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Portugal - Mill - oshow4 This success, on 14 August 1385, secured the independence of Portugal for almost 200 years, established the House of Avis on the throne and, as HV Livermore states, importantly for the future development of the country, assured the fall of the old landed magnates and the rise of the merchant classes of Lisbon and Oporto. More importantly, the House of Braganza, albeit reluctantly at first, ruled Portugal from 1640 until the monarchy was abolished and the Republic instituted in 1910. Hence, Nun' Alvarez Pereira was one of the ancestors of Catherine of Braganza who married Charles II and became Queen of England (in which role she introduced toast to the British!). www.users.bigpond.com /bobhay/portl01/oshow4.html   (595 words)

Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.1, Entry 100, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: Library of Economics and Liberty The house of representatives comprises the deputies of the chapters, monasteries and convents, the delegates of prelates and absent magnates, (that is, of those who are not sitting in the upper house), and 333 deputies of counties, free districts and towns. The house of representatives shall be composed of 343 members, of whom 203 are from the different German and Slavic provinces, 85 from Hungary, 9 from Croatia, 26 from Transylvania, 20 from Venetia. The lower house of the diet is composed of 337 deputies, of which 60 are from the communes or cities, 17 from Croatia, 15 from the military frontier. www.econlib.org /library/YPDBooks/Lalor/llCy100.html   (595 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Poland The next king, also, Sigismund III Vasa (1588-1632), gave no support to the dissidents; on the contrary, he confirmed the rights of the Catholic Church (1588) and, as a good Catholic, so influenced many of his magnates by his pious life that they returned to the religion of their fathers. The sixteenth century, the period of the Reformation, was unfavourable to the further development of the Dominican houses, and later, when the counter-Reformation began, not Dominican but Jesuit houses were founded expressly to combat the Reformation. After the partition the convents suffered many hardships: under Russian rule the congregation was disbanded in 1842 and 1864, the Lazarist houses in Galicia were suppressed by Joseph II, and the same fate overtook the Priests of the Mission in Prussia at the beginning of the Kulturkampf in 1876. www.newadvent.org /cathen/12181a.htm   (595 words)

Lazar: HUNGARY - A Brief History The manor houses of the nobility were ablaze, the magnates withdrew into their castles, where they were besieged and prepared to counterattack. On January 14, 1301, Andrew III of the House of Árpád died. In the magnificent Renaissance royal palace at Visegrád, archaeologists dug up from the Angevin period ornamental carvings, broken into small fragments, belonging to the foundations of the fountain structure dating from the age of Matthias Corvinus; in the Castle of Buda, their spades unearthed a veritable cemetery of statues from the Angevin period. www.hungarian-history.hu /lib/lazar/zar07.htm   (595 words)

The Union with Lithuania In acceding to this choice in preference to a native Prince of the House of Piast the magnates demanded certain guarantees from Ludwig. The Hungarian King Ludwig, son of Karl Robert and Elizabeth, Kazimir's sister, was chosen heir to the Polish throne. With Kazimir the Great the Polish dynasty of the Piasts came to an end in 1370. freepages.history.rootsweb.com /~koby/political/chapter_05/05union.html   (595 words)

Magnate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The term was specifically applied to the members (equivalent to British Peers) of the Upper House in the Apostolic kingdom of Hungary, the Forendihaz or House of Magnates. In the Middle Ages a bishop sometimes held territory as a magnate, collecting the revenue of the manors and the associated knights' fees. Several Magnates held high feudal titles or peerage ranks such as prince or count. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magnate   (439 words)

ESTATE - LoveToKnow Article on ESTATE The March Laws of 1848 prestrved the general character of the House of Magnates, comparable to the British House of Lords, but converted the Lower House from what was practically representative of the estate of the lesser nobles into a national representative assembly. Estates in land may be classified according to (I) the quantity of their interest or dtiration, (2) the time of enjoyment, and (3) the number and connection of the tenants. The creation of an estate of lesser nobles or landowners had been prevented by the fusion of the knights of the shire with the burgesses; the spiritual estate was ruled out by the determination of the clergy to deliberate and tax themselves in their own. www.1911encyclopedia.org /E/ES/ESTATE.htm   (2675 words)

