III Prokop the Great , Hussite general in Bohemia See also Epithet List of monarchs by nickname List of nicknames of European Royalty and Nobility G I Notes Reflist DEFAULTSORT List Of PeopleKnown As The Great Category Monarchs Category Lists of people by name feature Great, List of peopleknown ... December 2011 copy edit date December 2011 ref improve date December 2011 This is a list of people whose names in English language English are commonly appended with the phrase the Great , or who ... the Great at first seems to be a colloquial version of the Old Persian title Great King . This title was first used by the conqueror Cyrus the Great Cyrus II Persian Empire of Persia . ref name ... Darius the Great , in the Behistun Inscription http www.livius.org be bm behistun behistun01.html online . ref The Persian title was inherited by Alexander the Great Alexander III Macedon of Macedon 336&ndash 323 BC when he conquered the Persian Empire, and the epithet Great eventually became personally ... 775. ref assumes that everyone knew who Alexander the Great was however, there is no earlier evidence that Alexander III of Macedon was called the Great . The early Seleucids Seleucid kings, who succeeded Alexander in Persia, used Great King in local documents, but the title was most notably used for Antiochus the Great 223&ndash 187 BC . Later rulers and commanders began to use the epithet the Great as a personal name, like the Roman empire Roman general Pompey the Great Pompey . Others received the surname retrospectively, like the Carthage Carthaginian Hanno the Great Hanno and the History of India Indian emperor Ashoka Ashoka the Great . Once the surname gained currency, it was also used as an honorific surname for people without political careers, like the philosopher Albert the Great . As there are no objective criteria for greatness , the persistence of later generations in using the designation greatly varies. For example, Louis XIV of France was often referred to as The Great ... more details
The following are known by the epithet the Bald lfheah the Bald died 951 , Bishop of Winchester Baldwin II, Count of Flanders c. 865 918 , nicknamed Calvus the Bald Boles aw II Rogatka c. 1220 5 1278 , Duke of Krakow 1241 , Southern Greater Poland 1241 1247 , Silesia Wroclaw 1241 1248 , and roda l ska from 1277 Charles the Bald 823 877 , Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia Owen the Bald , King of Strathclyde in the early 11th century Prokop the Great 1380 1434 , also known as Prokop the Shaven or the Bald, general of the Hussite Wars See also List of peopleknown as the Hairy Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
A few people have been given the epithet the Evil Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria died 937 , also called the Bad Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick L neburg 1463 1514 See also List of peopleknown as the Good List of peopleknown as the Bad Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
Several historical figures are known by the epithet the Bad Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria died 937 Charles II of Navarre 1332 1387 , King of Navarre and Count of vreux William I of Sicily 1131 1166 , second King of Sicily In the spaghetti Western film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly , Lee Van Cleef played the second titled character. See also List of peopleknown as the Good List of peopleknown as the Evil Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The Black is an epithet for the following People Benedict the Moor or the Black 1526 1589 , Italian saint of the Catholic and Lutheran Churches Berthold Schwarz or the Black, 14th century Franciscan monk and alchemist who, according to legend, was the first European to discover gunpowder Cleitus the Black c. 375 BC 328 BC , one of Alexander the Great s officers Ermoldus Nigellus or Niger, translated Ermold the Black, an eighth century monk of Aquitaine Ewald the Black died c. 695 , one of the Two Ewalds , Christian saint and martyr Gwladus Ddu died 1251 , Welsh princess Halfdan the Black c. 810 c. 860 , King of Vestfold in present day Norway Henry the Black disambiguation Hugh the Black died 952 , Duke of Burgandy Leszek the Black c. 1241 1288 , a High Duke of the Kingdom of Poland Llewelyn Ddu o F n, nickname of Lewis Morris 1701 1765 Miko aj the Black Radziwi 1515 1565 , Lithuanian nobleman Moses the Black 330 405 , ascetic monk and priest in Egypt, saint in various Christian faiths Olaf the Black 1173 4 1237 , King of Mann and the Isles mostly in present day Scotland ttarr svarti or ttarr the Black, 11th century Icelandic skald Theodore the Black died 1298 , Russian Orthodox saint Zawisza Czarny c. 1379 1428 , also known as Zawisza the Black of Garb w and the Black Knight, Polish nobleman, soldier and diplomat Gods and fictional characters Kali , the Hindu goddess also known as the black one The Black Stallion or the Black, title character of author Walter Farley s series Ancalagon the Black, the greatest Dragon Middle earth in J.R.R. Tolkien s fantasy universe Ulfang the Black, a chieftain of the Easterlings First Age in Tolkien s universe Forever People Vykin Vykin the Black , the first black DC Comics superhero See also Edward, the Black Prince , son of Edward III of England Edward III and father of Richard II of England List of peopleknown as the White List of peopleknown as the Red Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The Beautiful is an epithet given to Helen II of Croatia died c. 1091 , Queen of Croatia John II Komnenos 1087 1183 , Byzantine Emperor Ara the Beautiful , legendary Armenian hero Vasilisa the Beautiful , heroine of a Russian folk tale See also List of people known as the Handsome List of people known as the Fair Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The Hairy is an epithet applied to John the Hairy , a 16th century holy fool yurodivy of the Russian Orthodox Church Wilfred the Hairy died 897 , Count of Urgell, Cerdanya, Barcelona, Girona, Besal , and Ausona See also List of people known as the Bald Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The Wild is an epithet applied to Eadric the Wild , Anglo Saxon magnate who led the resistance to the Norman Conquest Cyledr Wyllt , a warrior and madman in Welsh mythology and in the Arthurian tale Culhwch and Olwen See also List of people known as the Mild Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The Red is an epithet which may refer to Daniel Cohn Bendit or Dany le rouge the red born 1945 , German politician Erik the Red 950 c. 1003 , founder of the first Nordic settlement in Greenland H kan the Red , a king of Sweden in the second half of the 11th century John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch or John the Red died 1306 , Scottish nobleman Thorstein the Red , a Viking chieftain in late ninth century Scotland See also List of people known as the Black List of people known as the White Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The epithet the Handsome may refer to Ferdinand I of Portugal 1345 1383 , King of Portugal and the Algarve Frederick the Fair c. 1289 1330 , King of Germany and Duke of Austria and Styria Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou 1113 1151 , Duke of Normandy Philibert II, Duke of Savoy 1480 1504 Philip I of Castile 1478 1506 , first Habsburg King of Castile Radu III the Fair 1435 1475 , Prince of Wallachia and younger brother of Vlad epe Ara the Beautiful , legendary Armenian hero See also List of people known as the Beautiful List of people known as the Fair Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The epithet the Good may refer to Alexander the Good died 1432 , Voivode Prince of Moldavia Charles I, Count of Flanders 1083 1127 , Danish Roman Catholic saint best known for being murdered while praying in a church Haakon I of Norway c. 920 961 , King of Norway Henry VI the Good 1294 1335 , Duke of Wroc aw Jan II the Good c. 1460 1532 , Duke of Opole Brzeg and ruler of various other regions John I of Portugal 1358 1433 , King of Portugal and the Algarve John II of France 1319 1364 , King of France Philip the Good 1396 1467 , Duke of Burgundy Sigeberht the Good died before 664 , King of the East Saxons Clint Eastwood played the first titled character in the spaghetti Western film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly . See also List of people known as the Bad List of people known as the Evil Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The epithet the White may refer to Konrad X the White 1420 1492 , Duke of Ole nica, Ko le, Bytom and half of cinawa Leszek I the White c. 1186 1227 , Prince of Sandomierz and High Duke of Poland Olaf the White , a Viking sea king of the latter half of the 9th century Otto III, Duke of Swabia died 1057 , also Margrave of the Nordgau W adys aw the White between 1327 and 1333 1388 , Duke of Gniewkowo In legend and fiction Elyan the White , a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend Gandalf , in J.R.R. Tolkien s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Saruman , in J.R.R. Tolkien s The Lord of the Rings Tirant the White, protagonist of the Catalan romance Tirant lo Blanch , published in 1490 See also List of people known as the Black List of people known as the Red Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The epithet the Mild may refer to Gautrekr Gautrekr the Mild Gautrekr the Mild , a legendary Geatish king Halfdan the Mild , a Norwegian petty king of Romerike and Vestfold Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick L neburg died 1416 , a prince during the latter part of his life John III, Count of Holstein Pl n c. 1297 1359 Otto the Mild, Duke of Brunswick L neburg 1282 1344 See also List of people known as the Wild Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The Fair is an epithet that may refer to People Charles IV of France 1294 1328 , King of France and of Navarre, Count of Champagne Demetrius the Fair around 285 BC 249 BC or 250 BC , Hellenistic King of Cyrene Eadwig 941? 959 , King of England Edith the Fair c. 1025 c. 1086 , unwedded consort of King Harold II of England Ewald the Fair, one of the Two Ewalds , saint and martyr in Old Saxony about 692 Frederick the Fair c. 1289 1330 , Duke of Austria and Styria as Frederick I, King of Germany King of the Romans from 1314 antiking until 1325 as Frederick III Hasdrubal the Fair c. 270 221 BC , Carthaginian military leader Ludwik I the Fair c. 1321 1398 , Duke and regent of Legnica, Duke of Brzeg Philip IV of France 1268 1314 , King of France Philip I of Castile , 1478 1503 , King of Castile and Duke of Burgundy Radu III the Fair 1435 1475 , voivode prince of Wallachia, younger brother of Vlad III the Impaler In legend and fiction Elaine of Astolat , in Arthurian legend Nimloth the Fair , the name of a character and a tree in J.R.R. Tolkien s fantasy universe Elanor Gardner , another Tolkien character See also List of peopleknown as the Beautiful List of peopleknown as the Handsome Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The epithet the Young may refer to Basarab epelu cel T n r , Prince of Wallachia 1477 1481, 1481 1482 Haakon the Young 1232 1257 , a junior king of Norway Harald Eiriksson , joint Earl of Orkney in the 12th century Ivan the Young 1458 1490 , heir to the principality of Muscovy Valdemar the Young c. 1209 1231 , King of Denmark In myth and fiction Aengus , a god in Irish mythology Beor the Young, second lord of the House of B or in J. R. R. Tolkien s fantasy Middle earth Eorl the Young, first King of Rohan in Tolkien s Middle earth See also List of people known as the Old Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The Old is an epithet that may refer to Basarab Laiot cel B tr n , Prince of Wallachia in the 1470s Emund the Old died 1060 , King of Sweden Gorm the Old died 958 , first historically recognized King of Denmark Haakon IV of Norway 1204 1263 , King of Norway Mieszko III the Old c. 1126 27 1202 , Duke of Greater Poland and High Duke of Poland Miro the Elder died 896 , Count of Conflent and of Rossell Sigismund I the Old 1467 1548 , King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Duke of Silesia William the Old died 1168 , Bishop of Orkney William V, Marquess of Montferrat c. 1115 1191 In mythology Aun , a mythical Swedish king Harald the Old , legendary King of Scania Hefeydd , father of Rhiannon in Welsh mythology Raum the Old , a legendary king in Norway In fiction B or , a man in J. R. R. Tolkien s Middle earth List of Middle earth Dwarves Thr in I Thr in the Old , a dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien s Middle earth See also List of people known as the Young Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The Just is an epithet that may refer to Casimir II the Just 1138 1194 , Duke of Wi lica, Duke of Sandomierz, Duke of Krak w and High Duke of Poland Childebert III 670 or probably 683 711 , King of the Franks Diarmaid the Just died 542 , Irish abbot and saint Ferdinand I of Aragon 1380 1416 , King of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and nominally Corsica, and King of Sicily James the Just died 62 , an important leader in early Christianity James II of Aragon 1267 1327 , King of Sicily as James I , King of Aragon and Valencia, Count of Barcelona, King of Sardinia and Corsica Khosrau I died 579 , also known as Anushiravan the Just, twentieth Sassanid Emperor Great King of Persia Louis XIII of France 1601 1643 , King of France and Navarre Matthias Corvinus 1443 1490 , King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia, and Duke of Austria Menander II fl. 90 85 BC , Indo Greek ruler Peter I of Portugal 1320 1367 , King of Portugal and the Algarve Simeon the Just fl. 3rd century , a Jewish High Priest during the time of the Second Temple Fictional Edmund Pevensie , King Edmund the Just in C. S. Lewis s The Chronicles of Narnia Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The following were known by the epithet the Strict Bolko I the Strict 1252 56 1301 , Duke of Lw wek, of Jawor, and of widnica Zi bice Otto II, Duke of Brunswick L neburg c. 1266 1330 , also Prince of L neburg See also Oda of Canterbury died 958 , Archbishop of Canterbury called the Severe Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The epithet the Generous may refer to Boles aw II the Generous c. 1041 2 1081 or 1082 , third King of Poland, also known as the Bold and the Cruel Boles aw III the Generous 1291 1352 , Duke of Legnica, Brzeg and Wroclaw Leopold IV, Duke of Bavaria c. 1108 1141 Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
