List of nicknames of European royalty and nobility: G
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- Gabhran of Dalriada the Treacherous
- Gabrielle d'EstréesGabrielle d'EstréesGabrielle d'Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux was a French mistress of King Henry IV of France, born at either the Château de la Bourdaisière in Montlouis-sur-Loire, in Touraine, or at the château de Cœuvres, in Picardy....
la Belle Gabrielle - Gaius MariusGaius MariusGaius Marius was a Roman general and statesman. He was elected consul an unprecedented seven times during his career. He was also noted for his dramatic reforms of Roman armies, authorizing recruitment of landless citizens, eliminating the manipular military formations, and reorganizing the...
the Third Founder of Rome http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/1118/14734/1/frameset.html - Galeazzo Maria SforzaGaleazzo Maria SforzaGaleazzo Maria Sforza was Duke of Milan from 1466 until his death. He was famous for being lustful, cruel and tyrannical....
the Force of Destiny - Galeotto Franciotti della Rovere Cardinal della Rovere http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1503-ii.htm#Grosso
- Galeotto Novella Malatesta Belfiore http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.borghitalia.it/html/borgo_en.php%3Fcodice_borgo%3D163%26codice%3Delenco%26page%3D1&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwhat%2Bis%2Bmastin%2Bvecchio%253F%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D
- Gall Mac Sgillin the Foreigner http://www.islandregister.com/macdonaldskye.html
- GallienusGallienusGallienus was Roman Emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260, and alone from 260 to 268. He took control of the Empire at a time when it was undergoing great crisis...
the Barracks Emperor, the Emperor of the Army - GallusGallusGallus may refer to:People* several ancient Romans; see Gallus * Gaius Cornelius Gallus , Roman poet, orator and politician *Saint Gall , 7th century...
the Barracks Emperor, the Emperor of the Army - GalswinthaGalswinthaGalswintha was the daughter of Athanagild, Visigothic king of Hispania , and Goiswintha...
the Visigoth - García Fernández of Castile He of the White Hands
- García Ramírez of Navarre the Restorer
- García Sánchez of Castile o Infante
- García Sánchez II of Pamplona the Trembler, the Trembling, the Tremulous
- García Sánchez III of Navarre He of Najera
- García GalíndezGarcía GalíndezGarcía Galíndez , called the Bad , was the Count of Aragon and Conflent from 820.The son of Galindo Belascotenes, García had married Matrona, daughter of Aznar Galíndez I, Count of Aragon...
of Aragon the Bad - Garcia II Sanchez of GasconyGarcía II Sánchez of GasconyGarcía II Sánchez , called the Bent, was the duke of Gascony from sometime before 887 to his death....
the Bent - Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours the Lightning of Italy, the Thunderbolt of Italy http://www.bartleby.com/81/16488.html http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:66HWe5jpBiAJ:www.internationalbyronsociety.org/pdf_files/don_juan4.pdf+gaston+de+foix,+the+thunderbolt+of+italy&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=10, the Dove http://www.oldandsold.com/articles36/queens-5.shtml
- Gaston II of Foix el Paladino
- Gaston III, Captal de Buch (d.1536) the Lame
- Gaston III of Foix-BéarnGaston III of Foix-BéarnGaston III/X of Foix-Béarn, also Gaston Fébus or Gaston Phoebus was the 11th count of Foix, and viscount of Béarn . Officially, he was Gaston III of Foix and Gaston X of Béarn.-Early life:...
Gaston Phoebus, the Lion of the Pyrenees http://graphikdesigns.free.fr/gaston-febus-phebus.html http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/texte/atx2_10.htm - Gaston IV of BéarnGaston IV of BéarnGaston IV was viscount of Béarn from 1090 to 1131. He was called "le Croisé" due to his participation in the First Crusade....
the Crusader - Gaston VI, Viscount of Béarn, 1173–1215 the Young, the Younger
- Gauthier, Count of Rethel, 1124–1158 le Dévot
- Gauthier I, Count of Vexin and Amiens Oriflam
- Gauthier I, Viscount of Tournai Pulechel http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/Benelux/Dynastie_d'Avesnes.htm
- Gauthier II, Count of Valois the White http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORTHERN%20FRANCE.htm
- Gauthier II of Enghien (d.1271) the Great
- Gebhard Leberecht von BlücherGebhard Leberecht von BlücherGebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt , Graf , later elevated to Fürst von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall who led his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 with the Duke of Wellington.He is...
Marshall Forward http://www.bookrags.com/Gebhard_Leberecht_von_Blücher http://www.germannotes.com/archive/article.php?cPath=49_50&products_id=810 - Geiseric Virga Dei, the Lame, the Rod of God http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pmcbride/james/f005.htm http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html
- Geoffrey of Lusignan, Lord of Moncontour Big-Tooth Hugh VIII of LusignanHugh VIII of LusignanHugh VIII the Old of Lusignan or Hugh III of La Marche or Hugues VIII le Vieux de Lusignan was the eldest son of Hugh VII and of Sarrasine or Saracena de Lezay. He became Seigneur de Lusignan, Couhé, and Château-Larcher and Count of La Marche on his father's death in 1151...
