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  Taranto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The expansion of Taranto was limited to the coast because of the resistance of the populations of inner Apulia.
Taranto was finally conquered by the Normans: the sons of Petron elected the first Norman archbishop, Drogo, in 1071, and prepared a fleet to conquer Durazzo.
Taranto became the capital of a Norman principality, whose first ruler was Robert Guiscard's son, Bohemond of Taranto, who obtained it as result of succession dispute: his father repudiated his first wife, Bohemond's mother, and had Roger Borsa, his son by his second wife Sikelgaita, succeed him as Duke of Apulia.
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 Encyclopedia: Isabella of Taranto
1424-1465), Princess of Taranto, was the elder daughter of Tristan di Chiaramonte (Tristan de Clermont-Lodeve), Count of Cupertino, and Catherine of Taranto.
She was firstly consort of Massimiliano Sforza, Duke of Bari, and secondly consort of Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara and mother of Isabella d'Este and Beatrice d'Este.
Isabella dEste One of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance, Isabella dEste (18 May 1474 - 13 February 1539) was a major cultural and political figure.
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 Taranto - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In 466 BC, Taranto was defeated by Iapyges, a native population of ancient Apulia, and the monarchy fell, with the inauguration of a democracy, and the expulsion of the Pythagoreans.
In 432 BC, after several years of war, Taranto signed a peace treaty with the Greek colony of Thurii; both cities contributed to the foundation of the colony of Heraclea, which rapidly fell under Taranto control.
This situation inevitably led to a conflict between Taranto and Rome, since Taranto felt Rome was interfering in the affairs of the Greek colonies in southern Italy, which the Tarantines considered under their dominion.
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 Bona Sforza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
She is also considered one of the mothers of modern Polish cuisine since she became famous for introducing Italian vegetables to Polish tables.
Her parents were Gian Galeazzo II Sforza, Duke of Milan, and his cousin Isabella of Aragon (1470-1524), Princess of Naples and Duchess of Bari.
Isabella di Chiaramonte (Isabella of Taranto) (1424-1465), an heiress of Kingdom of Jerusalem
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 ROSSANO - LoveToKnow Article on ROSSANO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
It is picturesquely situated on a precipitous spur of the mountain mass of Sila overlooking the Gulf of Taranto, the highest part of the town being 975 ft. above sea-level.
Rossano is the seat of an archbishop, and in the cathedral is preserved the Codex Rossanensis, an uncial MS.
Under Isabella of Aragon and Bona of Poland the town had been a centre of literary culture; but under the Spaniards it declined.
www.1911ency.org /R/RO/ROSSANO.htm   (323 words)

  
 Crusader States, Kings of Jerusalem & Cyprus, Templars, Hospitallers, Israel, etc.
William had been captured by John, brother of the Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus, in 1259 and was ransomed with the cession of Laconia to the Romans in 1261 (beginning the Despotate of the Morea).
Isabella was at first married to a son of Charles, Philip, who soon died.
At the death of Isabella, Philip II of Taranto, a son of Charles II was then able to set aside her second husband, Philip of Savoy, and her daughter, Matilda, and return Achaea to the Anjevians.
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 Taranto - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Image:Taranto View1.jpg Because of the presence of these two bays, Taranto is also called “the city of the two seas”.
Image:Taranto Coinage.jpg Taranto was founded in 708 BC by Spartan immigrants.
1346 - Louis of Taranto (1308-1362), son of Philip I, simultaneously king-consort of Naples;
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Orsini   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
He entered the service of the Curia at an early age, became cameral cleric, canon of St. Peter's, and was elevated to the cardinalate by Sixtus IV in 1483.
Innocent VIII conferred upon him in 1491 the Archiepiscopal See of Taranto, which he governed by proxy, and, as papal legate for Romagna, the Marches, and Bologna, he was entrusted with the administration of these provinces of the Ecclesiastical States.
His first wife, Isabella Medici, being murdered, he took as his second wife Vittoria Accoramboni, widow of the murdered Francesco Peretti, a nephew of Sixtus V.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11325b.htm   (3844 words)

