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- Baedan, High King of Ireland of the Yellow Hair http://www.magoo.com/hugh/irishkings.html#milesian2
- Bagrat I the LittleBagrat I the LittleBagrat I the Little , from the Bagrationi dynasty, was king of western Georgia from 1329 until 1330....
the Little, the Small - Bagrat II, King of Abkhazia, 958–994 the Simple http://sitemaker.umich.edu/mladjov/files/medieval_georgia.pdf
- Bagrat III of GeorgiaBagrat III of GeorgiaBagrat III , of the Georgian Bagrationi dynasty, was King of the Abkhazians from 978 on and King of Georgia from 1008 on. He united these two titles by dynastic inheritance and, through conquest and diplomacy, added some more lands to his realm, effectively becoming the first king of what is...
the Unifier - Bagrat V of GeorgiaBagrat V of GeorgiaBagrat V, “the Great” was the son of the Georgian king Davit IX with whom he was co-ruler from 1355, and became king after the death of his father in 1360....
the Great http://sitemaker.umich.edu/mladjov/files/medieval_georgia.pdf - BalbinusBalbinusBalbinus , was Roman Emperor with Pupienus for three months in 238, the Year of the Six Emperors.- Origins and career :Not much is known about Balbinus before his elevation to emperor. It has been conjectured that he descended from Publius Coelius Balbinus Vibullius Pius, the consul ordinarius of...
the Barracks Emperor, the Emperor of the Army - Baldomero Espartero, Prince of VergaraBaldomero Espartero, Prince of VergaraDon Joaquín Baldomero Fernández-Espartero y Alvarez de Toro, 1st Prince of Vergara, 1st Duke of la Victoria, 1st Duke of Morella, 1st Count of Luchana, 1st Viscount of Banderas was a Spanish general and political figure...
the Peacemaker of Spain http://www.onwar.com/aced/data/sierra/spain1833.htm - Baldwin I of ConstantinopleBaldwin I of ConstantinopleBaldwin I , the first emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, as Baldwin IX Count of Flanders and as Baldwin VI Count of Hainaut, was one of the most prominent leaders of the Fourth Crusade, which resulted in the capture of Constantinople, the conquest of the greater part of the Byzantine...
Baldwin of Constantinople - Baldwin I of Flanders With the Iron Arm, the Iron-Arm, the Iron Man
- Baldwin I, Count of Bentheim, 1208–1248 the Brave
- Baldwin II of ConstantinopleBaldwin II of ConstantinopleBaldwin II of Courtenay was the last emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople.He was a younger son of Yolanda of Flanders, sister of the first two emperors, Baldwin I and Henry of Flanders...
the Purple-Born - Baldwin II, Count of FlandersBaldwin II, Count of FlandersBaldwin II , nicknamed Calvus was the second count of Flanders. He was also hereditary abbot of St. Bertin from 892 till his death. He was the son of Baldwin I of Flanders and Judith, a daughter of Charles the Bald...
the Bald - Baldwin II of JerusalemBaldwin II of JerusalemBaldwin II of Jerusalem , formerly Baldwin II of Edessa, also called Baldwin of Bourcq, born Baldwin of Rethel was the second count of Edessa from 1100 to 1118, and the third king of Jerusalem from 1118 until his death.-Ancestry:Baldwin was the son of Hugh, count of Rethel, and his wife Melisende,...
Baldwin of Bourq - Baldwin II, Count of HainautBaldwin II, Count of HainautBaldwin II of Mons was count of Hainaut from 1071 to his death. He was the younger son of Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders and Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut.-History:...
Baldwin of Jerusalem - Baldwin III of Flanders the Young, the Younger
- Baldwin IV, Count of FlandersBaldwin IV, Count of FlandersBaldwin IV of Flanders , known as the Bearded, was Count of Flanders from 988 until his death. He was the son of Arnulf II, Count of Flanders...
the Greatbeard, Belle-Barbe, the Bearded, the Handsome Beard, Fair Beard http://www.gettheball.com/gen/static/html/notes.html - Baldwin IV of JerusalemBaldwin IV of JerusalemBaldwin IV of Jerusalem , called the Leper or the Leprous, the son of Amalric I of Jerusalem and his first wife, Agnes of Courtenay, was king of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1185. His full sister was Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem and his nephew through this sister was the child-king Baldwin V...
the Leper, the Leprous - Baldwin IV, Count of HainautBaldwin IV, Count of HainautBaldwin IV was count of Hainaut from 1120 to his death. He was the son of Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut, and Yolande de Wassenberg.-History:...
the Builder - Baldwin V, Count of FlandersBaldwin V, Count of FlandersBaldwin V of Flanders was Count of Flanders from 1035 until his death.He was the son of Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, who died in 1035.-History:...
