Roman Numerals & Naming People
Roman numerals are used to distinguish rulers of countries and organisations where a person has the same name as a predecessor.
Here are a couple of rather famous names that become recognizable when you add the numerals.
Charles I – The English king who lost his head.
Dalai Lama XIV – The Tibetan leader currently living in exile.
Louis XVI – King of France who lost his head.
Henry VIII – The king of England who is famous because a couple of his wives lost their heads.
Pope Gregory XIII – gave the world the calendar many of us are familiar with.
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