The Most Ridiculous Titles Of Nobility In History

Kim Jong-il had A LOT of nicknames, most of them developed by the Central Committee of the Workers Party of Korea.

Crowned king of France on July 3, 987, Hugh was the first of the Capetian dynasty to rule France, and apparently, he really liked to wear capes.

Even if it was only a one-time thing, the people of France got the idea of a cape-wearing Hugh stuck in their minds, because it's the only thing people remember about him now.  

People did not like Charles II. He took taxpayers' money and spent it on his mistresses and illegitimate children, and he was even exiled from England for a little while.

He was such a blight on England that he had a little rhyme written about him after he passed: "Here lies our mutton-eating king, Whose word no man relies on; He never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise on."

According to the State of Nebraska, where the government has been handing out unusual titles for decades, Queen Elizabeth shares the title of admiral of the Nebraska Navy with such luminaries as Bill Murray and Ann Landers.

According to Sir Anthony Weldon, James I of England was "wise in small things, but a fool in weighty affairs."

It seems like Weldon is referencing James's preference for hunting over dealing with foreign policy, but modern historians have reevaluated James I's reign of uninterrupted peace as something that seems all but impossible to accomplish now. 

Charles III has more than a few titles, but this one is the most eye-catching. He was given the name by a Maasai tribe in Tanzania when he visited the country in 2012.

It's a name of great honor to the tribe, who raise livestock.