List of nicknames of European royalty and nobility: I
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- Iago ab IdwalIago ab IdwalNot to be confused with Iago ab Idwal ap MeurigIago ab Idwal was a King of Gwynedd and possibly Powys, also referred to as "King of the Britons" by the Annals of Ulster....
the Bald - Iancu SasulIancu SasulIancu Sasul or Ioan Vodă V was the bastard son of Petru Rareş from his relationship with the wife of Braşov Transylvanian Saxon Iorg Weiss, and Prince of Moldavia between November 1579 and September 1582.-Bid for the throne:Let in on the secret of his lineage by his mother, Iancu...
the Saxon - Ibrahim IIbrahim IIbrahim I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 until 1648. He was born in Istanbul the son of Ahmed I by Valide Sultan Kadinefendi Kösem Sultan, an ethnic Greek originally named Anastasia...
, Ottoman Sultan Crazy Ibrahim http://books.google.ca/books?id=maT_XL3mgxwC&pg=PA223&lpg=PA223&dq=ottoman+sultan+mustafa+i+the+crazy&source=web&ots=73wLRy_k49&sig=n_lnZU_5uFPik89ioAsVAyVsi0E&hl=en, the Mad http://www.osmanli700.gen.tr/english/miscel/ranks.html - Ibrahim IIbrahim IIbrahim I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 until 1648. He was born in Istanbul the son of Ahmed I by Valide Sultan Kadinefendi Kösem Sultan, an ethnic Greek originally named Anastasia...
the Turkish Caligula http://xenohistorian.faithweb.com/neareast/ne13.html#Selim - Ida of BerniciaIda of BerniciaIda is the first known king of the Anglian kingdom of Bernicia, which he ruled from around 547 until his death in 559. Little is known of his life or reign, but he was regarded as the founder of a line from which later Anglo-Saxon kings in this part of northern England and southern Scotland...
the Flame-Bearer - Ida of BoulogneIda of LorraineIda of Lorraine was a saint and noblewoman.She was the daughter of Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine and his wife, Doda. Ida's grandfather was Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine and Ida's brother was Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine.-Family:In 1057, she married Eustace II of Boulogne...
the Blind http://www.christusrex.org/www1/ofm/sbf/escurs/wwc/i.html - Idwal FoelIdwal FoelIdwal Foel ap Anarawd was a King of Gwynedd, referred to as King of the Britons by William of Malmesbury in his Gesta Regum Anglorum. William spells his name as Judwalum in the original Latin ; the Annales Cambriae spell it Iudgual.Idwal inherited the throne of Gwynedd on the death of his...
the Bald - Idwal RoebuckIdwal RoebuckIdwal Iwrch , or Idwal ap Cadwaladr , is a figure in the genealogies of the kings of Gwynedd. He was the son of King Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon and the father of King Rhodri Molwynog...
- Idwal ap Cadwaladr, Prince of North Wales (664–712) Iwrch
- Igor of Kiev the Old
- Igor II of KievIgor II of KievIgor II Olgovich , Prince of Chernigov and Grand Prince of Kiev . Son of Oleg Svyatoslavich of Chernigov . Saint - feast day: 5 June....
the Brave, the Saint - Imre ThökölyImre ThökölyCount Imre Thököly de Késmárk was a Hungarian statesman, leader of an anti-Habsburg uprising, Prince of Transylvania, and vassal king of Upper Hungary.- Early life :Imre Thököly was born at Késmárk, Royal Hungary Count Imre Thököly de Késmárk (Thököly/Tököly/Tökölli Imre in Hungarian, Mirko...
the Kuruc-King http://www.kodex.nl/kodex1_060529.pdf - Indorba Finn, wife of Eogan the Lion, King of Tyrone the White
- Inês de CastroInês de CastroInês Peres de Castro was a Galician noblewoman born of a Portuguese mother...
the Beauty of Castile http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/1119/14759/1/frameset.html, the Heron's Neck - Inge I of SwedenInge I of SwedenInge the Elder was a King of Sweden.-Biography:Inge was the son of the former King Stenkil and a Swedish princess. Inge shared the rule of the kingdom with his probably elder brother Halsten Stenkilsson, but little is known with certainty of Inge's reign...
