List of nicknames of European royalty and nobility: L
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- Ladislaus I of Hungary the Most Elegant King (Lat. Elegantissimus Rex), the Saint
- Ladislaus III of HungaryLadislaus III of HungaryLadislaus III was King of Hungary. and Croatia .He was the only son of King Emeric, King of Hungary and his queen, Infanta Constance of Aragon....
the Child - Ladislaus IV of Hungary the Kuman
- Ladislaus IV of Poland the Short
- Ladislaus of Naples the Generous, the Liberal, the Magnanimous, the Victorious
- Ladislaus Posthumus of Bohemia and Hungary the Bardless King, the Posthumous
- Lambert I of LeuvenLambert I of LeuvenLambert I of Leuven nicknamed "The Bearded" was the first Count of Leuven in 1003...
the Bearded, Lambert with the Beard - Lambert II, Count of LeuvenLambert II, Count of LeuvenLambert II was count of Leuven between 1033 and 1054. Lambert was the son of Lambert I of Leuven .According the he followed his brother Henry I of Leuven....
der Gegürtete, le Ceinturé, Lambert Balderic, the Belted - Lambert, Count of Camerino (d.873) the Bald
- Landulf I of BeneventoLandulf I of BeneventoLandulf I , sometimes called Antipater, was a Lombard nobleman and the Prince of Benevento and of Capua from 12 January 901, when his father, Atenulf I, prince of Capua and conqueror of Benevento, associated his with him in power...
Antipater - Landulf II of BeneventoLandulf II of BeneventoLandulf II , called the Red, was the Lombard prince of Benevento and prince of Capua from 939 or 940, when his father, Landulf I, first associated him with the government, his mother was Gemma, daughter of Athanasius of Naples. He may have been associated as early as 933, when his elder brother,...
the Red - Landulf of Capua the Cunning
- Laurent, marquis de Gouvion Saint-CyrLaurent, marquis de Gouvion Saint-CyrLaurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, 1st Marquis of Gouvion-Saint-Cyr was a French commander in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who rose to Marshal of France and Marquis...
l'Homme de Glace, le Mauvaix Coucheur, the Owl - Lazar of SerbiaLazar of SerbiaLazar Hrebeljanović , was a medieval nobleman that emerged as the most powerful Serbian ruler after the death of the previous, childless, Emperor Uroš the Weak, which resulted in years of instability in the Serbian realm. As Stefan Lazar, he was Prince of Serbia from 1371 to 1389, ruling what is...
Emperor Lazar, Tsar Lazar, Hrebeljanovic, the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King - Lazare CarnotLazare CarnotLazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot , the Organizer of Victory in the French Revolutionary Wars, was a French politician, engineer, and mathematician.-Education and early life:...
the Great Carnot, the Organizer of Victory - Leo I the Thracian, Byzantine Emperor the Butcher http://www.roman-emperors.org/leo1.htm, the Great, the Thracian
- Leo II of ArmeniaLeo II of ArmeniaLeo II , also Leon II, Levon II or Lewon II was the tenth lord of Armenian Cilicia or “Lord of the Mountains” , and the first king of Armenian Cilicia .During his reign, Leo succeeded in establishing Cilician Armenia as a powerful and a unified Christian...
the Great http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Asia/Armenia/_Texts/KURARM/29*.html, the Magnificent http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Asia/Armenia/_Texts/KURARM/29*.html - Leo I of GaetaLeo I of GaetaLeo I, called the Usurper, was the usurping consul and duke of Gaeta on two quite separate occasions. He was the son of one Docibilis, a relative of the Docibilian dynasty, probably a son of Duke Gregory....
the Usurper - Leo II (emperor)Leo II (emperor)Leo II was Byzantine Emperor for less than a year in 474. He was the son of Zeno and Ariadne, and maternal grandson of Leo I and Verina. As Leo's closest male relative, he was named successor upon his grandfather's death. After taking his father as colleague, he died of an unknown disease about 10...
the Little - Leo IIILeo III the IsaurianLeo III the Isaurian or the Syrian , was Byzantine emperor from 717 until his death in 741...
, Byzantine Emperor Konon, the Isaurian http://www.roman-emperors.org/leoiii.htm - Leo IVLeo IV the KhazarLeo IV the Khazar was Byzantine Emperor from 775 to 780 CE.Leo was the son of Emperor Constantine V by his first wife, Irene of Khazaria , the daughter of a Khagan of the Khazars...
, Byzantine Emperor the Khazar - Leo VLeo V the ArmenianLeo V the Armenian was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 813 to 820. A senior general, he forced his predecessor, Michael I Rangabe, to abdicate and assumed the throne. He ended the decade-long war with the Bulgars, and initiated the second period of Byzantine Iconoclasm...
