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Regnal name
A regnal name, or reign name, is a formal name used by some popes and monarchs during their reigns. Since mediaeval times, monarchs have frequently chosen to use a name different from their own personal name (and therefore the regnal name is technically a pseudonym) when they inherit a throne.
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