the Lover of Splendour: " . . . The epithet lover of splendour refers to the fact that he enjoyed providing money for large festivals and special occasions. . . ." (Haydn 1007)
Mikolaj II Radziwill (1398-1509) or (c1450-1509)
Priscus
Methuselah, Mathusalem [123]
the Old
Mikolaj III Radziwill (1470-1521)
Nicknamed by his contemporaries Amor Poloniae for his pro-Polish views and avid support for the Polish-Lithuanian Union.
the Marshal
the Saint.
the Bravest and Ablest of the Christian Princes
(by German historian Leunclavius)
". . . In the struggle against Ottoman expansion in Europe, Mircea the Elder maintained close relations with King Sigismund of Hungary. He was called the 'bravest and ablest of the Christian princes' by the German historian Leunclavius for his victory in 1394 against Bayezid I who invaded Wallachia with 40,000 men. For thirty-two years, he shielded Transylvania, and thus the Kingdom of Hungary, from the Ottomans, an accomplishment the armies of Western Europe could not achieve. . . Toward the end of his rule, Mircea signed a treaty with the Ottomans who recognized the freedom of Wallachia in return for a tribute of 3,000 gold pieces per year." (Wells. The Sword and the Shield of the Realm: 334)
the Elder:
the Old:
--Called the Elder to distinguish him from his grandson Mircea II (the Younger).
--"Mircea the Old (or the Great): prince of Wallachia 1386-1419, in whose reign the principality reached its greatest extent, with the incorporation of Dobrogea. After defeating the Turks in his own territory at Rovine in 1394, he participated in King Sigismund of Hungary's unsuccessful crusade which ended at the battle of Nicopolis in 1396. (His epithet 'the Old' actually has nothing to do with his age: he was referred to in this way by later chroniclers to distinguish him from more recent rulers of the same name.)" (History and Myth in Romanian Consciousness: 274)
Mircea II of Wallachia. Called the Younger to distinguish him from his grandfather Mircea I (the Elder)
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| Mirko of Montenegro the Sword of Montenegro @Wikipedia |
Grand Duke of Grahovo
Mirko Petrović-Njegoš:
Vojvoda Mirko:
"But it was by their own right hands that the warriors indicated their threatened liberty. Their army was commanded by Mirko, the Prince's brother, and the most celebrated commander whom even that land of heroes has produced. His exploits gained him the name of the 'Sword of Montenegro,' and his songs have won him a high place among Balkan poets. He was at once the Lysander and the Tyrtaeus of the modern Sparta. His fiery disposition was thought by his countrymen to unfit him for the duties of a ruler, but a leader in battle he was unrivalled." (Miller. The Balkans; Roumania, Bulgaria, Servia and Montenegro: 445)
Bonfill; Miro Bonfill: " . . . He was known as a kind-hearted and cultured man, who wrote prose and verse in elaborate Latin interspersed with Greek. . . ." (Enciclopedia Catalana)
the Real Love of His Life (by H. Bruce Lockhart)
the Usurper:
Monika Jakisic.
Croatian model.
the Suffering Wife of Boabdil:"Historians later referred to her as 'tender Morayma' and as the 'suffering wife of Boabdil'. Fidel Fernandez says that 'few women have been as unfortunate as she'. A few days after the wedding, muley Hacen jails his son Boabdil and 'brutally separates his young wife from him' confining her to a Carmen (large house with a garden) near the Cuesta del Chapiz." (Alqueria de Morayma)
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| Moritz of Saxony the Judas of Meissen @Wikipedia |
the Judas of Meissen
" . . . The new Elector Moritz of Saxony changes sides again and rebels together with other Princes against the Emperor. To ensure French support against Charles Moritz signs the treaty of Chambord making King Henry of France the Vicar of the bishoprics of Cambrai, Metz, Toul and Verdun i. e. he simply trades in Imperial territories. This deed definitively earned him the title Judas of Meissen. . . ." (Freiburg's History)
"Although he died at the age of thirty-two, Duke Moritz's twelve-year reign solved key problems for his dynasty and for the Reich. By 1547, his collaboration with Charles V, first against the Turks, then against the French, and finally against the Schmalkaldic League, had won him the Electoral title from his Ernestine Saxon kinsmen. Denounced by his fellow Protestants as the 'Judas of Meissen', he then distanced himself from the emperor and emerged as the leader of the Protestants against him in the Princes' Revolt of 1532. Though he died in battle the following year, he had by then forced Charles V to accept the idea of a religious settlement in the Reich. Perhaps more than any other prince of his generation, and certainly earlier than any other, Moritz understood the new dynamics of imperial and territorial power politics after the 1520s." (Whaley. Germany and the Holy Roman Empire: Vol II: 317)
Judas
"In the meantime Duke Maurice of Albertine Saxony, having made a bargain with the emperor, attacked his second cousin the Elector. Though Maurice was not obliged to abjure his faith, his act was naturally regarded as one of signal treachery and he was henceforth known by the nickname 'Judas.'. . . ." (Smith. The Age of the Reformation @hotfreebooks)
Moritz of Saxony (1696-1750)
Comte de Saxe
Maréchal de Saxe
Moritz the Wild Boar
the Turenne of the Age of Louis XV
the Wild Boar: Moritz of Saxony. "Maurice was regarded as the strongest and most handsome man of his time. As a soldier he was impeccable; as a roue he was unsurpassed. Though untutored, with barrack-room manners that gained for him the sobriquet of 'wild boar' in the salons of Paris, he was pursued and the pursuer of women, par excellence. Don Juan is hardly to be mentioned in the same class with Maurice de Saxe. . . ." (Great Love Stories of the Theatre: 162).
the Turenne of the Age of Louis XV
the Wild Boar: Moritz of Saxony. "Maurice was regarded as the strongest and most handsome man of his time. As a soldier he was impeccable; as a roue he was unsurpassed. Though untutored, with barrack-room manners that gained for him the sobriquet of 'wild boar' in the salons of Paris, he was pursued and the pursuer of women, par excellence. Don Juan is hardly to be mentioned in the same class with Maurice de Saxe. . . ." (Great Love Stories of the Theatre: 162).
the Younger
the Old
Mstislav III of Smolensk, Prince of Belgorod, 1161, 1171-1173, Prince of Smolensk, 1175–1177 (d.1180)
Mstislav Rostislavich
the Brave (Rus. Khrabriy)
Mstislav Rostislavich
the Blind (Rus. Bezokiy, Without Eyes)
"...After he and his son were expelled from Novgorod in 1176, Mstislav went to Suzdal but was captured and blinded by his uncle Vsevolod...." (FMG-Russia-Rurikid)
Mstislav II of Kiev
Mstislav Vladimirovich (1076-1132)
Grand Prince of Kiev, 1125
Prince of Pereyaslavl, 1177
Prince of Rosotov,1093
Prince of Novgorod, 1088, 1095
the Great
Mstislav Iaroslavich (d.1227)
Prince of Galich, Peresopnik & Lutsk, 1214
the Mute (Rus. Nyemiy)
Mstislav II (c1180-1228)
Mstislav Mstislavich
Prince of Novgorod, 1210
Prince of Halych, 1219
Prince of Torchesk, 1227
the Daring (Rus. Udaloy)
the Fortunate
the Successful.
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