the Simple.
the Believer of Counsel (Fr. le Croit Conseil): "The reason for Philip's absence was the some of his advisers were against the match with Joanna. In his day, the archduke was not known as 'Philip the Handsome' but as Philippe le Croit Conseil--Philip the Believer of Counsel--because he was so malleable." (Notorious Royal Marriages)
the Fair: "The extreme beauty of his Philip's personal appearance obtained for him the surname of 'fair;' his other less flattering sobriquet of 'croit conseil,' was given him from his proneness to listen to the advice of the flatterers by whom he was surrounded. That he possessed but little capacity for affairs is evident from his conduct in Guelderland, and his easy surrender of his rights over Friezland. Nevertheless his gentle and pacific temper rendered him a far more suitable governor for the Netherlanders than either of his predecessors, Maximilian or Charles. During his short reign, he neither violated their privileges at home, nor engaged them in ruinous and unnecessary wars abroad. . . ." (Davies: 333)
the Fairest of All Husbands (by his wife Juana la Loca)
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Radirobanes
the Prudent
the Sap
the Silent
the Soldan
the Tiger of the Escorial
the Wise.
el Rey Donjuanesco (by Maranon):
the Fat:
the Great: : " . . . And amidst the festivities and stage plays, the poetical recitals, the battues that stood for sport, and the autos-de-fez that stood for holiness, 'Philip the Great' moved like a demigod, knowing in his heart of hearts that all was hollow---his wealth a lit, his dignity a mask, and he himself but a poor sinning trifler whose coward conscience denied him even pleasure in his sin." (The Court of Philip IV)
the Planet King (Sp. el Rey Planeta):
--" . . . As his nickname El rey planeta ('the planet king') suggests, Spain's vast empire reached its greatest extent under his reign. Its strategic commitments were likewise vast and simply impossible; there were enemies on all sides. The demands upon his realms and upon him as a monarch proved crippling. This is one reason why Felipe depended upon prominent ministers to do much work for him. . . ." (The Habsburgs: The History of a Dynasty: 122)
--" . . . one of whose many pseudonyms in contemporary panegyrics was the Planet King, in allusion to the fourth planet in the seventeenth-century hierarchy of the heavens, the radiant and enlivening sun. . . ." (Wiley Online Library)
Philippe of Anjou
Lord Strutt
the King Who Reigned Twice
the Inspired
the Inspired King (Sp. el Rey Animoso).
the Machiavellian: "Our interest is centred upon the extraordinary woman who really governed Spain for over thirty years. Elizabeth Farnese should have been born a man. High Spirited and ambitious, she had definite political aims and a resourceful diplomacy... Her natural abilities had never been trained by education. Thus she lacked one of the requisites of success in politics---the power of overlooking details and taking a broad view of the situation. Her policy was shortsighted and prejudicial to the true interests of Spain. She never, however, studied the interests of her husband's kingdom: she was a thorough Italian in heart and ambitions. . . Hers was a vigorous mind in a healthy body. When we have said that Carlos united in his person the characteristic traits of Philip and Elizabeth, we shall at once divine him to be what he was, a strange blending of seemingly contradictory qualities. . . She was throughout her life a good mother; her pride and affection were hurt at the thought that her son was born to no patrimony and she determined to carve for him a principality in Italy, where she herself had reasonable claims. The history of Spain from the year of Carlos' birth to the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle may be summed up in one line---'the successful attempt of Elizabeth Farnese to establish her sons in Italy.'. . . " (Addison: 4)
the Blond (Fr. le Blondinet)
the Alcibiades of the Revolution.
Fyodor I Ivanovich
Feodor I Ioannovich
the Bellringer: " . . . More interested in ringing church bells (hence his nickname, Fyodor the Bellringer), the pious and feeble Fyodor I leaves governing Russia to his brother-in-law Boris Godunov." (Russiapedia)
the Fair-Blessed (Gae. Fionnfeachtnach)
the Rotten Goodman (Fearchar Fotas)
the Tall (Fearchar Fada)
Ferdinand V of Hungary, Croatia & Bohemia.