the Elder, Inge Stenkilsson (Inge, son of Stenkil), the Evilheart, the Younger - Inge MagnussonInge MagnussonInge Magnusson or Inge Baglar-king was from 1196 to 1202 the Bagler candidate for pretender to the Norwegian throne during the Civil war era in Norway.In 1197, a serious challenge to the reign of King Sverre of Norway arose...
the Baglar King - IngenuusIngenuusIngenuus was a Roman military commander, the imperial legate in Pannonia, who became a usurper to the throne of the emperor Gallienus when he led a brief and unsuccessful revolt in the year 260. Appointed by Gallienus himself, Ingenuus served him well by repulsing a Sarmatian invasion and securing...
the Barracks Emperor, the Emperor of the Army - Ingibiorg FinnsdottirIngibiorg FinnsdottirIngibiorg Finnsdottir was a daughter of Earl Finn Arnesson and Bergljot Halvdansdottir , a niece of the Norwegian Kings Saint Olaf and Harald Hardraade. She is also known as Ingibiorg, the Earls'-Mother. The dates of her life are not certainly known.She married Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney...
the Earl's Mother, wife of Malcolm III of ScotlandMalcolm III of ScotlandMáel Coluim mac Donnchada , was King of Scots... - Ingjald Helgasson, King of Dublin the White
- IngjaldIngjaldIngjald illråde or Ingjaldr hinn illráði was a legendary Swedish king of the House of Ynglings. Ingjald may have ruled in the 7th century, and he was the son of the former king Anund....
the Ill-Ruler, the Evil-Adviser - Ingobrand, 1st Lord of Pierrepont (c.1025–c.1090) Mastue
- Iñigo I of PamplonaÍñigo I of PamplonaÍñigo Íñiguez Arista is considered the first King of Pamplona. He is thought to have risen to prominence after the defeat of local French partisans in 816, and his rule is usually dated from the defeat of a French army in 824. However, he is only first noticed by chroniclers as a rebel against the...
Arista (Aritza, Aiza) - Íñigo Lopez, Lord of Vizcaya "Ezquerra" http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/VIZCAYA.htm
- Ioan Vodă cel CumplitIoan Voda cel CumplitJohn III the Terrible , also John III the Brave or John III the Armenian was Voivode of Moldavia between February 1572 and June 1574....
the Terrible - Ioann Shvarn, Grand Duke of Lithuania, 1268–1269 "The Lightning", "Lightning Bolt"
- Iorwerth Drwyndwn ap Owain, Prince of Gwynedd the Flat-Nosed, the Broken-Nosed
- Irene (empress)Irene (empress)Irene Sarantapechaina , known as Irene of Athens or Irene the Athenian was a Byzantine empress regnant from 797 to 802, having previously been empress consort from 775 to 780, and empress dowager and regent from 780 to 797. It is often claimed she called herself "basileus" , 'emperor'...
Irene of Athens http://web2.airmail.net/uthman/byzantine.html, the Athenian, the Saint - IreneIreneIrene is a name derived from the Greek word εἰρήνη meaning "peace". It may also be spelled or transliterated as "Irini", "Eirene", or "Eirini".It may refer to:-Mythical figures:* Eirene , one of the Horae...
the Gypsy, wife of Petru Schiopul, Prince of MoldaviaPeter the LamePetru Şchiopul was ruler of Moldavia from June 1574 to November 1577. He also ruled 1578-1579 and 1582-1591. He was known as "the Lame" due to a physical deformity...
, 1582–1591 - Irene Cantacuzene the Cursed http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BYZANTIUM%2012611453.htm#EireneKantadied1457
- Isabeau de Hauteville, wife of Odet de ColignyOdet de ColignyOdet de Coligny was a French cardinal of Châtillon, bishop of Beauvais, son of Gaspard I de Coligny and Louise de Montmorency, and brother of Gaspard and François, Seigneur d'Andelot.-Birth:...
