List of nicknames of European royalty and nobility: B

Baedan, High King of Ireland of the Yellow Hair 1
Bagrat I the Little "The Little", "Small"
Bagrat II, King of Abkhazia, 958–994 the Simple
Bagrat III of Georgia the Unifier
Bagrat V of Georgia the Great
Balbinus the Barracks Emperor, the Emperor of the Army
Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara the Peacemaker of Spaon 2
Baldwin I of Constantinople Baldwin of Constantinople
Baldwin I of Flanders With the Iron Arm, the Iron-Arm, the Iron Man
Baldwin I, Count of Bentheim, 1208–1248 the Brave
Baldwin II of Constantinople the Purple-Born
Baldwin II, Count of Flanders the Bald
Baldwin II of Jerusalem Baldwin of Bourq
Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut Baldwin of Jerusalem
Baldwin III of Flanders the Young, the Younger
Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders the Greatbeard, Belle-Barbe, the Bearded, the Handsome Beard, Fair Beard 3
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem the Leper, the Leprous
Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut the Builder
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders Baldwin of Lille, the Great, the Pious
Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders the Good
Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders Baldwin with the Axe, Hapkin
Baldwin VIII, Count of Flanders the Brave
Baldwin, Count of Cambrai Balza, Balzo 4
Balian of Ibelin Balian of Ramla, Balian of Nablus, the Young, the Younger
Barbara of Celje the Messalina of Germany
Barbara of Portugal la Sufrida
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland the Royal [...], the Lady 5
Barbarossa (Ottoman admiral) the Redbeard, the King of the Seas, the King of the Sea, the Protector of Religion 6 7
Bardanes the Turkified, the Turk, the Turned-Turk
Barisan of Ibelin the Old, the Elder, the French
Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (d.1278) the Founder
Barnim III, Duke of Pomerania, 1295–1344 the Great
Barnim III, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, 1334–1368 the Great
Barnim III, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin the Church-Founder 8
Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast (1325-1365) the Good
Barnim IX, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (1501–1573) the Pious, der Spillendreher
Barnim XI, Duke of Pomerania the Pious
Bartholomew, Lord Badlesmere the Rich
Basarab I of Wallachia the Founder, the Great
Basarab IV Tepelus, Prince of Wallachia, 1477–1482 the Young, the Younger
Basarab Kaiota, Prince of Wallachia, 1473-1477 the Elder
Basarab Laiota cel Batran the Old
Basil I of Kiev (d.1237) the Fair
Basil I the Macedonian
Basil I of Rostov the Brave
Basil II, Byzantine Emperor Bulgaroktonos, the Bulgar-Slayer, the Apogee of Byzantine Power 9 10
Basil II of Pskov (1356–1358) Waked the Waves
Basil III of Pskov (1448–1455) the Comb
Balthild the Saint 11
Bayezid I, Ottoman Sultan the Fighter , the Lightning, the Lightning Bolt, the Thunderbolt 12 13
Bayezid II, Ottoman Sultan , the Equitablethe Fair, the Guardian , the Just, the Mystic, the Saint, the Theologian 14 15 16 17 18
Beatrice of Faucigny (1237–1310) la Grand Dauphine, wife of Guigues VII, Dauphin of Vienne (d.1269)
Beatrice Cenci the Beautiful Parricide 19
BeatrIX of Swabia (1205–1235) the Young, the Younger, queen of Ferdinand III of Castile
Bela II of Hungary the Blind
Bela III of Hungary the Byzantine King 20
Bela IV of Hungary the Miracle King, the Second Builder of the Hungarian Kingdom
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield Dizzy 21
Berengar II of Italy Berengar of Ivrea
Berengar, Count of Namur (875-932) de Lomme
Berenguela of Castile the Great
Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona the Hunchback 22 the Hunchback
Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona the Fratricide
Berenguer the Wise
Bermudo I of Asturias the Deacon
Bermudo II of Leon the Gouty
Bernard I of Armagnac the Dodger
Bernard I, Count of Besalú Taillefer
Bernard I, Count of Rouergue, 864–872 the Calf
Bernard I, Count of Toulouse (d.877) le Veau
Bernard I, Viscount of Girona, 1328 the Old
Bernard II of Auvergne (d.886)]] Hairyfoot, Plantevelue
Bernard II Tumapaler of Gascony Tumapaler
Bernard II, Count of Besalú Trunus
Bernard III, Magrave of Baden-Pforzheim, 1453–1458 the Fortunate
Bernard VII, Count of Lippe (1429–1511) the Warlike
Bernard I of Armagnac the Suspicious, the Distrustful
Bernard of Pont-Audemer the Dane 23
Bernard-Aton IV (d.1129), Viscount of Albi Trencavel 24
Bernat of Septimania
Bernhard I, Count of Bentheim Paterbernd 25
Bernhard of Silesia (1252/58–1285) the Cunning
Bernhard, Duke of Silesia (1290–1326) Stateczny
Bernhard of Silesia Skoczek
Berthold III of Spoleto Berthold de Duce 26
Berthold VII, Count of Henneberg-Schleussingen (c.1272–1340) the Wise
Berthold, Duke of Carinthia the Bearded
Berthold of Zahringen (1024–1077)
Bertrada of Laon au Grand Pied
Bertrand de Poulengy, Lord of Gondrecourt Pollichon27
Bertrand du Guesclin the Eagle of Brittany, the Black Dog of Brocéliande 28 29
