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- Tadhg, King of Connacht of the Three Towers
- Tahg O'Neill, King of Ulster Tahg of the Glens
- Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua ConchobairTairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua ConchobairToirdhealbhach Ua Conchobhair , anglicized Turlough Mór O'Connor, was King of Connacht and High King of Ireland .-Family background:...
the Great - Tamar of GeorgiaTamar of GeorgiaTamar , of the Bagrationi dynasty, was Queen Regnant of Georgia from 1184 to 1213. Tamar presided over the "Golden age" of the medieval Georgian monarchy...
the King of Kings and Queen of Queens, the Saint - Tancred of SicilyTancred of SicilyTancred was King of Sicily from 1189 to 1194. He was an illegitimate son of Roger III, Duke of Apulia, the eldest son of King Roger II, and of Emma, daughter of Achard II, Count of Lecce...
Tancred of Lecce, Tancredulus - Teige O'Brien, King of Thomond (d. 1466) am Chomhard
- Teige, King of Desmond, 1391–1440 Teige of the Monastery (na Manistreach)
- Teige, King of Thomond, 1258–1259 Caeluisce
- Teige, King of Thomond, 1459–1460 Teige of the Castle of Chomhaid (an-Chomhaid)
- Theobald I of BloisTheobald I of BloisTheobald I , called the Cheat or the Trickster , was the first count of Blois, Chartres, and Châteaudun from 960, and Tours from 945....
the Cheat, the Cheater, the Trickster - Theobald I, Duke of LorraineTheobald I, Duke of LorraineTheobald I was the duke of Lorraine from 1213 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick II and Agnes of Bar....
the Fair, the Handsome, the Handsome Duke - Theobald I of NavarreTheobald I of NavarreTheobald I , called the Troubadour, the Chansonnier, and the Posthumous, was Count of Champagne from birth and King of Navarre from 1234...
le Faiseur de Chansons, the Chansonnier, the Great, the Posthumous, the Minstrel, the Troubadour - Theobald II of ChampagneTheobald II of ChampagneTheobald the Great was Count of Blois and of Chartres as Theobald IV from 1102 and was Count of Champagne and of Brie as Theobald II from 1125....
the Great - Theobald II of NavarreTheobald II of NavarreTheobald II , called the Young, was Count of Champagne and Brie and King of Navarre from 1253 until his death....
the Young - Theobald II, Duke of LorraineTheobald II, Duke of LorraineTheobald II was the duke of Lorraine from 1303 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick III and Margaret, daughter of King Theobald I of Navarre....
the Generous, the Liberal, the Magnanimous - Theobald III of ChampagneTheobald III of ChampagneTheobald III was Count of Champagne from 1197 to his death.Theobald was the younger son of Henry I of Champagne and Marie, a daughter of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine...
the Troubadour-Prince - Theobald V of Blois the Good
- Theobald (d.928), Count of Blois the Old
- Theodore II of Beloozero (13xx–1380) the Old
- Theodore of Smolensk (d.1299) the Black
- Theodoric of Guelders Theodoric of the Veluwe
- Theodoric the GreatTheodoric the GreatTheodoric the Great was king of the Ostrogoths , ruler of Italy , regent of the Visigoths , and a viceroy of the Eastern Roman Empire...
Dietrich of Berne, Flavius Theodoricus, the Barbarian Champion of Civilization, the Great - Theodosios IIITheodosios IIITheodosios III or Theodosius III , was Byzantine Emperor from 715 to March 25, 717.Theodosius was a financial officer and tax collector in the southern portion of the theme of Opsikion. According to one theory he was the son of the former Emperor Tiberius III. When the thematic troops rebelled...
the Orthodox, the Reluctant - Theodosius ITheodosius ITheodosius I , also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman Emperor from 379 to 395. Theodosius was the last emperor to rule over both the eastern and the western halves of the Roman Empire. During his reign, the Goths secured control of Illyricum after the Gothic War, establishing their homeland...
the Great - Theodosius IITheodosius IITheodosius II , commonly surnamed Theodosius the Younger, or Theodosius the Calligrapher, was Byzantine Emperor from 408 to 450. He is mostly known for promulgating the Theodosian law code, and for the construction of the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople...
the Lesser, the Younger - Theodosius III of AbkhaziaTheodosius III of AbkhaziaTheodosius III the Blind , was King of the Abkhazians from circa 975 to 978.He was a son of George II of Abkhazia, who sent Theodosius to be brought up at Constantinople. After his reigning brother Leon III died in 967, a rebel party of Meskhetian, Egrisian and Kartlian nobles put him as a rival...
