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Why waste time thinking of names when your forefathers had perfectly good ones already? (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] Actionschnils@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

They werent Kings, but still I think the Family of Reuss should be mentioned here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_County_of_Reuss

"Numbering of the Heinrichs edit All the males of the House of Reuss are named Heinrich (Henry) plus a number. In the elder line the numbering covers all male children of the elder House, and the numbers increase until 100 is reached and then start again at 1. In the younger line the system is similar but the numbers increase until the end of the century before starting again at 1. This odd regulation was formulated as a Family Law in 1688, but the tradition of the uniformity of name was in practice as early as 1200. It was seen as a way of honoring the Hohenstaufen Emperor Heinrich/Henry VI, who raised Heinrich der Reiche/Henry the Rich (+1209) to the office of provost of the Quedlinburg Abbey, thus taking on the title of vogt."

[โ€“] Actionschnils@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

"Funfact": One of the Members of the family is in prision because he was/is part of a fascist-terror-group who tried to overthrow the German goverment