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1166 - Births. July 29 - Henry II of Champagne (d. 1197) December 24 - John of England (died 1216) Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (died 1218) William de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey (died 1240) 1166 - Deaths. May 7 - William I of Sicily Santa Rosalia, patron saint of Palermo (according to legend) 1166 - Heads of states. England - Henry II Curt Mantle, King of England (reigned 115 ...

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Born at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, John was the fifth son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. John was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France. He was a younger brother of William, Count of Poitiers, Henry the Young King, Matilda of England, Richard I of England, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Leonora of Aquitaine and Joan of England. While John was always his father's favourite son, as the youngest he could expect no inheritance (hence his nickname, "Lackland"). He was almost ce ...

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John of England, John of England - Early years, John of England - Reign, John of England - Death, John of England - Alleged illiteracy, John of England - Notes, John of England - Depictions in fiction, John of England - Trivia, John of England - External link

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Centuries: 13th century BC - 12th century BC - 11th century BC Decades: 1210s BC 1200s BC 1190s BC 1180s BC 1170s BC - 1160s BC - 1150s BC 1140s BC 1130s BC 1120s BC 1110s BC 1160s BC - Events and trends. Death of Pharaoh Ramses V, from smallpox (1160 BC) The Curse of Greyface and the start of the Discordian calendar (1166 BC) 1160s BC - Significant people. Ramses V Greyface Category ...

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Portsmouth - Early history of the area. Although there have been settlements in the area since before Roman times, mostly being offshoots of Portchester, Portsmouth is commonly regarded as having been founded in 1180 by John of Gisors (Jean de Gisors). Most early records of Portsmouth are thought to have been destroyed by Norman invaders following the Norman Conquest. The earliest detailed references to Portsmouth can ...

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Portsmouth, Portsmouth - Name, Portsmouth - History, Portsmouth - Early history of the area, Portsmouth - Growth of the city, Portsmouth - War with France, Portsmouth - 20th century, Portsmouth - Education, Portsmouth - Higher and further education, Portsmouth - Secondary education, Portsmouth - Government, Portsmouth - Media, Portsmouth - Shopping, Portsmouth - Sport, Portsmouth - Tourist Attractions, Portsmouth - Transport and communications, Portsmouth - Future developments, Portsmouth - Lists, Portsmouth - Chronology, Portsmouth - Famous residents, Portsmouth - Population

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The Japanese calendars prior to 1873 were derived from the Chinese. Japan adopted the Chinese calendar in 645. To convert a Japanese year to a Western year, find the first year of the nengō (=era name, see list below). When found, subtract 1, and add the number of the Japanese year. For example, the 23rd year of the Showa Era (Showa 23) would be 1948 ... 1926 − 1 = 1925, then 1925 + 23 = 1948. 645 大化 Taika 650 白雉 Hakuchi (era) 686 朱鳥 Shuchō 701 ...

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