List of nicknames of European royalty and nobility: W-Z

• Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal the Great
• Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine the Pagan
• Wallis, The Duchess of Windsor the Woman I Love 1, the Lowest of the Low 2
• Walter IV of Brienne the Great
• Walter fitz Alan the Steward
• Walter Raleigh the Knight of the Cloak
• Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch Bold Buccleuch
• Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland the Steward
• Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith the Freckled 3
• Waltheof, 1st Earl of Northampton the Saint
• Wartislaw V, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast Pater Noster 4
• Welf II of Bavaria the Fat
• Wenceslas Adam of Silesia the Posthumous
• Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia the Saint, the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King, Good King Wenceslas
• Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia the Blind
• Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia the Pious
• Wenceslaus III of Bohemia the Younger
• Wenceslaus, King of the Romans Wenceslaus of Luxemburg, the Lazy 5, the Drunkard 6, the Sardanapalus of Germany 7
• Wentworth Beaumont Bonny Boy Beaumont 8
• Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz the Wily Chancellor 9
• Werner I the Pious, the Pompous
• Werner V of Zimmern (1290–1384) the Posthumous
• Wifred the Hairy
• Wilhelm I of Germany the Cartridge Prince 10
• Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg the Rich
• Wigstan of Mercia the Saint
• Wilhelm II of Germany Our Fritz
• William I, German Emperor Kaiser Tartuffe 11, the Prince of Grapeshot
• William I of England William the Conqueror, William the [...]
• William I of Scotland William the Lion 12 13, the Rough 14
• William I, Count of Aumale the Fat 15
• William I, Count of Auvergne, 841–846 the Lion
• William I, Count of Burgundy the Great
• William I, Count of Hainaut the Father-in-law of Europe
• William I, Count of Mello (1163-1248) the Younger
• William I, Count of Namur, 1337–1391 the Rich
• William I, Count of Provence, 968–993 the Father of the Country, the Liberator
• William I, Duke of Bavaria the Mad Count
• William I, Duke of Luneburg (1184–1213), the Fat, the Old
• William I, Landgrave of Hesse the Elder
• Guillaume V of Chalon, Count of Auxerre (d.1304) the Great
• William I of England the [...]
• William I of Nassau-Dillenburg the Old, the Rich
• William I of the Netherlands the Copper King, the Enlightened Despot, the King-Merchant, the Merchant King 16 17 18
• William I of Normandy Longsword 19, the Long-Armed
• William I of Solm-Greifenstein (1592–1635) the Elder
• William I of Sicily the Bad
• William I of Thuringia the Rich
• William I Talvas
• William II, German Emperor Kaiser Bill
• William II, Count of Alencon Talvas
• William II, Count of Angouleme (978–1028) Taillefer
• William II, Count of Burgundy the German
• William II, Count of Julich, 1176–1207 the Great
• William II, Landgrave of Hesse the Intermediate, the Younger
• William II, Lord of Bethune the Red 20
• William II, Viscount of Marseilles the Fat 21
• William II of Aquitaine the Younger
• William II of England William Rufus, the Herdsman of Wild Beasts, the Wood-keeper 22
• William II of the Netherlands the Young Frog, the Little Frog" 23 24,the Hero of Waterloo"
• William II of Sicily the Good
• William II of Solm-Greifenstein (1635–1676) the Younger
• William II of Weimar the Great 25
• William II de la Marck the King of the Sea Beggars 26
• William III, Landgrave of Thuringia, 1445–1482 the Brave
• William III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, 1483-1500 the Younger
• William III of Aquitaine the Towhead, the Burlap-Head, Tête d'Étoupe, the Pious
• William III of Brunswick the Elder
• William III of England Dutch William 27, King Billy, Mr. Caliban, William of Holland, William of Orange 28
• William III of the Netherlands the Greatest Debauchee of the Age
• William III of Ponthieu Talvas
• William III the Child
• William IV, Duke of Bavaria the Steadfast, Steady, Constant''
• William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg the Younger
• William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) the Wise
• William IV, Prince of Orange William Friso
• William IV of Aquitaine the Iron-Arm
• William IV of Ponthieu Talvas
• William IV of the United Kingdom Silly Billy, the Sailor King, Sailor Billy, the Royal Tar 29
• William V, Duke of Bavaria the Pious
• William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) the Constable
• William V, Margrave of Montferrat Inforzato
• William V, Marquess of Montferrat (c.1110–1191) the Elder
• William V, Prince of Orange the Batavian, Batavus
• William V of Aquitaine the Great
• William V of Montferrat the Old
• William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)
• William VI of Aquitaine the Fat
• William VII of Aquitaine William the Eagle
• William VII of Montferrat the Great Marquess
• William IX of Aquitaine the Troubadour, the Minstrel
• William X of Aquitaine le Toulousain, the Saint
• William Clito 30
• William Iron-Arm
• William, Count of Eu Bussac, Busac 31
• William, Count of Ivry the Little Wolf
• William, Count of Melun the Carpenter 32 33
• William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg the Younger
• William, Duke of Guelders, 1538-1543 the Rich
• William, Duke of Luneburg (d.1213) William of Manchester
• William III, Duke of Luxembourg the Brave
• William, Landgrave of Thuringia the One-Eyed
• William Lord of Bournonville (c.1040–1071) the Brown
• William, Margrave of Parodi (d.c. 1199) Saraceno 34
• William, Margrave of Parodi Pallodino, Palloda 35
• William of Austria the Handsome, the Affable, the Ambitious
• William of Champlitte the Champion
• William of Dampierre (1250–1311) the Landless
• William of Eu the Elder 36
• William of Eu the Younger 37
• William of Evreux Crispin 38
• William of Gellone the Iron-Arm, William of Narbonne, William of Orange, the Short-Nosed, au Court Nez, the Short-Nosed Marquis, the Great, the Saint, Marquis au Court Nez, Firebrace
• William of Germany William of Holland, Villiquins 39
• William of Ivry Lovel 40
• William of Luneburg, Duke of Saxony]] (1184–1213) the Long-Armed
• William of Marck the Rich
• William of Montferrat the Long-Armed
• William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon Longsword
• William of Normandy, Count of Eu the Consul
• William of Torresana (d. after 925) the Pagan, son of Aleramo, Marquess of Montferrat
• William of Tortosa the Tench 41
• William of Wales Billy the Fish 42, Wills, Willy Wombat 43
• William d'Aubigny (Brito) the Briton 44 45
• William d'Aubigny Meschin
• William d'Aubigny the Strong Hand (Pincerna) 46
• William d'Aubigny (rebel) the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 47
• William de Braose, 7th Baron Abergavenny the Ogre of Abergavenny 48 49
• William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny Black William 50
• William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster the Brown Earl 5152 53
• William de Douglas (d.1384) the Flower of Chivalry
• William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 54
• William de Hardell the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 55
• William de Huntingfield the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 56
• William de Lanvallei the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 57
• William de la Marck (d.1485) the Wild Boar of the Ardennes, The Boar of Ardennes, The Ardennes Boar 58
• William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury Longsword 59
• William de Mowbray the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 60
• William de Percy, 1st Baron Percy (1040–1096) With the Whiskers, Algernon, Algersnons (With the Whiskers)
• William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey Bellencombre
• William Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach the Posthumous
• William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley the Wastall
• William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire the Bachelor, the Bachelor Duke
• William Douglas (d.1298) the Hardy
• William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale the Knight of Liddesdale, the Black Douglas, the Flower of Chivalry, England's Scourge and Scotland's Bulwark
• William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry Old Q
• William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas the Loser, Tyneman
• William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford The Bravest of the Normans 61
• William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (1116–1183) Mafonache, natural grandson of Henry I of England
• William Francis, Margrave of Parodi Francigena 62
• Lord William Howard Bald Willy, Belted Will, Belted Will Howard, the Civiliser of the English Borders 63 64
• William George of Kirchberg the Posthumous
• William Goël of Ivry Goël, Goellus
• William Ironarm
• William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg Us Heit (Our Father)
• William Malet the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron
• William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (d.1231) the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron
• William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke William the Marshal, William Wastemeat , the Flower of Chivalry, the Greatest Knight that Ever Lived, the Protector65
• William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 66
• William Maule, 1st Baron Panmure the Generous Sportsman, the King of the Patrons 67
• William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton Lord Dashalong 68
• William Mure the Knight of Rowallan 69
• William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne the Jesuit in Berkeley Square, Malagrida 70 71
• William Peverel the Younger
• William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham the Great Commoner, the Elder, the British Cicero 72 73
• William Raymond II, Baron of Moncada (1090–1173) the Great Seneschal
• William Sinclair, 1st Baron Roslin (1028–1070) the Seemly 74
• William the Silent Father William 75, the Father of the Fatherland, the Taciturn 76, the Younger, the Father of the County, the High-Born Demosthenes 77 78 79 80
• William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
• Władysław I the Elbow-high
• Władysław II the Exile
• Władysław III Spindleshanks
• Wojciech Radziwill, Bishop of Vilnius the Almoner 81

