List of people known as "the Great"
This is a list of people known as "the Great", or the equivalent, in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes, such as Persian e Bozorg and Urdu e Azam.
In Persia, the title "the Great" at first seems to have been a colloquial version of the Old Persian title "Great King". It was first used by Cyrus II of Persia.[1] The title was inherited by Alexander III when he conquered the Persian Empire, and the epithet eventually became personally associated with him. The first reference to this is in a comedy by Plautus,[2] in which it is assumed that everyone knew who "Alexander the Great" was; however, there is no evidence that he was called "the Great" before this. The early Seleucid kings, who succeeded Alexander in Persia, used "Great King" in local documents, but the title was most notably used for Antiochus the Great. Once the term gained currency, it was broadened to include persons in other fields, such as the philosopher Albert the Great.
Later rulers and commanders were given the epithet during their lifetime, for example, the Roman general Pompey. Others received the title posthumously, such as the Indian emperor Ashoka. As there are no objective criteria for "greatness", the persistence of the designation varies greatly. For example, Louis XIV of France was often referred to as "the Great" in his lifetime, but is rarely called such nowadays. German Emperor Wilhelm I was often called "the Great" in the time of his grandson Wilhelm II, but rarely before or after.
Monarchs[]
Name | Description | Dates | Sources |
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Abbas the Great | Fifth Shahanshah of Persia Safavid Empire, (in present-day Iran) | 1571 – 1629 | [3] |
Afonso I of Portugal | First King of Portugal | 1139 – 1185 | |
Ashoka | Indian emperor of the Maurya dynasty | 304 BC – 232 BC | [4] |
Akbar | Mughal emperor (India) | 1542 - 1605 | [5] |
Alan I, King of Brittany | Duke of Brittany | ? - 907 | |
Alexander I of Georgia | King of Georgia | 1386 - 1446 | |
Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia and Persia. Pharaoh of Egypt. | 356 BC – 323 BC | |
Alfonso III of Asturias | King of León, Galicia and Asturias | 848 – 910 | |
Alfred the Great | King of Wessex and the Anglo-Saxons | 848/849 – 899 | |
Antiochus III the Great | Ruler of the Seleucid Empire | 241 BC – 187 BC | |
Ashot I of Armenia | King of Armenia | 820 – 890 | |
Ashot I of Iberia | First Bagratid king of Georgia | ? – 830 | |
Askia Mohammad I | Ruler of the Songhai Empire | 1442 – 1538 | [6] |
Bhumibol Adulyadej | King of Thailand | 1927 – 2016 | |
Bolesław I the Brave | First king of Poland | 967 – 1025 | [7] |
Casimir III the Great | King of Poland (1333–1370) | 1310 - 1370 | |
Catherine the Great | Empress of Russia | 1729 - 1796 | |
Charlemagne ("Charles the Great") | King of the Franks and Emperor of the Romans | 800–814 | |
Chlothar II | King of Neustria and King of the Franks | 584 – 629 | |
Constantine the Great | Roman emperor | 272 – 337 | |
Cnut the Great | King of England (1016–1035), Denmark (1018–1035) and Norway (1028–1035). | 985 or 995 – 1035 | |
Cyrus the Great | Founder and First Shahanshah of Persia Achaemenid Empire, (in present-day Iran) | 600 BC or 576 BC – 530 BC | |
Darius The Great | Third Shahanshah of Persia Achaemenid Empire, (in present-day Iran) | 550 BC – 486 BC | |
Eucratides I | Ruler of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom and the Indo-Greek Kingdom | 170 BC – 145 BC | [8] |
Ewuare | Founder and Oba (king) of the Benin Empire (in present-day Nigeria) | ? – 1473 | |
Farrukhan the Great | Ispahbadh of Tabaristan | 712 – 728 | [9] |
Ferdinand I of León | King of León and Count of Castile | 1015 - 1065 | |
Frederick the Great | King of Prussia | 1712 - 1786 | |
Gwrgan Fawr | King of Ergyng | 619 – 645 (both circa) | |
