The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-10-16
ROYAL SURNAMES
Compiled for the Globe Democrat.

Hormisdas of Persia was The Noseless,
from a natural defect
Pepin, son of Charles Martel, was The
Short, from his small stature.
Harold |. of England was The Hare
foot, from his fleetness in running.
Charles III. of Naples was The Little
because of his d;minutive stature.
Charles VII. of France was the Victori-
Gus. He won forty-seven battles.
Edgar, the Saxon King of England, was
The Peaceable, from his dislike of war.
John of England was called Lakeland
from losing a large share of his posses
sions.
Frederick H. and Otto ILL., of Germany
were each styled The Wonder of the
World
Peter ". of Aragon was The Ceremoni
Gus, from his punctiliousness in court
etiquette
Ptolemy, King of Macedon, was The
Thunderbolt from the vigor OF his mill
tary movements.
Charles vi. of France was hated by his
people, and in derision was termed The
Well Beloved.
Alphonso H. of Leon was denominated
The Chaste. No scandal was ever alleged
against him.
Charles III of France was in derision
called The Simple, or The Fool, on &C
count of his stupidity
Gustavus Adolphus was The Snow King
from the fact that his dominions were
termed the Snow Kingdom.
Stephen II. of Hungary was The Thun-
derer, from the decisive nature OF his
victories over the Turks.
Otto H. Of Germany was The Red, on
account Of the color of his hair and the
foridness of his complexion.
Kublai Khan, the first Mogul Emperor
of China, was called The Murderer, from
the tragedies in his own family.
Alphonso XI. of Casetile was surnamed
The Avenger. He was never known to
forget or forgive an injury.
Henry of England was surnamed Beau
clerk. He was one of the few kings Of
his time who could read and write.
Horush of Algiers was famous among
his subjects as The Red Beard. A Moor
with red hair and beard was a great curl
osity
Henry III. of France was surnamed The
Minion, it is said, on account of his
compliance with the wishes of the en-
peror.
Heinrich III. of Germany was designat-
ed The Black, on account of the color of
his eyes and beard and his dark COM
plexion.
Charles I. of France was surnamed The
Bald for an obvious reason. He is said
to have lost his hair in childhood from
disease.
Louis XVIII. of France was ironically
styled by his subjects The Desired. He
was forced upon them by the allied ar
mics.
Francois I. of France was designated
LNoth ay. of or nt nf q
couragement he gave to the arts and lit
erature.
Albert vi. of Austria was The Prod
igal, on account of his insane liberality
He spent all the incomes of the state be-
fore they were collected
Victor Emanuel of Italy was designated
The Gallant, not only on account OF his
politeness, but because of his impetuosity
in battle.
Ethelred II. of England was The IN
ready, from the fact that he was always
behind with his military preparations to
resist an enemy.
Alphonso 1. of Aragon was surnamed
The Battler He was quarrelsome in
disposition and perpetually engaged in
broils with his neighbors.
Peter I. of Portugal was known as The
Severe, on account of the mercilessness
with which he put down several attempts
at instruction.
Alphonso vi. of Leon and CASTLE was
The Brave, on account of his knightly
daring. The same title was given to AL
phonoso ". of Portugal.
Edward vi. of England was The Pious,
on account of his personal character. AL
so Eric TX, of Sweden, Ernest l., Of
Gotha, and Robert, of France
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Bellicose. He was an exceedingly war
like king and constantly engaged in
campaigning against his neighbors.
Alexander l. of Scotland was designat-
ed The Fierce. His impetuosity in bat
tie almost invariably struck terror into
the hearts of his enemies
Anastasius l., Emperor of the East.
was known as The Silent, from his tact
turnilty. The same title has been given
10 William l., Stakeholder of Holland.
Chrles VII. of France was surnamed
The Affable. He always removed his hat
in answer to a salutation, even if the
greeting came from peasant
AlphOnso X. of Leon and CASTLE was
The Wise. The same title was bestowed
upon Solomon, King of the Jews, Charles
V. of France and Che-Tsou of China.
Boleslaus II. of Poland was The Bold.
He was one of the most daring knights of
his time and once, single-handed, charg-
ed whole squadron of his enemies.
Atilla, the king of the Huns, was called
The Scourge of God. The desolation he
wrought in Europe can not be read even
at this day without the utmost horror.
Charles vi. of France received from his
subjects the title The Well-Beloved.
The same title was bestowed rather in
derision, however, on Louis XIV. of
France
The reigning sovereign of Persia is al
ways called by his subjects The Red
King, from the color of his turban A red
turban is, in Persia, the distinguishing
mark of royalty.
Frederick II. of Germany, was surnam-
ed Barbarossa for the same reason that
William of England was surnamed Ri
fuS, on account of an enormous red
beard
Charles H. of Navarro was surnamed
The Bad on account Of his vicious pri-
vate life. The same unenviable title was
also bestowed upon William l. of the two
Sicilies.
Edward l. of England was Longshanks
on account of his extraordinary height.
He is said tozhave been nearly Z feet in
stature. Philippe ", of France, bore the
same title
Ludwig ". of Germany and Otta III.
Of the same country were each designat-
ed The Infant. The first assembled the
throne at the age of z; the second at the
age of 8.
Soliman I. Sultan of Turkey was styled