmar, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland, and the ancestor of the Connachta, and, through his descendant Niall Noígiallach, the Uí Néill dynasties, which dominated Ireland in the early middle ages, and...
Conn of the Hundred Battles, Conn of the Hundred Fights, the Hundred Fighter http://www.magoo.com/hugh/irishkings.html#milesian2, King Conn of Tara - Connor O'Brien, King of Thomond, 1242–1248 na-Suidaine
- Conor (Conchobar) O'Neill, King of Ulster of the Woods
- Conrad I, Margrave of Meissen (1091–1157) the Great
- Conrad I, Count of Peilstein (1114–1168) der Rauhe
- Conrad I, Duke of CarinthiaConrad I, Duke of CarinthiaConrad I , of the Salian Dynasty, was the duke of Carinthia from 1004. He was the third son Duke Otto I and thus brother of both Henry of Speyer, father of the Emperor Conrad II, and Bruno, who was pope as Gregory V. He outlived both those elder brothers and his father.Along with his father, he was...
the Elder - Conrad I (c1114-1168), Count of Peilstein the Pacific
- Conrad I of Altdorf, Bishop of Konstanz, 934–975 the Saint
- Conrad I of Nuremberg the Pious
- Conrad II, Duke of BavariaConrad II, Duke of BavariaConrad II , called the Child, was the duke of Bavaria from 1054 to 1055. He was the second son of the Emperor Henry III and his second wife, Agnes of Poitou. He was briefly appointed duke of Bavaria, which had been held by his elder brother Henry...
the Salian - Conrad II, Duke of CarinthiaConrad II, Duke of CarinthiaConrad II , called the Younger, was the Salian duke of Carinthia from 1035. His father, Conrad I died in 1011 when he was a minor. Adalbero of Eppenstein was given the duchy of Carinthia...
the Young, the Younger - Conrad III of Mazovia (1448–1503) the Red
- Conrad III of Silesia (1354/59–1412/13) the Old
- Conrad IV, Duke of Silesia the Elder
- Conrad IV of Bavaria the Child
- Conrad IV, Duke of Silesia the Black
- Conrad IV, Duke of Silesia (1380/84–1447), Bishop Starzsy
- Conrad IV of Spoleto Conrad de Duce http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/urslingen_herzoege_von/konrad_4_de_duce_herzog_von_spoleto_+_nach_1284.html
- Conrad V of Spoleto Conrad de Duce http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/urslingen_herzoege_von/konrad_5_de_duce_+_nach_1276.html
- Conrad V of Silesia (1381/85–1439) Kantner
- Conrad VI, Duke of Silesia-Oleśnica, 1416–1427 the Dean
- Conrad VII, Duke of Silesia The Elder Sage
- Conrad VII, Duke of Silesia (1396–1445) the White
- Conrad VIII, Duke of Silesia (1397–1444/47) the Knight
- Conrad IX, Duke of Silesia-Oels, 1450-1471 the White
- Conrad IX, Duke of Silesia-Olesnica, 1439–1471 the Black
- Conrad IX of Silesia-Oels the Young, the Younger
- Conrad X, Duke of Silesia (1420–1492) the White
- Conrad X, Duke of Silesia the Younger Sage
- Conrad of BurgundyConrad of BurgundyConrad the Peaceful was the king of Burgundy from 937 until his death. He was the son of King Rudolph II, the first king of a united Burgundy and Bertha of Swabia...
the Pacific - Conrad, Duke of LorraineConrad, Duke of LorraineConrad the Red was a Duke of Lorraine from the Salian dynasty.He was the son of Werner V, Count of the Nahegau, Speyergau, and Wormsgau. His mother was a sister of Conrad I of Germany. In 941, he succeeded his father in his counties and obtained an additional territory, the Niddagau...
the Red, the Wise - Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, 1130–1156 the Pious, the Rich
- Conrad of Rechberg and Rothenlowen the Upright
- ConradinConradinConrad , called the Younger or the Boy, but usually known by the diminutive Conradin , was the Duke of Swabia , King of Jerusalem , and King of Sicily .-Early childhood:Conradin was born in Wolfstein, Bavaria, to Conrad...