Baldwin of Lille, the Great, the Pious - Baldwin VI, Count of FlandersBaldwin VI, Count of FlandersBaldwin VI of Flanders was briefly Count of Flanders, from 1067 to 1070. He was also count of Hainaut from 1051 to 1070....
the Good - Baldwin VII, Count of FlandersBaldwin VII, Count of FlandersBaldwin VII of Flanders was count of Flanders from 1111 to 1119.-Family Relations:He was the son of Robert II of Flanders and Clementia of Burgundy. Two of his maternal uncles were the later Pope Calixtus II and Raymond of Burgundy, Count of Coimbra and husband of the future Queen Urraca of...
Baldwin with the Axe, Hapkin - Baldwin VIII, Count of Flanders the Brave
- Baldwin, Count of Cambrai Balza, Balzo http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/arnul001.htm
- Balian of IbelinBalian of IbelinBalian of Ibelin was an important noble in the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century.-Early life:Balian was the youngest son of Barisan of Ibelin, and brother of Hugh and Baldwin. His father, a knight in the County of Jaffa, had been rewarded with the lordship of Ibelin after the...
Balian of Ramla, Balian of Nablus, the Young, the Younger - Barbara of CeljeBarbara of CeljeBarbara of Cilli was the spouse of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund and as such Holy Roman Empress. She was by marriage also Queen of Hungary and Bohemia and also Holy Roman Empress. She received the sobriquet "Messalina of Germany" for her political intrigues, and was instrumental in creating the...
the Messalina of Germany - Barbara of PortugalBarbara of PortugalBarbara of Portugal was an Infanta of Portugal and later Queen of Spain as wife of Ferdinand VI of Spain.-Life in Portugal:...
la Sufrida - Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of ClevelandBarbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of ClevelandBarbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland was an English courtesan and perhaps the most notorious of the many mistresses of King Charles II of England, by whom she had five children, all of which were acknowledged and subsequently ennobled...
the Royal Whore, the Lady http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/1062.php - Barbarossa (Ottoman admiral) the Redbeard, the King of the Seas, the King of the Sea, the Protector of Religion http://www.riapress.com/riapress/bookpdfs/Sea_Wolves-1.pdf?-session=StoreSession:42F941331b4be1E606NTl3A0CED0 http://www.riapress.com/riapress/bookpdfs/Sea_Wolves-1.pdf?-session=StoreSession:42F941331b4be1E606NTl3A0CED0
- Bardanes TourkosBardanes TourkosBardanes, nicknamed Tourkos, "the Turk" , was a Byzantine general of Armenian origin who launched an unsuccessful rebellion against Emperor Nikephoros I in 803. Although a major supporter of Byzantine empress Irene of Athens , soon after her overthrow he was appointed by Nikephoros as...
, the Turk - Barisan of IbelinBarisan of IbelinBarisan of Ibelin was an important figure in the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, and was the founder of the Ibelin family. His name was later written as "Balian" and he is sometimes known as Balian the Elder or Balian I....
the Old, the Elder, the French - Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (d.1278) the Founder
- Barnim III, Duke of Pomerania, 1295–1344 the Great
- Barnim III, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, 1334–1368 the Great
- Barnim III, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin the Church-Founder http://www.ruegenwalde.com/greifen/index.htm
- Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast (1325-1365) the Good
- Barnim IX, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (1501–1573) the Pious, der Spillendreher
- Barnim XI, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim XI, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim XI , son of Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania, became duke on his father's death in 1523. He ruled for a time in common with his elder brother George I; and after George's death in 1531 he shared the duchy with his nephew Philip I, retaining for himself the duchy of Pomerania-Stettin...
the Pious - Bartholomew, Lord Badlesmere the Rich
- Basarab I of WallachiaBasarab I of WallachiaBasarab I the Founder was voivode or prince of Wallachia . His rise seems to have taken place in the context of the war between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Orthodox states in the north of the Balkan Peninsula...
the Founder, the Great - Basarab IV Tepelus, Prince of Wallachia, 1477–1482 the Young, the Younger
- Basarab Kaiota, Prince of Wallachia, 1473-1477 the Elder
- Basarab Laiota cel BatranBasarab Laiota cel BatrânBasarab III cel Bătrân , also known as Laiotă Basarab or Basarab Laiotă was domnitor of the principality of Wallachia in the 1470s, repeating the achievement of his father Dan II in being elected by the boyars as Prince on five different occasions. Moreover, he succeeded the same domnitor on four...
the Old - Basil I of Kiev (d.1237) the Fair
- Basil I the Macedonian
- Basil I of Rostov the Brave
- Basil IIBasil IIBasil II , known in his time as Basil the Porphyrogenitus and Basil the Young to distinguish him from his ancestor Basil I the Macedonian, was a Byzantine emperor from the Macedonian dynasty who reigned from 10 January 976 to 15 December 1025.The first part of his long reign was dominated...