- Geoffrey of Sable (d.997) the Old
- Geoffrey I, Count of Angoulême (d.1048) Taillefer
- Geoffrey I (d.1080), Lord of Joinville the Old http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/France/Dynastie_de_Joinville.htm
- Geoffrey I, Lord of Preuilly (d.1067) the Hammer
- Geoffrey I of AnjouGeoffrey I of AnjouGeoffrey I of Anjou , known as Grisegonelle , was count of Anjou from 960 to 987. He succeeded his father Fulk II...
the Graycloak, Greymantle, Greyhide http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/geoff001.htm - Geoffrey I of Penthièvre Boterel http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/France/Premiere_dynastie_de_Bretagne.htm
- Geoffrey II (c1095-1142), Duke of Lower Lorraine, Godfrey of Brabant, the Younger http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9313770
- Geoffrey II of AnjouGeoffrey II of AnjouGeoffrey II, called Martel , was Count of Anjou from 1040 to 1060. He was the son of Fulk the Black. He was bellicose and fought against the Duke of Aquitaine, the Count of Blois, and the Duke of Normandy...
the Hammer - Geoffrey III of AnjouGeoffrey III of AnjouGeoffrey III of Anjou , called le Barbu , count of Anjou, was the eldest son of Ermengarde of Anjou, the daughter of Fulk III of Anjou, and of the count of Gâtinais....
the Bearded - Geoffrey III of Penthièvre Boterel http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/France/Premiere_dynastie_de_Bretagne.htm
- Geoffrey III, Count of Vendôme, 1102–1137 the Graycloak, Greymantle, Greyhide
- Geoffrey III, Duke of Brabant (1140–1190) the Brave
- Geoffrey III, Lord of Joinville the Fat
- Geoffrey III (d.1188), Lord of Joinville the Old http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/France/Dynastie_de_Joinville.htmhttp://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/France/Dynastie_de_Joinville.htm
- Geoffrey IV (d.1190), Lord of Joinville the Young, the Younger http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/France/Dynastie_de_Joinville.htm
- Geoffrey IV, Lord of Joinville le Valet http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/France/Dynastie_de_Joinville.htm
- Geoffrey V, Count of AnjouGeoffrey V, Count of AnjouGeoffrey V , called the Handsome and Plantagenet, was the Count of Anjou, Touraine, and Maine by inheritance from 1129 and then Duke of Normandy by conquest from 1144...
Geoffrey Plantagenet, the Fair - Geoffrey V, Lord of Joinville le Trouillard http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/France/Dynastie_de_Joinville.htm
- Geoffrey de MandevilleGeoffrey de MandevilleGeoffrey de Mandeville is the name of several important medieval English barons:*Geoffrey de Mandeville , was one of the great magnates of the reign of William the Conqueror*Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex Geoffrey de Mandeville is the name of several important medieval English...
the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron, the Young, the Youngerhttp://www.magnacharta.org/magna_charta_barons_at_runnymede.htm - Geoffroi of Montmorency (d. after 1080) the Rich
- Geoffrey de SayeGeoffrey de SayeGeoffrey de Say was an English nobleman, and Magna Carta surety.He held land at Edmonton and Sawbridgeworth. He had family claims to larger estates, but they had gone to the kinsman Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex.-Family:...
the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron http://www.magnacharta.org/magna_charta_barons_at_runnymede.htm - Geoffroy of Harcourt (d.1356) the Lame
- George I of Great BritainGeorge I of Great BritainGeorge I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698....
German George, Geordie Whelps, George the Guelph, Turnip Head, the Turnip-Hoer , http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/1118/14734/1/frameset.html http://www.timelineindex.com/content/view/2007 - George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1567–1596 the Pious
- George II of AbkhaziaGeorge II of AbkhaziaGeorge II was King of the Abkhazians from 916 AD until 960 AD. His lengthy reign is regarded as a zenith of cultural flowering and political power of his realm....
the Builder of Churches - George II of Dmitrov (1462–1472) the Young, the Younger
- Georg II, Duke of Silesia (1523–1586) the Pious
- Georg II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, 1471–1509 the Strong
- George II of KakhetiGeorge II of KakhetiGeorge II also known as George "the Bad" or "the Evil" , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1511 to 1513....
the Bad http://sitemaker.umich.edu/mladjov/files/medieval_georgia.pdf - George II, Despot of Serbia, 1485–1496 Maximus
- Georg II of Saxe-Meiningen Theaterherzog, the Theater Duke, http://www.meiningermuseen.de/mmuseeneng/georg2.html
- George III of the United KingdomGeorge III of the United KingdomGeorge III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...
Farmer George, the Farmer-King, Old Nobs http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/napoleon/leaders2.html http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/1116/14678/1/frameset.html - George III, Truchsess of Waldburg in Wolfegg and Zeil (1488–1531) der Bauernjörg
- George IV of GeorgiaGeorge IV of GeorgiaGeorge IV Lasha of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Georgia from 1213 to 1223....
the Light of the World, the Resplendent - George IV of the United KingdomGeorge IV of the United KingdomGeorge IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
Prince Florizel, Prinny, the Prince of Whales, Admiral George Carlton, the Adonis of 50, the Fat Adonis of 50, Fum the Fourth, the Fat Adonis of Forty, the First Gentleman of Europe http://books.google.ca/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA180&dq=nickname&ei=OkgQSZePHI-4swOXjbiPDA#PPA122,M1 http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/1118/14734/1/frameset.html http://manybooks.net/support/b/brewere/brewere1143111431-8.exp.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/sceptred_isle/page/131.shtml?question=131 http://www.georgianindex.net/Prinny/prinnys_set.html - George V of GeorgiaGeorge V of GeorgiaGeorge V, the "Brilliant" was King of Georgia from 1299 to 1302 and again from 1314 until his death. A flexible and far-sighted politician, he recovered Georgia from a century-long Mongol domination, restoring the country’s previous strength and Christian culture.-Reign:George was born to King...