Goodinand the Finished' (Gutinand der Fertige)
the Benign, the Good:(Ger. der Gütige, Cze. Dobrotivý): "When the revolutionary year of 1848 swept across the European horizon causing Metternich's creaking old order to totter, 'Ferdinand the Good' (der Gütige) abdicated. He retired promptly to Innsbruck and later to the noble palace of the Hradschin in Prague. 'Goodinand the Finished' (Gutinand der Fertige), said the Viennese of their obliging monarch, and permitted him the pleasures of simple life. So comfortable were these pleasures that the ex-Emperor's brother and heir, Franz Karl, hastily joined in the renunciation. Together the two gentlement abandoned cares of state and gathered about their favorite meal of dumplings and gravy, a gustatory indiscretion which doctors had long forbidden them." (Phantom Crown: The Story of Maximilian & Carlota of Mexico: 15)
Foxy Ferdie: " . . . The man chosen to become Prince (later King, then Tsar) of Bulgaria, Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary, acquired the nickname 'Foxy Ferdie' but he was by no means the only Balkan ruler to be regarded as wily. It was an essential qualification for the career of a Balkan monarch." (Royal Murders)
the Fox of the Balkans:
--" . . . After serving for many years in the Austrian Army he accepted the crown of the principality of Bulgaria in August 1887, becoming King --- or, as he preferred the title, 'Tsar'---of Bulgaria in October 1908, when the country finally secured total independence from the Turkish Empire.Twenty years of astute political bargaining, both with local politicians and with spokesmen of the Great Powers, earned him a reputation as the 'Fox of the Balkans. . . ." (Who's Who In World Politics: From 1860 to the present day: 138)
--" . . . Ferdinand was a peculiar individual, able yet resolute, suspicious of everyone hesitating to make a decision, inordinately vain, yet haunted by the feat of losing his throne; to a certain extent he suggests the fox, and as the 'Fox of the Balkans' he was frequently known to his contemporaries." (Austro-German Diplomatic Relations: 73)
Ferdinand-Philippe-Henri d'Orléans
Ferdinand d'Orléans
le Duc de Chartres.
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King Big Nose (It. il Re Nasone)
" . . . Ferdinand IV (later Ferdinand I) had two: Re Nasone and Re Lazzarone. The first one means King Big Nose (Naso+ the augmentative suffix –one.. . ." (Naples Life Death & Miracles)
"Ferdinand's lifelong passions were those of his peasantry: He loved to spend his entire day hunting, or fishing at the edge of the bay alongside the lazzarone, Naples's half-clad, unshod underclass who were deeply loyal to him and considered him one of their own. He'd haul in a day's catch and hawk it on the pier, giving away his earnings. Some of his customers recognized their sovereign in the 'tall and muscular' youth described by the Margravine of Anspach, due to the bulbous Bourbon proboscis that had earned him the affectionate nickname of il re nasone---King Nose---from his subjects." (Carroll. Inglorious Royal Marriages: A Demi-Millennium of Unholy Mismatrimony)
the Beggar (or Rascal) King:
the Great Unwashed Peasant King
". . . He was, thus, the Great Unwashed Peasant King; it was an expression of solidarity with the people, and he took no offense at that term or the one about his nose."
" . . . [He] was known as the 'Re Lazzarone,' 'the Beggar (or rascal) King,' a man who enjoyed handing out on the streets with the unwashed masses and who spoke mainly their dialect. Ferdinand was, by all accounts, a gond-natured lunkhead and vulgarian. . . .". " . . . The second requires some explanation: Lazarus is the patron saint of lepers, and, by extension, all miserable outcasts. Neapolitan members of the "great unwashed peasant masses" were thus called "lazzaroni". In an age of rigid social stratification, it was not a derogatory term—it was a description. Ferdinand was a notorious simpleton and vulgarian, and he enjoyed hanging around with the common folk down at the port. He was popular, and both names were terms of endearment bestowed on him by the Neapolitan masses. . . ."