The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718-1050 All that was retained by the House of Toulouse was control over some scattered abbeys, castles, and allods, and a tradition of overlordship, which in the next century could be used by Raymond of Saint-Gilles to create a new and different principality. Yet in 933 Count Raymond Pons was forced by a court of leading lay and ecclesiastical magnates of the region to give up his efforts to enforce his rights over lands belonging to the abbey of Montolieu. In regions controlled by the House of Toulouse we find the same tendency at work, though there can be little doubt that this family was more reluctant to alienate its property than the kings who controlled the Valley of the Rhone. libro.uca.edu /lewis/sfc11.htm   (2675 words)

DARIUS III - Online Information article about DARIUS III Shapur II., a posthumous child of the late king, was then raised to the throne, a proof that the great magnates held the sovereignty in their own hands and attempted to order matters at their own pleasure. After his death three unimportant governors of his house held sway, but in 977 the power fell to another former slave, Sabuktagin, who was recognized by the Samanid Nuh II. Eventually he succumbed to a conspiracy of his magnates, at whose head stood the general Bahram Cobin, who had defeated the Turks, but afterwards was beaten by the Romans. encyclopedia.jrank.org /DAH_DEM/DARIUS_III.html   (2675 words)

Clan LINDSAY They are believed to have been derived from the Norman house of De Linesay, and to have "come over with the Conqueror." There were several considerable families of the name in England in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. In 1848, the House of Lords decided that the titles of Earls of Crawford and Earls of Lindsay belonged to James, 7th Earl of Bal carres who was then 24th Earl of Crawford. This John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, was a very eminent lawyer who held several high State offices, and was one of the eight Magnates Scotiae who were made Governors of the Kingdom in the boyhood of James VI., and were known as "Octavians." He acquired the estate of Balcarres in 1591. www.electricscotland.com /webclans/htol/lindsay2.html   (4501 words)

Louis IV --  Encyclopædia Britannica During his reign the country was ravaged by frequent Magyar raids, and local magnates (the ancestors of the later ducal dynasties) brought Bavaria, Franconia, Swabia, and Saxony under their sway. During his reign the country was ravaged by frequent Magyar raids, and local magnates (the ancestors of the later ducal dynasties)... Intrigues, wars, and marriages carried the members of the house of Bourbon to the thrones of France, Spain, and part of Italy. www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9049074   (4501 words)

Privy Council of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Within the United Kingdom, the Crown-in-Council hears appeals from ecclesiastical courts, the Court of Admiralty of the Cinque Ports, prize courts and the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, appeals against schemes of the Church Commissioners and appeals under certain Acts of Parliament (eg the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975). Several senior judges—Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, judges of the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland and judges of the Inner House of the Court of Session (the highest court in Scotland)—are also named to the Privy Council. During the reigns of the Norman monarchs, the Crown was advised by a royal court, which consisted of magnates, ecclesiastics and high officials. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom   (2231 words)

ORB - Florilegium urbanum - Politics - A disputed election The Archbishop, the Earl, Robert Burnel, Walter de Merton, and many other magnates also came to St. Paul's and, going into its chapter-house with the aldermen, advised them to agree to the election of Walter as mayor, since it was only for a year, to avoid further troubles in the city. Then, under orders from the Archbishop, the Earl, and the other magnates, Walter took an oath that he would not, for the duration of his mayoralty, harass or allow to be harassed anyone who had opposed his election. Following this, certain members of the king's council – that is, Walter de Merton and others – came into the city and over several days held discussions with the aldermen and Walter, with a view to restoring peace and harmony. www.the-orb.net /encyclop/culture/towns/florilegium/government/gvpoli16.html   (3459 words)

dukedom.html In 1637 Jan Kazimierz started to gather support of magnates and local diets (sejmiki) saying that after childless death of duke Commonwealth will have to decide future status of Courland and was ready to accept any terms. Future of Courland was decided by king, who after death of Fryderyk and probably without hopes that Jan Kazimierz will obtain dukedom, without any consultation, in spite nobles and magnates, accepted, without any new terms, as a vassal relative (from different line) of dead duke in 1639. W³adys³aw (or Jan Kazimierz with his support) tried to got an agreement that Jan Kazimierz would inherit Kurlandia (Courland) in case of childless death of its duke Fryderyk Kettler. cygnus.et.put.poznan.pl /~zdlugasz/1632/king/dukedom.html   (3459 words)

