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Ale the Strong Ale the Strong (Heimskringla) or ''Ole'' (English: ''Ola''), in Scandinavian legend, belonged to the House of Skjöldung (Scylding), and he was the son of king Fridleif of Denmark and a cousin of Helgi's (and consequently of the Hrothgar of Beowu ...

, a mythological king of Sweden *

Augustus II the Strong Augustus II; german: August der Starke; lt, Augustas II; in Saxony also known as Frederick Augustus I – Friedrich August I (12 May 16701 February 1733), most commonly known as Augustus the Strong, was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as Ki ...

(1670–1733), Elector of Saxony (as Frederick Augustus I) and King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (as Augustus II) *

Leopold of Styria Leopold the Strong (died 1129) was Margrave of Styria from 1122 to 1129. He was the son of Margrave Ottokar II of Styria and Elisabeth of Austria from the Babenberg family. His wife was Sophie of Bavaria, daughter of Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria. H ...

(died 1129), Margrave of Styria *

Magnus the Strong Magnus the Strong ( sv, Magnus Nilsson; da, Magnus Nielsen Bricka, Carl Frederik, ''Dansk Biografisk Lexikon'', vol. XI aar – Müllner 1897, pp.45Available online/ref>) (about 1106 – 4 June 1134 in the Battle of Fotevik) was a Danish duke wh ...

(1106–1134), Danish duke, possibly also king of Sweden *

Raud the Strong Raud the Strong was a Norsemen, Norse blót priest and seafaring warrior, who resisted conversion to Christianity in the late 10th century AD. Olaf Tryggvason was King of Norway from 995 to 1000 AD. He played an important part in the conversion o ...

, Norse Seid priest and warrior in the late tenth century *

Robert the Strong Robert the Strong (french: Robert le Fort; c. 830 – 866) was the father of two kings of West Francia: Odo (or Eudes) and Robert I of France. His family is named after him and called the Robertians. In 853, he was named ''missus dominicus'' ...

(820–866), Margrave in Neustria *

Sancho II of Castile and León Sancho II (1036/1038 – 7 October 1072), called the Strong (''el Fuerte''), was King of Castile (1065–72), Galicia (1071–72) and León (1072). Family Born at Zamora, Sancho was the eldest son of Ferdinand the Great and Sancha of León. He ...

(1036/1038–1072), King of Castile, Galicia and León *

Sancho VII of Navarre Sancho VII ( eu, Antso VII.a; 11577 April 1234) called the Strong ( eu, Azkarra, es, el Fuerte) was King of Navarre from 1194 until his death in 1234. He was the son and heir of Sancho VI, whom he followed as the second king to hold the tit ...

(1154–1234), King of Navarre *

Stefan Dušan Stefan Uroš IV Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош IV Душан, ), known as Dušan the Mighty ( sr, / ; circa 1308 – 20 December 1355), was the King of Serbia from 8 September 1331 and Tsar (or Emperor) and autocrat of the Serbs, Gr ...

(1308–1355), King and Emperor of Serbia *

Styrbjörn the Strong Styrbjörn the Strong ( non, Styrbjǫrn Sterki ; died about 985) according to late Norse sagas was a son of the Swedish king Olof, and a nephew of Olof's co-ruler and successor Eric the Victorious, who defeated and killed Styrbjörn at the Battle ...

, a Viking rebel in Norse sagas who may have been slain in the 980s

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