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1047 - Events. William the Conqueror, with assistance from King Henry I of France, secured control of Normandy by defeating the rebel Norman barons at Caen the Battle of Val-ès-Dunes 1047 - Births. Judith of Swabia, daughter of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor 1047 - Deaths. October 9 - Pope Clement II October 25 - King Magnus I of Norway (b. 1024) Category: Including:

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The House of Savoy was a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy, a region between Piedmont, Italy, France and French-speaking Switzerland. They once had claims on the modern canton of Vaud in Switzerland, but their access to it was cut by Geneva during the Reformation, after which it was conquered by Bern. They became Kings of Sardinia and later of Italy. Their Kingdom ended with the referendum by which Italians chose the republic as the form of state — see also birth of the Italian Republic. Und ...

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William of Normandy (French: Guillaume de Normandie; 1028?–September 9, 1087) ruled as the Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 (as William II) and as King of England from 1066 to 1087 (as William I). The sole son of Robert the Magnificent and Herleva, William was born illegitimate in Falaise, Normandy, part of France. William invaded England, won a victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, and suppressing subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest. No authentic portrait of William has been found. He was described as a big burly man, strong in every ...

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This article is about the year. For the number, see 1024 (number) 1024 - Events. The Salian Dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire is founded by Conrad II. John XIX succeeds his brother as Pope 1024 - Births. King Magnus I of Norway (d. 1047) 1024 - Deaths. April 9 - Pope Benedict VIII Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 972) Category: 1024Including:

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The Coptic Orthodox Church is a member of the Oriental Orthodox churches, not to be mistaken with the Eastern Orthodox group of churches. The Coptic Orthodox Chruch has its own Pope and Patriarch, whom is currently His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and the See of St. Mark. The following is a list of all the Popes who have held led the Coptic Orthodox Church since the Council of Chalcedon. For the earlier Patriarchs of Alexandria prior to the schism, see List of Patriarchs of Alexandr ...

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The Bishopric and Archbishopric of Trier was one of the important ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. Unlike the other Rhenish archbishoprics— Mainz and Cologne— Trier, as the important Roman provincial capital of Augusta Treverorum, had been the seat of a bishop since Roman times. It was raised to to archepiscopal status during the reign of Charlemagne, whose will mentio ...

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• Archbishopric of Trier - Bishops and Archbishops of Augusta Treverorum 50-791
• Archbishopric of Trier - Archbishops of Trier 791-1242
• Archbishopric of Trier - Archbishop-Electors of Trier 1242-1803
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This refers to a much disputed line of kings that have in one way or another dominated Germany since the time of Charlemagne. Henry I (919-936), see Henry I the Fowler Henry II (1002-1024), see Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor Henry III (1039-1056), see Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV (1056-1106), see Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor Henry V (1106-1125), see Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI (1190-1197), see Henry VI, Holy Roman Empe ...

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List of rulers named Henry, List of rulers named Henry - Byzantine Empire, List of rulers named Henry - England, List of rulers named Henry - Scotland, List of rulers named Henry - France, List of rulers named Henry - Germany and Holy Roman Empire, List of rulers named Henry - Dukes of Saxony, List of rulers named Henry - Dukes of Bavaria, List of rulers named Henry - Margraves and Dukes of Austria, List of rulers named Henry - Grand Dukes of Luxembourg, List of rulers named Henry - Princes zu Reuss, List of rulers named Henry - Portugal, List of rulers named Henry - Spain, List of rulers named Henry - Navarre

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William had succeeded to his title in 1035, as the seven-year-old illegitimate son of the previous Duke, Robert I. Several of William's kinsmen (including Guy of Burgundy, his cousin) believed themselves to have a better claim to the title, but William had the support of King Henry I and other influential nobles. In 1046, some of William's enemies decided to finally strike. After an ambush near Valognes on the Cotentin Peninsula failed, the rebel nobles—Guy of Burgundy, Nigel of the Cotentin, Rannulf of the Bessin, Ralph Tesson of Thury, Grimoald of Plessis, and ...

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Battle of Val-ès-Dunes, Battle of Val-ès-Dunes - Background, Battle of Val-ès-Dunes - The battle, Battle of Val-ès-Dunes - The aftermath

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This list only includes popes known to have married and/or engaged in heterosexual sexual activity. For popes allegedly involved in homosexual activity, see gay popes. Saint Peter, traditionally the first Pope, was married. Jesus cured the mother-in-law of Saint Peter. There is no mention of his wife in the Bible, and it is not known whether or not she was still alive at the time of Peter's calling by Jesus. This story is given in th ...

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List of sexually active popes, List of sexually active popes - Sexually active popes, List of sexually active popes - Allegedly sexually active popes, List of sexually active popes - Notes

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About the end of the year 1059 Peter was sent as legate to Milan by Pope Nicholas II. So bad was the state of things at Milan, that benefices were openly bought and sold and the clergy publicly married the women they lived with. But the resistance to the reform of Ariald the Deacon and Anselm, Bishop of Lucca rendered a contest so bitter that an appeal was made to the Holy See. Nicholas II sent Damian and the Bishop of Lucca as his legates. But now the party of the irregular clerics took alarm and raised the cry that Rome had no authority ov ...