, Elizabeth de Kanteville, Madame la Cardinale http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1533-iii.htm http://www.photo.rmn.fr/cf/htm/CSearchZ.aspx?o=&Total=1&FP=143697&E=22S39U2MGBRZ&SID=22S39U2MGBRZ&New=T&Pic=1&SubE=2C6NU0GBKAS5
- Isabel Luísa, Princess of BeiraIsabel Luísa, Princess of BeiraInfanta Isabel Luísa of Portugal was a Portuguese infanta and the sole daughter of King Peter II of Portugal and his first wife and former sister-in-law Maria Francisca of Savoy. As such she was styled Princess of Beira...
the Always-Engaged - Isabella I of CastileIsabella I of CastileIsabella I was Queen of Castile and León. She and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon brought stability to both kingdoms that became the basis for the unification of Spain. Later the two laid the foundations for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor...
the Catholic, the Law and Order Queen http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/middleages2000/famouspeople/famouspeople.html#izzy - Isabella II of SpainIsabella II of SpainIsabella II was the only female monarch of Spain in modern times. She came to the throne as an infant, but her succession was disputed by the Carlists, who refused to recognise a female sovereign, leading to the Carlist Wars. After a troubled reign, she was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of...
the Queen of Intrigues http://www.etoile.co.uk/Columns/RoyalScribe/050307.html, She of Sad Destinies - Isabella of AngoulêmeIsabella of AngoulêmeIsabella of Angoulême was queen consort of England as the second wife of King John from 1200 until John's death in 1216. They had five children by the king including his heir, later Henry III...
the Helen of the Middle Ages - Isabella of FranceIsabella of FranceIsabella of France , sometimes described as the She-wolf of France, was Queen consort of England as the wife of Edward II of England. She was the youngest surviving child and only surviving daughter of Philip IV of France and Joan I of Navarre...
the Fair, the She-Wolf of France - Isabella d'EsteIsabella d'EsteIsabella d'Este was Marchesa of Mantua and one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure. She was a patron of the arts as well as a leader of fashion, whose innovative style of dressing was copied by women throughout Italy and at the French court...
the First Lady of the Renaissance - Isabel Sarmiento de Zúñiga, 3rd Countess of Santa Maria de Ortiguiera la Bermeja
- Ischkhanik Artsruni (d.1042) the Little Prince, son of Khachig Artsruni, Prince of T'ornavan
- Ismail ben Zennun of Toledo al-Zafir http://personales.ya.com/rpmg/cga/libcrongeo/node170.html
- István DobóIstván DobóBaron István Dobó de Ruszka Baron István Dobó de Ruszka Baron István Dobó de Ruszka (c. 1502 - Szerednye (today, Середнє (Szerednye / Serednie, Ukraine), mid-June 1572). Hungarian soldier, best known as the successful defender of Eger against the Ottomans in 1552. Dobó was a member of the...
the Hero of Eger http://www.budapest-hotel-guide.hu/en/hungary-cities-regions/eger-info/castles.php - István SzéchenyiIstván SzéchenyiSzéchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations...
Ignotus http://www.hungarian-history.hu/lib/hungarica/September.pdf, the Greatest of All Hungarians, the Greatest of the Magyars http://www.hungarian-history.hu/lib/hungarica/September.pdf http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/SUS_TAV/SZECHENYI_ISTVAN_COUNT_1791_186.html - István TiszaIstván TiszaCount István Tisza de Borosjenő et Szeged was a Hungarian politician, prime minister, and member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences....
the Man of the Bible http://net.lib.byu.edu/estu/wwi/comment/Statesmen/Martin2.htm - IttaIttaSaint Itta was the wife of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace of Austrasia. Her brother was Saint Modoald, bishop of Trier. Her sister was abbess Saint Severa...
the Saint - Itta de Gascogne the Saint
- Iuga of MoldaviaIuga of MoldaviaIuga of Moldavia was Voivode of Moldavia from November 1399 to June 1400. He was son of Roman I of Moldavia and an unknown wife, possibly of Lithuanian extraction from descendants of Karijotas...
the Limp - Ivailo of Bulgaria the Swineherd, the Usurper
- Ivan II of RussiaIvan II of RussiaIvan II Ivanovich the Fair was the Grand Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir in 1353. Until that date, he had ruled the towns of Ruza and Zvenigorod...
the Fair, le Placide, the Debonair http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/RamMos01.html, the Beauty http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/RUSSIA,%20Rurik.htm - Ivan II, Prince of Riazan, 1326–1341 Korotopol
- Ivan II, Prince of Rostov-Borissoglebsk, 1418–? Dolgiy'
- Ivan III of RussiaIvan III of RussiaIvan III Vasilyevich , also known as Ivan the Great, was a Grand Prince of Moscow and "Grand Prince of all Rus"...
