The Irish standard., 1895-09-28

early MOuQey LuOl lliHS lAo'iA 1SAS SAASseSS
Of his injuries.
.Aitkin. Minn.-The daughter OF P. j.
Murphy died Saturday morning Of pneu-
monia after sickness of few hours.
ROYAL sURNAMEs.
Complied for the Globe-D Democrat.
a Louis v. was The Idle, on account of
his laziness.
Hormisdas Of Persia was The Noseless,
from natural defect.
Pepin, son of Charles Martel, was The
Short, from his small stature.
Harold l. of England was The Hare
foot, from his deetness In running.
Charles III. OF Naples was The Little,
because Of his diminutive stature.
\ Charles VII. Of France was the .Victorl-
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 large share of his posses
sions.
Frederick II. and Otto III. Of Germany
were each styled The Wonder Of the
World.
Peter Nv. of Aragon was The Ceremoni-
Gus. from his punctiliousness in court
etiquette. @
Ptoleny, King of Macedon, was The
Thunderbolt, from the vfgor Of his mill
tary movements.
Charles VI. Of France was hated by his
people, and. in derision was termed line
Well Beloved.
Alphonso II. OF Leon was denominated
The Chaste No scandal was ever alleged
against him.
Charles III of France was in derislon
called The Simple, or The Fool, on ac-
count of his stupidity.
Gustayus Adolphus was The Snow King
from the fact that his dominfons were
termed the Snow Kingdom.
Stephen II. of Hungary was The Thun-
derer, from the decisive nature or MS
victories over the Turks.
Otto II. Of Germany was The Red, on
account of the color Of his hair and the
foridness of mis- complexion
/ Kublai Khan, the first Mogul Emperor
of China, was called The Murderer, from
the tragedies in his own family. 1
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 A1giers was famous among
his subjects as The Red Beard. A Moor
with red hair and beard was a great curl
osity.
Henry III. ofsFrance was surnamed The
Minion, it is said, ON account OF his
compliance with the wishes of the en-
peror. ~ 4
Heinrich III. of Germany was designat-
ed The Black, ON account Of the color OF
his eyes and beard and his dark COM
plexion.
d Charles T. of France was su1named The
Bald for an obvious reason. He is SAID
to have lost his hair in childhood from
disease. s.s, A:a,
/ Louis XVIII. of France was ironically
STYLED by his subjects The Desired. He
was forced upon them by the allied ar
mics. :,
+ Francois T. of France was designated
Father Of Letters, on account Of the en-
oouragement he gave to the arts and lit
erature.
Albert VI. of Austria was The Prod
igal. on account of his insane liberallty.
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
polfteness, but because Of his impetuosity
In battle. 8+5
Ethelred II. OF England was The I'm
ready, from the fact that he was always
behind with his military preparations to
resist an enemy
Alphonso 1. Of sAragon was surnamed
The Batt1er. 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 nsurrection VI
8Alphonso WI. of Leon and CASTLE was
The Brave, on account Of his knlghtly
daring. The same title was given to AL
phonoso w. of Portugal.
Edward vi. Of England was The Pious,
on account Of his personal character. AL
so Eric TX, Of Sweden, Ernest J., OF
Gotha, and Robert, of France. u
Henri II. Of France was entitled The
Bellicose. He was an exceedingly war
like king and constantly engaged In
campaigning against his neigh bors.
Alexander I. Of Scotland was designat-5
ca The Fierce. His impetuosity in bat
tie almost invariably struck terror into
the hearts Of his enemies.
Anastasius i, Emperor Of the East.
was known as The Silent, from his tacl--3
trrnilty The same title has been given
20, William i, Stadtholde Of Holland
Chrles VII. Of rance was surnamed
The Affab1e. He always removed his hat
in answer to q salltation, even tf the
greeting came from g peasant.
Is Iphonso 81. of Leon and CASTLE was
upon Solomon King Of the Jews. Charles
3V5sof France and Chef tf China
\, Bolesl aus III of Poland was The Bold.
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