Konradin von Hohenstaufen, the Boy, the Young, the Younger - Corcran Claireach the Cleric http://www.magoo.com/hugh/irishkings.html#milesian2
- Cormac mac AirtCormac mac AirtCormac mac Airt , also known as Cormac ua Cuinn or Cormac Ulfada , was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland...
Long Beard http://www.magoo.com/hugh/irishkings.html#milesian2 - Cosimo de' MediciCosimo de' MediciCòsimo di Giovanni degli Mèdici was the first of the Medici political dynasty, de facto rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance; also known as "Cosimo 'the Elder'" and "Cosimo Pater Patriae" .-Biography:Born in Florence, Cosimo inherited both his wealth and his expertise in...
the Elder, the Father of the County, Pater Patriae, the Old http://galileo.rice.edu/gal/medici.html - Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of TuscanyCosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of TuscanyCosimo I de' Medici was Duke of Florence from 1537 to 1574, reigning as the first Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1569.-Biography:...
the Great, the Upstart http://www.pbs.org/empires/medici/medici/snapshots.html - Constans IIConstans IIConstans II , also called Constantine the Bearded , was Byzantine emperor from 641 to 668. He also was the last emperor to become consul in 642, becoming the last Roman consul in history....
, Byzantine Emperor Constans Pogonatus, the Bearded - Constans (d.310) Mariatocos, grandson of Constantius ChlorusConstantius ChlorusConstantius I , commonly known as Constantius Chlorus, was Roman Emperor from 293 to 306. He was the father of Constantine the Great and founder of the Constantinian dynasty. As Caesar he defeated the usurper Allectus in Britain and campaigned extensively along the Rhine frontier, defeating the...
- Constantine I (emperor) the Great
- Constantine IConstantine IConstantine the Great , also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine, was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious tolerance of all...
the Saint - Constantine I, King of Kakheti, 1603–1604 the Cursed
- Constantine I of Rostov (1207–1218) | Constantine I of Moscow (1216–1218) the Book-Lover
- Constantine II of GreeceConstantine II of Greece|align=right|Constantine II was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973, the sixth and last monarch of the Greek Royal Family....
Mr. Glucksburg, the Former, the Little, the Small - Constantine II, Prince of Uglich, 1407–1433 the Young, the Younger
- Constantine IVConstantine IVConstantine IV , , sometimes incorrectly called Pogonatos, "the Bearded", by confusion with his father; was Byzantine emperor from 668 to 685...
, Byzantine Emperor the Bearded - Constantine VConstantine VConstantine V was Byzantine emperor from 741 to 775; ); .-Early life:...
, Byzantine Emperor Copronymus, the Dung-Named - Constantine VI the Blind
- Constantine VIIConstantine VIIConstantine VII Porphyrogennetos or Porphyrogenitus, "the Purple-born" was the fourth Emperor of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire, reigning from 913 to 959...
the Purple-Born http://koz.vianet.ca/boshis28.htm - Constantine IX Monomachus Constantine Euergetes, Monomakh, the One Who Fights Alone, the Single Combatant, the Single Combat Man, the Well-Born
- Constantine XIConstantine XIConstantine XI Palaiologos, latinized as Palaeologus , Kōnstantinos XI Dragasēs Palaiologos; February 8, 1404 – May 29, 1453) was the last reigning Byzantine Emperor from 1449 to his death as member of the Palaiologos dynasty...