the Great, the Gatherer of the Russian Lands - Ivan IV of RussiaIvan IV of RussiaIvan IV Vasilyevich , known in English as Ivan the Terrible , was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 until his death. His long reign saw the conquest of the Khanates of Kazan, Astrakhan, and Siberia, transforming Russia into a multiethnic and multiconfessional state spanning almost one billion acres,...
the Terrible http://www.ivan-the-terrible.com/ http://russia.rin.ru/guides_e/3117.html http://www.themiddleages.net/people/ivan_the_terrible.html, the Awesome, the Father of Tsarism http://www.ivan-the-terrible.com/, the Stalin of the Sixteenth Century http://www.ivan-the-terrible.com/ - Ivan VII, Grand Prince of Riazan, 1500–1521 the Exile
- Ivan, Prince of Novgorod-Severskiy, 1454–? Shemiakin
- Ivan, Prince Shuyskiy Skopa http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik13.html
- Ivan Shuiski Gorbaty http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik13.html
- Ivan of Pskov Gubka http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik13.html
- Ivan, Prince of Pereyaslavl (d.1302) Tikhiy
- Ivan, Prince of Suzdal-Nizhegorod Tugiy Luk http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik13.html
- Ivan of Torusa Tolstaia Golova http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/RUSSIA,%20Rurik.htm#_Toc111997317, Tretnoy http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/RUSSIA,%20Rurik.htm#_Toc111997317
- Ivan the YoungIvan the YoungIvan Ivanovich was the eldest son and heir of Ivan III from his first marriage to Maria of Tver.Ivan's father empowered him to deal with most administrative and military affairs of the state in order to make ordinary...
the Younger - Ivan, Prince of Starodub (d.1315) Kalistrat
- Ivan, Prince of Starodub, 1238–1247 Kasha
- Ivar of Novgorod the Glorious
- Ivan, Prince of Yaroslavl, ?–1426 the Fat
- Ivan of Obolensk Dolgoruky http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/RUSSIA,%20Rurik.htm#_Toc111997317
- Ivan, Prince of Yaroslavl Bolshoy (the Big) http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik10.html
- Ivan, Prince Glazaty Barbasha http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik13.html
- Ivan Rostislavich, Prince of Halych Berladnik http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/RUSSIA,%20Rurik.htm http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik3.html
- Ivan, Prince Shuyskiy Pugovka http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik13.html
- Ivan, Prince Shuyskiy Pletenj http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik13.html
- Ivan of Riazan Postnik http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik5.html#SS
- Ivar VidfamneIvar VidfamneIvar Vidfamne was a Danish and Swedish king hailing from Scania. He may have died c. 700. According to the Heimskringla and the Hervarar saga, Ivar was also the king of Norway, Denmark, Saxony and parts of England.- Ivar in the Sagas :He began as king of Scania and conquered Sweden by defeating...
Vifadme, Vidfami (Wide Fathom, Wide Reacher) - Ivan Asen I of BulgariaIvan Asen I of BulgariaIvan Asen I ruled as emperor of Bulgaria 1189–1196. The year of his birth is unknown.-Life:...
the Strong - Ivan Asen III Mytzes
- Ivan PaskevichIvan PaskevichIvan Fyodorovich Paskevich was a Ukrainian-born military leader. For his victories, he was made Count of Erivan in 1828 and Namestnik of the Kingdom of Poland in 1831...
the Prince of Warsaw - Ivar, Jarl of the Uplands the White
- Ivar the BonelessIvar the BonelessIvar Ragnarsson nicknamed the Boneless , was a Viking leader and by reputation also a berserker. By the late 11th century he was known as a son of the powerful Ragnar Lodbrok, ruler of an area probably comprising parts of modern-day Denmark and Sweden.-Invader:In the autumn of AD 865, with his...
the Boneless http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesBritain/EnglandIvarr.htm - Izyaslav I, Prince of Riazan (1077-1096) the Younger
- "The Immortal Seven":
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- Henry Compton, Bishop of London
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- Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley, 1st Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough was an English soldier and statesman best known for his role in the Glorious Revolution.-Origins:...
- Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of LeedsThomas Osborne, 1st Duke of LeedsThomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, KG , English statesman , served in a variety of offices under Kings Charles II and William III of England.-Early life, 1632–1674:The son of Sir Edward Osborne, Bart., of Kiveton, Yorkshire, Thomas Osborne...
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- Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury