List of Monarchs By Nickname - Sobriquets

Sobriquets

• "The Accursed": Genghis Khan
• "Caligula": (Latin, "Little Boots"): Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman Emperor
• "Caracalla" (Latin, "Hooded Tunic"): Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Roman Emperor
• "Cecco Peppe" (Italian, diminutive of Francesco Giuseppe): Franz Joseph I of Austria
• "Champion of the Reformation": John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
• "Emperor-Sacristan": Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
• "Farmer George": George III of the United Kingdom
• "Father-in-law of Europe":
  • Christian IX of Denmark
  • Nicholas I of Montenegro
• "First Gentleman of Europe": George IV of the United Kingdom
• "Fox of Mecklenburg": Albert II of Mecklenburg
• "Gloriana": Elizabeth I of England
• "Good King Henry" (French: "le bon roi Henri"): Henry IV of France
• "Good Queen Bess": Elizabeth I of England
• "Grandmother of Europe": Queen Victoria
• "The Great Belly-Gerent": Frederick I of Württemberg
• "The Great Elector" (German: "Großer Kurfürst"): Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
• "Hammer of the North": Harald III of Norway
• "Hammer of the Scots": Edward I of England
• "Harry": Maud of the United Kingdom
• "He of the Little Dagger" (Catalan language: "el del Punyalet"): Peter IV of Aragon
• "Hooded Tunic" (Latin: Caracalla): Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Roman Emperor
• "The Huckster King": Henry VII of England
• "The Iron and Golden King" Ottokar II of Bohemia (Czech: "Král železný a zlatý")
• "The Iron Duke": Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva (Dutch: "IJzeren Hertog")
• "The King of May" (Italian: "Re di maggio"): Umberto II of Italy
• "Lady of the English": Empress Matilda
• "The Last Emperor": Puyi of China (Chinese: 末代皇帝)
• "The Last Knight": Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
• "Lion of Justice": Henry I of England; Henry II of England
• "Lion of the North": Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
• "The Little Corporal": Napoleon I of France
• "Little Sabre" (Italian: "Sciaboletta"): Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
• "The Merry Monarch" or "The Merrie Monarch":
  • Charles II of England
  • Kalākaua of Hawai‘i
• "Mrs Brown": Queen Victoria
• "Napoleon of the Pacific": Kamehameha I of Hawai‘i
• "The Nine Days Queen": Lady Jane Grey
• "Old Coppernose": Henry VIII of England
• "The One Of The Little Dagger": (Catalan: "El del Punyalet"): Peter IV of Aragon
• "The People's King": Lunalilo of Hawaii
• "The Prince of Whales": George IV of the United Kingdom
• "The Sailor King": William IV of the United Kingdom
• "The Scourge of God": Attila the Hun
• "Skanderbeg" (from Albanian Skënderbeu, "Lord Alexander"): George Kastrioti of Albania
• "Soft-Sword": John of England
• "Stupid Willy" (Polish: "Głupi Wiluś"): Wilhelm II of Germany
• "The Sun King" (French: "Le Roi Soleil"): Louis XIV of France
• "Thief of Cairo": Farouk of Egypt
• "The Uncle of Europe": Edward VII of the United Kingdom
• "The Universal Spider" (Old French: "l'universelle aragne"): Louis XI of France
• "The Virgin Queen": Elizabeth I of England
• "The Warrior Pope":(Italian: Il Papa Guerriero) Julius II of the Papal States
• "The Winter King": Frederick I of Bohemia
• "The Wisest Fool In Christendom": James I of England