the Blind, the Sorrowed - Théophile Corret de la Tour d'AuvergneThéophile Corret de la Tour d'AuvergneThéophile Malo Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne was a French officer named by Napoleon "first grenadier of France". He was also a celtomaniac antiquarian who introduced the words "dolmen" and "menhir" into general archaeological usage.- Career :He was born at Carhaix in Brittany, the son of an...
the First Grenadier of France - Thibaud, Lord of Montlhery Fille d'Etoupe
- Thibaud of Montmorency the Towhead, the Burlap-Head, Tête d'Étoupe
- Thierry, Count of FlandersThierry, Count of FlandersThierry of Alsace , in Flanders known as Diederik van den Elzas, was count of Flanders from 1128 to 1168. He was the youngest son of Duke Thierry II of Lorraine and Gertrude of Flanders...
Thierry of Alsace - Thierry II, Duke of LorraineThierry II, Duke of LorraineTheodoric II , called the Valiant, was the duke of Lorraine from 1070 to his death. He was the son and successor of Gerhard and Hedwige de Namur...
the Brave - Thierry III, Count of Montbeliard, 1227–1283 the Great Baron
- Thierry, Bishop of Verdun, 1047–1088 the Great
- Thierry of Lorraine, Lord of Autigny (d.1241), son of Ferry I of Lorraine Thierry d'Enfer, the Devil
- Thomas I of SavoyThomas I of SavoyThomas I or Tommaso I was Count of Savoy from 1189-1233. He was the son of Humbert III of Savoy and Beatrice of Viennois. His birth was seen as miraculous; his monkish father had despaired of having a male heir after three wives. Count Humbert sought counsel from St...
the Beloved of the Commune (Fr. l'Ami des Communes), the Ghibelline - Thomas II of Savoy Thomas of Flanders
- Thomas II PreljubovićThomas II PreljubovicThomas II Preljubović or Komnenos Palaiologos , was ruler of Epirus in Ioannina from 1366 to his death on December 23, 1384. He also held the title of Albanian-slayer .-Family:...
the Albanian-Slayer - Thomas, Earl of NorfolkThomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of NorfolkThomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, Lord Marshal of England was the son of Edward I of England and Margaret of France.-Early life:...
Thomas of Brotherton - Thomas, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowden (d. 1562) the Poet
- Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster Thomas of Lancaster, the Martyr
- Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of GloucesterThomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of GloucesterThomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Buckingham, 1st Earl of Essex, Duke of Aumale, KG was the thirteenth and youngest child of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...
- Thomas-Alexandre DumasThomas-Alexandre DumasThomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie, was a hero of the French Revolution and General in Napoleon's army. He is better known as Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, General of the French Revolution and the father of author Alexandre Dumas, père, and grandfather of author Alexandre Dumas, fils...
the First Soldier of the World - Thomas Berkeley, 6th Lord Berkeley the Hopeful
- Thomas BurkeThomas Burke-Public officials:*Thomas Burke , Irish-born physician, lawyer and politician*Sir Thomas Burke, 3rd Baronet , Irish legislator...
the Athlete - Thomas Butler, 3rd Earl of OrmondeThomas Butler, 3rd Earl of OrmondeThomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde and 3rd Earl of Ossory, Viscount Thurles , was an Irish peer and the son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and Lady Joan Fitzgerald daughter and heiress-general of James FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Desmond...
Black Tom - Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of OrmondeThomas Butler, 7th Earl of OrmondeThomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond, P.C. was the youngest son of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond and Joan de Beauchamp...
the Earl of Wool - Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde the Black Earl
- Thomas CavendishThomas CavendishSir Thomas Cavendish was an English explorer and a privateer known as "The Navigator" because he was the first who deliberately tried to emulate Sir Francis Drake and raid the Spanish towns and ships in the Pacific and return by circumnavigating the globe...
the Navigator - Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of DundonaldThomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of DundonaldAdmiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, 1st Marquess of Maranhão, GCB, ODM , styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a senior British naval flag officer and radical politician....
the Seawolf - Thomas de Berkeley the Temporizer, the Observer
- Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron BerkeleyThomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron BerkeleyThomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley , aka The Wise, was an English baron, soldier and diplomat.Thomas was born in 1245 at Berkeley Castle in the English county of Gloucestershire, the son of Sir Maurice de Berkeley and Isabel FitzRoy...