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden | King of Sweden (1611–1632), founder of the Swedish Empire, and noted military leader | 1594 – 1632 | |
Gwanggaeto the Great | King of Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea | 374 – 413 | [10] |
Hanno the Great | Three different Carthaginian leaders, of the 4th, 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, respectively | Multiple | |
Henry IV of France | King of France and King of Navarre | 1553 – 1610 | |
Herod the Great | King of Judea | 73 BC/74 BC – 4 BC | |
Hugh Magnus | Co-King of France | 1007 – 1025 | |
Ivan III of Russia | Grand Prince of Moscow | 1440 – 1505 | |
Iyasu I | Emperor of Ethiopia | 1654 – 1706 | |
John I of Portugal | King of Portugal and the Algarve | 1358 – 1433 | |
John II of Aragon and Navarre | King of Aragon and, through his wife, King of Navarre | 1398 – 1479 | |
Justinian I | Roman Emperor (Eastern) | 483 – 565 | |
Kamehameha I | First king of Hawaii | 1758 – 1819 | |
Kanishka | Ruler of the Kushan Empire in Central Asia and parts of India | ? – 127 | |
Kvirike III of Kakheti | King of Kakheti in eastern Georgia | 1010 – 1029 | |
Leo I the Thracian | Roman emperor | 457 – 474 | [11] |
Llywelyn the Great | King of Gwynedd and de facto ruler of most of Wales | 1172 – 1240 | |
Louis I of Hungary | King of Hungary, Croatia, and Poland | 1326 – 1382 | |
Louis XIV of France | King of France and Navarre | 1638 – 1715 | |
Marianus IV of Arborea | Judge of Arborea | 1319 – 1376 | [12] |
Emperor Meiji | Emperor of Japan | 1852 – 1912 | |
Miloš Obrenović I of Serbia | Prince of Serbia | 18 March 1780 – 26 September 1860 | |
Mithridates I of Parthia | Fifth King of Parthia | 171 BC – 132 BC | [13] |
Mithridates II of Parthia | Eighth King of Parthia, (in present-day Iran) | 121 BC – 91 BC | |
Mongkut | King of Siam (In present-day: Thailand) | 18 October 1804 – 1 October 1868 | |
Mubarak Al-Sabah (1840–1915) | Ruler of Kuwait | 1840 – 1915 | |
Mstislav I of Kiev | Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' | 1076 – 1132 | |
Narai | King of Ayutthaya Kingdom (in present-day Thailand) | 1633 – 1688 | |
Naresuan | King of Ayutthaya Kingdom (in present-day Thailand) | 1590 – 1605 | |
Nebuchadnezzar II | King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire | 642 BC – 7 October 562 | [14] |
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor | Holy Roman Emperor | 912 - 973 | |
Pakal | Ruler of the Mayan city-state of Palenque | 603 – 683 | |
Parakramabahu I | King of Sri Lanka | 1123 – 1186 | |
Peter Krešimir IV of Croatia | King of Croatia | 1059 – 1075 | [15] |
Peter the Great | Tsar of Russia; Founder of Russian Empire | June 9, 1672 – February 5, 1725 | [citation needed] |
Peter III of Aragon | King of Aragon and King of Sicily | 1239 – November 1285 | |
Phutthayotfa Chulalok | King of Siam (In present-day: Thailand) | March 20, 1782 – September 7, 1809 | [16] |
Radama I | First king of greater Madagascar | 1793 – 1828 | |
Raja Raja Chola I | The Great Chola Emperor from present-day South India | 947 – 1014 | |
Rajendra Chola I | The Great Chola Emperor from present-day South India | 979 – 1044 | |
Ramesses II | Pharaoh of Egypt known for his temples, monuments, and military feats. | 1279 BC – 1213 BC | [17] |
Ram Khamhaeng | King of Sukhothai (In present-day: Thailand) | 1237/1247 – 1298 | |
Rhodri the Great | King of Gwynedd (in present-day Wales) | 820 – 878 | |
Roman the Great | Grand Prince of Kiev | 1160 – 1205 | [18] |
Sancho III of Pamplona | King of Navarre | 992 – 1035 | |
Sargon of Akkad | Ruler of the Akkadian Empire | ? – 2215 BC | [19] |
Sejong the Great | Korean King during the Joseon Dynasty | 1397 – 1450 | [20] |
Shapur I | Second Shahanshah of Persia Sassanid Empire, (in present-day Iran) | 215 - May 270 | |
Shapur II | Tenth Shahanshah of Persia Sassanid Empire, (in present-day Iran) | 309 – 379 | |
Simeon I of Bulgaria | Tsar (emperor) of Bulgaria | 864 – 927 | [21] |