, Byzantine Emperor the Armenian - Leo VI the WiseLeo VI the WiseLeo VI, surnamed the Wise or the Philosopher , was Byzantine emperor from 886 to 912. The second ruler of the Macedonian dynasty , he was very well-read, leading to his surname...
the Philosopher, the Wise http://books.google.ca/books?id=imFMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA458&lpg=PA458&dq=leo+i+the+thracian+the+great&source=web&ots=8shpzzUlpY&sig=AhnLZ0zl6Iyf_iQnPGtKX-9S2XM&hl=en#PPA459,M1 - Pope Leo IXPope Leo IXPope Saint Leo IX , born Bruno of Eguisheim-Dagsburg, was Pope from February 12, 1049 to his death. He was a German aristocrat and as well as being Pope was a powerful secular ruler of central Italy. He is regarded as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, with the feast day of April 19...
the Saint - Leonor of ViseuLeonor of ViseuEleanor of Viseu was a Portuguese infanta and later queen consort of Portugal.To distinguish her from other infantas of the same name, she is commonly known as Eleanor of Viseu or Eleanor of Lancaster Eleanor of Viseu (2 May 1458–17 November 1525; ) was a Portuguese infanta (princess) and...
the Old Queen - Leonor Telles de MenezesLeonor Telles de MenezesLeonor Telles de Menezes was a queen consort of Portugal and regent during the years 1383–1385. She was the wife of a Portuguese nobleman from whom she was forcibly divorced by King Ferdinand I, who afterward married her...
the Deceitful - Leopold I, Holy Roman EmperorLeopold I, Holy Roman Emperor| style="float:right;" | Leopold I was a Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. A member of the Habsburg family, he was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria...
Turkenpoeldel http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6793002 - Leopold I of Austria (Babenberg) http://www.rodaun.info/regenten/regenten-010.html
- Leopold I of Austria (Habsburg) the Glorious, the Habsburgs' Sword
- Leopold I of BelgiumLeopold I of BelgiumLeopold I was from 21 July 1831 the first King of the Belgians, following Belgium's independence from the Netherlands. He was the founder of the Belgian line of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...
the Nestor of Europe http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html http://www.nndb.com/people/033/000094748/ , the Uncle of Europe http://www.bookrags.com/biography/leopold-i/ - Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-DessauLeopold I, Prince of Anhalt-DessauLeopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau. He was also a Generalfeldmarschall in the Prussian army...
the Old Dessauer http://www.baroquemusic.org/Leipzig1745.html - Leopold II of Austria the Handsome
- Leopold II of BelgiumLeopold II of BelgiumLeopold II was the second king of the Belgians. Born in Brussels the second son of Leopold I and Louise-Marie of Orléans, he succeeded his father to the throne on 17 December 1865 and remained king until his death.Leopold is chiefly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free...
the Butcher of Congo http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/35/181.html; the King-Builder - Leopold II, Holy Roman EmperorLeopold II, Holy Roman EmperorLeopold II , born Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard, was Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Bohemia from 1790 to 1792, Archduke of Austria and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. He was a son of Emperor Francis I and his wife, Empress Maria Theresa...
Leopold the Wise, the Duke of Peace, the Enlightened Despot, the King of Shepherds - Leopold III of Austria (Babenberg) St. Leopold of Babenberg, Leopold the Good, Patron Saint of Austria, the Founder of Klosterneuburg, the Mild Margrave, the Patron of Canons, the Saint http://www.augustiniancanons.org/Klosterneuburg/Leopold.htm http://aeiou.iicm.tugraz.at/aeiou.history.data.jpg/000242.jpg
- Leopold III the Able, the Pious, the Worthy
- Leopold IV of Austria (Babenberg) the Generous, the Liberal, the Magnanimous, the Spendthrift, the Extravagant
- Leopold IV, Duke of AustriaLeopold IV, Duke of AustriaLeopold IV of Austria, Duke of Further Austria was an Austrian Habsburg Duke of the Leopoldinian Line.He was the second son of Leopold III. His eldest brother Duke William of Inner Austria took him as his effective co-ruler, putting him in particular charge of Further Austria, which also meant...
the Fat, the Magnificent, the Proud - Leopold V of Austria (Babenberg) the Able, the Virtuous
- Leopold V, Duke of AustriaLeopold V, Duke of AustriaLeopold V , the Virtuous, was a Babenberg duke of Austria from 1177 and of Styria from 1192 until his death...
the Pious - Leopold, Duke of LorraineLeopold, Duke of LorraineLeopold , surnamed the Good, was Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1690 to his death.-Early life:Leopold Joseph Charles Dominique Agapet Hyacinthe was the son of Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, and his wife Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, a half-sister of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.At the time of...
- Leopold of StyriaLeopold of StyriaLeopold the Strong was Margrave of Styria from 1122 to 1129. He was the son of Margrave Ottokar II of Styria and Elisabeth of Austria from the Babenberg family. His wife was Sophie of Bavaria. He was succeeded by his son Margrave Ottokar III of Styria....
the Brave, the Strong - Leopold of Babenberg (1207–1216) the Child, son of Leopold VI of Austria, died when he fell from a tree.
- Leopold, Duke of LorraineLeopold, Duke of LorraineLeopold , surnamed the Good, was Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1690 to his death.-Early life:Leopold Joseph Charles Dominique Agapet Hyacinthe was the son of Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, and his wife Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, a half-sister of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.At the time of...
the Father of the People and of the Aristocracy - Leif EricsonLeif EricsonLeif Ericson was a Norse explorer who is regarded as the first European to land in North America , nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus...
the Lucky - LestkoLestkoLestko is the second legendary duke of Poland, and son of Siemowit, born ca. 870-880. Though proof of his actual existence is unclear, if he did exist, he must have been an influential person, because the tribes that lived in what is now Poland were known as "Lestkowici".- Bibliography :*...
the Astute, the Shrewd - Leszek I the WhiteLeszek I the WhiteLeszek I the White , also listed by some sources as Leszek II the White, was Prince of Sandomierz and High Duke of Poland from 1194 until his death, except for the short periods following when he was deposed as Polish ruler...
