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André de Montbard (c. 1103-January 17, 1156) was the fifth Grand Master of the Knights Templar and also one of the new founders of the Order. The Montbard family came from Hochadel in Burgundy, and André was an uncle of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. He entered the Order in 1129 and went to Palestine, where he quickly rose to the rank of seneschal, deputy and second-in-command to the Grand Master. After the Siege of Ascalon on August 22, 1153, André was elected Grand Master to replace Bernard de Tremelay, who had been killed during an assault on the city on August 16. He died on January 17, 1156, i ...

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August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. August 6 - Events. 1538 - Bogota, Colombia founded by Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada. 1806 - Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates, thus ending the Holy Roman Empire. 1819 - Norwich University founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States. 1825 - Bolivia gains independence from Spain. 1861 - British ann ...

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Altdorf bei Nürnberg is a town in south-eastern Germany. It is part of the German Land of Bavaria and situated 25 km east of Nuremberg, in the district Nürnberger Land. In 2005 it had 16,560 inhabitants. Altdorf bei Nürnberg - History. Altdorf is first mentioned in 1129. In 1504 the town was conquered by the adjacent Imperial Free City of Nuremberg. In the 16th century, the city government of Nuremberg founded an academy in Altdorf, which became a university in 1622. The university lasted until 1809. Amo ...

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Afonso I of Portugal (English Alphonzo), more commonly known as Afonso Henriques (pron. IPA /ɐ.'fõ.su ẽ.'ʁi.kɨʃ/), or also Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), Alfonso or Alphonso (Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus (Latin version), (Guimarães, 1109, traditionally July 25 – Coimbra, 1185 December 6), also known as the Conqueror (Port. o Conquistador), was the first King of Portugal, declaring his independence from León. ...

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1195 - Events. Priory of St Mary's, Bushmead, founded. Alexius III Angelus overthrows Isaac II and becomes emperor of Byzantium. 1195 - Births. August 15 - Anthony of Padua, Portuguese preacher and saint (died 1231) Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (died 1245) Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester (died 1265) 1195 - Deaths. August 6 - Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony a ...

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The Bishop of Coventry is the Ordinary of the England Diocese of Coventry in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers most of the County of Warwickshire. The see is in the City of Coventry where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Michael. The Bishop's residence is The Bishop's House, Coventry. The former Benedictine priory in the city was the seat of a bishop from 1095 to 1129 before the merging of the diocese with the Diocese of Lichfield. The present diocese was founded in 1918 under King ...

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Constantine II of Armenia was briefly prince of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling the country in 1129. He was poisoned and buried at Trazarg. Constantine II of Armenia - Bibliography. T.S.R. Boase, editor. The Cilician Kingdom of Armenia. Scottish Academic Press, 1978. ...

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The Castle of Almourol is situated in a small rocky island, in the middle of the Tagus river, in Portugal. The castle was a Templar Knights stronghold used during the Reconquista. Castle of Almourol - The conquest of the Castle. The origins of the occupation of this site are ancient. It is believed it was a primitive lusitanian redoubt and was occupied from Roman times until the late Middle Ages. It is certain that in 1129, when Portuguese troops conquered the land, the castle already existed and was called ...

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This is a List of poisonings in alphabetical order of victim. It also includes confirmed attempted and fictional poisonings. Many of the people listed here committed or attempted to commit suicide by poison; others were poisoned by others. List of poisonings - Confirmed poisonings. Adolf Hitler (d. 1945) cyanide and gunshot simultaneously before capture Alan Turing (d. 1954), British mathematician Alan III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1040) Alphonse I, Count of Toulouse (d. 1148)Including:

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Constantine I of Armenia (d. January 24, 1102) succeeded his father Roupen as Lord of the Mountains in 1095. He began his reign by capturing the castle of Vahka on the upper Seyhoun River, allowing him to tax goods traveling from Ayas to the interior. Throughout his reign, he continued to expand his control over Cilicia. Upon the arrival of the First Crusade, he supplied the Crusaders with provisions and other aid, and was rewarded with the titles of Count and Baron. He had three children: Beatrice, married Joscelin I of Edessa. Thoros I of Armenia (d. 1129), succeede ...

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Chandela or Chandel is a gotra found in Rajputs in India. Chandelas belong to Puru dynasty, as is proved from the inscription of Gaharwala. Chandela Rajputs are found in large numbers and are staunch Hindu in their religious faith. Chandela Rajputs ruled in Bundelkhand from the 10th to the 16th centuries. In the early 10th century they were feudatories of the Pratiharas of Kannauj, and ruled from the fortress-city of Kalinjar. A dynastic struggle among the Pratiharas from 912 to 914 allowed the Chandelas an ...

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When his mother passed away, his grandfather, Retired Emperor Shirakawa, took him under his care and raised him. He became emperor at the age of four upon the death of his father, Emperor Horikawa. Government affairs were controlled by his grandfather as cloistered emperor. He abdicated in 1123. In 1129, after the death of Retired Emperor Shirakawa, he began to rule as cloistered emperor. He continued to hold power through the reigns of three emperors, Emperor Sutoku, Emperor Konoe, and Emperor Go-Shirakawa. In 1142, he became a ...

