No kidding: Royal rips

0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Feb 1, 2008 | by Karl A. Van Asselt World Features Syndicate

Six kings and their unfortunate nicknames

1. Henry the Impotent (Henry IV, Castille, 1454-74)

2. Ferdinand the Fickle (Ferdinand I, Portugal, 1367-83)

3. Malcolm the Maiden (Malcolm, Scotland, 1153-65)

4. Louis the Stubborn (Louis X, France, 1314-16)

5. Rudolf the Sluggard (Rudolf III, Burgundy, 933-1032)

6. Charles the Bad (Charles II, Navarre, 1349-87)

Source: "That Book of Perfectly Useless Information" (Mitchell Symons, William Morrow, 2004)

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