- Leszek II the BlackLeszek II the BlackLeszek the Black , named after his black hair, was one of the High Dukes of the fragmented Kingdom of Poland. He ruled from 1279 to 1288, and was married to Agrippina of Slavonia with no children.- Life :...
- Letizia RamolinoLetizia RamolinoNobile Maria Letizia Buonaparte née Ramolino was the mother of Napoleon I of France....
Madame Mère - LicinianusLicinianusIulius Valens Licinianus was a Roman usurper in 250.Apparently, Licinianus, who was a senator, had the support of the Roman Senate and parts of the population when he initiated an uprising against Decius, who was fighting the Goths. However, Valerian, who had been left in charge in Rome by Decius,...
the Barracks Emperor, the Emperor of the Army - Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of ClarenceLionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of ClarenceLionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, jure uxoris 4th Earl of Ulster and 5th Baron of Connaught, KG was the third son, but the second son to survive infancy, of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...
- Llywelyn the GreatLlywelyn the GreatLlywelyn the Great , full name Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, was a Prince of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually de facto ruler over most of Wales...
the Great - Llywelyn ap Llywelyn Ddu the Luxurious
- Llywarch ap Lludica the Lame
- Llywelyn the LastLlywelyn the LastLlywelyn ap Gruffydd or Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf , sometimes rendered as Llywelyn II, was the last prince of an independent Wales before its conquest by Edward I of England....
Our Last Leader , the Last - Llywarch HenLlywarch HenLlywarch Hen was a 6th-century prince of the Brythonic kingdom of Rheged, a ruling family in the Hen Ogledd or 'Old North' of Britain...
the Old - Lope Lopez de Haro (1182–1253), Lord of La Guardia the Little, the Small
- Lope Diaz de Haro II, 4th Lord of Vizcaya Cabeza Brava http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/VIZCAYA.htm
- Lorenzo de' MediciLorenzo de' MediciLorenzo de' Medici was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance. Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent by contemporary Florentines, he was a diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists and poets...
il Popolano, the Magnificent http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2004/artexchange/artexchange_glossary.shtm http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jan/lorenzo.html - Loretta de BraoseLoretta de BraoseLoretta de Braose, Countess of Leicester, was a daughter of William de Braose, lord of Bramber in Sussex and Radnor, Abergavenny and Brecon in Wales and his wife, Maud de St. Valery. Loretta was one of at least five daughters and four sons who survived to adulthood.-Marriage:She married Robert,...
the Recluse of Hackington - Lothair II of LotharingiaLothair II of LotharingiaLothair II was the second son of Emperor Lothair I and Ermengarde of Tours. He was married to Teutberga, daughter of Boso the Elder. He is the namesake of the Lothair Crystal, which he probably commissioned, and of the Cross of Lothair, which was made over a century after his death but...
the Saxon - Lothair II of ItalyLothair II of ItalyLothair II , often Lothair of Arles, was the King of Italy from 948 to his death. He was of the noble Frankish lineage of the Bosonids, descended from Boso the Elder...
Lothair of Arles - Lothair III, Holy Roman EmperorLothair III, Holy Roman EmperorLothair III of Supplinburg , was Duke of Saxony , King of Germany , and Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 to 1137. The son of Count Gebhard of Supplinburg, his reign was troubled by the constant intriguing of Frederick I, Duke of Swabia and Duke Conrad of Franconia...
Lothair of Supplinburg - Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de CondéLouis II de Bourbon, Prince de CondéLouis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé was a French general and the most famous representative of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon. Prior to his father's death in 1646, he was styled the Duc d'Enghien...
the Hero of History (Fr. l'Hero de l'Histoire): - Louis, duc de Bourgogne le Petit Dauphin
- Louis of Bourbon, Duke of OrléansLouis of Bourbon, Duke of OrléansLouis d'Orléans was the Duke of Orléans and a member of the royal family of France, the House of Bourbon, and as such was a prince du sang. At his father's death, he became the First Prince of the Blood...
"le Génovéfain" - Louis Nicolas DavoutLouis Nicolas DavoutLouis-Nicolas d'Avout , better known as Davout, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, was a Marshal of France during the Napoleonic Era. His prodigious talent for war along with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, earned him the title "The Iron Marshal"...
the Terrible - Louis Philippe of France the Citizen King
- Louis William, Margrave of Baden-BadenLouis William, Margrave of Baden-BadenLouis William, Margrave of Baden was the ruler of Baden in Germany and chief commander of the Imperial army. He was also known as Türkenlouis...
der Turkenlois (Turkish Louis) - Louis William, Margrave of Baden-BadenLouis William, Margrave of Baden-BadenLouis William, Margrave of Baden was the ruler of Baden in Germany and chief commander of the Imperial army. He was also known as Türkenlouis...