the Wise - Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron BerkeleyThomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron BerkeleyThomas de Berkeley , aka Thomas the Rich, was an English baron and the custodian of the Berkeley Castle.He was the son of Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley and Eve la Zouche.-Edward II:...
the Rich - Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley (1351-1418) the Magnificent
- Thomas de Cantilupe the Saint
- Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of OxfordThomas de Vere, 8th Earl of OxfordThomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford was the son and heir of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford. Thomas took part in several of the military campaigns of Edward III. At some point before 1350, he married Maud de Ufford, daughter and heir of Sir Ralph de Ufford and Maud of Lancaster...
the Fighting Earl of Oxford, the Fighting Vere - Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Baron of Desmond a Nappagh, an-Apa, Simiacus
- Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare (d.1478) the Great Earl FitzGerald
- Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of KildareThomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of KildareThomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare , also known as Silken Thomas , was a figure in Irish history.He spent a considerable part of his early life in England: his mother Elizabeth Zouche, was a cousin of Henry VII...
Silken Thomas (Tomas an tSioda) - Thomas FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Desmond the Bald, the Victorious
- Thomas FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Glin the Snub-Nosed
- Thomas FitzGerald, Lord of Decies (1261–1298) Thomas an-Apa, Thomas Simiacus, the Crooked Heir
- Thomas fitzJames FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond Thomas of Drogheda
- Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of NorfolkThomas Howard, 2nd Duke of NorfolkThomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, KG, Earl Marshal , styled Earl of Surrey from 1483 to 1514, was the only son of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk by his first wife, Katherine Moleyns...
the Victor of Flodden Field - Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of ArundelThomas Howard, 21st Earl of ArundelThomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel KG, was a prominent English courtier during the reigns of King James I and King Charles I, but he made his name as a Grand Tourist and art collector rather than as a politician. When he died he possessed 700 paintings, along with large collections of sculpture,...
The Collector - Sir Thomas Neville The Bastard of Fauconberg
- Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-TyneThomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-TyneThomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, KG, PC was a British Whig statesman, whose official life extended throughout the Whig supremacy of the 18th century. He is commonly known as the Duke of Newcastle.A protégé of Sir Robert Walpole, he served...
Hubble-Bubble - Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of StraffordThomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of StraffordThomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1632 to 1639 he instituted a harsh rule as Lord Deputy of Ireland...
Black Tom Tyrant - Thomas the SlavThomas the SlavThomas the Slav was a 9th-century Byzantine military commander, most notable for leading a wide-scale revolt against Emperor Michael II the Amorian in 820–823....
the Slav, rival Emperor of Byzantium, 820-823 - Torf-EinarrTorf-EinarrEinarr Rögnvaldarson, Torf-Einarr or Turf-Einar was one of the Norse Earls of Orkney. His rise to power is related in sagas which apparently draw on verses of Einarr's own composition for inspiration...
, Earl of OrkneyEarl of OrkneyThe Earl of Orkney was originally a Norse jarl ruling Orkney, Shetland and parts of Caithness and Sutherland. The Earls were periodically subject to the kings of Norway for the Northern Isles, and later also to the kings of Alba for those parts of their territory in mainland Scotland . The Earl's... - Thorfinn Sigurdsson the Raven Feeder
- Thorgils SkarthiThorgils SkarthiThorgils Skarthi was a Viking raider and poet who, in about 966 founded, Scarborough, England which was then known as Skarðaborg....
the Hare-Lipped - ThorkelThorkelThorkel or Thorkell is an Old Norse masculine personal name. Among the more famous holders of the name are:*Thorkel of Namdalen, ninth-century jarl and father of Ketil Trout.*Thorkel Sursson, tenth-century Icelander and character in the Gísla saga....
the Terrible - Thorkell the Tall Thorkild Høje, Sprakalaeg
- Thorfinn I Einarsson, Earl of Orkney, 963–976 the Skull-Splitter, the Skull-Cleaver
- ThorfinnThorfinnThorfinn may refer to:* Thorfinn Turf-Einarsson, Earl of Orkney * Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney * Thorfinn Karlsefni, Icelandic explorer...
the Black, the Dane, the Great, the Mighty - Thori, Thorir, Jarl of More the Silent, son of Ragnvald EysteinssonRagnvald EysteinssonRognvald "The Wise" Eysteinsson is the founder of the Earldom of Orkney in the Norse Sagas. Three quite different accounts of the creation of the Norse earldom on Orkney and Shetland exist...