the Magnificent, the Illustrious, the Shadow King of Tbilisi, the Brilliant http://sitemaker.umich.edu/mladjov/files/medieval_georgia.pdf - George V of the United KingdomGeorge V of the United KingdomGeorge V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
the Sailor-Prince http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/~saw/royal/r01.html - George V, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, 1620–1623 the Old
- George VI of Georgia the Illustrious, the Little, the Minor http://sitemaker.umich.edu/mladjov/files/medieval_georgia.pdf
- George VI of the United KingdomGeorge VI of the United KingdomGeorge VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...
the Unexpected King, Prince Bertie, My Dear Bertie http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,676813,00.html http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,676828,00.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A14113919 - George, Duke of SaxonyGeorge, Duke of SaxonyGeorge the Bearded, Duke of Saxony , was duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539.Duke George was a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece.-Early life:...
the Bearded, George with the Beard - George of Amboise (1440-1510) the Cardinal
- George, Margrave of Brandenburg-AnsbachGeorge, Margrave of Brandenburg-AnsbachGeorge of Brandenburg-Ansbach was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from the House of Hohenzollern.- Early life :...
the Confessor http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=g&word=GEORGEOFBRANDENBURG-ANSBACH - George of BavariaGeorge of BavariaGeorge of Bavaria referred to as the Rich , was the last Duke of Bavaria-Landshut...
the Rich - George of PodebradyGeorge of PodebradyGeorge of Kunštát and Poděbrady , also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad , was King of Bohemia...
the Hussite King http://www.myczechrepublic.com/czech-history/hussite-wars.html - George de Vernon the King of the Peak http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/GeorgeVernon.htm http://www.andrewspages.dial.pipex.com/dby/kelly/haddon.htm
- George, Duke of Saxony, 1500-1539 the Rich
- George Berkeley, 8th Lord Berkeley the Traveller
- George Castriota SkanderbegSkanderbegGeorge Kastrioti Skanderbeg or Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu , widely known as Skanderbeg , was a 15th-century Albanian lord. He was appointed as the governor of the Sanjak of Dibra by the Ottomans in 1440...
- George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of KildareGeorge FitzGerald, 16th Earl of KildareGeorge FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare was known as the "Fairy Earl", apparently for no other reason than that his portrait, still extant, was painted on a small scale." He was the son of Thomas FitzGerald and Frances Randolph and grandson of Edward FitzGerald and Agnes Leigh.-Family:He...
the Fairy Earl http://www.booksulster.com/library/biography/biographyF.php - George Frederick II of Hohenlohe the Young, the Younger
- George CanningGeorge CanningGeorge Canning PC, FRS was a British statesman and politician who served as Foreign Secretary and briefly Prime Minister.-Early life: 1770–1793:...
the Zany of Debate http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/1118/14734/1/frameset.html - 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 :...
Zimri - George Villiers, 1st Duke of BuckinghamGeorge Villiers, 1st Duke of BuckinghamGeorge Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham KG was the favourite, claimed by some to be the lover, of King James I of England. Despite a very patchy political and military record, he remained at the height of royal favour for the first two years of the reign of Charles I, until he was assassinated...
Steenie http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html - George Villiers, 4th Earl of JerseyGeorge Villiers, 4th Earl of JerseyGeorge Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey PC was a member of the British and Irish peerage and a courtier in the court of George III.-Parliament:...
the Prince of Maccaronies http://www.georgianindex.net/Prinny/prinnys_set.html - George, Margrave of Brandenburg-AnsbachGeorge, Margrave of Brandenburg-AnsbachGeorge of Brandenburg-Ansbach was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from the House of Hohenzollern.- Early life :...
the Pious http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=g&word=GEORGEOFBRANDENBURG-ANSBACH - George of Nuremberg the Pious
- George of Rostov (d.1155) the Long-Armed
- George Albert II of Erbach the Posthumous
- George Frederick I of Hohenlohe the Elder
- George Brankovic, Despot of Serbia, 1458–1459 the Blind
- George Monck, 1st Duke of AlbemarleGeorge Monck, 1st Duke of AlbemarleGeorge Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, KG was an English soldier and politician and a key figure in the restoration of Charles II.-Early life and career:...
Black George, Honest George http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/1118/14734/1/frameset.html http://www.freewebs.com/spun_measured_and_cut/playford.html - George Robert FitzGeraldGeorge Robert FitzGeraldGeorge Robert Fitzgerald, aka Fighting Fitzgerald, Irish eccentric, died 1786.FitzGerald was of the family of Turlough, Castlebar. A highly eccentric character, he is said to have become so after a blow to the head sometime in his 20's....
the Fighting FitzGerald http://www.booksulster.com/library/biography/biographyF.php - George Savile, 1st Marquess of HalifaxGeorge Savile, 1st Marquess of HalifaxGeorge Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax PC was an English statesman, writer, and politician.-Family and early life, 1633–1667:...
