the Creator of Mediaeval Byzantium: " . . . The new emperor, Heraclius I (610-641), called by historian George Ostrogorsky 'the creator of Mediaeval Byzantium,' launched campaigns,first into Albania (623) and then into Kartli-Iberia (626), and defeated the Iranians. . . ." (Suny: 26)
the Wake Dog (Fr. Eveille-Chien):
the Don Juan of the Intelligentsia (by H.G. Wells):
the Don Juan of the Literary Thirties (by Amelia Hill):
the Barracks Emperor
the Emperor of the Army
the Exile
the Outlaw
the Wake: "The last rebellion William faced was led by Hereward the Wake in 1071. Hereward was regarded as a hero by the Saxons. As his nickname suggests, he was always awake and ready for any danger, especially as he gathered rebels together in the Fens near Ely...." (Hilliam, p. 69)
Heribert, Lord of Ville-sur-Arce (d.1167)
the Fat:
Semilasso (pen name)
the Goethe of Landscape Gardening: "Branitz was, in fact, the masterpiece of Pückler's celebrated career as a landscape architect. He spent two decades planting thousands of trees brought from miles away, digging lakes and canals, forming hilly slopes out of the pancake-like topography, and building a pair of towering pyramids. His remains are preserved in the larger of the two. By the time he started work on Branitz at the age of 60, Pückler, known as "the Goethe of landscape gardening," had honed his skills on a number of important commissions, including the gardens at Babelsberg outside Berlin for Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, and a refashioning of the Bois de Boulogne for Napoleon III."
Hermann of Hainaut, 1040–1049
Herman of Mons
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| Hermann von Salza @Wikipedia |
the Bismarck of the Thirteenth Century:
the Greatest German Statesman of the Middle Ages: "The Order of German Knights of the Hospital of Saint Mary at Jerusalem was but ten years old when Hermann of Salza was elected its fourth grand master in 1209. . . From this region (Langensalza) Hermann, called 'the Bismarck of the thirteenth century' and 'the greatest German statesman of the Middle Ages,' may well have come." (Setton: 567)
Hermann von Schwarzenberg (1437–1448)
the Warlike
Hermann I of Verona (d.1374)
the Blessed
Hermann III of Brandenburg, 1298–1308
the Tall
the Holy
the Saint
Hersende of Ramerupt, Countess of Arcies (d.c.945)
the Simple
Herve IV of Leon (d.after 1281)
the Extravagant
the Spendthrift
Lady Cheat'em [68]
Hethum II of Little Armenia (1266–1307)
the Blind
Hethum of Little Armenia, Lord of Korykos (d.1314)
the Historian
the Berserker of the Family [69]
the Saint
the Blessed [70]
the Lively One:
Hlodvir, Lodver, 13th Jarl of Orkney (924–980)
the Viking
--" . . . Hoamer, accordingly, his nephew and an able warrior, led the armies against any with whom the Vandals were at war; he it was whom they called the Achilles of the vandals. . . ." (Procopius. History of the Wars @Project Gutenberg eBook: ix.2)
--"Both Procopius and the Corippus' Iohannis allude to a Moorish defeat of a Vandal army under the command of Hoamer, Hilderic's nephew. After this disaster, a group of Vandal aristocrats started a putsch and made Gelimer, Genton's grandson, king in 530 AD. Hilderic, Hoamer and other members of the family were incarcerated. Hoamer, the Achilles of the Vandals in Procopius' view, was either blinded, according to the Byzantine historian, or killed, to judge from the account of Victor of Tunnuna. . . ." (Merrills. Vandals, Romans and Berbers: New Perspectives on Late Antique North Africa)
--" . . . The Vandal prince Hoamer was called the Achilles of the Vandals, and in a curious exchange of pleasantries a certain Parthemius presbyter saw fit to praise of Sigesteus comes in similar terms with the verse 'mighty Larissa did not beget such an Achilles'. . . ." (Conant. Staying Roman: Conquest and Identity in Africa and the Mediterranean, 439-700: 55)
--"Hilderic (523–530) was the Vandal king most tolerant towards the Catholic Church. He granted it religious freedom; consequently Catholic synods were once more held in North Africa. However, he had little interest in war, and left it to a family member, Hoamer. When Hoamer suffered a defeat against the Moors, the Arian faction within the royal family led a revolt, raising the banner of national Arianism, and his cousin Gelimer (530–533) became king. Hilderic, Hoamer and their relatives were thrown into prison." (Wikipedia)