Ferrante II of Naples.
Bomba: "His grandson, Ferdinand II (1810-1859), was nicknamed "Bomba"—bomb—as a result of his bombardment of Messina during the political unrest in 1848. . . ." (Around Naples in English)
King Bomba:
--" . . . Ferdinand II, was nicknamed "Bomba"—bomb—as a result of his bombardment of Messina during the political unrest in 1848. . . ." (Matthews)
--" . . . The ruler of the Kingdom of Naples, Ferdinand II ("King of the Two Sicilies"), was one of the most hateful tyrants in history, and earned for himself, as a brand of lasting infamy, the nickname of "King Bomba," by bombarding the wretched people of his capital from the forts which commanded it. . . ." (Old & Sold)
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the Black:
the Black Beg, Black Bey:
the Black Hero of Hungary
"Nadasdy had a furious temper which, when roused, prompted savage beatings and floggings, and earned him the nickname of the 'Black Hero of Hungary.' . . . ." (Lewis. The Untold History of the Kings and Queens of Europe: 28)
Hungary's Black Hero: " . . . Once married to a warrior count known as Hungary's Black Hero for his bravery in battles with the Turks. . . ."
Naadasdy's cruelties, however, paled beside his wife's, which afterwards led to the most horrifi scandal that ever occurred among the nobility of Eastern Europe. What was more, where Nadasdy had his limits and was disgusted by some of Elizabeth's excesses, her
the Black Knight
"Ferenc, who later earned the nickname The Black Knight, was as cruel as his wife. He was off fighting in the wars against the Turks during most of their marriage. When home, he enjoyed torturing Turkish captives. He even taught some torture techniques to Elizabeth . . . ." (McNally & Floorescu. In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires: 127)
the Black Knight of Hungary (by the Turks)
" . . . Ferencz, by 1598, was a well known war hero. He was dubbed by the Turks as the 'Black Knight of Hungary'. During this time, the Hungarian crown was falling behind in paying its war heroes and ended up having to owe the Nadasdy family large sums of money. Near the end of 1603, the bearded Count Ferencz Nadasdy became very ill and died on the morning of January 4, 1604 at his family castle of Sarvar as the snow fell heavily upon its bricks. It isn't known whether or not Ferencz knew about his wife's hobbies, but while he was home he too tortured servants, showing Elizabeth various torture techniques he learned in the war. He, though, didn't torture them to death, like his wife did."
the Black Lord, the Black Bey
" . . . Ferenc, known as the Black Lord or Black Bey and a feared warrior, was rarely at home. And when he returned from battle, didn't care to "be burdened" about any of Erzsébet's sadistic activities. 'Indeed, it was Ferenc, who had always been afraid of Erzsébet. He adored his wife's beauty, but feared her young vampire pallor." - Valentine Penrose. By 1598, Ferencz was a well known war hero. He was dubbed by the Turks as the Black Knight of Hungary." (Witches and Vampires: Myths and Legends)
the Black Prince:
Fergus Mor of Ireland, King of Ireland (498-501)
the Great.
the Warwick of Medieval Spain: "The life of Fernan Gonzalez, the Warwick of medieval Spain, is almost as much overlaid with romantic legends as that of Roderic or Roland. The lives and deeds of his ancestors, and the origin of his ever-celebrated County of Castile, are involved in the utmost confusion and obscurity; but Fernan Gonzalez himself is at least a historical personage." (Burke: 281)
El de Antequera: "The only event worth recording during the early years of the 9th/15th century was the fall of the city of Antequera into the hands of the Castilians, when Juan II (1406-54) was ruler of Castile. The latter had begun his reign as a baby of two years old, and was placed under the guardianship of his paternal uncle, Prince Fernando, a resolute, energetic man, and the commander of the famous expedition which seized Antequera, one of the best fortified sites in the country. Its capture occurred in Jumala II 813/September 1410 after a five-month siege, and resulted in the regent being accorded the title Fernando of Antequera." (Jayyusi & Marin: 82)
the Honest:
the Debonair
the Handsome (Por. Ferñao o Belo, o Formoso): "When Pedro died in 1367, his handsome son Fernando became king. No later king of Portugal ever chose to call himself Fernando.There is a reason why. And yet Fernao Lopes could say of him: 'Standing in a large group of men, although not identified as king, he would at once be recognized as the king over the others.' Few men ruled with more vigor and brought more disaster to their countries, or more good. He was handsome. He had mistresses. . . ." (Prelude to Empire: 63)
the Inconstant (Por. Ferñao o Inconstante)
the Inconscient.
