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The Weirdest Royal Nicknames

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Not everybody can be Peter the Great I guess...

Rated 2 points - posted 15 years ago by pxc0 in category People.

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1.

Ivar the Boneless

A 9th century Danish Chieftain, Ivar actually DID have bones. The name comes from the fact that he was afflicted with the disease osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic bone disorder that makes your bones extraordinarily brittle.

22 points - added 15 years ago by pxc0 -

2.

Alfonso IX of Leon, the Slobberer

Supposedly, this king was known to drool if he became agitated. Poor guy.

18 points - added 15 years ago by pxc0 -

3.

Constantine V, the Dung-Named

Apparently, this unfortunate nickname stems from his political rivals, who spread a story that Constantine defecated in a baptismal font as a child. Lovely.

16 points - added 15 years ago by pxc0 -

4.

Malcolm the Maiden

The King of Scots 1153-1165 received this insulting nickname after taking a vow of chastity.

14 points - added 15 years ago by pxc0 -

5.

The Cabbage - Ivailo of Bulgaria , Bulgarian Emperor

9 points - added 15 years ago by pxc0 -

6.

The Stuttering and Lame - Eric XI, King of Sweden

8 points - added 15 years ago by pxc0 -

7.

Henry III, the Prince of Sodom

The king gained this unfortunate moniker due to his exceedingly effeminate tastes and behavior. Apparently, subtlety had not yet been invented.

7 points - added 15 years ago by pxc0 -

8.

Henry IV of Castile, the Impotent

6 points - added 15 years ago by pxc0 -

9.

Hairy Breeches - Ragnar Lodbrok, Earl at the Danish King of Horik I

4 points - added 15 years ago by pxc0 -

10.

Harald I, the Lousy

3 points - added 15 years ago by pxc0 -

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Piero di Cosimo de'Medici, the Gouty

2 points - added 15 years ago by pxc0 -