Trimmer http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Wood-NuttallEncyclopaedia/h/halifaxgeorgesavillemarquisof.html - George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness Wicked Earl George http://sinclair.quarterman.org/who/george5caithness.html
- George Villiers, 1st Duke of BuckinghamGeorge Villiers, 1st Duke of BuckinghamGeorge Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham KG was the favourite, claimed by some to be the lover, of King James I of England. Despite a very patchy political and military record, he remained at the height of royal favour for the first two years of the reign of Charles I, until he was assassinated...
Goliath - Gerald I of ArmagnacGerald I of ArmagnacGerald I Trancaleon was the Count of Armagnac from 995 until his death. He was the son and successor of Bernard I....
Trancaléon - Gerald IV, Count of Armagnac, 1188–1215 Trancaléon
- Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of DesmondGerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of DesmondGerald fitzMaurice FitzGerald, also known by the Irish Gaelic "Gearóid Iarla" , was the 3rd Earl of Desmond, in southwestern Ireland, under the first creation of that title, and a member of the Hiberno-Norman dynasty of the FitzGeralds, or Geraldines...
the Poet http://members.aol.com/desmondearls/ger4.htm http://www.booksulster.com/library/biography/biographyD.php - Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of KildareGerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of KildareGerald Mór FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, KG , known variously as "Garret the Great" or "The Great Earl" , was Ireland's premier peer...
the Great Earl of Kildare, Garret the Great, Gearoid Mór http://www.libraryireland.com/HullHistory/Geraldines2.php http://www.booksulster.com/library/biography/biographyF.php - Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of KildareGerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of KildareGerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare , also known in Irish as Gearóid Óg , was a figure in Irish History. In 1513 he inherited the title of Earl of Kildare and position of Lord Deputy of Ireland from his father.-Family:...
Garrett MacAlison, Geroit Oge, Gearóid Óg http://www.booksulster.com/library/biography/biographyF.php - Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of KildareGerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of KildareGerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare , also known as the "Wizard Earl" , was an Irish peer....
the Wizard Earl - Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of DesmondGerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of DesmondGerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Desmond was an Irish nobleman and leader of the Desmond Rebellions of 1579.-Life:...
the Rebel Earl, the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King, Ingens Rebellibus Exemplar http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/GeraldFitzgerald(15EDesmond).htmhttp://www.booksulster.com/library/biography/biographyD.php - Gerard I of Gelderland Flamens, Flaminius, der Flaminius, the Red
- Gerard I, Prince of Piombino the Deaf http://ib.frath.net/w/Princes_of_Elba
- Gerard II, Count of Holstein-Plon, 1290–1312 the Blind
- Gerard II of Guelders the Red
- Gerard II, Count of Wassenberg (1000-1053) Flamens, Flaminius
- Gerard II of Hallermund the Young, the Younger
- Gerard III, Lord of Retz le Benoist
- Gerard, Duke of LorraineGerard, Duke of LorraineGerard IV, Duke of Alsace was the count of Metz and Chatenois from 1047/1048, when his brother Duke Adalbert resigned them to him on becoming the Duke of Upper Lorraine. On Adalbert's death the next year, Gerard became duke and was so until his death...
the Great - Gerard, Duke of LorraineGerard, Duke of LorraineGerard IV, Duke of Alsace was the count of Metz and Chatenois from 1047/1048, when his brother Duke Adalbert resigned them to him on becoming the Duke of Upper Lorraine. On Adalbert's death the next year, Gerard became duke and was so until his death...
Gerard of Alsace - Gerhard I of Hallermund the Elder
- Gerhard I, Count of Wassenberg (1055/60–1137) the Tall
- Gerhard II, Count of Guelders, 1118–1134 the Tall
- Gerhard IIIGerhard IIIGerhard III of Holstein . Sometimes called “Gerhard the Great”. In Denmark also known as “Count Gert” or “den kullede greve” . A German prince who was the ruler of most part of Denmark during the Interregnum 1332–1340.His father was Henry I of Schauenburg and Holstein-Rendsburg...
Count Gert - Gerhard III of Holstein the Bald Count, the Great
- Gerhard IIIGerhard IIIGerhard III of Holstein . Sometimes called “Gerhard the Great”. In Denmark also known as “Count Gert” or “den kullede greve” . A German prince who was the ruler of most part of Denmark during the Interregnum 1332–1340.His father was Henry I of Schauenburg and Holstein-Rendsburg...
the Fat - Gerhard VI of Oldenburg the Quarrelsome
- Gerhard, Count of Oldenburg the Warlike
- Ostmark, 936–965 the Great
- Gertrude of NivellesGertrude of NivellesSaint Gertrude of Nivelles was abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Nivelles, in present-day Belgium.She was a daughter of Pepin I of Landen and Saint Itta, and a younger sister of Saint Begga, Abbess of Andenne, Saint Bavo and Grimoald I.One day, when she was about ten years of age, her father...
the Saint - Gilbert, Count of BrionneGilbert, Count of BrionneGilbert was a Norman noble, Count of Eu, and Count of Brionne in northern France.-Parentage:Gilbert was son of Geoffrey, Count of Eu who was an illegitimate child of Richard the Fearless.-Life:...