Peopleknown by the epithet the Little include Amyntas II of Macedon , fifth century King of Macedon Bagrat I of Imereti died 1372 , briefly ruler of the Kingdom of Imereti Dionysius Exiguus c. 470 c. 544 , monk who invented the Anno Domini method of dating epan Mali died 1773 , ruler of Montenegro Sigeberht the Little died 653 , King of Essex Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The epithet the Merciful may refer to Ashot III died 977 , Armenian king John the Hairy , also known as John the Merciful of Rostov, a 16th century holy fool yurodivy of the Russian Orthodox Church John the Merciful c. 552 between 616 and 620 , Patriarch of Alexandria and Christian saint Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The epithet the Pious may refer to Adalbert I, Count of Vermandois c. 915 917 988 Albert III, Duke of Bavaria 1401 1460 Boles aw the Pious 1224 27 1279 , a Duke of Greater Poland and various other realms Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia died 999 Ernest I, Duke of Saxe Gotha 1601 1675 , also Duke of Saxe Altenburg Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick L neburg 1418 1478 , also Prince of L neburg Frederick III, Elector Palatine 1515 1576 Henry II the Pious c. 1196 1207 1241 , Duke of Silesia and Duke of Krak w and thus High Duke of all Poland as well as Duke of Southern Greater Poland John II, Duke of Cleves died 1521 John III of Portugal 1502 1557 , King of Portugal and the Algarves Judah he Hasid , two people Louis the Pious 778 840 , King of Acquitaine, King of the Franks, and co Emperor as Louis I with his father, Charlemagne Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick L neburg died 1369 Maria I of Portugal 1734 1816 , first undisputed Queen regnant of Portugal Miko aj Sapieha 1581 1644 , Lithuanian Great Standard Keeper, Voivode of Minsk, Voivode of Brze Litewski, and castellan of Vilnius in the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth Robert II of France 972 1031 , King of France Rudolph III of Burgundy 993 1032 , last king of an independent Burgundy Simeon the Just fl. third century , Jewish High Priest during the time of the Second Temple Stanis aw Radziwi 1559 1599 , Great Lithuanian Marshal This is a title, not a description. Sulpitius the Pious , seventh century Bishop of Bourges William II of Provence c. 987 1019 , Count of Provence William V, Duke of Bavaria 1548 1626 Canute VI of Denmark 1163 1202 , King of Denmark got a redirect from Canute the Pious, but no mention in the article itself. Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The Magnificent is an epithet applied to Edmund I 922 946 , King of England Isma il Pasha 1830 1895 , Khedive of Egypt and Sudan Patriarch Joasaph II of Constantinople , Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1556 to 1565 Leo I, King of Armenia 1150 1219 , also known as Levon I the Magnificent Lorenzo de Medici 1449 1492 , Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic Robert I, Duke of Normandy 1000 1035 , father of William the Conqueror Suleiman the Magnificent 1494 1566 , Sultan of the Ottoman Empire The Magnificent Muraco, a ring name of professional wrestler Don Muraco born 1949 Pierre Bernard yogi 1875 1955 , Oom the Magnificent , American yogi, scholar, occultist, philosopher, mystic and businessman Fictional characters Carnac the Magnificent , a recurring character played by late night television host Johnny Carson Mongo the Magnificent , a private eye and criminologist in several books by George C. Chesbro Morgus the Magnificent , a horror host of late night science fiction and horror movies Peter Pevensie , in the Chronicles of Narnia fantasy series Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The epithet the Hermit may be applied to Anthony the Hermit c. 468 c. 520 , Christian saint Bluebeard the Hermit died 1450 , a leader of the English uprising generally known as Jack Cade s Rebellion Elias the Hermit , fourth century ascetic saint and monk Eusebius the Hermit , fourth century Eastern Orthodox saint and monk Felix the Hermit , ninth century Roman Catholic saint, fisherman and hermit John the Hermit c. 1050 1143 , Roman Catholic saint Venerable John the Hermit born fourth century , hermit and Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic saint Marcus Eremita , fifth century Christian theologian and ascetic writer Paphnutius the Ascetic , fourth century saint and Egyptian anchorite Pardus the Hermit died sixth century , Eastern Orthodox saint Paul of Thebes died c. 341 , saint regarded as the first Christian hermit Peter the Hermit died 1115 , priest and key figure in the First Crusade Venerius the Hermit c. 560 630 , monk, hermit and Catholic saint Zeno the Hermit , fifth century saint Zosimus the Hermit , third century saint and ascetic See also Peter the Hermit of Galatia , fifth century saint Theodore of the Jordan , called Hermit of the Jordan, sixth century hermit and Eastern Orthodox saint Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
The Prudent is an epithet applied to Louis XI of France 1423 1483 , King of France Philip II of Spain 1527 1598 , King of Spain Sancho VII of Navarre 1154 1234 , King of Navarre Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
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