, Byzantine Emperor Bulgaroktonos, the Bulgar-Slayer, the Apogee of Byzantine Power http://members.fortunecity.com/fstav1/emperors/basilb.html http://www.florilegium.org/files/CULTURES/Rus-Handbook-art.html - Basil II of Pskov (1356–1358) Waked the Waves
- Basil III of Pskov (1448–1455) the Comb
- BalthildBalthildSaint Balthild of Ascania , also called Bathilda, Baudour, or Bauthieult, was the wife and queen of Clovis II, king of Burgundy and Neustria . Two traditions, independent and conflicting, trace what Wilhelm Levison accounted "truly an extraordinary career for an English slave sold to the Continent"...
the Saint http://www.orthodox.net/western-saints/bathild-queen-of-france.html - Bayezid IBayezid IBayezid I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1389 to 1402. He was the son of Murad I and Valide Sultan Gülçiçek Hatun.-Biography:Bayezid was born in Edirne and spent his youth in Bursa, where he received a high-level education...
, Ottoman Sultan the Fighter, the Lightning, the Lightning Bolt, the Thunderbolt http://www.osmanli700.gen.tr/english/miscel/ranks.html http://www.allaboutturkey.com/yildirim.htm - Bayezid IIBayezid IIBayezid II or Sultân Bayezid-î Velî was the oldest son and successor of Mehmed II, ruling as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512...
, Ottoman Sultan, the Equitable, the Fair, the Guardian, the Just, the Mystic, the Saint, the Theologian http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9013877/Bayezid-II :Image:Beyazid II.jpg http://www.osmanli700.gen.tr/english/miscel/poet.html http://www.osmanli700.gen.tr/english/miscel/ranks.html http://www.practicalturkish.com/encyclopedia-o.html - Beatrice of Faucigny (1237–1310) la Grand Dauphine, wife of Guigues VII, Dauphin of Vienne (d.1269)
- Beatrice CenciBeatrice CenciBeatrice Cenci was an Italian noblewoman. She is famous as the protagonist in a lurid murder trial in Rome....
the Beautiful Parricide http://manybooks.net/support/b/brewere/brewere1143111431-8.exp.html - Beatrix of SwabiaElisabeth of HohenstaufenBeatrice of Swabia was Queen of Castile and Leon as the wife of King Ferdinand III...
the Young, the Younger, queen of Ferdinand III of CastileFerdinand III of CastileSaint Ferdinand III, T.O.S.F., was the King of Castile from 1217 and León from 1230. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile. Through his second marriage he was also Count of Aumale. He finished the work done by his maternal grandfather Alfonso VIII and consolidated the... - Bela II of HungaryBéla II of HungaryBéla II the Blind , King of Hungary and Croatia . Still as a child, Béla was blinded by his uncle, King Coloman who wanted to ensure the succession of his own son, the future King Stephen II...
the Blind - Bela III of HungaryBéla III of HungaryBéla III was King of Hungary and Croatia . He was educated in the court of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I who was planning to ensure his succession in the Byzantine Empire till the birth of his own son...
the Byzantine King http://www.hungarian-history.hu/lib/hunspir/hsp12.htm - Bela IV of HungaryBéla IV of HungaryBéla IV , King of Hungary and of Croatia , duke of Styria 1254–58. One of the most famous kings of Hungary, he distinguished himself through his policy of strengthening of the royal power following the example of his grandfather Bela III, and by the rebuilding Hungary after the catastrophe of the...
the Miracle King, the Second Builder of the Hungarian Kingdom - Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of BeaconsfieldBenjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of BeaconsfieldBenjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS, was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure. Starting from comparatively humble origins, he served in government for three decades, twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom...
Dizzy http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html - Berengar II of ItalyBerengar II of ItalyBerengar of Ivrea , sometimes also referred to as Berengar II of Italy, was Margrave of Ivrea and usurper King of Italy from 950 until his deposition in 961, the last before Italy's incorporation into the Holy Roman Empire...