- Thurstan, Viscount of Avranches le Goz
- Thyra, Queen of Denmark the Danes' Hope (Dan. Thyra Danebod)
- Tiberios IIITiberios IIITiberios III was Byzantine emperor from 698 to 21 August 705. Although his rule was considered generally successful, especially in containing the Arab threat to the east, he was overthrown by the former emperor Justinian II and subsequently executed.-Rise to power:Tiberius was a Germanic naval...
, Byzantine Emperor Apsimaros, Apsimeros - TiberiusTiberiusTiberius , was Roman Emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD. Tiberius was by birth a Claudian, son of Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla. His mother divorced Nero and married Augustus in 39 BC, making him a step-son of Octavian...
the Emperor of Capri, the Imperial Machiavelli, the Prince of Hypocrites - TitusTitusTitus , was Roman Emperor from 79 to 81. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death, thus becoming the first Roman Emperor to come to the throne after his own father....
the Darling of Mankind, the Delight of Mankind, the Love and Delight of Mankind (Lat. Amor et Deliciae Humani Generis) - Torf de Harcourt, Lord of Turgueville the Rich
- Toirdhealbhach Ua BriainToirdhealbhach Ua BriainToirdhealbhach Ua Briain , anglicised Turlough O'Brien , was King of Munster and effectively High King of Ireland. A grandson of Brian Bóruma, Toirdelbach was the son of Tadc mac Briain who was killed in 1023 by his half-brother Donnchad mac Briain.For the first forty years of his life nothing is...
the Magnificent - TrajanTrajanTrajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against...
the Adoptive Emperor - Tuathal TeachtmharTuathal TeachtmharTúathal Techtmar , son of Fíachu Finnolach, was a High King of Ireland, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition. He is said to be the ancestor of the Uí Néill and Connachta dynasties through his grandson Conn of the Hundred Battles...
the Legitimate - Turgesius of Norway the Tyrant
- Turlough III, King of Thomond, 1375-1400 the Bald
- Turlough IV, King of Thomond, 1444-1459 the Soft, Bog
- Turlough V, King of Thomond, 1496-1498 the Younger
- Turlogh Mor O'Brien, King of Thomond (d.1306) of the Triumphs
- Turlough O'Brien, King of Thomond (d.1528) the Brown
- Turlough Oge, King of Thomond, 1496–1499 Gilla Dubh
- Turgut ReisTurgut ReisTurgut Reis was an Ottoman Admiral and privateer who also served as Bey of Algiers; Beylerbey of the Mediterranean; and first Bey, later Pasha, of Tripoli. Under his naval command the Ottoman Empire maritime was extended across North Africa...
the Drawn Sword of Islam
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- Theobald I, Count of Champagne: Theobald III, Count of BloisTheobald III, Count of BloisTheobald III of Blois was count of Blois, Meaux and Troyes. He was son of Odo II, Count of Blois and Ermengarde of Auvergne....
- Theobald IV, Count of Blois: Theobald II, Count of Champagne
- Theobald V, Count of Blois;; Theobald III, Count of Champagne
- Theobald IV, Count of Champagne: Theobald I of NavarreTheobald I of NavarreTheobald I , called the Troubadour, the Chansonnier, and the Posthumous, was Count of Champagne from birth and King of Navarre from 1234...
- Theobald VI, Count of Troyes: Theobald I of NavarreTheobald I of NavarreTheobald I , called the Troubadour, the Chansonnier, and the Posthumous, was Count of Champagne from birth and King of Navarre from 1234...
- Theobald V, Count of Champagne: Theobald II of NavarreTheobald II of NavarreTheobald II , called the Young, was Count of Champagne and Brie and King of Navarre from 1253 until his death....
- Theobald VII, Count of Troyes: Theobald II of NavarreTheobald II of NavarreTheobald II , called the Young, was Count of Champagne and Brie and King of Navarre from 1253 until his death....