the Red King - Louis of SicilyLouis of SicilyLouis the Child was King of Sicily from 1342 to 1355.Born in Catania, he was the son of Peter II, whom he succeeded at the age of five, and his mother was Elisabeth of Carinthia. His reign began under the joint regency of his uncle John, Duke of Randazzo, and his mother.He lived at Randazzo...
the Child - Louis of ToulouseLouis of ToulouseSaint Louis of Toulouse was a cadet of the royal French house of Anjou who was made a Catholic bishop. The California mission, city and county of San Luis Obispo, California, are named after him....
the Saint - Louis, Duke of Württemberg, 1568-1593 the Saint
- Louis I, Margrave of Brandenburg, 1324-1351 the Elder
- Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-UrachLudwig I, Count of Württemberg-UrachLudwig I , Count of Württemberg. He was a son of count Eberhard IV and Henriette of Montbéliard. He reigned from 1419 until 1450....
the Elder - Louis I of FlandersLouis I of FlandersLouis I was Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel.-History:He was the son of Louis I, Count of Nevers, and Joan, Countess of Rethel, and grandson of Robert III of Flanders. He succeeded his father as count of Nevers and his grandfather as count of Flanders in 1322...
Louis of Crecy , Louis of Nevers - Louis I of Spain the Well-Loved
- Louis I, Duke Palatine of Zweibrücken the Black
- Louis I, Duke of BourbonLouis I, Duke of BourbonLouis I de Bourbon, le Boiteux, the Lame was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche, and the first Duke of Bourbon.-Life:...
the Great - Louis I, Count of MontpensierLouis I, Count of MontpensierLouis de Bourbon was the third son of John I, Duke of Bourbon and Marie de Berry, Duchess d'Auvergne; Count of Montpensier, Clermont-en-Auvergne and Sancerre and Dauphin of Auvergne, brother of Charles I of Bourbon...
- Louis I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria the Kelheimer
- Louis I, Cardinal of GuiseLouis I, Cardinal of GuiseLouis de Lorraine was the fourth son of Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon, and the younger brother of Charles of Guise, Cardinal of Lorraine. He was the nephew of Cardinal Jean de Lorraine...
Cardinal de Guise - Louis I of Bavaria the Upright
- Louis I, Duke of BourbonLouis I, Duke of BourbonLouis I de Bourbon, le Boiteux, the Lame was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche, and the first Duke of Bourbon.-Life:...
the Lame - Louis I of Hungary "The Last of the Knight-Kings"
- Louis I of Burgundy, Count of Auxerre the Green Knight
- Louis II de la TrémoilleLouis II de la Trémoillethumb|Portrait of Louis II de la Trémoille by [[Domenico Ghirlandaio]] or one of his assistants.Louis II de la Trémoille was a French general. He served under three kings: Charles VIII, Louis XII, and Francis I...
Chevalier sans Reproche - Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de CondéLouis II de Bourbon, Prince de CondéLouis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé was a French general and the most famous representative of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon. Prior to his father's death in 1646, he was styled the Duc d'Enghien...
the French Alexander - Louis II of France the Stammerer
- Louis II of Bavaria the Dream King
- Louis II of Hungary and BohemiaLouis II of Hungary and BohemiaLouis II was King of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia from 1516 to 1526.- Early life :Louis was the son of Ladislaus II Jagiellon and his third wife, Anne de Foix....
the Child-King - Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, 1514-1532 the Younger
- Ludwig II, Count of Württemberg-UrachLudwig II, Count of Württemberg-UrachLudwig II , Count of Württemberg. The son of count Ludwig I and Mechthild of the Palatinate...
the Younger - Louis II, Landgrave of Thuringia the Jumper, the Springer http://www.thecolefamily.com/hobby/springer.htm
- Louis II of Bavaria the Cruel
- Louis II, Duke of BourbonLouis II, Duke of BourbonLouis de Bourbon, called the Good , son of Peter de Bourbon and Isabella de Valois, was the third Duke of Bourbon....
- Louis II (1390-1463), Prince of Orange the Good
- Louis II, Landgrave of Thuringia, 1140–1172 the Hard, the Iron
- Louis II of FlandersLouis II of FlandersLouis II of Flanders , also Louis III of Artois and Louis I of Palatine Burgundy, known as Louis of Male, was the son of Louis I of Flanders and Margaret I of Burgundy, and Count of Flanders.On his father's death at the Battle of Crécy in 1346, he inherited the counties of Flanders, Nevers, and...
Louis of Male - Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de CondéLouis II de Bourbon, Prince de CondéLouis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé was a French general and the most famous representative of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon. Prior to his father's death in 1646, he was styled the Duc d'Enghien...
the Alexander the Great of France, Monsieur le Prince - Louis II, Count of LoonLouis II, Count of LoonLouis II was count of Loon between the end of the 12th century to 1218.He waged war against duke Henry I of Brabant for the inheritance of Albert III of Moha and the rights on Maastricht and Sint-Truiden. He had the rights of both cities, because he was regent of Duras.Louis married Ada, Countess...
Louis of Loon - Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse, 1413–1458 the Pacific
- Louis II, Cardinal of GuiseLouis II, Cardinal of GuiseLouis II, Cardinal of Guise was the third son of Francis, Duke of Guise and Anna d'Este. His maternal grandparents were Ercole d'Este II, Duke of Ferrara and Renée of France....
Cardinal de Guise - Louis II, Duke of BavariaLouis II, Duke of BavariaDuke Louis II of Bavaria was Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1253. Born in Heidelberg, he was a son of duke Otto II and Agnes of the Palatinate...
the Stern - Louis II de Bourbon the Great Conde
- Louis II, Prince of MonacoLouis II, Prince of MonacoLouis II was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 27 June 1922 until 9 May 1949.-Early years:Born Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi in Baden-Baden, Germany, he was the only child of Prince Albert I of Monaco , and Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton...
the Soldier-Prince - Louis II de la TrémoilleLouis II de la Trémoillethumb|Portrait of Louis II de la Trémoille by [[Domenico Ghirlandaio]] or one of his assistants.Louis II de la Trémoille was a French general. He served under three kings: Charles VIII, Louis XII, and Francis I...
"le Chavalier sans Reproche" - Louis II of Bavaria the Only True King of His Century http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/ludwig.htm http://www.neuschwanstein.de/english/castle/ludwig/index.htm
- Louis III, Prince of CondéLouis III, Prince of CondéLouis de Bourbon, , was Prince of Condé for less than a year, following the death of his father Henry III, Prince of Condé in 1709...
the Green Monkey http://conde.ifrance.com/eal.htm - Louis III, Cardinal of GuiseLouis III, Cardinal of GuiseLouis de Lorraine known as the Cardinal de Guise was the third son of Henry I, Duke of Guise and Catherine of Cleves....
Cardinal de Guise - Louis III, Count Palatine of the Rhine
- Louis III, Prince of CondeLouis III, Prince of CondéLouis de Bourbon, , was Prince of Condé for less than a year, following the death of his father Henry III, Prince of Condé in 1709...
Monsieur le Duc - Louis III, Count Palatine of the Rhine the Elder
- Louis III of Württemberg (1568–1593) the Pious
- Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia the Pious
- Louis III, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg the Younger
- Louis III, Landgrave of Hesse (1402–1458) der Friedsame
- Louis III, Landgrave of Hesse the French
- Louis IV of FranceLouis IV of FranceLouis IV , called d'Outremer or Transmarinus , reigned as King of Western Francia from 936 to 954...
Louis d'Outremer - Louis IV, Count of Chiny the Younger http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/Benelux/Dynastie_d'Avesnes.htm
- Louis IV, Holy Roman EmperorLouis IV, Holy Roman EmperorLouis IV , called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was the King of Germany from 1314, the King of Italy from 1327 and the Holy Roman Emperor from 1328....
Louis of Bavaria, the Bavarian - Louis IV, Count Palatine of the RhineLouis IV, Count Palatine of the RhineLouis IV, Count Palatine of the Rhine was an Elector Palatine of the Rhine from the House of Wittelsbach in 1436 - 1449....
the Mild - Louis IV, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (1424–1449) the Kind
- Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1438–1471) the Outspoken
- Louis V of FranceLouis V of FranceLouis V , called the Indolent or the Sluggard , was the King of Western Francia from 986 until his early death...
the Do-Nothing - Louis V, Duke of BavariaLouis V, Duke of BavariaLouis V, Duke of Bavaria, called the Brandenburger was Duke of Bavaria and as Louis I also Margrave of Brandenburg and Count of Tyrol. Louis V was the eldest son of Emperor Louis IV and his first wife Beatrix of Świdnica...
the Brandenburger - Louis V of FranceLouis V of FranceLouis V , called the Indolent or the Sluggard , was the King of Western Francia from 986 until his early death...
the Feckless' - Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt the Faithful http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07298c.htm
- Louis V of Thuringia (1172–1190) the Gentle
- Louis V, Duke of Upper Bavaria (1347-1361) the Elder
- Louis V, Count Palatine of the Rhine the Pacific
- Louis VI the RomanLouis VI the RomanLouis the Roman was the eldest son of Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian by his second wife, Margaret II, Countess of Hainault, and a member of the House of Wittelsbach. Louis was Duke of Bavaria as Louis VI and Margrave of Brandenburg as Louis II...
Louis the Roman - Louis VI of FranceLouis VI of FranceLouis VI , called the Fat , was King of France from 1108 until his death . Chronicles called him "roi de Saint-Denis".-Reign:...
the Bruiser, the Fat, the Fighter http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/France/Dynastie_Robertide_puis_Capetienne.htm - Louis VI of FranceLouis VI of FranceLouis VI , called the Fat , was King of France from 1108 until his death . Chronicles called him "roi de Saint-Denis".-Reign:...
the Father of the Communes, the Wide-Awake - Louis IX of FranceLouis IX of FranceLouis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
the Solomon of Franc http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html - Louis XI of FranceLouis XI of FranceLouis XI , called the Prudent , was the King of France from 1461 to 1483. He was the son of Charles VII of France and Mary of Anjou, a member of the House of Valois....
the Father of European Diplomacy - Louis VII of FranceLouis VII of FranceLouis VII was King of France, the son and successor of Louis VI . He ruled from 1137 until his death. He was a member of the House of Capet. His reign was dominated by feudal struggles , and saw the beginning of the long rivalry between France and England...