the Catholic, the Catholic King:
the Fox of Aragon:
--". . . Ferdinand the First's crafty, intriguing spirit gained for him the well-deserved title of the 'Fox of Aragon.'" (The Court of Anna Carafa: An Historical Narrative: 55)
--"Magisterial though Ferdinand's duplicity was, thre is some evidence that he was -- for the only time in his life? -- ashamed of one of his own actions, for he secretly disavowed his new marriage, swearing in front of three notaries that he had only agreed to marry Germaine because of the need to secure control of the Kingdom of Naples. He stipulated that when he died the kingdom was to revert to whoever succeeded him on the thrones of Aragon and not to Germaine and her descendants or family: Naples would remain Aragonese. Once again, 'the Fox of Aragon' reneged on a solemn treaty obligation before the ink was dry on the paper." (Katharine of Aragon: The Tragic Story of Henry VIII's First Unfortunate Wife)
the Wily:
the Babbler (Arab. al-Babuf; Sp. Baboso, Bavos): " . . . [T[his heir in Leon, Fernando II, had earned the unflattering epithet, al-Babuf, a possible Arabization of the Romance baboso or bavos (babbler). . . ." (Kagay & Villalon: 178)
the Wise:
--"Ferdinand (Fernando) VI of Spain, surnamed THE WISE . . . ascended the throne in 1746.The early part of his reign was distinguished by the many wise and just laws he enacted, by the encouragement that he gave to commerce, manufactures, and the arts, and by the successful efforts he made to promote literature and science in Spain. Ferdinand was subject to long fits of melancholy, which materially interfered with his various plans for the welfare of his subjects. . . ." (Thomas, Vol. II: ccxxxi)
--" . . . As late as the middle of the eighteenth century, Spain called her Ferdinand IV (sic, should be VI) the Wise. . . ." (Chambers and Chambers, Vol. 50: 537)
the Desired:
the Saint Prince:
the Standard Bearer:
the Constant Prince: "At last, in 1443, Fernando's captivity ended, but only by his death. Muley Xeque caused a tall tower to be erected on his tomb, in memory of the victory of Tangier; but in 1473, two sons of Muley being made prisoners by the Portuguese, ine was ransomed for the body of Dom Fernando, who was then solemnly laid in th evaults of the beautiful Abbey of Batalha, on the field of Aljubarota, which had given his father the throne. Universal honor attended the name of the Constant Prince, the Portuguese Regulus; and seldom as the Spanish admire anything Portuguese, a fine drama of the poet Calderon is founded upon the noble spirit which preferred dreary captivity to the yielding up his father's conquest to the enemies of his country and religion. Nor was this constancy thrown away; Ceuta remained a Christian city. It was held by Portugal till the house of Avis was extinguished in Dom Sebastiao, and since that time has belonged to the crown of Spain." (Yonge. A Book of Golden Deeds: Of All Times and All Lands: 186)
the Holy Prince (Por. el Infante Santo):
the Saint Prince:
the Cardinal-Infante:
the Palace Goblin, Ghost, Fairy or Brownie (Sp. el Duende del Palacios).
Fernando de la Cerda of Castile (1253-1275)
(Eng. of the Hairs)
"...Ferdinand the eldest son of Alfonso X of Castile [was] called La Cerda, or the horse's mane, by reason of a large tuft of hair which grew upon his shoulders
Fernando Munoz of Castile (d.after 870)
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