Patrick was the only son of Francis II, King of France, and Mary, Queen of Scotland. Born June 19, 1566. Named Patrick because neither country had, had a king with that name. The name was also very popular in Ireland.
Oh, I know that - the English version. But even back then Isabella and Elizabeth were being used separately in England, France, Spain as names. In the 16th century, names weren't selected because they were "different" but because they represented either a person to be followed (a relative, saint, a godparent), but ROYAL names were even more restricted. If you're king, you name your son after yourself, or your father or a king (preferably a popular one) who preceded him. And naming the child after a foreign monarch is for a second or third son (if you think of James). So, you've got Francis, Henri, Louis, Charles......so Louis (secretly for Francis' late brother, but the populace will think for Louis XII) will work.
Yeah, the only way to differ from this is if he takes his communion name as his regnal one.Oh, I know that - the English version. But even back then Isabella and Elizabeth were being used separately in England, France, Spain as names. In the 16th century, names weren't selected because they were "different" but because they represented either a person to be followed (a relative, saint, a godparent), but ROYAL names were even more restricted. If you're king, you name your son after yourself, or your father or a king (preferably a popular one) who preceded him. And naming the child after a foreign monarch is for a second or third son (if you think of James). So, you've got Francis, Henri, Louis, Charles......so Louis (secretly for Francis' late brother, but the populace will think for Louis XII) will work.
There were a FEW exceptions to this, such as Sebastien I of Portugal, but that usually happened if the monarch was named in honor of a Saint, and that usually happened if their parents believed that the Saint in question helped with the pregnancy/delivery.
Another method for introducing new names to royal families involved children born lower down on the totem pole, in those situations the Monarch in question would have a bit more liberty to be creative. In these cases you could wind up with a 'King Patrick' if there was a string of bad luck and the fourth or fifth son got the crown, OR they had a good enough relationship with their eldest sibling that the heir got named in their honor.
However the name Patrick in this era is seen as VERY sacred among the Irish, to the point where using it as a given name is seen as sacrilegious among them.