Crispin http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm - Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron http://www.magnacharta.org/magna_charta_barons_at_runnymede.htm
- Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford the Man of Gentlest Blood and Most Powerful Amongst the English, the Red, the Red Earl http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/gdeclare.htmlhttp://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/chronicle/diggingdeeper/famousfaces/gilbertdeclare.htm http://www.castlewales.com/clare.htmlhttp://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/chronicle/diggingdeeper/famousfaces/gilbertdeclare.htm
- Gillean of the Battle Axe
- Gillebride Mac Gilledomnan Gillebride of the Cave
- Gilles of Roeulx Rigaud http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORTHERN%20FRANCE.htm
- Gilles de RaisGilles de RaisGilles de Montmorency-Laval , Baron de Rais, was a Breton knight, a leader in the French army and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known as a prolific serial killer of children...
Giles de Laval, Gilles de Retz, Blue Beard, Barbe-Bleue, Marshal de Retz http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/dec/22.htm# - Giorgi VI the MinorGiorgi VI the MinorGiorgi VI the Minor , from the House of Bagrationi was King of Georgia in 1311-1313....
the Short, the Little, the Small - Giorgi SaakadzeGiorgi SaakadzeGiorgi Saakadze was a Georgian politician and military commander who played an important but contradictory role in the politics of the early 17th-century Georgia...
the Great Mouravi http://rustaveli.tripod.com/cgi-bin/saakadze.htm - Giorgio CornaroGiorgio CornaroNobil Huomo Giorgio Cornaro, called "Padre della Patria" , Cavaliere del Sacro Romano Impero, Patrizio Veneto, Podesta of Brescia in 1496, Procurator of San Marco....
the Father of the County http://www.boglewood.com/cornaro/xb29.html - Giorgio Cornaro (1523-1543) Zorzetto, Giorgetto (Little Giorgio): http://www.boglewood.com/cornaro/xf4.html
- Giorgio Cornaro (1517-1554) Zorzone, Giorgione (Big Giorgio): http://www.boglewood.com/cornaro/xf4.html http://www.boglewood.com/cornaro/xh4.html
- Giovanni Borgia the Child of Rome, Infans Romanus http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/history/borgias/4.html
- Giovanni da Barbiano, Count of Cunio (d.1399) Fulmine di Guerra
- Giovanni dalle Bande NereGiovanni dalle Bande NereLodovico de Medici also known as Giovanni dalle Bande Nere was an Italian condottiero.-Biography:Giovanni was born in the Northern Italian town of Forlì to Giovanni de' Medici and Caterina Sforza, one of the most famous women of the Italian Renaissance.From an early age, he demonstrated great...
the Invincible http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/gutenberg/1/4/6/3/14634/14634-8.txt - Giovanni de' Medici (1467–1498) il Popolano
- Giovanni MalatestaGiovanni MalatestaGiovanni Malatesta , known, from his lameness, as Gianciotto, or Giovanni, lo Sciancato, was the eldest son of Malatesta da Verucchio of Rimini.From 1275 onwards he played an active part in the Romagnole Wars and factions...
Gianciotto, Giovanni lo Sciancato http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09566a.htm, the Lame - Giovanni Lambert, Prince of Salerno (950–999) le Toscan
- Giovanni dalle Bande NereGiovanni dalle Bande NereLodovico de Medici also known as Giovanni dalle Bande Nere was an Italian condottiero.-Biography:Giovanni was born in the Northern Italian town of Forlì to Giovanni de' Medici and Caterina Sforza, one of the most famous women of the Italian Renaissance.From an early age, he demonstrated great...
Giovanni of the Black Bands, With the Black Bands http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/i-m/medici1.html - Giovanni I, Lord of Camerino (d.1387) Spaccaferro http://www.sardimpex.com/files/DA%20VARANO.htm
- Giric of ScotlandGiric of ScotlandGiric mac Dúngail was a king of the Picts or the king of Alba. The Irish annals record nothing of Giric's reign, nor do Anglo-Saxon writings add anything, and the meagre information which survives is contradictory...
Gregory the Great - Giulia FarneseGiulia FarneseGiulia Farnese was mistress to Pope Alexander VI. She was known as Giulia la bella, meaning "Julia the beautiful", in Italian. Lorenzo Pucci described her as "most lovely to behold"...
the Beautiful - Giuliano di Lorenzo de' MediciGiuliano di Lorenzo de' MediciGiuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici was an Italian nobleman, one of three sons of Lorenzo the Magnificent.-Biography:He was born in Florence, Italy. His brothers were Piero and Giovanni de' Medici....
Popolesco (Man of the People), the Man of the People http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/i-m/medici1.html - Gleb I of Kiev (1010–1015) the Saint
- Gleb II of Riazan (d.aft.1237) the Damned
- Gloria, Princess of Thurn and TaxisGloria, Princess of Thurn and TaxisGloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis is a princess, by marriage, of the German Thurn und Taxis House.-Biography:Gloria was born on 23 February 1960, the daughter of Joachim, Count...
