der Reiche

German translation: Spitzname

16:01 Oct 31, 2012
German language (monolingual) [PRO]
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German term or phrase: der Reiche
Wilhelm II. der Reiche (* 23. April 1371; † 30. März 1425) war der zweite Sohn Markgraf Friedrich des Strengen und der Katharina von Henneberg.

Was versteht man unter dem Begriff "der Reiche"? Ist das Teil des Familiennamen?

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erika rubinstein
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3 +2the Rich
Cilian O'Tuama
3 +2Spitzname
erika rubinstein


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the Rich


Explanation:
Wilhelm II, the Rich (23 April 1371 – 30 March 1425) was the second son of Margrave Frederick the Strict of Meissen and Catherine of Henneberg...

taken straight from the corresponding English wikipedia page.

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 09:10
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Colin Rowe: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_II,_Margrave_of_Meissen // That's funny, I thought it was DE->EN, too!
28 mins
  -> thanks, I meant to post that too - though I see now it's a German monolingual Q

agree  Coqueiro
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Spitzname


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erika rubinstein
Local time: 09:10
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas Pfann: bzw. Beiname
1 hr

agree  Haluk Erkan
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