Sonni Ali Ber | First Ruler of the Songhai Empire | 1462 - 1492 | [22] |
Stephen III of Moldavia | Prince of Moldavia (Romania) | 1433 – July 2, 1504 | [citation needed] |
Stefan Uroš I | King of Serbia (1243–76) | 1223 – 1277 | [23] |
Stefan Dušan | King of Serbia (1331–45) and Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks (1345–55) | 1308 – 1355 | [24] |
Svatopluk I of Moravia | King of Moravia | 840 – 894 | [25] |
Taksin | King of the Thonburi Kingdom (In present-day: Thailand) | 1734 – 1783 | [26] |
Tamar of Georgia | Queen of the Georgian Empire | 1160 - January 18, 1223 | [27] |
Theoderic the Great | King of the Ostrogoths, regent of the Visigoths and a viceroy of the Eastern Roman Empire | 454 – August 30, 526 | |
Theodosius I | Roman emperor | January 19, 347 – January 17, 395 | [28] |
Tigranes the Great | Emperor of Armenia | 140 BC - 55 BC | [29] |
Tiridates III of Armenia | King of Armenia | 285 - 339 | [30] |
Valdemar I of Denmark | King of Denmark | 1131 - 1182 | [31] |
Valentinian I | Roman emperor | 364 - 375 | [32] |
Vladimir the Great | Kievan Rus' ruler; Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Kiev | 958 - 1015 | [33] |
Vytautas | Archduke of the Lithuanian Grand Duchy | 1350 - 1430 | [34] |
Xerxes I | Fourth Shahanshah of Persia Achaemenid Empire, (in present-day Iran) | 519 BC – 465 BC | [35] |
Yuknoom Ch'een II | Mayan king of Kaan | 600-c.680 | [36] |
Aristocrats[]
Name | Description | Dates | Sources |
---|---|---|---|
Alain I of Albret | French aristocrat | 1440 – 1522 | |
Amadeus V of Savoy | Count of Savoy | 4 September 1249 – 16 October 1323 | |
Bruno | Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia | 925 – 965 | [37] |
Conrad, Margrave of Meissen | Margrave of Meissen | 1097 - February 5, 1157 | [38] |
Gerard, Duke of Lorraine | Duke of Lorraine | 1020 – April 14, 1070 | .[39] |
Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg | The German prince (house of Schauenburg) also ruled a large part of Denmark | 1292 – April 1, 1340 | |
Gero | Ruler of Marca Geronis, a very large march in Europe | 900 – May 20, 965 | [40] |
Godfrey I of Louvain | Count of Brussels and Leuven; Duke of Lower Lorraine; Langrave of Brabant | 1060 – 25 January 1139 | |
Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine | Duke of Lorraine; count of Verdun; and margrave of Antwerp | 967 – 19 April 1044 | |
Hanno II | Carthaginian aristocrat, general, and politician | 3rd century BC | [41] |
Hanno III | Carthaginian politician | 2nd century BC | [42][43] |
Henry I, Duke of Burgundy | Duke of Burgundy | 946 – October 15, 1002 | |
Henry V of Luxembourg | Count of Luxembourg | 1216 – 24 December 1281 | |
Hugh III of Cyprus | King of Cyprus and Jerusalem | 1267 – 1284 | |
Hugh the Great | Count of Paris and Duke of the Franks | 898 – June 16, 956 | [44] |
Hugh, Count of Vermandois | Count of Vermandois | 1057 – October 18, 1101 | |
Hugh, Margrave of Tuscany | Margrave of Tuscany | April 953 – 21 December 1001 | |
Humphrey I de Bohun | Anglo-Norman aristocrat | ? – 1123 | |
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria | Ruler of Bavaria | 17 April 1573 – 27 September 1651 | |
Odo the Great | Duke of Aquitaine | ? – 735 | [45] |
Pompey | Military and political leader of the late Roman Republic | September 29, 106 BC – September 28, 48 BC | [46] |
Ralph IV of Valois | Count of Valois, Bar, Vexin, Vitry, Amiens, Montdidier and Tardenois | 1025 – 1074 | [47] |
Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona | Count of Barcelona, Provence, and various other counties | 11 November 1082 - 1131 | |
Robert I, Count of Dreux | Count of Dreux | 1123 – October 11, 1188 | |
Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury | Earl of Shrewsbury and Arundel | ? – 1094 | |
Theobald II, Count of Champagne | Count of Blois and of Chartres as Theobald IV, Count of Champagne and of Brie | 1090 – January 10, 1151 | |
