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  Earls and dukes of Richmond - LoveToKnow 1911
From 1414 to 1435 the earldom of Richmond was held by John Plantagenet, duke of Bedford, and in 1453 it was conferred on Edmund Tudor, uterine brother to King Henry VI., whose.
His son Charles, 2nd duke (1701-1750), added to the titles he inherited from his father that of duke of Aubigny in France, to which he succeeded in 1 734 on the death of his grandmother the duchess of Portsmouth; and all these honours are still held by his descendant the present duke of Richmond.
The 2nd duke, by his marriage with Sarah, daughter of the 1st Earl Cadogan, was father of Lady Caroline Lennox, who eloped with Henry Fox, and was the mother of Charles James Fox, and of the beautiful Lady Sarah Lennox (1745-1826) with whom George III.
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 Brittany - LoveToKnow 1911
Conan II., Geoffrey's grandson, threatened by the revolts of the nobles, was attacked also by the duke of Normandy (afterwards William I.
1399) was recognized as duke of Brittany under the style of John IV.,' but his reign 1 Certain authorities count the father of this duke, another John of Montfort (d.
Thus the reunion of Brittany and France was prepared.
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 Peter I, duke or count of Brittany. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07
The son of Robert II, count of Dreux, he married Alix, half sister and heiress of Arthur I duke of Brittany.
Peter was a leader in the rebellions of the nobles against the regency of Blanche of Castile.
Peter joined the Crusade of 1239 and later accompanied Louis IX on the Crusade to Egypt in 1248.
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  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur was also titular Earl of Richmond; the earldom had often been granted to the Dukes of Brittany, but after the death of Arthur's father, the English refused to recognize his heirs as earls.
However, in 1435, Arthur of Brittany was again an influential man and orchestrated the Treaty of Arras between Charles VII of France and Philip III, duke of Burgundy.
He was succeeded as Duke of Brittany by his nephew Francis II, count of Étampes.
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 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Duke   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Duke of Gottorp, Duke of Sonderburg, Duke of Augustenborg, Duke of Franzhagen, Duke of Beck, Duke of Glucksburg, and Duke of Norburg.
Duke of Brittany (considered a sovereign state until personal union with France, by the marriage of Anne of Brittany with the French kings Charles VIII and Louis XII and of her daughter Claude with Renaissance King Francis I, who conclude the 1553 treaty rendering the union permanent while granting some autonomy)
Duke of Calabria was the primogeniture for the crown prince of the Neapolitan kingdom.
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 AllRefer.com - Peter I, duke or count of Brittany (French History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
The son of Robert II, count of Dreux, he married Alix, half sister and heiress of Arthur I duke of Brittany.
Peter was a leader in the rebellions of the nobles against the regency of Blanche of Castile.
Peter joined the Crusade of 1239 and later accompanied Louis IX on the Crusade to Egypt in 1248.
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 Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Shop
duke or count of Brittany from 1213 to 1237, French prince of the Capetian dynasty, founder of a line of French dukes of Brittany who ruled until the mid-14th century.
duke of Brittany (from 1450), son of John V (or VI) and brother of his predecessor Francis I. He made an important innovation in limiting the right of asylum in...
Grandson of Peter I the Great (ruled 1682-1725), Peter II was named heir to the Russian throne by Catherine I (ruled 1725-27) and...
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 Titles of European hereditary rulers
In 1372 the title was given to John IV (+1399), Duke of Brittany, and John “of Gaunt” was compensated with the Honour of Tickhill.
< Francis I (+1450), Duke of Brittany 1442 >
< Joan (+1384), Duchess of Brittany; Countess of Penthièvre >
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 Angevin Empire - Wikivisual
Henry II was given Rome's blessing in 1155 under the form of a Papal bull but had to postpone the invasion of Ireland because of all the issues in his domains and around them.
Peter was the Duke of Brittany of the time and the cousin of the King.
Henry II Plantegenet (Henri II Plantagenêt): Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Count of Mortain, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Poitiers, King of England and Count of Nantes.
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 Encyclopædia Britannica Australia -
Grandson of Peter I the Great (ruled 1682-1725), Peter II was named heir to the Russian throne by Catherine I (ruled 1725-27) and was crowned at the age of 11 (May 18 [May...
duke of Brittany (from 1450), son of John V (or VI) and brother of his predecessor Francis I. He made an important innovation in limiting the right of asylum in churches and monasteries, enabling him to pursue his enemies at...
