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King of the Beggars

or Gipsies. Bamfylde Moore Carew, a noted English vagabond (1693–1770).

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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King of Misrule
King of Painters
King of Preachers
King of Rome
King of Shreds and Patches
King of Spain’s Trampeter (The)
King of Terrors
King of Waters
King of Yvetot (pron. Ev-to)
King of the Bean (roi de la fève)
King of the Beggars
King of the Forest
King of the Herrings (The)
King of the Jungle (The)
King of the Peak (The)
King of the Sea (The)
King of the Teign
King of the World (Shah-Jehan)
King of the World
King Chosen by the Neighing of a Horse (A)
King Over the Water (The)