the Shakespeare of Eloquence: " . . . When the states-general were convened, he sought to be elected as a representative of the nobles of Provence, but was rejected by them on the ground of his want of property; and left them with the threat that, like Marius, he would overthrow the aristocracy. He purchased a draper's shop, offered himself as a candidate to the third estate, and was enthusiastically returned both at Aix and Marseilles. He chose to represent Marseilles, and by his talents and admirable oratorical powers soon acquired great influence in the states-general and national assembly. Barnave well characterized him as 'the Shakespeare of eloquence.' He stood forth as the opponent of the court and of the aristocracy, but regarded the country as by no means ripe for the extreme changes proposed by political theorists, and labored, not for the overthrow of the monarchy, but for the abolition of despotism, and the establishment of a constitutional throne. . . ." (Peck. Cyclopedia: A Compendium of Human Knowledge, Vol 9: 898)
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| Horace Walpole Earl of Orford @Wikipedia |
Ultimus Romanorum: " . . . In his preface to Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice, Byron wrote: 'It is the fashion to underrate Horace Walpole: firstly, because he was a nobleman, and secondly, because he was a gentleman; but to say nothing of the composition of his incomparable letters, and the Castle of Otranto, he is the 'Ultimus Romanorum,' the author of The Mysterious Mother, a tragedy of the highest order, and not a pulling love-play. He is the father of the first romance, and surely worthy of a higher place than any living writer, be he who he may.'. . . ." (Viseltear. The Last Illnesses of Robert and Horace Walpole @core.ac.uk: 151)
Duchesse de St. Leu:
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Hortense Mancini |
Ortensia Mancini;
the Roman Whorela Belle Helene
la Sneder:
Grand-Duchesse de Gerolstein: " . . . In 1881, she was duped into marrying a suitor who represented himself to be an Italian prince but was apparently an imposter (sic) scheming to dip into her fortune --- which he did deeply before she managed to get a divorce. Whether or not his claim of title was real, she maintained tha rank the marraige ostensibly gave her, and for the rest of her life used the honorific title of countess. Though not the loftiest of titles, being a countess was a step in the right direction. But it was beside the point; even as she eased into a long retirement that would stretch until her death in 1920, anyone who remembered her knew that at heart she was the Grand-Duchesse de Gerolstein." (Pasatiempo)
the Grand Duchess of Gerolstein: " . . . In an example of life imitating art, she fell under her own spell and began to assume the character of a grand duchess even when not onstage. One day she had her carriage driven up the Avenue de La Bourdonnais to the elaborate gate reserved for ruling families to pass through as they arrived at the grounds of the Exposition Universelle. The gatekeepers protested that they were authorized to allow entry only for emperors and empresses, kings and queens. 'But I am the Grand Duchess of Gerolstein,' she declared --- and the gate was opened." (Pasatiempo)
the Most Celebrated Performer of the Day: "Hortense Schneider, who played the Grand Duchess, was the most celebrated performer of the day. The public hailed her as the demolisher of all consecrated subjects, while the intelligentsia shuddered in agreement. Born in Bordeaux to a German immigrant tailor and his French wife, Hortense descended on Paris in 1855 at the age of twenty-two. . . . " (Williams: 110)
the Original Belle Helene: " . . . The rich public figure was Hortense Schneider, the original Belle Helene (1864) in Offenbach's operetta of tha name. The lover who died of consumption was the Duc de Gramont-Caderousse. The beautiful deserted young spouse was the feckless Italian Emile Brionne, who called himself the Comte de Brionne. Schneider was famous in her own right as undisputed leading lady in the highly successful Offenbach operettas, able to chose (sic) her lovers, who included the Khedive of Egypt and the Duc de Morny. Surviving into her eighties (until 1920, in fact, she lived out her later life graciously, devoting herself to her mentally challenged son." (Marwick: 119)
the Thoroughfare of Princes (Fr. la Passage des Princes): " . . . The wags of Paris dubbed her with an enduring nickname, 'Le Passage des Princes' (The Thoroughfare of Princes). . . ." (Pasatiempo)
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