Princess TNT, the Punk Princess http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1494419/bio http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_24/b3787643.htm http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1494419/bio http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artmarketwatch/artmarketwatch11-8-05.asp - Glun, King of Dublin, 981–? the Iron Knee
- Godred II Olafsson the Black http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/man.html
- Godfrey of BouillonGodfrey of BouillonGodfrey of Bouillon was a medieval Frankish knight who was one of the leaders of the First Crusade from 1096 until his death. He was the Lord of Bouillon, from which he took his byname, from 1076 and the Duke of Lower Lorraine from 1087...
the Baron of the Holy Sepulchre, the Crusader King, the Protector of the Holy Sepulcher http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=g&t2=o http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html - Godfrey, Lord of Friesland (d.885) the Norman http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9313789
- Godfrey I, Count of VerdunGodfrey I, Count of VerdunGodfrey I , called the Prisoner or the Captive , sometimes the Old , was the count of Bidgau and Methingau from 959 and the count of Verdun from 963 to his death. In 969, he obtained the margravate of Antwerp and Ename...
the Captive, the Old the Prisoner - Godfrey I of Leuven, Duke of Lower Lotharingia the Bearded
- Godfrey II, Duke of Lower LorraineGodfrey II, Duke of Lower LorraineGodfrey II , called the Childless, son of Godfrey I, Count of Verdun, was the count of Verdun from his father's death in 1002 and duke of Lower Lorraine after the death in 1012 of the Carolingian Otto, who left no sons....
the Childless - Godfrey II, Count of the Gatinais Ferreol
- Godfrey III, Duke of Lower LorraineGodfrey III, Duke of Lower LorraineGodfrey III , called the Bearded, was the eldest son of Gothelo I, duke of Upper and Lower Lorraine. By inheritance, he was count of Verdun and he became margrave of Antwerp as a vassal of the duke of Lower Lorraine...
the Bearded - Godfrey III of Leuven, Duke of Lower Lotharingia the Babe
- Godfrey III of LeuvenGodfrey III of LeuvenGodfrey III was count of Leuven , landgrave of Brabant, margrave of Antwerp, and duke of Lower Lorraine from 1142 to his death.He was the son of Godfrey II and Lutgarde of Sulzbach...
the Brave http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9313770 - Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower LorraineGodfrey IV, Duke of Lower LorraineGodfrey IV , known as the Hunchback, was a son of Godfrey the Bearded, whom he succeeded as duke of Lower Lorraine in 1069. His mother was Doda and his sister was Ida....
the Hunchback - Godred CrovanGodred CrovanGodred Crovan was a Norse-Gael ruler of Dublin, and King of Mann and the Isles in the second half of the 11th century. Godred's epithet Crovan may mean "white hand" . In Manx folklore he is known as King Orry.-Ancestry and early life:...
(Sandals) http://www.mcb.net/iom/history_of_mann.htm http://www.mcb.net/iom/history_of_mann.htm - Godwin, Earl of WessexGodwin, Earl of WessexGodwin of Wessex , was one of the most powerful lords in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great and his successors. Cnut made him the first Earl of Wessex...
the Kingmaker - Gonzalvo Hernandez de Cordova (1443–1515) the Great Captain
- Gordian IGordian IGordian I , was Roman Emperor for one month with his son Gordian II in 238, the Year of the Six Emperors. Caught up in a rebellion against the Emperor Maximinus Thrax, he was defeated by forces loyal to Maximinus before committing suicide.-Early life:...
the Barracks Emperor, the Emperor of the Army - Gordian IIGordian IIGordian II , was Roman Emperor for one month with his father Gordian I in 238, the Year of the Six Emperors. Seeking to overthrow the Emperor Maximinus Thrax, he died in battle outside of Carthage.-Early career:...
the Barracks Emperor, the Emperor of the Army - Gordian IIIGordian IIIGordian III , was Roman Emperor from 238 to 244. Gordian was the son of Antonia Gordiana and an unnamed Roman Senator who died before 238. Antonia Gordiana was the daughter of Emperor Gordian I and younger sister of Emperor Gordian II. Very little is known on his early life before his acclamation...
the Barracks Emperor, the Emperor of the Army - Gorm of Denmark the Church's Worm, the Old (Dan. de Gamle)
- Gosifrid de Bec the Marshal
- Gossuin, Lord of Avesnes the Blind http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/Benelux/Dynastie_d'Avesnes.htm
- Gostomysl of Novgorod (8??–859) the Reasonable
- Gothelo I, Duke of LorraineGothelo I, Duke of LorraineGothelo , called the Great, was the duke of Lower Lorraine from 1023 and of Upper Lorraine from 1033. He was also the margrave of Antwerp from 1005 and count of Verdun. Gothelo was the youngest son of Godfrey I, Count of Verdun, and Matilda Billung, daughter of Herman, Duke of Saxony...
the Great - Gothelo II, Duke of Lower LorraineGothelo II, Duke of Lower LorraineGothelo II , variously called the Coward, the Sluggard, the Indolent, or the Lazy , has been often said to be Duke of Lower Lorraine after the death of his father Gothelo I, Duke of both Lower and Upper Lorraine until his own death in 1046.When Gothelo I died in 1044, Godfrey III, his eldest son,...
Ignavus (Retarded), the Sluggard - Götz von BerlichingenGötz von BerlichingenGottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen and also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, was a German Imperial Knight and mercenary....