Regnal name

• William III, Count of Hainaut: William I, Duke of Bavaria
• William IV, Count of Zeeland: William I, Duke of Bavaria
• William V, Count of Holland: William I, Duke of Bavaria
• William VII, Count of Poitou: William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
• William X, Margrave of Montferrat: William I, Duke of Mantua

Y

• Yahya ben al-Mundhir of Zaragoza al-Muzzafar 82
• Yahya ben Ismail ben Yahya of Toledo al-Qadir (the Able) 83
• Yahya ben Ismail of Toledo al-Mamun 84
• Yahya ben Muhammad of Badajoz al-Mansur 85
• Yaroslav I the Wise the Father-in-law of Europe, the Wise
• Yaroslav I, Prince of Riazan (d.1219) the Younger
• Yaroslav II, Prince of Pereyaslavl, 1187–1198 Krasniy, the Red
• Yaroslav II of Russia Blagodoudny
• Yaroslav, Prince of Novgorod, 1176–1177 the Handsome
• Yaroslav of Tver Athanase, the Resolute
• Yaroslav Osmomysl the Thinker, Osmomysl 86
• Yolande of Aragon the Prettiest Woman in the Kingdom 87, the Queen of the Four Kingdoms 88
• Yolande of Jerusalem Yolande of Acre, Yolande of Brienne
• Yuri II the Saint
• Yuri II, Prince of Dmitrov, Mozhaysk and Serpukhov, 1462–1472 the Younger
• Yuri II, Prince of Uglich, 1533–1563 the Intermediate
• Yury III, Grand Prince of Vladimir (d.1325) the Red
• Yuri V, Grand Prince of Suzdal the Mute 89
• Yuri of Moscow 90 the Elder
• Yuri, Prince of Turov, 1157–1184 the Elder
• Yuri Dolgoruki Yuri of the Long Hands
• Yuri Bogolyubsky the God-Loving
• Yury of Moscow the Red
• Yves (d.1178), Count of Soissons the Old

Z

• Zeno (emperor) Tarasicodissa, Trascalissaeus 91, the Isaurian
• Ziemovit III, Duke of Mazovia, 1341–1381 Starzsy
• Ziemowit IV of Mazovia the Elder
• Zoe (empress) the Purple-Born