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Pietro Damiani, Pietro Damiani - Early life, Pietro Damiani - Religious life, Pietro Damiani - Reformer, Pietro Damiani - Liber Gomorrhianus and Hildebrand's reforms, Pietro Damiani - Papal envoy and Cardinal, Pietro Damiani - Milan, Pietro Damiani - Writings

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On Christmas Day, 1047, an embassy sent by the Roman people brought the tidings of Clement's death to Henry III, at Pölthe in Saxony, and sought the emperor, in his position as Patricius of the Romans to appoint a worthy successor. The envoys, according to their instructions, suggested as a suitable candidate, Halinard, the Archbishop of Lyons, who was a fluent speaker of Italian, and was well respected in Rome. However, in January, 1048, Henry appointed Poppo, Bishop of Brixen, in Tyrol, and at once directed the Margrave Boniface to conduc ...

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Pope Damasus II, Pope Damasus II - Election

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Note that the early dates are traditional and of uncertain accuracy Kings of the Fairhair dynasty: Harald Fairhair Harald Hårfagre : c. 890-c. 930 Eirik Bloodaxe Eirik Blodøks : c. 930-934 Håkon the Good Håkon den Gode : 934-961 Harald Gråfell : 961-976 Haakon Jarl² Håkon Jarl : 976-995 Olaf Tryggvason¹ : 995-1000 Svein Forkbeard Svein Tjugeskjegg : 999-1015 Olaf Haraldsson, S ...

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List of Norwegian monarchs, List of Norwegian monarchs - The Norwegian Kingdom ca 890-1319, List of Norwegian monarchs - The Union of Sweden and Norway 1319-1343, List of Norwegian monarchs - The Union of Denmark and Norway 1380-1396, List of Norwegian monarchs - The Kalmar Union 1397-1536, List of Norwegian monarchs - The Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll 1814, List of Norwegian monarchs - The Union of Sweden and Norway 1814-1905, List of Norwegian monarchs - The Kingdom of Norway 1905 to present, List of Norwegian monarchs - Notes, List of Norwegian monarchs - Succession to the Norwegian Throne

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County of Marche - Marche dynasty. Boso I the Old, count of Marche and Périgord (958–988) Aldebert I, count of Marche and Périgord (988–997) Boso II, count of Marche and Périgord (988–1010) Bernard I (1010–1041) Aldebert II (1047–1088) Boso III (1088–1091) Eudes I, son of Bernard I, probably ruled as rege ...

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County of Marche, County of Marche - Counts of Marche, County of Marche - Marche dynasty, County of Marche - Lusignan dynasty, County of Marche - Capetian dynasty, County of Marche - Capetian-Bourbon dynasty, County of Marche - Armagnac dynasty, County of Marche - Capetian-Bourbon dynasty

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Because he was not of Fujiwara descent, the Kampaku, Fujiwara no Yorimichi neglected him, but Emperor Go-Suzaku decreed that upon his elder brother Chikahito's enthronement (as Emperor Go-Reizei), that Takahito would become the heir (kōtaitei). As Go-Reizei had no children of his own, upon his death, Takahito became emperor. Yorimichi's younger brother Norimichi became kampaku, but Go-Sanjō was determined to rule personally. In 1069 he issued the Enkyū Shōen Regulation Decree (Enkyū being the name of the era in whic ...

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Emperor Go-Sanjo, Emperor Go-Sanjo - Consorts and empresses, Emperor Go-Sanjo - Genealogy, Emperor Go-Sanjo - Life, Emperor Go-Sanjo - Eras of his reign

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Upon the death of William's cousin King Edward the Confessor of England (January 1066), William claimed the throne of England, asserting that the childless and purportedly celibate Edward had named him his heir during a visit by William (probably in 1052) and that Harold Godwinson, England's foremost magnate and brother-in-law of the late King Edward the Confessor, had reportedly pledged his support while shipwrecked in Normandy (c. 1064). Harold made this pledge while in captivity and was reportedly tricked into swearing on a saint's bones ...

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William I of England, William I of England - Early life history, William I of England - Conquest of England, William I of England - William's reign, William I of England - Death burial and succession, William I of England - Children of William and Matilda, William I of England - Honours

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House of Savoy - Counts of Savoy. Main Branch Umberto I Biancamano : 1003-1047 or 1048 Amedeo I Coda : 1048-1051 or 1056 Oddone : 1051 or 1056 - 1060 Pietro I : 1060-1078 Amedeo II : 1060-1080 Umberto II : 1080-1103 Amedeo III : 1103-1148 Umberto III : 1148-1189 Tommaso I : 1189-1233 Amedeo IV : 1233-1253 Bonifacio : 1253-1263 Tommaso II  ...