Gotz of the Iron Hand http://www.b17.com/family/lwp/chronology/1501_1600.html - Gozmar III of Ziegenhain (1168–1184) the Red
- Gráinne O'Malley Bald Grace (Grainne Mhaol, Granuaile), the Dark Lady of Doona, the Irish Sea Queen, the Nurse of All Rebellions, the Pirate Queen of Connaught, the Pirate Queen of Connemara, the Queen of Clew Bay http://www.celticcastles.com/castles/ballynahinch/html/history.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/grace.html http://www.members.tripod.com/cathreese/DefiantWomen/pirates/granuaile.html http://www.libraryireland.com/HealyEssays/Grania1.php http://home.fiac.net/marshaw/mhaille.htm http://www.celticcastles.com/castles/ballynahinch/html/history.html http://home.fiac.net/marshaw/mhaille.htm http://home.fiac.net/marshaw/mhaille.htm
- Gradlon of Cornouaille the Great
- Grey Brydges, 5th Baron ChandosGrey Brydges, 5th Baron ChandosGrey Brydges, 5th Baron Chandos was an English nobleman and courtier.-Early life:He was the only son of William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos, who died on 18 November 1602, and Mary Hopton, who was daughter of Sir Owen Hopton. He was M.P. for Cricklade, in 1597.Brydges and his family were friendly...
the King of the Cotswolds http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/GreyBrydges(5BChandos).htm - Grigori Alexandrovich PotemkinGrigori Alexandrovich PotemkinPrince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tavricheski was a Russian military leader, statesman, nobleman and favorite of Catherine the Great. He died during negotiations over the Treaty of Jassy, which ended a war with the Ottoman Empire that he had overseen....
Cyclops http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,712263,00.html - Grimoald the ElderGrimoald the ElderGrimoald I , called the Elder , was the Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia from 643 to 656. He was the son of Pepin of Landen and Itta....
the Elder - Gruffydd (1110–?) the Tall
- Gruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap Llywelyn was the ruler of all Wales from 1055 until his death, the only Welsh monarch able to make this boast...
the Head and the Shield of the Britons http://www.historicaltextarchive.com/books.php?op=viewbook&bookid=53&cid=5 - Gruoch of ScotlandGruoch of ScotlandGruoch ingen Boite was the daughter of Boite mac Cináeda son of Cináed III. She is most famous for being the wife and queen of Mac Bethad mac Findlaích . The dates of her life are not certainly known....
Lady Macbeth - Guaimar IV of SalernoGuaimar IV of SalernoGuaimar IV was Prince of Salerno , Duke of Amalfi , Duke of Gaeta , and Prince of Capua in Southern Italy over the period from 1027 to 1052. He was an important figure in the final phase of Byzantine authority in the Mezzogiorno and the commencement of Norman power...
the Iron Hand http://www.blinkbits.com/en_wikifeeds/Guaimar_IV_of_Salerno - Guaram III, King of Georgia, 693–748 the Young, the Younger
- Gudrød the HunterGudrød the HunterGudrød the Hunter was a semi-legendary king in Vingulmark in south-east Norway, during the early Viking Age from 804 until 810...
the Proud - Gudrod, son of Harald I of NorwayHarald I of NorwayHarald Fairhair or Harald Finehair , , son of Halfdan the Black, was the first king of Norway.-Background:Little is known of the historical Harald...
Ljome, Skiria - Gudrød the HunterGudrød the HunterGudrød the Hunter was a semi-legendary king in Vingulmark in south-east Norway, during the early Viking Age from 804 until 810...
the Hunter - Guerao III, Viscount of Girona, 1145–1161 the Troubadour, the Minstrel
- Guglielmo Cybo, Palatine Count of the Holy Roman Empire
- Gui-Aldonce (1619–1646) le Chevalier de Chabot
- Gui-August de Rohan (1683–1760) le Chevalier de Rohan
- Guichard IV of Beaujeau (d.1216) the Great
- Guichard VI of Beaujeau (d.1331) the Great
- Guido da MontefeltroGuido da MontefeltroGuido da Montefeltro was an Italian military strategist and lord of Urbino. He became a monk late in life, and was condemned by Dante Alighieri in his Divine Comedy for giving false or fraudulent counsel.-Biography:...
the Fox - Guigues I, Count of Albon (1001–1070) the Old
- Guigues II, Count of Albon & Grenoble (1025–1095) the Fat
- Guigues V of Albon (d.1063) the Old
- Guigues III, 1st Count of Albon (c.1050–1133) the Count
- Guigues VI, Count of Albon & Grenoble the Fat
- Guigues VII of Albon (1068–1125) Crassus'
- Guillaume aux Blanches MainsGuillaume aux Blanches MainsGuillaume de Blois , called Guillaume aux Blanches Mains , or Guillaume de Champagne, was a French Cardinal.He was born in Brosse, Île-de-France, France...
the Whitehanded http://www.carantha.net/the_dynasty_of_carantania_and_their_relations_with_france.htm - Guillaume Marie Anne BruneGuillaume Marie Anne BruneGuillaume Marie Anne Brune, 1st Comte Brune was a French soldier and political figure who rose to Marshal of France....
the Savior of the Batavian Republic http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_militaires/1789-1815/Terre/Marechaux/B.htm - Guillaume Dode de la BrunerieGuillaume Dode de la BrunerieGuillaume Dode de la Brunerie was a Marshal of France. On February 12, 1812, he married the daughter of Marshal Pérignon, Agathe-Virginie.-Early life and French revolutionary wars:...
the Vauban of Modern Times http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/biographies/c_dode.html - Gundovald Ballomer
- Gunther IV of Barby the Fair
- Günther von SchwarzburgGünther von SchwarzburgGünther XXI von Schwarzburg , German king, was a descendant of the counts of Schwarzburg and the younger son of Henry VII, count of Blankenburg....