Anon. - Magna Carta, Magna Carta ToC: The Online Library of Liberty His daughter’s claims were set aside by Stephen, son of the Conqueror’s daughter, and a cadet of the House of Blois, to whom Henry had played the indulgent uncle, and who repaid his benefactor’s generosity by constituting himself his heir. In the King’s absence, Stephen reminded the magnates that John’s absolution had been conditional on a promise of good government. Roger of Wendover gives a graphic account: the magnates came together “as if for prayers; but there was something else in the matter, for after they had held much secret discourse, there was brought forth in their midst the charter of King Henry I., which the same barons had received in London. oll.libertyfund.org /Home3/HTML.php?recordID=0032   (13998 words)

VisitBritain : Knotty Ash The 19th-century Thingwall House is set on a 4.8-acre site featuring trees, gardens and stables and is the former home of shipping magnates, the Bright family, who donated it to the city of Liverpool. Aside from Ken’s cottage, other areas of interest include St John’s church, the former Knotty Ash junior school and Thingwall House. A well known part of Liverpool, Knotty Ash is famous for The Squire of Knotty Ash, Ken Dodd, and its jam butty mines! www.visitbritain.pl /VB3-nl-NL/destinationguides/england/englandsNorthCountry/Northwest/Destinations/knotty_Ash.aspx   (95 words)

CONVOCATION - LoveToKnow Article on CONVOCATION After some discussion the Upper House, influenced mainly by the argument of Henry, bishop of Exeter, consented to receive the address of the Lower House, and the convocation was thereupon prorogued, shortly after which it was discharged concurrently with the dissolution of parliament. I, that the prelates and other clergy, with their servants and attendants, when called to the convocation pursuant to the kings writ, should enjoy the same liberty and defence in coming, tarrying and returning as the magnates and the commons of the realm enjoy when. It extends from the reign of Edward I. (1283) to that of Henry VIII. www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CO/CONVOCATION.htm   (3003 words)

Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Hat. To make oneself at home; to become master of a house. A white hat used to be emblematical of radical proclivities, because Orator Hunt, the great demagogue, used to wear one during the Wellington and Peel administration. A traveller once passed through the province with a common brown chimney-hat or wide-awake, but was hustled by the workmen, jeered at by the women, pelted by the boys, and sneered at by the magnates as a regular guy. www.bartleby.com /81/8016.html   (550 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Croatia Croatia is represented in the House of Magnates by three delegates; in the House of Representatives by forty delegates. Ecclesiastically Croatia constitutes one province, erected by the Bull "Auctorem omnium" of Pius IX on 11 Dec., 1852. Croatia was ruled by the Arpád dynasty from 1102 to 1301, but was not made a part of Hungary. www.newadvent.org /cathen/04510a.htm   (3550 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Croatia Croatia is represented in the House of Magnates by three delegates; in the House of Representatives by forty delegates. Ecclesiastically Croatia constitutes one province, erected by the Bull "Auctorem omnium" of Pius IX on 11 Dec., 1852. The monarchs never resided permanently in Croatia, but were represented by bans, who as supreme administrators of the kingdom, convened the legislature, exercised the highest judicial power in the State, and commanded the army. www.newadvent.org /cathen/04510a.htm   (3550 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Croatia Croatia is represented in the House of Magnates by three delegates; in the House of Representatives by forty delegates. Ecclesiastically Croatia constitutes one province, erected by the Bull "Auctorem omnium" of Pius IX on 11 Dec., 1852. Andrew, the last of the Arpáds, died while making preparations for war against the Croats and their ban, Paul Shubich, who had declared for Charles Robert of Anjou, nephew of the King of Naples, as King of Croatia, Bosnia, and Dalmatia. www.newadvent.org /cathen/04510a.htm   (3550 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Croatia Croatia is represented in the House of Magnates by three delegates; in the House of Representatives by forty delegates. Ecclesiastically Croatia constitutes one province, erected by the Bull "Auctorem omnium" of Pius IX on 11 Dec., 1852. The boundaries of the kingdom were, on the north, the Danube and the Drave; on the east, the River Drina; on the west and south, the Adriatic. www.newadvent.org /cathen/04510a.htm   (3550 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Croatia Croatia is represented in the House of Magnates by three delegates; in the House of Representatives by forty delegates. Ecclesiastically Croatia constitutes one province, erected by the Bull "Auctorem omnium" of Pius IX on 11 Dec., 1852. The king took an oath to defend the rights and boundaries of his new kingdom, a promise which was never fully observed, and the hopes of the national heroes Simeon Bakatch, Bishop of Zagreb and Krsto Frankopan failed of fulfillment. www.newadvent.org /cathen/04510a.htm   (3550 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Croatia Croatia is represented in the House of Magnates by three delegates; in the House of Representatives by forty delegates. Ecclesiastically Croatia constitutes one province, erected by the Bull "Auctorem omnium" of Pius IX on 11 Dec., 1852. John Capistran, defender of Belgrade, died at the monastery of Ilok, Croatia, 23 October, 1456, and was canonized in 1690. www.newadvent.org /cathen/04510a.htm   (3550 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Croatia Croatia is represented in the House of Magnates by three delegates; in the House of Representatives by forty delegates. Ecclesiastically Croatia constitutes one province, erected by the Bull "Auctorem omnium" of Pius IX on 11 Dec., 1852. Croatia was ruled by the Arpád dynasty from 1102 to 1301, but was not made a part of Hungary. www.newadvent.org /cathen/04510a.htm   (3550 words)