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- Udalrich IX of Bregenz the Elder
- Udalryk Christoph Radziwill the Elephant
- Ugolino della GherardescaUgolino della GherardescaCount Ugolino della Gherardesca , count of Donoratico, was an Italian nobleman, politician and naval commander. He was frequently accused of treason and features prominently in Dante's Divine Comedy.-Biography:...
the Cannibal of Pisa - Uhtred the Bold
- Ulfketel, Thane of East Anglia, 1004–1016 the Bold
- Ulick na gCeann Burke, 1st Earl of ClanricardeUlick na gCeann Burke, 1st Earl of ClanricardeUlick na gCeann Burke , 12th Clanricarde and 1st Earl of Clanricarde , was the son of Richard Mór Burke the 9th Clanricarde.-Biography:Born to Richard Mór Burke by a daughter of Madden of Portumna, Ulick succeeded to the...
Neggan, the Beheader, Ulick of the Heads - Ulrich I of Württemberg (1241–1265) the Founder, With the Thumb
- Ulrich I, Count of WürttembergUlrich I, Count of WürttembergUlrich I, Count of Württemberg , also known as “Ulrich der Stifter” or “Ulrich mit dem Daumen”, was count of Württemberg from about 1241 until his death.-Life:...
Ulrich dall Pollice - Ulrich II, Count of Pfirt (d.1275) the Brave
- Ulrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg, 1592–1603 Ulrich Nestor
- Ulrich V of Montfort, Count of Montfort-Tettnang (d.1520) the Handsome
- Ulrich V, Count of WürttembergUlrich V, Count of WurttembergUlrich V of Württemberg called "der Vielgeliebte" , Count of Württemberg. He was the younger son of Count Eberhard IV and Henriette of Mömpelgard.-Life:...
the Well-Loved - Ulrich of Dillingen (890–973), Bishop of Augsburg the Saint
- Ulrich, Count of Passau (d.1110) the Rich
- Ulrich, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (1589-1622) the Protector
- Umar ben Muhammad of Badajoz al-Mutawaqil
- Umberto I of ItalyUmberto I of ItalyUmberto I or Humbert I , nicknamed the Good , was the King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his death. He was deeply loathed in far-left circles, especially among anarchists, because of his conservatism and support of the Bava-Beccaris massacre in Milan...
the Good, the Good King - Umberto II of ItalyUmberto II of ItalyUmberto II, occasionally anglicized as Humbert II was the last King of Italy for slightly over a month, from 9 May 1946 to 12 June 1946. He was nicknamed the King of May -Biography:...
the May King - Uros I, Grand Zupan of Raška, 1113–1140 Biyela
- Us Four:
- George VI of the United KingdomGeorge VI of the United KingdomGeorge VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...
- Elizabeth Bowes-LyonElizabeth Bowes-LyonElizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
- Elizabeth II of the United KingdomElizabeth II of the United KingdomElizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
- Princess Margaret, Countess of SnowdonPrincess Margaret, Countess of SnowdonPrincess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI....
- George VI of the United Kingdom
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- Vadim I of Novgorod (d.872) the Brave
- Vakhtang I GorgasaliVakhtang I GorgasaliVakhtang I "Gorgasali" , of the Chosroid dynasty, was a king of Iberia, natively known as Kartli in the second half of the 5th and first quarter of the 6th century. Gorgasali is a sobriquet meaning in Iranian "wolf’s head"...
, the Saint, the Wolf-Headed (Fr. Tete de Loup) - Vakhtang VI of KartliVakhtang VI of KartliVakhtang VI , also known as Vakhtang the Scholar and Vakhtang the Lawgiver, was a Wāli of Kartli, eastern Georgia, as a nominal vassal to the Persian shah from 1716 to 1724. Traditionally, he has been still styled as king of Kartli...
the Lawgiver, the Scholar - Valdemar I of DenmarkValdemar I of DenmarkValdemar I of Denmark , also known as Valdemar the Great, was King of Denmark from 1157 until 1182.-Biography:...
the Great - Valdemar II of DenmarkValdemar II of DenmarkValdemar II , called Valdemar the Victorious or Valdemar the Conqueror , was the King of Denmark from 1202 until his death in 1241. The nickname Sejr is a later invention and was not used during the King's own lifetime...
the Lawgiver, the Law-Mender, the Victor, Valdemar Sejr - Valdemar II, Duke of Schleswig the Great
- Valdemar III of DenmarkValdemar III of DenmarkValdemar III of Denmark was a king of Denmark from 1326 to 1329 briefly when underage, as well as in 1325–26 and from 1330 to 1364 Duke of Schleswig as Valdemar V. He was a rival king set up against the unsuccessful Christopher II and was widely opposed by his many subjects. His term was ended...
den Unge - Valdemar IV of DenmarkValdemar IV of DenmarkValdemar IV of Denmark or Waldemar ; , was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375.-Ascension to the throne:...