- Gunther (d.1284), Count of Lindow-Ruppin Gunther of Arnstein
- Guntram, Count of Altenburg (d.970) the Rich
- Guntrum, Count of Alsace, mid 10th century the Red
- Gurgen II, King of Georgia, 918–941 the Great
- Gustav I Vasa of Sweden the Father of the County
- Gustav III of SwedenGustav III of SwedenGustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Adolph Frederick and Queen Louise Ulrica of Sweden, she a sister of Frederick the Great of Prussia....
the Enlightened Despot, the Theater King http://www.multi.fi/~goranfri/background.html - Gustav IV Adolf of SwedenGustav IV Adolf of SwedenGustav IV Adolf of Sweden also Gustav Adolph was King of Sweden from 1792 until his abdication in 1809. He was the son of Gustav III of Sweden and his queen consort Sophia Magdalena, eldest daughter of Frederick V of Denmark and his first wife Louise of Great Britain. He was the last Swedish...
Colonel Gustavsson http://www.multi.fi/~goranfri/index.html - Gustavus Adolphus of SwedenGustavus Adolphus of SwedenGustav II Adolf has been widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus Magnus and variously in historical writings also as Gustavus, or Gustavus the Great, or Gustav Adolph the Great,...
the Deliverer of Germany, the Father of Modern Armies, the Golden King of the North, the Great, the Lion from the North, the Protector of Protestantism, the Savior of Protestants, the Snow King ("At Vienna he was called 'The Snow King,' in derision. Like a snow-ball, he was kept together by the cold, but as he approached a warmer soil he melted away and disappeared.—Dr. Crichton: Scandinavia, ii. 61 (1838).") http://www.oldandsold.com/articles35/history-of-sweden-10.shtml http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=g&word=GUSTAVUSII http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/1118/14734/1/frameset.html http://www.reformationsa.org/articles/GustavusAdolphus.htm - Gutierre Rodriguez of Castro (d.1194) el Escalabrado
- Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of WarwickGuy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of WarwickGuy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick was an English magnate, and one of the principal opponents of King Edward II and his favourite Piers Gaveston. Guy de Beauchamp was the son of William de Beauchamp, the first Beauchamp earl of Warwick, and succeeded his father in 1298...
the Black Dog of Ardennes, the Black Cur of Arden http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pmcbride/james/f022.htm http://users.powernet.co.uk/barfield/chap1.htm - Guy Pallavicini, Lord of Bodonitsa Markezopoulos http://www2.fhw.gr/chronos/projects/fragokratia/en/webpages/bodonit_gen.html
- Guy, Count of Boulogne the Whitehanded
- Guy of DampierreGuy of DampierreGuy of Dampierre was the count of Flanders during the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302.Guy was the second son of William II of Dampierre and Margaret II of Flanders. The death of his elder brother William in a tournament made him joint Count of Flanders with his mother...
- Guy of Saint Pol Candavene
- Guy II of Laval the Bald
- Guy II of MontlhéryGuy II of MontlhéryGuy II Trousseau was lord of Montlhéry. He was the son of Milo I of Montlhéry and Lithuise of Blois, and the elder brother of Milo II of Montlhéry. .Milo had the temperament of a warrior, and went on the First Crusade in 1096...
Trousseau, Troussel http://montlhery.com/chateau3_eng.htm - Guy VIII, Lord of Laval and Count of Caserta (d.1323) the Iron Cross
- Guy Auguste de Rohan-ChabotGuy Auguste de Rohan-ChabotGuy Auguste de Rohan-Chabot known as the chevalier de Rohan and the comte de Chabot , often referred to as Chevalier de Rohan, was a French nobleman most notable for an altercation with Voltaire....
Chevalier de Rohan - Guyonne of Laval (1524–1567), Countess of Laval & Montfort the Mad
- Gwladus ferch LlywelynGwladus DduGwladus Ddu, , full name Gwladus ferch Llywelyn was a Welsh noblewoman who was a daughter of Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd and married two Marcher lords....
the Dark, the Dark-Eyed - Gwenllian ferch GruffyddGwenllian ferch GruffyddGwenllian ferch Gruffydd was Princess-consort of Deheubarth in Wales, and married to Gruffydd ap Rhys, Prince of Deheubarth. Gwenllian was the daughter of Gruffydd ap Cynan , Prince of Gwynedd, and a member of the princely Aberffraw family of Gwynedd. Gwenllian was the sister of Prince Owain...
the Welsh Boudica - Gwallawc Marchawc Trin, King of Elmet the Battle Horseman
- Gwrast Lledlwm, King of Rheged the Ragged (Lledlwm)
- Gyda of Hordaland den Storlåtne Møya (Storlatne Moya), wife of Harald I of NorwayHarald I of NorwayHarald Fairhair or Harald Finehair , , son of Halfdan the Black, was the first king of Norway.-Background:Little is known of the historical Harald...
- Gyula Andrássy the YoungerGyula Andrássy the YoungerCount Gyula Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka the Younger was a Hungarian politician.The second son of Count Gyula Andrássy, the younger Andrássy became under-secretary in the Sándor Wekerle ministry in 1892; in 1893, he became Minister of Education, and, in June 1894, he was appointed...
the Young, the Younger - Gyula AndrássyGyula AndrássyGyula Count Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka was a Hungarian statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary and subsequently as Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary...
le Beau Pendu http://www.hungarian-history.hu/lib/hungarica/September.pdf
- Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia Big Bow Wow
- Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of RussiaGrand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of RussiaGrand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna....
Shvibzik (Eng. Imp)