Merovingian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This Latin title literally translates to "the greater one of the house"; the usual English translation is Mayor of the Palace, although this official was not a mayor in the modern sense of the word. The Merovingian kings appointed magnates to be comites, counts, charging them with defense, administration, and the judgement of disputes. They were sometimes referred to as the "long-haired kings" by contemporaries, though the significance of their long hair is not clear. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Merovingians   (3550 words)

A Glossary of European Noble, Princely, Royal and Imperial Titles There are some titles in the United Kingdom (e.g., the Irish peerage, when the peer lacks another English, Scots or UK title) which do not permit one to sit in the House of Lords; thus, in Scotland, the distinction of a "Lord of Parliament". Some of these magnates held lands outside the Empire as kings; the Elector of Brandenburg (as King in Prussia, then with Frederick the Great and his successors as King of Prussia) and the Elector of Hanover (Kings George I through George III of the United Kingdom) are two such cases. Added to this, there was the concept of nobilis; to be noble meant you were descended from someone who had been Consul; being a patrician was necessary to become Consul (though you could buy your way in), but to be noble was ineffably grander, at least to the Roman way of thinking. www.heraldica.org /topics/odegard/titlefaq.htm   (7119 words)

ARMED CITIZENS, CITIZEN ARMIES: TOWARD A JURISPRUDENCE OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT Charles I's ministers were attainted, and one executed; acts were passed that forbade the dissolution of Parliament without its own consent, required the calling of a Parliament every three years, expelled the Lords Spiritual (the bishops, who were strongly royalist) from the House of Lords, and destroyed the crown's "prerogative courts." He even wrote Catholic magnates, disarmed by his lieutenants in earlier years, to explain that he had not really meant for their firearms to be taken permanently, but only held in temporary custody; if they would arm now, he would guarantee their later possession, or reimburse them should they be disarmed at any later date. He issued instructions commanding the Lords Lieutenant of the militia to exercise their troops: "well-affected officers chosen, the volunteers who offer assistance formed in troops apart and trained; the officers to be numerous, disaffected persons watched and not allowed to assemble, and their arms seized...." www.constitution.org /2ll/2ndschol/b-ar.htm   (7119 words)

CMH5 Burgrave Frederick VI of Nürnberg, now Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg, was a descendant of the Alemannic Counts of Zollern, who are mentioned as early as the tenth century, and who soon afterwards had reached a prominent position among the magnates of Swabia. Joachim Frederick's successor, John Sigismund, quite early in his reign formally approved the principle already established in practice under his father : that the Elector would take no step in the afiairs of his House or dominions without having previously sought the advice of his Privy Council. Brandenburg had probably been thus preserved from disruption, but with the prospect of becoming, like Silesia, a mere element in the dynastic power of Bohemia, whose furthest advance in political importance, in economic prosperity, and in intellectual activity, is marked by the reign of Charles IV. www.uni-mannheim.de /mateo/camenaref/cmh/cmh520.html   (7119 words)

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