the Foolish ("...for his extremely impolitic conduct), the French, the Royal Damsel, the Younger - Louis VII, Duke of BavariaLouis VII, Duke of BavariaDuke Louis VII of Bavaria was Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1413 until 1443. He was a son of Stephen III and Taddea Visconti.-Biography:...
the Bearded - Louis VIII of FranceLouis VIII of FranceLouis VIII the Lion reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226. He was a member of the House of Capet. Louis VIII was born in Paris, France, the son of Philip II Augustus and Isabelle of Hainaut. He was also Count of Artois, inheriting the county from his mother, from 1190–1226...
the Lion - Louis VIII, Duke of BavariaLouis VIII, Duke of BavariaLouis VIII of Bavaria was Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1443 until his death. He was born in Paris, a son of Louis VII and his first wife Anne de Bourbon-La Marche, a daughter of John I, Count of La Marche...
the Younger - Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt, 1443–1445 the Hunchback
- Louis IX of FranceLouis IX of FranceLouis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
the Arbiter of Europe, the Lieutenant of God on Earth, the Saint - Louis IX, Duke of BavariaLouis IX, Duke of BavariaLouis IX , was Duke of Bavaria-Landshut from 1450. He was a son of Henry XVI the Rich and Margaret of Austria.-Biography:Louis succeeded his father in 1450...
the Rich http://www.uni-regensburg.de/Fakultaeten/phil_Fak_III/Geschichte/Lehre/s2002vsmm17.html - Louis X of FranceLouis X of FranceLouis X of France, , called the Quarreler, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn was the King of Navarre from 1305 and King of France from 1314 until his death...
| Louis I of NavarreNavarreNavarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
the Stubborn (Fr. le Hutin), the Quarrelsome - Louis XI of FranceLouis XI of FranceLouis XI , called the Prudent , was the King of France from 1461 to 1483. He was the son of Charles VII of France and Mary of Anjou, a member of the House of Valois....
the Cruel, the Prudent, the Spider, the Universal Spider, Ragno - Louis XII of FranceLouis XII of FranceLouis proved to be a popular king. At the end of his reign the crown deficit was no greater than it had been when he succeeded Charles VIII in 1498, despite several expensive military campaigns in Italy. His fiscal reforms of 1504 and 1508 tightened and improved procedures for the collection of taxes...
the Father of the People http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/French/LouisXII.jpg - Louis XII of Oettingen the Bearded
- Louis XIII of FranceLouis XIII of FranceLouis XIII was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1610 to 1643.Louis was only eight years old when he succeeded his father. His mother, Marie de Medici, acted as regent during Louis' minority...
the Just - Louis XIV of FranceLouis XIV of FranceLouis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
the Great, the Baboon, Lewis Baboon http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/brewers/lewis-baboon.html http://www.bartelby.com/81/7488.html, Old Bona Fide http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html, the Sun King, the God-given, the Great Monarch, the Great Monarch - Louis XV of FranceLouis XV of FranceLouis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...
the Well-Beloved - Louis XVI of FranceLouis XVI of FranceLouis XVI was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before being executed in 1793....
the Restorer of French Liberty, the Last, the Baker http://manybooks.net/support/b/brewere/brewere1143111431-8.exp.html, the Martyr http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/1118/14734/1/frameset.html, the Martyr King, the Well-Beloved - Louis XVII of FranceLouis XVII of FranceLouis XVII , from birth to 1789 known as Louis-Charles, Duke of Normandy; then from 1789 to 1791 as Louis-Charles, Dauphin of France; and from 1791 to 1793 as Louis-Charles, Prince Royal of France, was the son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette...
the Lost Dauphin - Louis XVIII of FranceLouis XVIII of FranceLouis XVIII , known as "the Unavoidable", was King of France and of Navarre from 1814 to 1824, omitting the Hundred Days in 1815...
De-sh-uî tres, , the Desired, the Father of the People, the King of Slops http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-12044/Madrid#360763.hook http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2002/3/4/162148.html - Louis Philippe II, Duke of OrléansLouis Philippe II, Duke of OrléansLouis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans commonly known as Philippe, was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, the ruling dynasty of France. He actively supported the French Revolution and adopted the name Philippe Égalité, but was nonetheless guillotined during the Reign of Terror...
Philippe Égalité - Louis the ChildLouis the ChildLouis the Child , sometimes called Louis IV or Louis III, was the last Carolingian ruler of East Francia....
the Infant http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/1118/14734/1/frameset.html - Louis the PiousLouis the PiousLouis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813...
the Debonair, the Pious - Louis of Bourbon, Duke of OrléansLouis of Bourbon, Duke of OrléansLouis d'Orléans was the Duke of Orléans and a member of the royal family of France, the House of Bourbon, and as such was a prince du sang. At his father's death, he became the First Prince of the Blood...
the Pious - Louis, Landgrave of Hesse the Junker
- Louis, Dauphin of France (1661–1711)the Dauphin
- Louis (d.1765) the Dauphin, son of Louis XV of FranceLouis XV of FranceLouis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...
- Louis of Bavaria (1267–1290) Elegans
- Louis the YoungerLouis the YoungerLouis the Younger , sometimes Louis III, was the second eldest of the three sons of Louis the German and Emma. He succeeded his father as the King of Saxony on 28 August 876 and his elder brother Carloman as King of Bavaria from 880...
the Younger - Louis the BlindLouis the BlindLouis the Blind was the king of Provence from January 11, 887, King of Italy from October 12, 900, and briefly Holy Roman Emperor, as Louis III, between 901 and 905. He was the son of Boso, the usurper king of Provence, and Ermengard, a daughter of the Emperor Louis II. Through his father, he was...
http://www.ewtn.com/library/CHRIST/POPES.TXT, Beronides - Louis the GermanLouis the GermanLouis the German , also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian, was a grandson of Charlemagne and the third son of the succeeding Frankish Emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye.He received the appellation 'Germanicus' shortly after his death in recognition of the fact...
the Bavarian - Louis of Hungary the Great, the Captain of Christendom http://www.hungarian-history.hu/lib/timeless/chapter08.htm
- Louis Nicolas DavoutLouis Nicolas DavoutLouis-Nicolas d'Avout , better known as Davout, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, was a Marshal of France during the Napoleonic Era. His prodigious talent for war along with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, earned him the title "The Iron Marshal"...
the Robespierre of Hamburg - Louis the GermanLouis the GermanLouis the German , also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian, was a grandson of Charlemagne and the third son of the succeeding Frankish Emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye.He received the appellation 'Germanicus' shortly after his death in recognition of the fact...
the German, the Pious - Louis, Landgrave of Thuringia (1042–1123) the Springer, the Jumper http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html
- Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duc du MaineLouis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du MaineLouis Auguste de Bourbon, Legitimé de France was the eldest legitimised son of the Louis XIV of France and his maîtresse-en-titre, Madame de Montespan...
Gambillard http://conde.ifrance.com/eal.htm - Louis the PiousLouis the PiousLouis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813...
the Good-Natured - Louis William, Margrave of Baden-BadenLouis William, Margrave of Baden-BadenLouis William, Margrave of Baden was the ruler of Baden in Germany and chief commander of the Imperial army. He was also known as Türkenlouis...
the Shield of the Empire - Louis, Dauphin of France (1661-1711) the Grand Dauphin
- Louis Joseph, duc de VendômeLouis Joseph, duc de VendômeLouis Joseph de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme was a French military commander during the War of the Grand Alliance and War of the Spanish Succession, Marshal of France.-Biography:...
the Great Vendôme - Louis de Coutes, Lord of Noviont Minguet http://perso.orange.fr/jean-claude.colrat/2coutes.htm
- Louis of Pfirt (d.1236) the Ferocious
- Louis Alexandre BerthierLouis Alexandre BerthierLouis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valangin, 1st Sovereign Prince de Neuchâtel , was a Marshal of France, Vice-Constable of France beginning in 1808, and Chief of Staff under Napoleon.-Early life:Alexandre was born at Versailles to Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Baptiste Berthier ,...
the Emperor's Wife http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_berthier.html - Louis Gabriel SuchetLouis Gabriel SuchetLouis Gabriel Suchet, 1st Duc d'Albufera was a Marshal of France and one of Napoleon's most brilliant generals.-Early career:...
el Hombre Justo - Louis Nicolas DavoutLouis Nicolas DavoutLouis-Nicolas d'Avout , better known as Davout, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, was a Marshal of France during the Napoleonic Era. His prodigious talent for war along with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, earned him the title "The Iron Marshal"...
la Bête the Iron Marshal the Victor of Auerstadt http://ameliefr.club.fr/E-Davout.html - Louis Philippe I, Duke of OrléansLouis Philippe I, Duke of OrléansLouis Philippe d'Orléans known as le Gros , was a French nobleman, a member of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, the dynasty then ruling France. The First Prince of the Blood after 1752, he was the most senior male at the French court after the immediate royal family. He was the father of...
the Fat - Louis Philippe of France the Bourgeois King, King Smith http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html
- Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of BurmaLouis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of BurmaAdmiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS , was a British statesman and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
Mountbottom, Honorary Grandfather - Louise of Mecklenburg-StrelitzLouise of Mecklenburg-StrelitzDuchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen consort of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III...
the Only Man in Prussia http://www.napoleonguide.com/leaders_fredwill3.htm - Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of PortsmouthLouise de Kérouaille, Duchess of PortsmouthLouise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth was a mistress of Charles II of England. Through her son by Charles II, Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, she is ancestress of both wives of The Prince of Wales: the late Diana, Princess of Wales, as well as The Duchess of...
Squintabella, la Belle Louise http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html, Bathsheba,the Weeping Willow, Madame Carwell http://www.okima.com/cast/index.html - Louise-Elisabeth de Bourbon Madame Infanta
- Louise Elisabeth of OrléansLouise Elisabeth of OrléansLouise Élisabeth d'Orléans was Queen consort of Spain as the wife of King Louis I. In her adopted country, she was known as Luisa Isabel de Orléans.-Mademoiselle de Montpensier:...