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House of Savoy, House of Savoy - List of rulers, House of Savoy - Counts of Savoy, House of Savoy - Dukes of Savoy, House of Savoy - Kings of Sardinia, House of Savoy - Kings of Italy, House of Savoy - Rulers of other countries, House of Savoy - Heads of the House of Savoy since 1946:, House of Savoy - Name motto titles, House of Savoy - Dynastic Orders

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Dynasty - Asia. House of Theemuge (1117-1388) Hilaalee dynasty (1388-1558) (1558-1573) Interregnum Utheemu dynasty (1573-1692) (1692-1701) Kings who donot belong to a particular dynasty. Isdhoo dynasty (1701-1704) Dhiyamigili dynasty (1704-1757) Huraa dynasty (1757-1766) Dhiyamigili dynasty (1766-1773) Huraa dynasty (1773-1953) (1953-1953) Republic (President Muhammad Amin Didi). Huraa dynasty (1953-1968) (1968-1978) Republic (President Ibrahim Nasir). (1978-Now) Re ...

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Dynasty, Dynasty - Dynasties by region, Dynasty - Asia, Dynasty - Europe, Dynasty - Political families in democracies

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After 1202 Pomeranian Duchy is divided into several duchies, most important being Wolgast and Szczecin duchies, united into one Pomeranian state from time to time. 1264-1278 Barnim I Dobry 1278-1295 Barnim II, Otto I and Boguslaw IV 1478-1523 Boguslaw X 1523-1531 Jerzy I and Barnim XI Pobozny 1625-1637 Boguslaw XIV from 1637 western part of Pomerania inc. Szczecin to Sweden 1637-1657 counties of Lebork and Bytow to Poland, next to Brandenburg from 1648 eastern part o ...

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Dukes of Pomerania, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Pomerania Eastern - Księstwo Pomorskie Wschodnie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Bialogarda/Belgard Ksiestwo bialogardzkie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Gdańsk/Danzig Księstwo gdańskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Lubiszewo Ksiestwo lubiszewskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Swiecie/Schwetz Ksiestwo swieckie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Pomerania Middle or Slawno/Schlawe - Ksiestwo Slawienskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Pomerania Western - Ksiestwo Pomorskie Zachodnie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Szczecin/Stettin Ksiestwo Szczecinskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Wologoszcz/Wolgast Ksiestwo wologoskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Bardo/Barth Ksiestwo bardowskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Darlowo/Ruegenwalde Ksiestwo Darlowskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Dymin/Demmin Ksiestwo dyminkie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Slupsk/Stolp Ksiestwo Slupskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Stargard Ksiestwo stargardzkie, Dukes of Pomerania - Principality of Rugia/Rugen/Rana - Ksiestwo Rugijskie/Ranskie

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This campaign is where players will learn how to play Empire Earth and will give the basics on how to play RTS games. This campaign is available to both the original game and the expansion pack and is found in the single player menu and they are the same, no matter if you are playing the original game or the expansion. This campaign doesn't need to be played in order and is divided into 2 parts. The 1st part is about the rise of Phoenicia. The 2nd part is the rise of the Byzantine Empire. The explanations for ALL the scnarios in this campaign is very long, so its not here, but you'll fi ...

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Empire Earth, Empire Earth - Overview, Empire Earth - Epochs, Empire Earth - Prehistoric, Empire Earth - Stone Age, Empire Earth - Copper Age, Empire Earth - Bronze Age, Empire Earth - Dark Ages, Empire Earth - Middle Ages, Empire Earth - Renaissance, Empire Earth - Imperial Age, Empire Earth - Industrial Age, Empire Earth - Atomic Age, Empire Earth - Digital Age, Empire Earth - Nano Age, Empire Earth - Space Age, Empire Earth - Technologies, Empire Earth - Agriculture, Empire Earth - Health, Empire Earth - Education, Empire Earth - Temple, Empire Earth - Economy, Empire Earth - Nations, Empire Earth - Prehistoric to Dark Age, Empire Earth - Middle Ages to Industrial Age, Empire Earth - Atomic Age to Modern, Empire Earth - Digital Age to Space Age, Empire Earth - Wonders, Empire Earth - Campaigns, Empire Earth - Empire Earth campaigns, Empire Earth - Art of Conquest campaigns, Empire Earth - Cheat Codes, Empire Earth - Successor to Empire Earth, Empire Earth - Reference

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Upon the death of William's cousin King Edward the Confessor of England (January 1066), William claimed the throne of England, asserting that the childless and purportedly celibate Edward had named him his heir during a visit by William (probably in 1052) and that Harold Godwinson, England's foremost magnate, had reportedly pledged his support while shipwrecked in Normandy (c. 1064). Harold made this pledge while in captivity and was reportedly tricked into swearing on a saint's bones that he would give the throne to William. Even if this st ...

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William I of England, William I of England - Early life history, William I of England - Conquest of England, William I of England - William's reign, William I of England - Death burial and succession, William I of England - Children of William and Matilda, William I of England - Honours

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