Berengar of Ivrea - Berengar of NamurBerengar of NamurBerengarius of Namur was mentioned in 908 as count of the Lommegau, that would afterwards become the county of Namur. The origins of Berengar are unknown. He supposedly married a daughter of the count of Hainaut, Reginar I.-Sources:*...
de Lomme - Berenguela of CastileBerenguela of CastileBerengaria was Queen regnant of Castile in 1217 and Queen consort of León from 1197 to 1204.-Family origins:...
the Great - Berenguer Ramon I, Count of BarcelonaBerenguer Ramon I, Count of BarcelonaBerengar Raymond I the Crooked, also called the Hunchback was the count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona from 1018 to his death.He was the son of Raymond Borrell, count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona and his wife Ermesinde of Carcassonne...
the Hunchback http://www.grec.net/cgibin/dificil.pgm?USUARI=&SESSIO=&PGMORI=E&NDCHEC=0009462 the Hunchback - Berenguer Ramon II, Count of BarcelonaBerenguer Ramon II, Count of BarcelonaBerenguer Ramon II the Fratricide was Count of Barcelona from 1076 to 1097. He was the son of Ramon Berenguer I, and initially ruled jointly with his twin brother Ramon Berenguer II....
the Fratricide - Berenguer the WiseBerenguer the WiseBerengar, called the Wise , was the count of Toulouse and duke of Septimania . He held the County of Barcelona concomitantly with Septimania....
- Bermudo I of AsturiasBermudo I of AsturiasBermudo I , called the Deacon or the Monk, was the King of Asturias from 788 or 789 until his abdication in 791. He was a son of Fruela, brother of Alfonso I, and a brother of Aurelius...
the Deacon - Bermudo II of LeónBermudo II of LeónBermudo II , called the Gouty , was the King of Galicia and León . His reign is summed up by Justo Pérez de Urbel's description of him as "el pobre rey atormentado en la vida por la espada de Almanzor y en muerte por la pluma vengadora de un obispo" Bermudo (or Vermudo) II (956–999), called the...
the Gouty - Bernard I of ArmagnacBernard I of ArmagnacBernard I , called the Suspicious, was the first Count of Armagnac.He was the second son of William Garcés of Fézensac. When William died in 960, he divided his county up, giving Fézensac to his eldest son Odo, Armagnac to Bernard, and Gause to the youngest son Fredelon.For his many sins, Bernard...
the Dodger - Bernard I, Count of Besalú Taillefer
- Bernard I, Count of Rouergue, 864–872 the Calf
- Bernard I, Count of Toulouse (d. 877) le Veau (the calf)
- Bernard I, Viscount of Girona, 1328 the Old
- Bernard II of Auvergne (d. 886) Hairyfoot, Plantevelue
- Bernard II Tumapaler of Gascony Tumapaler
- Bernard II, Count of Besalú Trunus
- Bernard III, Margrave of Baden-Pforzheim, 1453–1458 the Fortunate
- Bernard VII, Count of Lippe (1429–1511) the Warlike
- Bernard I of ArmagnacBernard I of ArmagnacBernard I , called the Suspicious, was the first Count of Armagnac.He was the second son of William Garcés of Fézensac. When William died in 960, he divided his county up, giving Fézensac to his eldest son Odo, Armagnac to Bernard, and Gause to the youngest son Fredelon.For his many sins, Bernard...
the Suspicious, the Distrustful - Bernard of Pont-Audemer the Dane http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/HARCOURT.htm
- Bernard-Anton IV (d.1129), Viscount of Albi Trencavel http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/France/Dynastie_de_Lautrec-Trencavel.htm
- Bernat of SeptimaniaBernat of SeptimaniaBernard of Septimania , son of William of Gellone, was the Frankish Duke of Septimania and Count of Barcelona from 826 to 832 and again from 835 to his execution. He was also count of Carcassonne from 837. He was appointed to succeed his fellow Frank Rampon...
- Bernhard I, Count of Bentheim Paterbernd http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/tecklenburg_grafen_von/bernhard_1_paterbernd_graf_von_bentheim_+_1421.html
- Bernhard of Silesia (1252/58–1285) the Cunning
- Bernhard, Duke of Silesia (1290–1326) Stateczny
- Bernhard of Silesia Skoczek
- Berthold III of Spoleto Berthold de Duce
- Berthold VII, Count of Henneberg-Schleussingen (c.1272–1340) the Wise
- Berthold, Duke of Carinthia the Bearded
- Berthold of Zahringen (1024–1077)
- Bertrada of LaonBertrada of LaonBertrada of Laon, also called Bertha Broadfoot , was a Frankish queen.- Biography :...
au Grand Pied (the large footed) - Bertrand de Poulengy, Lord of Gondrecourt Pollichonhttp://perso.orange.fr/jean-claude.colrat/2metz.htm
- Bertrand du GuesclinBertrand du GuesclinBertrand du Guesclin , known as the Eagle of Brittany or the Black Dog of Brocéliande, was a Breton knight and French military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He was Constable of France from 1370 to his death...
the Eagle of Brittany, the Black Dog of Brocéliande - Bezmer or Bayar, Prince of Bulgaria, 642–644 the Rich, l'Inlassable
- Bjorn of Denmark the Chapman http://www.sepo.net/books/early-kings-of-norway/eric-blood-axe-and-brothers/
- Bjørn FarmannBjørn FarmannBjørn Farmann was the king of Vestfold. Bjørn was one of the sons of Harald Fairhair, the first king of Norway...