, Byzantine Emperor Dragases, the Last, the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King - Constantine, Prince of Lampron, 1220–1249 the Thagadir
- Constantine, Lord of Barbaron and Lampron (1180–1263) the Regent
- Constantine Bodin (Peter III) Bodin, Peter III of Bulgaria
- Constantine, Prince of Yaroslavl the Artist http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik10.html
- Constantius ChlorusConstantius ChlorusConstantius I , commonly known as Constantius Chlorus, was Roman Emperor from 293 to 306. He was the father of Constantine the Great and founder of the Constantinian dynasty. As Caesar he defeated the usurper Allectus in Britain and campaigned extensively along the Rhine frontier, defeating the...
Byzantine Emperor the Pale - Crimthann mac FidaigCrimthann mac FidaigCrimthann Mór, son of Fidach , also written Crimthand Mór, was a semi-mythological king of Munster and High King of Ireland of the 4th century. He gained territory in Britain and Gaul, but died poisoned by his sister Mongfind. It is possible that he was also recognized as king of Scotland or Alba...
Son of Fidach (mac Fidaig) - Crimthann Nia NáirCrimthann Nia NáirCrimthann Nia Náir , son of Lugaid Riab nDerg, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland...
the Heroic http://www.magoo.com/hugh/irishkings.html#milesian2 - Crinan of DunkeldCrínán of DunkeldCrínán of Dunkeld was the lay abbot of the diocese of Dunkeld, and perhaps the Mormaer of Atholl. Crínán was progenitor of the House of Dunkeld, the dynasty which would rule Scotland until the later 13th century....
the Thane - Csaba of the Huns the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King, son of Attila the HunAttila the HunAttila , more frequently referred to as Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire, which stretched from the Ural River to the Rhine River and from the Danube River to the Baltic Sea. During his reign he was one of the most feared...
- Culen of Scotland the Whelp
- Cuilén of ScotlandCuilén of ScotlandCuilén mac Ildulb , sometimes anglicised as Culen or Colin, and nicknamed An Fionn, "the White" was king of Scotland from 967 to 971...
the Scottish Sardanapalus http://www.reformation.org/vol3ch8.html - CuneddaCuneddaCunedda ap Edern , was an important early Welsh leader, and the progenitor of the royal dynasty of Gwynedd.-Background and life:The name Cunedda derives from the Brythonic word , meaning good hound. His genealogy is traced back to Padarn Beisrudd, which literally translates as Paternus of the...
the Emperor - Cunigunde of LuxemburgCunigunde of LuxemburgSaint Cunigunde of Luxembourg, O.S.B. , also called Cunegundes and Cunegonda, was the wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Saint Henry II. She is the Patroness of Luxembourg; her feast day is 3 March....
the Saint - Cuthburg the Saint
- Cynan Dindaethwy ap RhodriCynan Dindaethwy ap RhodriCynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri was King of Gwynedd . His reign was marked by a destructive dynastic power struggle with his brother Hywel, and is not otherwise notable....
Dindaethwy - Cynan GarwynCynan GarwynCynan Garwyn was king of Powys in the north-east and east of Wales, who flourished in the second half of the 6th century. Little reliable information exists which can be used to reconstruct the background and career of the historical figure...
White-Shanks, Garwyn (Fr. Blanches-Jambes), of the White-Chariot - Cynehelm the Saint
- Cyngen Glodrydd, King of Powis the Renowned, the Famous
- "The Cabal MinistryCabal MinistryThe Cabal Ministry refers to a group of high councillers of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1668 to circa 1674.The term "Cabal" has a double meaning in this context. It refers to the fact that, for perhaps the first time in English history, effective power in a royal council...
":- Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of ChudleighThomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of ChudleighThomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh , English statesman and politician, was created the first Baron Clifford of Chudleigh on 22 April 1672 for his suggestion that the King supply himself with money by stopping, for one year, all payments out of the Exchequer.He was born in Ugbrooke,...
- Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
- George Villiers, 2nd Duke of BuckinghamGeorge Villiers, 2nd Duke of BuckinghamGeorge Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 20th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, KG, PC, FRS was an English statesman and poet.- Upbringing and education :...
- Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of ArlingtonHenry Bennet, 1st Earl of ArlingtonHenry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington KG, PC was an English statesman.- Background and early life :He was the son of Sir John Bennet of Dawley, Middlesex, and of Dorothy Crofts. He was the younger brother of John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston; his sister was Elizabeth Bennet who married Robert Kerr,...
- John Maitland, 1st Duke of LauderdaleJohn Maitland, 1st Duke of LauderdaleSir John Maitland, 1st Duke and 2nd Earl of Lauderdale, 3rd Lord Thirlestane KG PC , was a Scottish politician, and leader within the Cabal Ministry.-Background:...
- Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
- "The Cabal of Importants" (Fr. Cabale des Importants):
- Charles de l'Aubespine, marquis de ChâteauneufCharles de l'Aubespine, marquis de ChâteauneufCharles de l'Aubespine, marquis de Châteauneuf was a French diplomat and government official.The marquis de Châteauneuf was the grandson of Claude de l'Aubespine, baron de Châteauneuf. He was made an abbé...
- Claude de Bourdeille, comte de MontrésorClaude de Bourdeille, comte de MontrésorClaude de Bourdeille, comte de Montrésor was a French aristocrat and Count of Montrésor, who played a role in the intrigues of the first half of the 17th century, and was also a memoir-writer....
- François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort
- Henry II, Duke of GuiseHenry II, Duke of GuiseHenry II de Lorraine, 5th Duke of Guise was the second son of Charles, Duke of Guise and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse.-Life:...
- Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse de ChevreuseMarie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse de ChevreuseMarie de Rohan was a French aristocrat, famed for being the center of many of the intrigues of the first half of the 17th century in France...
- Duchess of Montbazon
- Charles de l'Aubespine, marquis de Châteauneuf
- "The Catholic MonarchsCatholic MonarchsThe Catholic Monarchs is the collective title used in history for Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. They were both from the House of Trastámara and were second cousins, being both descended from John I of Castile; they were given a papal dispensation to deal with...
" (Sp. los Reyes Catolicos; not really a nickname but an honour bestowed by the Pope):- Ferdinand II of AragonFerdinand II of AragonFerdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of...
- Isabella I of CastileIsabella I of CastileIsabella I was Queen of Castile and León. She and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon brought stability to both kingdoms that became the basis for the unification of Spain. Later the two laid the foundations for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor...
- Ferdinand II of Aragon
Regnal name
- Charles I of Naples: Charles I of SicilyCharles I of SicilyCharles I , known also as Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282...
- Charles II of Norway: Charles XII of SwedenCharles XII of SwedenCharles XII also Carl of Sweden, , Latinized to Carolus Rex, Turkish: Demirbaş Şarl, also known as Charles the Habitué was the King of the Swedish Empire from 1697 to 1718...
- Charles III John of Norway: Charles XIV John of SwedenCharles XIV John of SwedenCharles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...
- Charles IV of Hungary: Karl I of AustriaKarl I of AustriaCharles I of Austria or Charles IV of Hungary was the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was the last Emperor of Austria, the last King of Hungary, the last King of Bohemia and Croatia and the last King of Galicia and Lodomeria and the last monarch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine...
- ConradinConradinConrad , called the Younger or the Boy, but usually known by the diminutive Conradin , was the Duke of Swabia , King of Jerusalem , and King of Sicily .-Early childhood:Conradin was born in Wolfstein, Bavaria, to Conrad...
: Conrad II of Sicily, Conrad III of Jerusalem, Conrad IV of Swabia, Conrad V of Germany - Conrad II of Jerusalem": Conrad IV of GermanyConrad IV of GermanyConrad IV was king of Jerusalem , of Germany , and of Sicily .-Biography:...
- Cangrande I della Scala
- Cangrande I della Scala