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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. This is a list of monarchs (and other royalty and nobility) sorted by nickname. This list is divided into two parts: Cognomens: Also called cognomina. These are names which are appended before or after the person's name, like the epitheton necessarium, or Roman victory titles. Examples ...
The American Cincinnatus: [1] Like the famous Roman, he won a war, then became a private citizen instead of seeking power or riches as a reward. He became the first president general of the Society of the Cincinnati, formed by Revolutionary War officers who also "declined offers of power and position to return to his home and plough".
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days—which was longer than those of any of her predecessors —constituted the Victorian era .
While promoting his new book, Cooking and the Crown: Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles III(out Oct. 22), Parker Bowles adds, “They adore her. My daughter and my niece are at the ...
David M. Benett / Getty Images. Nicknames: Beabea In honor of her sister’s 31st birthday, Princess Eugenie shared an Instagram slideshow with photos from their past and present, all the while ...
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Name Date conferred Notes Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu: 1937 Queen Elizabeth LG CI GCVO GBE: 11 May 1937 [24] Later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Queen Mary LG VA CI GCSI GCVO GBE RRC: 11 May 1937 [24] Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram GCB GCVO CSI PC: 11 May 1937 [25] Former Private Secretary to the Sovereign: Leopold III, King of the Belgians KG ...
As far as royal family nicknames go, the one given to Queen Camilla by her family has to be one of the most unique yet. In an excerpt taken from royal author Robert Hardman’s new book, The Making o