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Emperor Toba, Emperor Toba - Genealogy, Emperor Toba - Empresses, Emperor Toba - Life, Emperor Toba - Eras of his reign

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After the First Crusade and the minor Crusade of 1101 there were three crusader states established in the east: the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Principality of Antioch, and the County of Edessa. A fourth, the County of Tripoli, was established in 1109. Edessa was the most northerly of these, and also the weakest and least populated; as such, it was subject to frequent attacks from the surrounding Muslim states ruled by the Ortoqids, Danishmends, and Seljuk Turks. Count Baldwin II and future count Joscelin of Courtenay were taken captive after ...

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Second Crusade, Second Crusade - Background, Second Crusade - Reaction in the west, Second Crusade - Bernard of Clairvaux preaches the crusade, Second Crusade - Preparations, Second Crusade - The crusade in Spain and Portugal, Second Crusade - German departure, Second Crusade - French departure, Second Crusade - Journey to Jerusalem, Second Crusade - Council of Acre, Second Crusade - Siege of Damascus, Second Crusade - Aftermath

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By 1127 Fulk was preparing to return to Anjou when he received an embassy from King Baldwin II of Jerusalem. Baldwin II had no male heirs but had already designated his daughter Melisende to succeed him. Baldwin II wanted to safeguard his daughter's inheritance by marrying her to a powerful lord. Fulk was a wealthy crusader and experienced military commander, and a widower. His experience in the field would prove in ...

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Fulk of Jerusalem, Fulk of Jerusalem - Count of Anjou, Fulk of Jerusalem - Crusader and King, Fulk of Jerusalem - Securing the borders, Fulk of Jerusalem - Death, Fulk of Jerusalem - Family, Fulk of Jerusalem - Sources, Fulk of Jerusalem - Historical Fiction

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Fenghua was established as a county in the Tang dynasty, in the territory of Mingzhou. Its name means "received teaching" and was a tribute to imperial rule. During the Song dynasty, immigration from the north increased exponentially, peaking during the loss of north China to the Jurchen invasions. In 1129, Fenghua was raided by Jurchen cavalry in pursuit of Emperor Gaozong. Local milita at Xiaowangmiao ( ...

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Fenghua, Fenghua - History, Fenghua - Tourism, Fenghua - Industry

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He was the eldest son of Emperor Go-Sanjō 1074-1077 Imperial Prince Atsufumi (敦文親王) 1075-1105 Prince Kakugyō (覚行法親王) - Buddhist Priest 1076-1096 Imperial Princess ?? (媞子内親王), Empress Dowager Ikuyoshi (郁芳門院) 1076-1131 Imperial Princess ?? (善子内親王) - Rokkaku saigū (Imperial Princess serving at the Ise Shrine) 1078-1144 Imperial Princess ?? (令子内親王) - saigū 1079-1107 Imperial Princes Taruhito (善仁� ...

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Emperor Shirakawa, Emperor Shirakawa - Genealogy, Emperor Shirakawa - Consorts and Empresses, Emperor Shirakawa - Life, Emperor Shirakawa - Names, Emperor Shirakawa - Eras of his reign

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The Protestant Reformation made its way into the country about 1530. Duke Karl (ruling 1564-90), whose wife was the Catholic Duchess Maria of Bavaria, introduced the Counter-Reformation into the country; in 1573 he invited the Jesuits into Styria and in 1586 he founded the Catholic University of Graz. In 1598 his son and successor Ferdinand suppressed all Protestant schools and expelled the teachers and preachers: Protestant doctrines were maintained only in a few isolated mountain valleys, as in the valley of the Inn and the valley of the M ...

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Styria duchy, Styria duchy - Styria in the first millennium, Styria duchy - Steiermark, Styria duchy - Religious history of Styria, Styria duchy - 19th century Styria, Styria duchy - 20th century, Styria duchy - Margraves and Dukes of Styria, Styria duchy - Coat of Arms

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Jerusalem had recently been conquered by Christian Franks in 1099 during the First Crusade, and was ruled by a dynasty from the County of Boulogne in France. Melisende was the heir of this dynasty, and was designated her father's successor before 1129. Women who inherited territory usually did so because war and violence brought many men to premature death, and women who were recognized as queen regnant rarely exercised their authority. Contemporaries of Melisende who did rule, however, included Urraca of Castile (1080-1129), Empress Matilda ...

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Melisende of Jerusalem, Melisende of Jerusalem - Inheritance, Melisende of Jerusalem - Palace intrigue, Melisende of Jerusalem - Patroness of the church and arts, Melisende of Jerusalem - Second Crusade, Melisende of Jerusalem - Mother and son, Melisende of Jerusalem - Retirement, Melisende of Jerusalem - Death, Melisende of Jerusalem - Sources, Melisende of Jerusalem - Historical Fiction

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The Cistercian Abbey of St Mary and St Chad was founded in 1135 by Roger de Clinton, Bishop of Coventry (1129-1148) as a Savignac monastery and was inhabited by a small community of monks from Furness Abbey. The abbey's location near the border of Wales meant it was destined to have a turbulent history. Welsh Princes and their followers regularly raided the Abbey, and on one occasion in 1406 raiders from Powys even kidnapped the abbot. This however paled in comparison to an event in 1342 where one of the Buildwas monks, Thomas Tong, murdered his abbot, managed to evade arrest and then petition ...

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Buildwas Abbey, Buildwas Abbey - Early History, Buildwas Abbey - Closure, Buildwas Abbey - Modern History

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Bouillon has a few schools, a lyceum 'lycée (middle school) and a gymnasium (high school), banks and a square place. The area is surrounded by forests and is passed by a river named Semois (German: Sesbach, Walloon: Simwès) which its total length is 210 km. ...

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