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Why are Byzantine Emperors usually referred to with first and last name (e.g. Alexios I Komnenos, Constantine XI Palaiologos) while western Kings were referred to with only their first name (Richard I of England, Louis VI of France)?

by /u/pineapple3000 in /r/AskHistorians

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