Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction, and the Drama, Vol. 2 / A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook

by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

King (surnamed the Severe), Peter I. of Portugal (1320, 1357-1367).

King (surnamed the Silent), Anastasius I., emperor of the East (430, 491-518).

William I., Stadtholder (1533, 1544-1584).

King (surnamed the Simple), Charles III. of France (879, 893-929).

King (surnamed the Stammerer), Louis II., le Bégue, of France (846, 877-879).

Michael II., emperor of the East (*, 820-829).

King (surnamed the Terrible), Ivan II. of Russia (1529, 1533-1584).

King (surnamed the Thunderbolt). Ptolemy, king of Macedon, eldest son of Ptolemy Sotêr I., was so called from his great impetuosity (B.C.*, 285-279).

King (surnamed the Thunderer), Stephen II. of Hungary (1100, 1114-1131).

King (surnamed the Unready), Ethelred II. of England (*, 978-1016). Unready, in this case, does not mean unprepared, but unwise, lacking rede (“wisdom or counsel”).