Mademoiselle de Montpensier, the Capricious - Luarsab II of KartliLuarsab II of KartliThe Holy Martyr Luarsab II , of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king of Kartli from 1606 to 1615. He is known for his martyr’s death at the hands of the Persian shah Abbas I...
the Martyr, the Saint - Lucy Russell, Countess of BedfordLucy Russell, Countess of BedfordLucy Russell, Countess of Bedford was a major aristocratic patron of the arts and literature in the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras...
the Universal Patroness of Poets http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/Images/Lucy02.JPG - Saint LudmilaSaint LudmilaSaint Ludmila is a Czech saint and martyr venerated by the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics. She was born in Mělník as daughter of a Slavic prince Slavibor...
the Saint http://www.heiligenlexikon.de/CatholicEncyclopedia/Ludmilla_von_Boehmen.html - Ludovico SforzaLudovico SforzaLudovico Sforza , was Duke of Milan from 1489 until his death. A member of the Sforza family, he was the fourth son of Francesco Sforza. He was famed as a patron of Leonardo da Vinci and other artists, and presided over the final and most productive stage of the Milanese Renaissance...
the Force of Destiny, the Moor http://www.public-domain-content.com/books/Life_of_Cesare_Borgia/C5P1.shtml - Ludovico II of GonzagaLudovico II of GonzagaLudovico III of Gonzaga, also spelled Lodovico was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from 1444 to his death in 1478.-Parents:Ludovico was the son of Gianfrancesco Gonzaga and Paola Malatesta...
the Turkified, the Turk, the Turned-Turk - Ludwig I of BavariaLudwig I of BavariaLudwig I was a German king of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states.-Crown prince:...
the Patron, der Kunstmäzen - Ludwig I of Thuringia the Bearded
- Ludwig II of BavariaLudwig II of BavariaLudwig II was King of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly before his death. He is sometimes called the Swan King and der Märchenkönig, the Fairy tale King...
the Romantic on the Throne http://www.rundum-kultur.de/e-reiseangebot.html, the Mad, Mad King Ludwig http://www.germannotes.com/archive/article.php?cPath=49_50&products_id=764, the Moon King http://www.germannotes.com/archive/article.php?cPath=49_50&products_id=764, the Eagle http://www.germannotes.com/archive/article.php?cPath=49_50&products_id=764, the Swan King http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/ludwig.htm http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/ludwig.htm, the Recluse of the Alps http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/ludwig.htm, Our Darling http://www.germannotes.com/archive/article.php?cPath=49_50&products_id=764, the Fairy Tale King http://www.germannotes.com/archive/article.php?cPath=49_50&products_id=764 - Ludwig IV of ThuringiaLudwig IV of ThuringiaLudwig IV or Louis IV was the Landgrave of Thuringia from 1217 to 1227.Louis was born in Creuzburg to Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Duchess Sophia, daughter of Otto of Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria. Upon his father's death in 1216, Louis ascended the Thuringian throne at the age of...
the Saint - Lucrezia BorgiaLucrezia BorgiaLucrezia Borgia [luˈkrɛtsia ˈbɔrʤa] was the illegitimate daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, the powerful Renaissance Valencian who later became Pope Alexander VI, and Vannozza dei Cattanei. Her brothers included Cesare Borgia, Giovanni Borgia, and Gioffre Borgia...
the Good Duchess http://scandalouswoman.blogspot.com/search/label/Renaissance%20Women, the Little Idol of the Vatican http://www.learningpracticalturkish.com/encyclopedia-b.html - Lugaid mac ConLugaid mac ConLugaid Mac Con, often known simply as Mac Con, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He belonged to the Corcu Loígde, and thus to the Dáirine. His father was Macnia mac Lugdach, and his mother was Sadb ingen Chuinn, daughter of the former High...
the Dog's Son - Luis I of PortugalLuís I of Portugal|-...
the Popular - Luís of Orléans-Braganza (1878–1920), Prince of Brazil, the Perfect Prince
- Luisa de Borja y Aragon (1520–1560) the Duchess-Saint, wife of Martin de Aragon, 4th Duke of Villahermosa
- Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 20th Duchess of Medina SidoniaLuisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 20th Duchess of Medina SidoniaLuisa Isabel Alvarez de Toledo y Maura, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia, Grandee of Spain was the holder of the ducal title Medina-Sidonia in Spain...
the Red Duchess http://www.answers.com/topic/luisa-isabel-lvarez-de-toledo-20th-duchess-of-medina-sidonia - Luitfrid IV, Count of Sundgau (d.910) "le Comte Illustre"
- Lulach of ScotlandLulach of ScotlandLulach mac Gille Coemgáin was King of Scots between 15 August 1057 and 17 March 1058.He appears to have been a weak king, as his nicknames suggest...
the Fool http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/monarchs/lulach.html, the Simple http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/monarchs/lulach.html http://www.magma.ca/~mmackay/moray.html#moray http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/moray_2.htm
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- Louis of Tyrol: Louis V, Duke of BavariaLouis V, Duke of BavariaLouis V, Duke of Bavaria, called the Brandenburger was Duke of Bavaria and as Louis I also Margrave of Brandenburg and Count of Tyrol. Louis V was the eldest son of Emperor Louis IV and his first wife Beatrix of Świdnica...
- Louis I of Brandenburg: Louis V, Duke of BavariaLouis V, Duke of BavariaLouis V, Duke of Bavaria, called the Brandenburger was Duke of Bavaria and as Louis I also Margrave of Brandenburg and Count of Tyrol. Louis V was the eldest son of Emperor Louis IV and his first wife Beatrix of Świdnica...
- Louis of Tyrol: Louis V, Duke of Bavaria