Bezmer or Bayar, Prince of Bulgaria, 642–644 the Rich, l'Inlassable
Bjorn of Denmark the Chapman 30
Bjørn Farmann
Bjorn I, King of Sweden, 785–800 Ironside
Björn Ironside Haraldsson Ironside
Bjorn Haraldsson, King of Norway (Vestfold) (892–927) the Merchant
Blot-Sweyn the Sacrificer
Boris, Prince Glazaty Glazaty 31
Boleslaw V the Chaste the Short Boot, the Short Stocking
Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania-Barth-Rugen, 1569–1606 the Godly]]
Bolko I, Duke of Silesia the Strict
Boleslaus III of Poland the Wry-mouth, Krzywousty
Bolko III, Duke of Silesia-Liegnitz, 1311–1342 Szczodry
Boleslaw II the Bald the Savage
Boniface III of Tuscany Boniface of Canossa
Boleslaw II the Bold the Generous, the Liberal, the Magnanimous
Bolko III, Duke of Silesia (1291–1352) the Generous, the Liberal, the Magnanimous
Boniface of Savoy the Roland
Boleslaw V the Chaste the Timid
Boleslaw III of Silesia (1291–1352) the Spendthrift, the Extravagant
Bogdan III cel Orb the Blind
Boleslaus III of Bohemia the Blind
Boleslaus, Duke of Bohemia the Brave
Bogdan III cel Orb the One-Eyed
Bohemund IV of Antioch the One-Eyed
Boguslaw V, Duke of Pomerania, 1368–1373 the Old
Boso I, Count of La Marche and Perigord, 958–988 the Old
Boso III of Turin(d.855), Count of Italy the Old
Boleslaw III of Silesia the Thriftless
Boleslaw II the Bald the Tollgate
Boleslav II of Bohemia the Chaste
Boleslaw V the Chaste
Bouchard, ''Minur Dominicur'' of Corsica the Constable
Bogdan I of Moldavia the Saxon
Boleslaw I the Brave the Brave
Boleslaw II the Bald
Boleslaw II the Bold
Boleslaw II, Duke of Silesia-Liegnitz, 1241–1278 the Bald
Boril of Bulgaria Boril Strez
Bohemund III of Antioch the Stammerer
Bolko V, Duke of Silesia the Hussite
Boabdil the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King
Boabdil "The Little", "Small"
Bolko II or Boleslaus II, Duke of Silesia-Swidnica, 1326–1368 "The Little", "Small"
Bohemund III of Antioch "Le Bembe"
Boleslaw I the Tall
Bolko II of Silesia the Short
Bouchard III of Nevers (1055–1085), Count of Vendome the Young, the Younger
Boris Godunov the Great Sovereign's Brother-in-Law 32
Botho III, Count of Stolberg (1467–1538) the Blissful, the Beatific
Boto of Botenstein (1027–1104) the Bold, son of Hartwig II (d.1027), Count Palatine of Bavaria
Bouchard Ratepilate, Count of Vendome Boterel
Bouchard II, Count of Vendome, 1023–1028 the Bald
Bouchard II, Lord of Montmorency, 980–1020 the Bearded
Boudica the Bringer of Victory
Boris I of Bulgaria the Saint 33
Boris and Gleb the Saint
Bolesław III Wrymouth el Ironico 34
Bogislaw III, Duke of Pomerania the Great
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania, 1471–1523 the Great
Boleslaw I of Silesia (1270-1301) the Great
Bolko I, Duke of Silesia (1270–1301) the Great
Boris of Tver (1425–1461) the Great
Boleslav II of Bohemia the Debonair
Boleslaus II, Duke of Silesia, 1242–1278 Rogatka
Boabdil the Unlucky
Botho I, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg (1403–1455) the Elder
Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania the Pious
Boleslaw V the Chaste the Pious
Boleslav II of Bohemia the Pious
Boniface III of Tuscany the Pious 35
Botho II, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg, 1511–1538 the Fortunate
Boleslaw IV the Curly
Bohemund VI of Antioch the Handsome
Bohemund VII of Tripoli the Handsome Prince
Boleslav I of Bohemia the Cruel
Boleslaw II the Bold the Cruel
Bolko I, Duke of Silesia (1252/56–1301) the Cruel
Bon Adrien Jeannot de Moncey Fabius
Bogdan I of Moldavia the Founder
Boleslav III of Bohemia the Red
Boleslaus II, Duke of Silesia, 1242–1278 Rogatka
Boris Godunov the Tsar-Slave 36
Bouchard I of Vendome the Venerable
Brunhilda of Austrasia the Visigoth
Charlotte of Spain]] the Vixen of Queluz <!--She was reputedly a nymphomaniac who died

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Brian Boru the Irish Charlemagne 37
Boudica the Warrior Queen38
Bohemund VI of Antioch the Good
Bretislaus I of Bohemia the Bohemian Achilles, the Czech Achilles 39 40
Burchard of Mansfeld the Elder
Burchard I of Querfurt the Pious
Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne the Great
Brochwel Ysgithrog of the Tusk
Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne the Saint
Bruno of Querfurt the Saint
Brian IV, King of Thomond, 1343-1350 the White 41
Bruno of Querfurt the Second Apostle of the Prussians 42
Branimir of Croatia the Glorious Duke 43
Brochwel Ysgithrog the Fanged
Brochwel Ysgithrog, King of Powys Brochwel of the Canine Teeth
Brian O'Brien, King of Thomond, 1369–1399 Brian of the Battle of Aonagh
Brian, King of Thomond, 1366–1399 Brian of the Battle of Nenagh (Catha-an-Aonaigh)
Brian Boru the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King
Brian Boru of the Tributes (Boruma) 44
Bretislaus I of Bohemia the Warrior
Brian III, King of Thomond, 1268-1277 the Red 45
Burebista of Dacia the Cunning
Burchard of Mansfeld the Young, the Younger
Burkhard I of Zollern (d.1193), Count of Hohenberg the Whiner
Budic II, King of Brittany "The Emperor of Brittany" 46