the Young, the Younger
the Cicero of Germany:
the Babymaker (Ger. der Kindermacher): "Johann II (1458-1521) had also earned a derisive title, 'the Babymaker' (proletarius) because he was said to have fathered sixty-three illegitimate children before settling into a marriage with Mechtild of Hesse at the age of thirty-one. . . ." (Mad Princes of Renaissance Germany: 99)
the Young, the Younger:
the Young, the Younger
Johann II of Silesia.
the Vicious:
Johann II of Zweibrucken (1604-1635)
the Young, the Younger
the Mild (Ger. Sanftmutige): " . . . With him (Gerhard III of Holstein) was associated his brother John: and they had a cousin---another John---, who was also a remarkable man; he is known as John the mild,---why is not obvious, as he appears to have been warlike, ambitious, and grasping. . . ." (Higgins: 71)
the Alchemist: " . . . The Margrave John of Brandenburg was so great a proficient in the labors of the crucible, that he was surnamed 'the Alchemist,' and his residence at the Plassenburg, near Culmbach, was a headquarter for the profession. . . ."(Every Saturday, Vol. 8: 67)
the Eye and the Council of Germany: "[T]he second son, Hans von Kustrin, found it impossible to live on the revenues of the New Mark, and saw himself obliged for a time to take service as a captain of mercenaries under the Emperor or some other great lord. Eventually, like his ancestor, the Burgrave of NUremberg, he accepted a permanent appointment under Charles V with the title of 'Domestic Councillor,' and a salary of five thousand thalers. For a time he was known as 'the eye and the council of Germany.' . . ." (The Hohenzollerns)
the Constant (Ger. der Bestandige): "[He] . . . was a prince of excellent heart who warmly interested himself in the success of the Reformation for which reason his grateful contemporaries gave him the surname of the Constant. Under his auspices, the doctrines of Luther acquired consistence and stability. . . ."
Johann I of Lower Bavaria (1329–1340).
the Child:
Johann I of Silesia.
the Cruel, Strict:
Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar.
the Young, the Younger
the Champion of the Reformation:
Johann Friedrich III of Saxe-Jena.
the Young, the Younger
the Saxon Mars:
the Greatest Military Leader of the Thirty Years' War: " . . . Besides Wallenstein and Gustavus Adolphus, Tilly was regarded as the greatest military leader of the Thirty Years' War. . . ." (Koniarek)
the Monk in Armour:
--" . . . In the vernacular, he was also surnamed 'the monk in armor' in reference to his training as a Jesuit and his ascetic lifestyle." (Koniarek)
--"Tilly was the commander of the Catholic League forces in the service of the Elector of Bavaria. After the dismissal of Wallenstein at the Reichstag in Regensburg in 1630, Tilly was until his death, also commander of the Imperial Army. Besides Wallenstein and Gustavus Adolphus, Tilly was regarded as the greatest military leader of the Thirty Years' War. In contrast to Wallenstein, Tilly was frugal with no political ambition and because of his religious upbringing, Gustavus Adolphus called him 'the old corporal' because of his strictness and punctuality. In the vernacular, he was also surnamed 'the monk in armor' in reference to his training as a Jesuit and his ascetic lifestyle." (Koniarek)
the Old Corporal: " . . . In contrast to Wallenstein, Tilly was frugal with no political ambition and because of his religious upbringing, Gustavus Adolphus called him 'the old corporal' because of his strictness and punctuality. . . ." (Koniarek)
Joao I de Portugal
the Good (Por. do Bom):
the Perfect Prince:
the Magnanimous
the Magnificent
the Portuguese Sun King.
the Portuguese Sun King.
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