the Great: "In 1210 Georgian armies invaded northern Iran . . . and took the cities of Marand, Tebriz, Ardebil , Zenjan and Kazvin putting part of the conquered territory under Georgian protectorate. That was the maximal extent of Georgia throughout her history. During the described period of time Queen Tamar was addressed as “The Queen of Abkhazians, Kartvels, Rans, Kakhs and Armenians, Shirvan-Shakhine and Shakh-in-Shakhine, The Sovereign of the East and West”. Georgian historians often refer to her as 'Queen Tamar the Great'."
Tatiana of Russia
the Governess: "Tatiana was practical and had a natural talent for leadership, earning her the nickname of ‘The Governess’ amongst her sisters. French tutor, Pierre Gilliard, remarked that Tatiana was reserved and “well balanced” but less open and spontaneous than her elder sister, Olga.". the Big Pair---"Olga was often paired with her sister Tatiana. The two girls shared a room, dressed alike, and were often referred to as ‘The Big Pair.’ Among her godparents was her great-grandmother, Queen Victoria."
the Father of French Poetry: " . . . An epithet sometimes given to Thibaut IV., Count of Champagne, 'who first introduced into French poetry the alternate masculine and feminine rhymes, and a more tuneful system of metres than had hitherto been employed.'" (Frey: 112)
Citoyenne Tallien:
Our Lady of Good Assistance (Fr. Notre Dame de Bon Secours)
Our Lady of September (Fr. Notre Dame de Septembre)
Our Lady of Thermidor (Fr. Notre Dame de Thermidor): " . . . Now, at twenty, she was dubbed 'Notre-Dame de Thermidor' ('Our Lady of Thermidor') and had become a 'symbol of freedom recovered'. . . ." (Josephine: The Rose of Martinique: 153)
the Queen of Bordeaux (Fr. la Reine de Bordeaux):
the Saviour of Europe: "With bravery and tactics will seal his name in the history of the Balkan Peninsula and Europe as the Khan who annihilated the Arab horde during the siege of Constantinople. For his deeds, the Bulgarian khan was also canonized as a saint from both the eastern Orthodox and also from the western Catholic churches, thus named St. Trivelius (or Tribellius) Theoktist the savior of Europe. The might of the Bulgarian Khan was remembered and glorified by European chroniclers up to the XVth century." (War History Online)
Thelma Morgan, Viscountess Furness.
Toodles (by Prince of Wales)
Dillon le Beau: "On 28 April, the first column marched from Lille toward Tournai -- 2,300 men under General Count Theobald Dillon ('Dillon le Beau,' another queen's favorite). When it had advanced about 10 miles, just north of Baisieux, Austrian hussars appeared. The French cavalry panicked and rode through the infantry, behind it, disorganizing the whole force. Dillon restored order, but early on 29 April his men fled for Lille. Dillon tried to rally the troops, but was shot, dragged into Lille, and hanged." (Connelly. The Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792-1815: 23)
le Beau Dillon:
"General Dillon's brother . . . was Theobald Dillon, General of Division. He was born in 1745, and was serving as captain in his brother's regiment in 1774, at the age of twenty-nine. . . Anyhow, he possessed two qualifications which were common enough to members of his family, he was a daring military officer and an accomplished courtier. His polished manners and charming address made him one of the lions of the court of the ill-fated Louis XVI. He was so strikingly handsome that many connoisseurs pronounced him the handsomest man in France, and in Paris he was known as le beau Dillon. 'Were it not for the wart on his face,' said Marie Antoinette on one occasion, as she and her maids of honour were discussing the merits of the gentlemen of the court, 'I would consider le beau Dillon the handsomest man I have ever seen.' Next day the individual thus flattered appeared at court with the unfortunate wart amputated: he was immediately ordered out of Paris, and never suffered again into the presence of the Queen." (The Shamrock, Vol 16: 404)
" . . . . Count Theobald Dillon, to whom he had given over the command of 'Dillon's' in 1780, known as 'le beau Dillon,' when serving under the Republican commanders, was torn to pieces by the mob." (O'Connell. The Last Colonel of the Irish Brigade: Count O'Connell, Vol 2 : 100)
" . . . In 1789, Arthur Dillon retired as Brigadier, and was succeeded in the command by Comte Theobald Dillon---or de Dillon, as the family was usually called---better known as 'Le Beau.' All the Dillons were extraordinarily handsome." (O'Donnell. The Irish abroad, a record of the achievements of wanderers from Ireland: 190)
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"Theodora, like Irene, was so highly regarded by later generations that she was canonised by the church for restoring orthodoxy. . . ." (Garland. Byzantine Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium, AD 527-1204: 96)
the Orthodox: " . . . Acclaimed unwillingly (according to Theophanes) as Emperor Theodosius III at Adramyttium circa May 715, he entered Constantinople circa November 715, after a six-month siege of the city. One of his first acts as emperor was to replace the image of the Sixth Ecumenical Synod which had been taken down by Philippicus Bardanes, thus earning for himself the epithet of "orthodox" in the Liber Pontificalis." (Neil)
the Great: " . . . And if a sovereign was to be chosen for his personal qualifications, it would have been hard to find a better choice than Theobald the Great, count of Blois, Chartres and Champagne. He did not owe his historical epithet solely to his vast possessions; he was almost the only member of the house of Blois who shewed any trace of intellectual or moral greatness. . . ." (Norgate: 275)
the Good: " . . . As a result of the burnings he orchestrated, Thibaut earned the designation 'the Good' (le Bon), a title comparable to encomia of the French kings (le pieux or christianissimus), or his father's occasional designation as le saint." (The Murder of William Norwich: 169)
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