Peter, a fisherman, was called to be a disciple...
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 Angevin - FREE Angevin Biography | Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
A nephew of Richard I and John became (1196) duke of Brittany as Arthur I. From his sister and her husband, Peter of Dreux, a Capetian noble who became Duke Peter I of Brittany, the subsequent rulers of Brittany issued.
The Hungarian branch of Anjou began (1308) with Charles Robert (King Charles I of Hungary), a grandson of Charles II of Naples.
Henry II: Nicholas Vincent celebrates the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty who was crowned 850 years ago this month.
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 Europe's 13th-Century Progress by Sanderson Beck
Peter de Vinea was put in charge of the chancery and composed a new code of laws to replace customary and feudal laws such as ordeals and rights of wreck.
Sverker II, son of the Goth Charles, was king of Sweden from 1196 to 1210 according to a compact made between the Swedes and the Goths.
Peter of Dreux eventually was reconciled to Louis in 1234 and was allowed to rule Brittany as his vassal until his son John came of age.
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 FRANCIA
In 1349 Count Humbert II (d.1355), the "Dauphin," simply sold the territory to the grandson of Philip VI, the prince who would later become Charles V. Thus, Charles became the first "Dauphin" of France, and as he was the Crown Prince from 1350-1364, this now became the traditional title of the Heir Apparent of France.
Henry of Guise was of the house of Anjou and Lorraine, descendants of King John II of France.
A memorable example of Napoleon's ruthlessness was his kidnapping and execution of the Duke of Enghien, the heir of the Bourbon House of Condé.
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This was probably the same Richard Duke who was a witness in 1369 to a charter for a hall with chambers and a kitchen in the manor of Springfield, to Robert de Bradenham from John, son and heir of Sir John de Goldyngton, knight.
In 1390, John Duke was commissioned with others to convene a jury of Middlesex and Essex touching waste and dilapidation at the alien priory of Takley, in the king's hand on account of the war with France.
In 1381, Walter Duke was a witness to a charter of feoffment for lands in Surrey, in Westminster.
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 Breton History 2 Yan Kraffe & Friends
Peter 1st Mauclerc, spouse of Alix of Thouars, duke of Brittany, struggle against his feudal and against the clergy.
John of Montfort is recognised duke of Brittany by the peace of Guérande (John IV).
The duke recognises to have the homage liege to the king of France and authorises the call of justice courses to the Parliament of Paris.
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duke or count of Brittany from 1213 to 1237, French prince of the Capetian dynasty, founder of a line of...
duke of Brittany (from 1450), son of John V (or VI) and brother of his predecessor Francis I. He made...
chaplain to the court of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, and historian of Spanish...
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 ブリタニカ・ジャパン - Encyclopædia Britannica A-Z Browse
The son of Sancho Ramirez, the third in order of the historic kings of Aragon, Peter belonged to times anterior to the authentic written history of his kingdom; and little is known of him save that he conquered Huesca (1096) and Barbastro (1100) from...
duke of Brittany (from 1450), son of John V (or VI) and brother of his predecessor Francis I. He made an important innovation in limiting the right of asylum in churches and monasteries, enabling him to pursue his enemies at will.
Grandson of Peter I the Great (ruled 1682-1725), Peter II was named heir to the Russian throne by Catherine I (ruled 1725-27) and was crowned at the age of 11 (May 18 [May 7, O.S.], 1727).
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 Arthur I — FactMonster.com
, duke of Brittany (1196–1203?), son of Geoffrey, fourth son of Henry II of England and Constance, heiress of Brittany.
Peter I, duke or count of Brittany - Peter I Peter I (Pierre Mauclerc), d.
Brittany: History - History A part of ancient Armorica, the area was conquered by Julius Caesar in the Gallic Wars and...
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 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of October 19   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1180 in the presence of the archbishop of Canterbury and King Henry II of England, her remains were translated to a new shrine in the monastery church.
Peter Garavito's father, who was a lawyer and governor of the province, died in 1513 and two years later, after studying law in Salamanca, 16-year-old Peter entered the Observant Franciscans at Manxarretes (Manjaretes).
Peter's asceticism, however, is only one aspect of his life of great holiness and incessant labor devoted to the restoration in Spain of the primitive Franciscan rule.
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 Mark's Genealogy Website
Geoffery Duke of Brittany and Hawise of Normandy were married in 996.