- Bjorn I of SwedenBjörn IronsideBjörn Ironside was a semi-legendary king of Sweden who would have lived sometime in the 9th century. Björn Ironside is said to have been the first ruler of a new dynasty...
, 785–800 Ironside - Björn Ironside HaraldssonBjörn Ironside HaraldssonBjörn Haraldsen Ironside was a Danish prince.Bjorn was one of the 15 sons of prince Harald Kesja. Björn married princess Katarina Ingesdotter of Sweden, the daughter of King Inge I of Sweden. Björn was the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, a Swedish queen.Björn was executed by orders from his...
Ironside - Bjorn Haraldsson, King of Vestfold (Norway)Bjørn FarmannBjørn Farmann was the king of Vestfold. Bjørn was one of the sons of Harald Fairhair, the first king of Norway...
(892–927) the Merchant - Blot-SweynBlot-SweynSweyn was a Swedish king c. 1080, who replaced his Christian brother-in-law Inge as King of Sweden, when Inge had refused to administer the blóts at the Temple at Uppsala. There is no mention of Sweyn in the regnal list of the Westrogothic law, which suggests that his rule did not reach...
the Sacrificer - Boris, Prince Glazaty Glazaty http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik13.html
- Boleslaw V the ChasteBoleslaw V the ChasteBolesław V the Chaste or the Shy was Duke of Sandomierz in Lesser Poland from 1232 and High Duke of Poland from 1243 until his death.He was the son of High Duke Leszek I the White, who was assassinated in 1227...
the Short Boot, the Short Stocking - Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania-Barth-RugenBogislaw XIII, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw XIII of Pomerania , son of Philip I and Maria of Saxony, was a princes of Stettin and Wolgast, and a member of the Griffins ....
, (1569–1606) "the Godly" - Bolko I, Duke of SilesiaBolko I the StrictBolko I the Strict also known as the Raw or of Jawor , was a Duke of Lwówek during 1278-81 and Jawor since 1278 , sole Duke of Lwówek since 1286, Duke of Świdnica-Ziębice since 1291.He was the second son of Bolesław II the Bald, Duke of Legnica by his first wife Hedwig, daughter of...
the Strict - Boleslaus III of Poland the Wry-mouth, Krzywousty
- Bolko III, Duke of Silesia-Liegnitz, 1311–1342 Szczodry
- Boleslaw II the BaldBoleslaw II the BaldBolesław II the Rogatka was a Duke of Kraków briefly in 1241, of Southern Greater Poland during 1241–1247, and Duke of all Silesia–Wrocław from 1241 until 1248, when it was divided between him and his brothers. He was Duke of Środa Śląska in Silesia from 1277 onward...
the Savage - Boniface III of TuscanyBoniface III of TuscanyBoniface III , son of Tedald of Canossa and the father of Matilda of Canossa, was the most powerful north Italian prince of his age...
Boniface of Canossa - Bolesław II the Bold, the Generous, the Liberal, the Magnanimous
- Bolko III, Duke of Silesia (1291–1352) the Generous, the Liberal, the Magnanimous
- Boniface of Savoy the Roland
- Bolesław V the Chaste, the Timid
- Boleslaw III of Silesia (1291–1352) the Spendthrift, the Extravagant
- Bogdan III cel OrbBogdan III cel OrbBogdan III the One-Eyed or Bogdan III the Blind Voivode of Moldavia from July 2, 1504 to 1517.-Family:He was born in Huşi as the son of Voivode Ştefan cel Mare and his wife Maria Voichiţa...
the Blind - Boleslaus III of BohemiaBoleslaus III of BohemiaBoleslaus III , called the Red or the Blind, was the duke of Bohemia from 999 until 1002 AD. He was the "worst of all men who ever sat on the Bohemian throne."...
the Blind - Boleslaus, Duke of Bohemia the Brave
- Bogdan III cel OrbBogdan III cel OrbBogdan III the One-Eyed or Bogdan III the Blind Voivode of Moldavia from July 2, 1504 to 1517.-Family:He was born in Huşi as the son of Voivode Ştefan cel Mare and his wife Maria Voichiţa...
the One-Eyed - Bohemund IV of AntiochBohemund IV of AntiochBohemond IV of Antioch , also known as the One-Eyed , was ruler of the Principality of Antioch between 1201 and 1205, again between 1208 and 1216, and again from 1219 until his death...