  
 Taranto   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In 466 BC, Taranto was again defeated by the Iapyges; according to Aristotle (Politica,
1801-15 - After the defeat of Ferdinand IV of Naples at Monteregio and the subsequent Peace of Florence, the French general Nicolas Soult occupied with 13,000 soldiers the provinces of Bari, Lecce and the harbour of Taranto.
It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
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 Women in power 1450-1500
She was the daughter of Juan II of Castile and León by his second wife, Isabella of Portugal.
She succeeded her brother Enrico IV, but Alfonso V of Portugal, who supported the claim of her brother's daughter, Juana la Beltraneja, attacked Castile and León but was defeated by the Castilian army in 1476.
Isabella and her husband (known together as "the Catholic monarchs") are remembered for initiating the Inquisition in 1478, for completing the reconquest of Spain from the Moors and for their ruthless expulsion of the Spanish Jews, both in 1492.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Henry de La Tremoille
Henry de La Tremoille (died 1674) was the 3rd Duke of Thouars, 2nd Duke of La Tremoille, and Prince of Talmond and Taranto.
He was the heir-general of Anne of Savoy, whose daughter Charlotte became in 1499 the de jure heiress of the claim of the Kings of Cyprus to the throne of Jerusalem.
Since Federigo di Aragona (Frederick IV) was the second son of Isabella of Taranto and Ferrante I of Naples, he also succeeded to the Brienne claims to Kingdom of Jerusalem of his distant cousin John Casimir of Poland at the latter's death 1672.
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 The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella The Catholic, Vol. 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Ferdinand and Isabella, who were occupied with the affairs of Andalusia at this period, no sooner heard of the arrival of Philip and Joanna, than they hastened to the north.
Ferdinand and Isabella saw with regret the frivolous disposition of their son-in-law, who, in the indulgence of selfish and effeminate ease, was willing to repose on others all the important duties of government.
He left Ferdinand and Isabella disgusted with the levity of his conduct, and the queen, in particular, filled with mournful solicitude for the welfare of the daughter with whom his destinies were united.
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On the contrary, from Brindisi, follow the SS7ter to Taranto, then go on SS7 to Bari and turn left at the crossroad with San Basilio.
To get to Casa Isabella from Lecce follow the SS7ter to Taranto, then go on for SS7 towards Bari, turn left at the crossroad with San Basilio.
Follow SS106 Jonica, north direction to Taranto, take the exit to Palagiano, follow the instructions “Autostrade” (motorway), then go on for SS7 to Bari, turn left at the crossroad with San Basilio.
www.casaisabella.it /DoveIngl.htm   (215 words)

  
 THE CRUSADES TO THE HOLY LAND
Bohemond of Taranto, his nephew Tancred, and the Normans of Southern Italy sailed to Dyrrhacium and then traveled by land, reaching Constantinople in April 1096.
With the exception of Bohemond of Taranto, religious fervor was the strongest motive for joining the Crusade, although the greed for earthly riches and petty rivalries of the leaders would create troubles for the Crusaders far beyond Adhemar's control.
Rivalries began, as Bohemond of Taranto wanted Antioch for himself, while Raymond of Toulouse argued that it should be handed back to the Byzantines, as agreed upon in Constantinople.
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 The Crusades [encyclopedia]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A Sixth Crusade (1228--9), led by Emperor Frederick II of Germany, secured Christian access to the Holy Land through diplomatic negotiation, although Frederick had been excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX (pontiff 1227--41) for his tardy departure.
Yolande (Isabella - daughter of John of Brienne), his wife and heiress to the Kingdom of Jerusalem, died in 1228, and Frederick crowned himself King of Jerusalem in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (1229).
With lack of Western support because of his excommunication, Frederick finally lost Jerusalem (1224) to the Khorezmian Turks, refugees from the Mongols and allies of Egypt.
www.artzia.com /History/Wars/Crusades   (2144 words)

  
 HOTEL CASA ISABELLA EXCLUSIVE, Mottola (Taranto), Italy at LateRooms.
Casa Isabella Exclusive Hotel ne è l'esclusiva dimora, ricavata dagli antichi ambienti del Palazzo Ducale.
Casa Isabella is the exclusive "Dimora" created out of the old interiors of the San Basilio Mottola Ducal Palace, an important centre of art with origins dating back to the ancient Magna Graecia.
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 Jan II Kazimierz Vasa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
With him, all the legitimate issue of Alfonso II of Naples died out.
His heir in Ferrante I of Naples and in Brienne succession was his distant cousin, Henry de La Tremoille Prince of Talmond and Taranto, the heir-general of Federigo di Aragona (second son of Ferrante I and Isabella of Taranto), who also was the heir-general of Federigo's first wife Anne of Savoy.
This article or section does not cite its references or sources.
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 Isabella, Oria, Italy , Oria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The apartment is in the historical centre of Oria, a medieval town between the cities of Brindisi and Taranto, along the ancient Appian Way.
A completely renew studio in the heart of Oria., a medieval town between the cities of Brindisi and Taranto, along the ancient Appian Way.
The studio is just for two but really preatty: it is composed of a small kitchen with fridge and freezer, a bedroom with kingsize bed,terrestrial TV set, bathroom with shower.
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 September 4 Events in History
September 4, 1943 British 8th army lands at Taranto South Italy
September 4, 1942 Transport nr 28 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany
September 4, 1479 King Alfonso I of Portugal recognizes Isabella as queen of Castilie
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 Rotten Tomatoes Forums - Noteworthy programs that will play @ the Walter Reade theater, Lincoln Center-NYC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Yes, this IS the Spanish 'Romeo and Juliet', but with a more streamlined version of the story and best of all - DANCING!
Although the gracefully aging Carmen Amaya steals the show with some solo flamenco-style dance numbers, her role as the mother-in-law and matriarch of the Tarantos clan is minimal at best.
Not to mention the fact that her legs move so fast at one point they begin to blur on camera - how's that for a quick step!
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