Atterdag (Dawn of a New Day, Another Day) - ValensValensValens was the Eastern Roman Emperor from 364 to 378. He was given the eastern half of the empire by his brother Valentinian I after the latter's accession to the throne...
the Last True Roman - Valerian I the Barracks Emperor, the Emperor of the Army
- Vasili I of Vladimir (1241-1276) the Drunkard
- Vasili I, Prince of Rostov, 1218–1238 the Brave
- Vasili II of RussiaVasili II of RussiaVasily II Vasiliyevich Tyomniy was the Grand Prince of Moscow whose long reign was plagued by the greatest civil war of Old Russian history....
the Blind, the Dark - VespasianVespasianVespasian , was Roman Emperor from 69 AD to 79 AD. Vespasian was the founder of the Flavian dynasty, which ruled the Empire for a quarter century. Vespasian was descended from a family of equestrians, who rose into the senatorial rank under the Emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty...
the Darling of Mankind - Victor Amadeus I, Duke of SavoyVictor Amadeus I, Duke of SavoyVictor Amadeus I was the Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637. He was also titular King of Cyprus and Jerusalem. He was also known as the Lion of Susa-Biography:...
the Lion of Susa - Victor Amadeus II of SardiniaVictor Amadeus II of SardiniaVictor Amadeus II was Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. He also held the titles of marquis of Saluzzo, duke of Montferrat, prince of Piedmont, count of Aosta, Moriana and Nizza. Louis XIV organised his marriage in order to maintain French influence in the Duchy but Victor Amadeus soon broke away...
the Faithless Ruler of Savoy - Victor Emmanuel II of ItalyVictor Emmanuel II of ItalyVictor Emanuel II was king of Sardinia from 1849 and, on 17 March 1861, he assumed the title King of Italy to become the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century, a title he held until his death in 1878...
the Founding Father, the Gallant King, the Gentleman-King - Victor Emmanuel III of ItalyVictor Emmanuel III of ItalyVictor Emmanuel III was a member of the House of Savoy and King of Italy . In addition, he claimed the crowns of Ethiopia and Albania and claimed the titles Emperor of Ethiopia and King of Albania , which were unrecognised by the Great Powers...
the Victorious King, the Soldier King, the Little Saber - Victoria of the United KingdomVictoria of the United KingdomVictoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Melbourne, the Famine Queen, the Grandmother of Europe, the Mother of the Empire - Victoria, Princess RoyalVictoria, Princess RoyalThe Princess Victoria, Princess Royal was the eldest child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert. She was created Princess Royal of the United Kingdom in 1841. She became German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III...
Empress Frederick - Vittoria ColonnaVittoria ColonnaVittoria Colonna , marchioness of Pescara, was an Italian noblewoman and poet.-Biography:The daughter of Fabrizio Colonna, grand constable of the kingdom of Naples, and of Agnese da Montefeltro, Vittoria Colonna was born at Marinoa fief of the Colonna family in the Alban Hills near Rome.Betrothed...
the First Great Woman Poet in the Italian Language - Victoria Eugenia of BattenbergVictoria Eugenia of BattenbergPrincess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg was queen consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain...
la Desdichada, the Jubilee Princess - Victoire of FranceVictoire of FranceVictoire de France, Princess of France was the seventh child and fifth daughter of King Louis XV of France and his Queen consort Maria Leszczyńska...
Madame Tante - VikarVíkarVíkar was a legendary Norwegian king who found himself and his ships becalmed for a long period. To raise a wind, a human blood sacrifice was needed, and the lots fell on King Víkar himself...
King of Norway He was not king of Norway but his kingdom was so large that he was called it in Gesta DanorumGesta DanorumGesta Danorum is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th century author Saxo Grammaticus . It is the most ambitious literary undertaking of medieval Denmark and is an essential source for the nation's early history... - VitelliusVitelliusVitellius , was Roman Emperor for eight months, from 16 April to 22 December 69. Vitellius was acclaimed Emperor following the quick succession of the previous emperors Galba and Otho, in a year of civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors...
the Sexual Artist SpintriaSpintriaA spintria is a small bronze or brass Roman token, possibly for use in brothels, usually depicting sexual acts or symbols.-Use:Some scholars have argued that spintriae were used to pay prostitutes...