the One-Eyed - Boguslaw V, Duke of Pomerania, 1368–1373 the Old
- Boso I, Count of La Marche and Périgord, 958–988, the Old
- Boso III of Turin(d.855), Count of Italy the Old
- Boleslaw III of Silesia the Thriftless
- Boleslaw II the BaldBoleslaw II the BaldBolesław II the Rogatka was a Duke of Kraków briefly in 1241, of Southern Greater Poland during 1241–1247, and Duke of all Silesia–Wrocław from 1241 until 1248, when it was divided between him and his brothers. He was Duke of Środa Śląska in Silesia from 1277 onward...
the Tollgate - Boleslav II of Bohemia the Chaste
- Boleslaw V the ChasteBoleslaw V the ChasteBolesław V the Chaste or the Shy was Duke of Sandomierz in Lesser Poland from 1232 and High Duke of Poland from 1243 until his death.He was the son of High Duke Leszek I the White, who was assassinated in 1227...
- Bouchard, Minur Dominicur of Corsica the Constable
- Bogdan I of MoldaviaBogdan I of MoldaviaBogdan I the Founder was the third or fourth voivode of Moldavia . He and his successors established the independence of Moldavia, freeing the territory east of the Carpathian Mountains of Hungarian and Tatar domination....
the Saxon - Boleslaw I the Brave the Brave
- Boleslaw II the BaldBoleslaw II the BaldBolesław II the Rogatka was a Duke of Kraków briefly in 1241, of Southern Greater Poland during 1241–1247, and Duke of all Silesia–Wrocław from 1241 until 1248, when it was divided between him and his brothers. He was Duke of Środa Śląska in Silesia from 1277 onward...
- Boleslaw II the Bold
- Boleslaw II, Duke of Silesia-Liegnitz, 1241–1278 the Bald
- Bohemund III of AntiochBohemund III of AntiochBohemond III of Antioch , also known as the Stammerer or the Stutterer, was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to his death. He was a son of Constance of Antioch by her first husband Raymond of Poitiers...
the Stammerer - Bolko V, Duke of Silesia the Hussite
- BoabdilBoabdilAbu `Abdallah Muhammad XII , known as Boabdil , was the twenty-second and last Nasrid ruler of Granada in Iberia. He was also called el chico, the little, or el zogoybi, the unfortunate...
the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King - BoabdilBoabdilAbu `Abdallah Muhammad XII , known as Boabdil , was the twenty-second and last Nasrid ruler of Granada in Iberia. He was also called el chico, the little, or el zogoybi, the unfortunate...
the Little, the Small - Bolko II or Boleslaus II, Duke of Silesia-Świdnica, 1326–1368 "The Little", "Small"
- Bohemund III of AntiochBohemund III of AntiochBohemond III of Antioch , also known as the Stammerer or the Stutterer, was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to his death. He was a son of Constance of Antioch by her first husband Raymond of Poitiers...
"Le Bembe" - Boleslaw I the TallBoleslaw I the TallBoleslaus I the Tall was a Duke of Wroclaw from 1163 until his death.He was the eldest son of Władysław II the Exile by his wife Agnes of Babenberg, daughter of Margrave Leopold III of Austria and half-sister of King Conrad III of Germany.- Early Years:...
- Bolko II of Silesia the Short
- Bouchard III of Nevers (1055–1085), Count of Vendôme the Young, the Younger
- Boris GodunovBoris Godunov (opera)Boris Godunov is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky . The work was composed between 1868 and 1873 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is Mussorgsky's only completed opera and is considered his masterpiece. Its subjects are the Russian ruler Boris Godunov, who reigned as Tsar during the Time of Troubles,...
the Great Sovereign's Brother-in-Law http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9313883 - Botho III, Count of Stolberg (1467–1538) the Blissful, the Beatific
- Boto of Botenstein (1027–1104) the Bold, son of Hartwig II (d.1027), Count PalatineCount palatineCount palatine is a high noble title, used to render several comital styles, in some cases also shortened to Palatine, which can have other meanings as well.-Comes palatinus:...
of BavariaBavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany... - Bouchard Ratepilate, Count of Vendôme Boterel
- Bouchard II, Count of Vendôme, 1023–1028 the Bald
- Bouchard II, Lord of Montmorency, 980–1020 the Bearded
- BoudicaBoudicaBoudica , also known as Boadicea and known in Welsh as "Buddug" was queen of the British Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire....
the Bringer of Victory - Boris I of BulgariaBoris I of BulgariaBoris I, also known as Boris-Mihail and Bogoris was the Knyaz of First Bulgarian Empire in 852–889. At the time of his baptism in 864, Boris was named Michael after his godfather, Emperor Michael III...