William I, Count of Burgundy | Count of Burgundy and Mâcon | 1020 – November 12, 1087 | |
William V, Duke of Aquitaine | Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Poitou | 969 – January 31, 1030 | [48] |
Military[]
Name | Description | Dates | Sources |
---|---|---|---|
Afonso de Albuquerque | Portuguese general, statesman and empire builder | 1453 – 1515 | [49] |
Melias | Distinguished Byzantine general of Armenian origin, called "Mleh the Great" in Armenian sources | 10th Century | [50] |
Prokop the Great | Hussite general in Bohemia | 1380 – May 30, 1434 | [51] |
Religious figures[]
Christian[]
Name | Description | Dates | Sources |
---|---|---|---|
Abraham Kidunaia | Hermit, priest, and Christian saint of Mesopotamia | ? – 366 | [52] |
Abraham the Great of Kashkar | Monk and saint of the Church of the East | 492 – 586 | |
Albertus Magnus | Medieval German philosopher and theologian | 1193/1206 – November 15, 1280 | [53] |
Anthony the Great | Early Christian saint of Egypt | January 12, 251 - January 17, 356 | [54] |
Arsenius the Great | Roman anchorite saint in Egypt | 354 - 445 | |
Athanasius of Alexandria | Early Christian saint and bishop of Alexandria | 296 – May 2, 373 | [55] |
Babai the Great | Assyrian church leader | 551 – 628 | |
Basil of Caesarea | Greek bishop and theologian | 330 – January 379 | [56] |
Bertin | Frankish Abbot of a monastery that was named after him after he died | 615 – 709 | |
Bruno the Great | Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia (also listed in the previous section) | May 925 – October 11, 965 | [57] |
Euthymius the Great | Abbot and Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint | 377 – January 20, 473 | |
Gertrude the Great | German Benedictine, mystic, theologian and Roman Catholic saint | 1256 – 1302 | [58] |
Pope Gregory I | Roman Catholic Pope | 540 – 604 | [59] |
Hugh of Cluny | Abbot of Cluny | 1024 – 1109 | |
James, son of Zebedee[Note 1] | One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ | 3 – 44 | [60] |
Joannicius the Great | Byzantine hermit, theologian and saint | 752 – 846 | [61] |
Pope John Paul II | Roman Catholic Pope | May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 | [62][63][64][65] |
Pope Leo I | Roman Catholic Pope | 391 or 400 – 461 | [66] |
Macarius of Egypt | Egyptian hermit | 300 – 391 | [67] |
Michael the Great | Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church | 1126 – 1199 | [68] |
Pope Nicholas I | Roman Catholic Pope | 800 – 867 | [69] |
Photius I of Constantinople | Eastern Orthodox saint and Patriarch of Constantinople | 810 – 893 | [70] |
William of Maleval | Founder of the Catholic congregation of Williamites | ? - 1157 |
Jewish[]
Name | Description | Dates | Sources |
---|---|---|---|
Aaron ben Jacob of Karlin | Hasidic rabbi | 1736 – 1772 | [71] |
Eliezer ben Hurcanus | Rabbi in Judea | 1st Century | [72][73] |
Hiyya the Great | Rabbi in Judea | 3rd Century | [74] |
Legendary and mythological figures[]
Name | Description | Sources |
---|---|---|
Ajax the Great | Greek hero in the Iliad | [75] |
Beli Mawr | In medieval Welsh mythology and literature | [76] |
Gradlon | Semi-mythical king of Cornouaille | |
Hayk | Legendary founder and patriarch of the Armenian nation | [77] |
Phrom the Great | Legendary king of Singhanavati Realm | [78] |
Yu the Great (c. 2200–2100 BC) | Legendary ruler in ancient China | [79] |
See also[]
- List of monarchs by nickname
- List of nicknames of European royalty and nobility
- James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (1607–1651), "Yn Stanlagh Mooar" ("the Great Stanley"), also Lord of Mann
- Bantul the Great, a Bengali comic strip character
Notes[]
- ^ In this case James is styled "the Greater" to distinguish him from the Apostle James the Lesser, with greater meaning older or taller, rather than more important.
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