, the Flaterrer - Vlad I Uzurpatorul the Usurper
- Vlad II DraculVlad II DraculVlad II , known as Vlad Dracul , was a voivode of Wallachia. He reigned from 1436 to 1442, and again from 1443 to 1447...
the Devil, the Dragon - Vlad III Dracula Dracula, Vlad Tepes, the Devil's Son, the Impaler, the Impaler Prince, the Son of the Dragon
- Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, 1523–1529 the Monk
- Vlad V, Prince of Wallachia, 1510–1512 the Younger
- Vlad VI, Prince of Wallachia, 1521 the Monk
- Vlad CalugarulVlad CalugarulVlad IV Călugărul, translated as Vlad the Monk, was the pious half-brother of Vlad III , and one of many rulers of Wallachia during the 15th century...
the Monk - Vlad InecatulVlad ÎnecatulVlad VI of Wallachia was the voivode [prince] who ruled Wallachia between June 1530 and September 1532. He has been historically referenced as Vlad Înecatul ["Vlad the Drowned"], as a description of the manner of his death....
the Drowned, the Drowned One - Vladimir I of KievVladimir I of KievVladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...
der Apostelgleiche, Soleil Clair, the Apostle, the Bright Sun, the Equal to the Apostles, the Fair Sun, the Great, the Great Law-giver, the Red Sun, the Saint - Vladimir II MonomakhVladimir II MonomakhVladimir II Monomakh |Basileios]]) was a Velikiy Kniaz of Kievan Rus'.- Family :He was the son of Vsevolod I and Anastasia of Byzantium Vladimir II Monomakh |Basileios]]) (1053 – May 19, 1125) was a Velikiy Kniaz (Grand Prince) of Kievan Rus'.- Family :He was the son of Vsevolod I (married in...
Monomakh, the One Who Fights Alone, the Single Combat Man, the Single Combatant - Vladimir of NovgorodVladimir of NovgorodVladimir Yaroslavich reigned as prince of Novgorod from 1036 until his death. He was the eldest son of Yaroslav I the Wise of Kiev by Ingigerd, daughter of king Olof Skötkonung of Sweden....
the Nimble - Vladimir II, Prince of Pereyaslavl, 1170–1187 the Brave
- Vladimir, Prince of Uglich (1353–1410) the Brave
- Vladislav I of WallachiaVladislav I of WallachiaVladislav I of the Basarab dynasty, also known as Vlaicu-Vodă, was a ruler of the principality of Wallachia . He was a vassal of the Bulgarian Emperor Ivan Alexander. In 1369 Vladislav I subdued Vidin and recognised Louis I of Hungary as his overlord in return for Severin, Amlaş, and Făgăraş...
Vlaicu-Vodă - Vladislaus II of Bohemia and HungaryVladislaus II of Bohemia and HungaryVladislaus II, also known as Ladislaus Jagiellon ; was King of Bohemia from 1471 and King of Hungary from 1490 until his death in 1516...
, Bene Rex, King Yes, Vladislaus Bene - VolusianusVolusianusVolusianus , also known as Volusian, was a Roman Emperor from 251 to 253.He was son to Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus by his wife Afinia Gemina Baebiana. He is known to have had a sister, Vibia Galla....
the Barracks Emperor, the Emperor of the Army - Vseslav of PolotskVseslav of PolotskVseslav of Polotsk , also known as Vseslav the Sorcerer or Vseslav the Seer, was the most famous ruler of Polotsk and was briefly Grand Prince of Kiev in 1068–1069. Together with Rostislav Vladimirovich and voivode Vyshata made up a coalition against the Yaroslaviches triumvirate...
, the Magician, the Sorcerer, the Werewolf, the Wizard - Vsevolod IV of KievVsevolod IV of KievVsevolod IV Svyatoslavich the Red was a Rus' prince . His baptismal name was Daniil...
the Red - Vsevolod the Big Nest
- Vuk GrgurevićVuk GrgurevicVuk Grgurević Branković , also known as Vuk the Fiery Dragon , was the titular Despot of Serbia from 1471 until his death in 1485...
the Dragon - Vukashin Mrnjavčević of Serbia
- Vytautas the GreatVytautas the GreatVytautas ; styled "the Great" from the 15th century onwards; c. 1350 October 27, 1430) was one of the most famous rulers of medieval Lithuania. Vytautas was the ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania which chiefly encompassed the Lithuanians and Ruthenians...
the Great