the Saint http://www.omda.bg/engl/history/boris1.htm - Boris and GlebBoris and GlebBoris and Gleb , Christian names Roman and David, respectively, were the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus' after the Christianization of the country....
the Saint - Bolesław III Wrymouth el Ironico http://www.satrapa1.com/articulos/media/sitiopiast/piastas.html#mieszko
- Bogislaw III, Duke of Pomerania the Great
- Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania, 1471–1523 the Great
- Boleslaw I of Silesia (1270-1301) the Great
- Bolko I, Duke of Silesia (1270–1301) the Great
- Boris of Tver (1425–1461) the Great
- Boleslav II of Bohemia the Debonair
- Boleslaus II, Duke of Silesia, 1242–1278 Rogatka
- BoabdilBoabdilAbu `Abdallah Muhammad XII , known as Boabdil , was the twenty-second and last Nasrid ruler of Granada in Iberia. He was also called el chico, the little, or el zogoybi, the unfortunate...
the Unlucky - Botho I, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg (1403–1455) the Elder
- Bogislaw XIII, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw XIII, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw XIII of Pomerania , son of Philip I and Maria of Saxony, was a princes of Stettin and Wolgast, and a member of the Griffins ....
the Pious - Boleslaw V the ChasteBoleslaw V the ChasteBolesław V the Chaste or the Shy was Duke of Sandomierz in Lesser Poland from 1232 and High Duke of Poland from 1243 until his death.He was the son of High Duke Leszek I the White, who was assassinated in 1227...
the Pious - Boleslav II of Bohemia the Pious
- Boniface III of TuscanyBoniface III of TuscanyBoniface III , son of Tedald of Canossa and the father of Matilda of Canossa, was the most powerful north Italian prince of his age...
the Pious http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/Italie/Dynasties_Lombardes.htm - Botho II, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg, 1511–1538 the Fortunate
- Boleslaw IV the CurlyBoleslaw IV the CurlyBolesław IV the Curly from the Piast dynasty was Duke of Masovia since 1138 and High Duke of Poland from 1146 until his death....
- Bohemund VI of AntiochBohemund VI of AntiochBohemond VI of Antioch , called the Fair , was the Prince of Antioch and Count of Tripoli from 1251 until his death. He ruled while Antioch was caught between the warring empires of the Mongols and the Egyptian Mamluks. In 1268 Antioch was captured by the Mamluks, and he was thenceforth a prince in...
the Handsome - Bohemund VII of TripoliBohemund VII of TripoliBohemond VII of Tripoli was the count of Tripoli and nominal prince of Antioch from 1275 to his death. The only part left of the once great Principality of Antioch was the port of Latakia. He spent much of his reign at war with the Templars .Bohemond VII was the son of Bohemond VI of Antioch and...
the Handsome Prince - Boleslav I of Bohemia the Cruel
- Boleslaw II the Bold the Cruel
- Bolko I, Duke of Silesia (1252/56–1301) the Cruel
- Bon Adrien Jeannot de MonceyBon Adrien Jeannot de MonceyBon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey , 1st Duke of Conegliano, 1st Baron of Conegliano, Peer of France , Marshal of France, was a prominent soldier in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars....
Fabius - Bogdan I of MoldaviaBogdan I of MoldaviaBogdan I the Founder was the third or fourth voivode of Moldavia . He and his successors established the independence of Moldavia, freeing the territory east of the Carpathian Mountains of Hungarian and Tatar domination....
the Founder - Boleslav III of Bohemia the Red
- Boleslaus II, Duke of Silesia, 1242–1278 Rogatka
- Boris GodunovBoris Godunov (opera)Boris Godunov is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky . The work was composed between 1868 and 1873 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is Mussorgsky's only completed opera and is considered his masterpiece. Its subjects are the Russian ruler Boris Godunov, who reigned as Tsar during the Time of Troubles,...
the Tsar-Slave http://www.ivan-the-terrible.com/ - Bouchard I of Vendôme the Venerable
- Brunhilda of AustrasiaBrunhilda of AustrasiaBrunhilda was a Visigothic princess, married to king Sigebert I of Austrasia who ruled the eastern kingdoms of Austrasia and Burgundy in the names of her sons and grandsons...
the Visigoth - Brian BoruBrian BoruBrian Bóruma mac Cennétig, , , was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill. Building on the achievements of his father, Cennétig mac Lorcain, and especially his elder brother, Mathgamain, Brian first made himself King of Munster, then subjugated...
the Irish Charlemagne http://www.um.edu.mt/pub/cdep2.html - BoudicaBoudicaBoudica , also known as Boadicea and known in Welsh as "Buddug" was queen of the British Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire....