Parents: Geoffery Plantagenet IV, Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjo and Matilda Alice orMaud or Margaret of Anjou or England Empress of Germany, Queen of Englan.
Rollo Duke of Normandy and Poppa or Pope of Bayeux Dutchess of Normandy.
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 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of January 28
Peter Nolasco's family was either mercantile or a distinguished one, possessing great estates, all of which Peter inherited at age 15 upon the death of his father.
In art, Saint Peter is an old man dressed in the white Mercedarian habit with the arms of Aragon on the breast (Roeder, Tabor), holding a bell on which is the image of the Blessed Virgin.
In art, Saint Peter Thomas is portrayed as an elderly Carmelite wearing a missioner's cross and hat, carrying a staff, with a ray of light shining on the heart of the Virgin Mary on his breast.
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 GENUKI: Kings of England - H
In 1121 he married Adelais, or Alice, daughter of Geoffrey, Duke of Louvain, and on the failure of his hope of offspring, he had his daughter, the Empress Maud, then a widow, acknowledged heiress to the throne.
Henry II., King of England, first of the Plantagenet line, was the eldest son of Geoffrey, Earl of Anjou, and his wife, the ex-Empress Maud, daughter of Henry I., and was born at Mans, in March, 1133.
Notwithstanding the conflicting estimates of the character and measures of Henry II., viewed as the champion of state supremacy, it is evident that he was a man of powerful intellect superior education, great energy, activity, and decisiveness, and also of impetuous passions.
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Brittany was never entirely part of the Frankish Empire although it lost land in the reorganisation of the Breton March in 811.
The unsuccessful rebellion of Duke Francis II against the French crown led to the absorption of Brittany into France after the accession of his daughter, Anne of Brittany, in 1488 until the French annexed it in 1491.
The 16th and 17th century were generally peaceful in Brittany, but the region, never reconciled to centralized rule, became one of the early centres of revolt in 1789.
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 St Vincent Ferrer
The duke resided at Vannes: in which city the saint was received by the clergy, nobility, and people in bodies, and the sovereign thought no honors sufficient to testify his esteem of his merit.
Vincent preached there from the fourth Sunday of Lent till Easter Tuesday, of the year 1417, and foretold the duchess that the child she then bore in her womb would one day be duke of Brittany, which came to pass, for the eldest son then alive died without issue.
All the dioceses, towns, and countries of Brittany heard this apostle with great fruit, and were witnesses of his miracles.
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 Flanders, Brittany, Burgundy, Anjou, Normandy, Blois, Champagne, Toulouse, etc.
Joanna's first husband, Ferrand, son of King Sancho I of Portugal, was captured by King Philip II of France in the defeat of Emperor Otto IV at the battle of Bouvines in 1214.
Dukes of Gascony, 768-1038 AD The culture of the South of France in the 12th century is one of the first signs of the revival of civilization in Francia after the "second Dark Age" of the 9th and 10th centuries.
Duke William V had three wives, and subsequent Dukes were descendants of William VIII, son of William V and Agnes of Burgundy.
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 BRITTANY - Online Information article about BRITTANY
master of Brittany, and Geoffrey was recognized as duke of Brittany.
dukes of Brittany, and according to this enumeration the younger John becomes John V., not John IV..
Anne of Brittany, to marry him in 1491.
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 Angevin@Everything2.com
Arthur I, a nephew of John and Richard I, became duke of Brittany in 1196.
Charles II's grandson and great-grandson were the kings of France (Phillip VI and John II), and the latter of these made his younger son the duke of Anjou.
Joanna II made Louis III and René her successive heirs, but the kingdom was seized out from under them before they got to rule by King Alfonso V of Aragón.
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 Peter Ibbetson - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Peter Ibbetson
Opera by Deems Taylor (libretto by composer and C Collier, based on George du Maurier's novel), produced at the New York Metropolitan Opera, on 7 February 1931.
Peter I, King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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 Welcome to Adobe GoLive 6
Henry I was Duke of Normandy from 1106-1135 and King of England from 1100-1135.
Henry II of England (5 March 1133-6 July 1189) ruled as Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, and as King of England (1154–1189) and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland[citation needed], eastern Ireland, and western France.
In the 20th of Henry II this Humphrey accompanied Richard de Lacy, Justice of England, into Scotland with a powerful army to waste that country, and was one of the witnesses to the accord made by William, King of Scots, and King Henry as to the subjection of that kingdom to the crown of England.
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