the Warrior Queenhttp://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/England-History/Boudica.htm - Bohemund VI of AntiochBohemund VI of AntiochBohemond VI of Antioch , called the Fair , was the Prince of Antioch and Count of Tripoli from 1251 until his death. He ruled while Antioch was caught between the warring empires of the Mongols and the Egyptian Mamluks. In 1268 Antioch was captured by the Mamluks, and he was thenceforth a prince in...
the Good - Bretislaus I of BohemiaBretislaus I of BohemiaBretislaus I , known as Bohemian Achilles, of the house of the Přemyslids, was the duke of Bohemia from 1035 till death.-Youth:...
the Bohemian Achilles, the Czech Achilles http://mujweb.atlas.cz/zabava/historie/princes.html http://www.czeckitout.com/tjeck_history3.htm - Burchard of Mansfeld the Elder
- Burchard I of Querfurt the Pious
- Bruno I, Archbishop of CologneBruno I, Archbishop of CologneBruno the Great was Archbishop of Cologne, Germany, from 953 until his death, and Duke of Lotharingia from 954. He was the brother of Otto I, king of Germany and later Holy Roman Emperor....
the Great - Brochwel YsgithrogBrochwel YsgithrogBrochwel ap Cyngen , better known as Brochwel Ysgrithrog, was a king of Powys in Eastern Wales. The unusual nickname Ysgithrog has been translated as ‘of the canine teeth’, ‘the fanged’ or ‘of the tusk’ .-Family:Brochwel was the son of King Cyngen Glodrydd and his wife St...
of the Tusk - Bruno I, Archbishop of CologneBruno I, Archbishop of CologneBruno the Great was Archbishop of Cologne, Germany, from 953 until his death, and Duke of Lotharingia from 954. He was the brother of Otto I, king of Germany and later Holy Roman Emperor....
the Saint - Bruno of QuerfurtBruno of QuerfurtSaint Bruno of Querfurt , also known as Brun and Boniface, is a sainted missionary bishop and martyr, who was beheaded near the border of Kievan Rus and Lithuania while trying to spread Christianity in Eastern Europe...
the Saint - Brian IV, King of Thomond, 1343-1350 the White http://www.hostkingdom.net/irel.html#Munster
- Bruno of QuerfurtBruno of QuerfurtSaint Bruno of Querfurt , also known as Brun and Boniface, is a sainted missionary bishop and martyr, who was beheaded near the border of Kievan Rus and Lithuania while trying to spread Christianity in Eastern Europe...
the Second Apostle of the Prussians http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03018a.htm - Branimir of CroatiaBranimir of CroatiaBranimir was a ruler of Dalmatian Croatia who reigned as Knez from 879 to 892. He was recognized by Pope John VIII as the Duke of the Croats...
the Glorious Duke http://www.croatianhistory.net/etf/et01.html#dukes - Brochwel YsgithrogBrochwel YsgithrogBrochwel ap Cyngen , better known as Brochwel Ysgrithrog, was a king of Powys in Eastern Wales. The unusual nickname Ysgithrog has been translated as ‘of the canine teeth’, ‘the fanged’ or ‘of the tusk’ .-Family:Brochwel was the son of King Cyngen Glodrydd and his wife St...
the Fanged - Brochwel Ysgithrog, King of Powys Brochwel of the Canine Teeth
- Brian O'Brien, King of Thomond, 1369–1399 Brian of the Battle of Aonagh
- Brian, King of Thomond, 1366–1399 Brian of the Battle of Nenagh (Catha-an-Aonaigh)
- Brian BoruBrian BoruBrian Bóruma mac Cennétig, , , was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill. Building on the achievements of his father, Cennétig mac Lorcain, and especially his elder brother, Mathgamain, Brian first made himself King of Munster, then subjugated...
the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King - Brian BoruBrian BoruBrian Bóruma mac Cennétig, , , was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill. Building on the achievements of his father, Cennétig mac Lorcain, and especially his elder brother, Mathgamain, Brian first made himself King of Munster, then subjugated...
of the Tributes (Boruma) http://www.lbdb.com/TMDisplayLeader.cfm?PID=5934 - Bretislaus I of BohemiaBretislaus I of BohemiaBretislaus I , known as Bohemian Achilles, of the house of the Přemyslids, was the duke of Bohemia from 1035 till death.-Youth:...
the Warrior - Brian III, King of Thomond, 1268-1277 the Red http://www.hostkingdom.net/irel.html#Munster
- Burebista of Dacia the Cunning
- Burchard of Mansfeld the Young, the Younger
- Burkhard I of Zollern (d.1193), Count of Hohenberg the Whiner