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1232 - Births. Arnolfo di Cambio, Florentine architect (died 1310) Manfred of Sicily (approximate date; died 1266) Bernard Saisset, Occitan bishop of Pamiers (died 1311) 1232 - Deaths. July 18 - John de Braose, Marcher lord of Bramber and Gower Michael Scot, Scottish mathematicoan and astrologer (born 1175) Tolui, son of Genghis Khan (born c. 1190) William III of Sicily executed (born 1190) ...

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The beginnings of the County came in 1102, when Count Raymond IV of Toulouse, one of the leaders of the First Crusade, began a lengthy war with the Banu Ammar Emirs of Tripoli (theoretically vassals of the Fatimid caliphs in Cairo), gradually seizing much of their territory and besieging them within Tripoli itself. Raymond died in 1105, leaving his infant son Alfonso-Jordan as his heir, with a cousin, William-Jordan of Cerdagne, as regent. William-Jordan continued the siege of Tripoli for the next four years, when a bastard son of Raymond, B ...

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County of Tripoli, County of Tripoli - History, County of Tripoli - Vassals of Tripoli, County of Tripoli - Lordship of Gibelet, County of Tripoli - Lordship of Botron, County of Tripoli - Counts of Tripoli 1102-1289, County of Tripoli - Titular Counts of Tripoli, County of Tripoli - Great Officers of Tripoli

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Book burning is the practice of ceremoniously destroying by fire one or more copies of a book or other written material. In modern times other forms of media, such as gramophone records, CDs and video tapes, have also been ceremoniously burned or shredded. The practice, often carried out publicly, is usually motivated by moral, political or religious objections to the material. "Burning books and killing scholars" in 212 BC is count ...

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Arnhem is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, located on the Lower Rhine, and the capital of the Gelderland province. Arnhem - History. Arnhem, first mentioned in 893 as Oppidium Arnoldi Villa had its real origins in 1233 when Otto II, count of Guelders, conferred city rights on the town, which had belonged to the abbey of Prüm, settled in and fortified it. Arnhem entered the Hanseatic League in 1443. In 1473 it was captured by Charles ...

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The Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229) was a brutal 20-year military campaign initiated by the Roman Catholic Church to eliminate the religion practiced by the Cathars of Languedoc, which the Roman Catholic hierarchy considered heretical. It is historically significant for a number of reasons: the violence inflicted was extreme even by medieval standards; the church offered legally sanctioned dominion over conquered lands to northern French nobles and the King of France, acting as essentially Catholic mercenaries, who then nearly doubled ...

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The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. It is widely considered one of the world's most elite universities. Early records indicate that the university grew out of an association of scholars in the city of Cambridge, England, probably formed in 1209 by scholars escaping fr ...

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Danylo of Galicia (Ukrainian: Данило Галицький, Danylo Halyts’kyi), (1201-1264) was the 1st King of Galicia, Knyaz of Halych (1205–1206, 1211–1212, 1229–1231, 1233–1235, 1238–1255), Peremyshl (1211), and Volodymyr-Volynsky (1212–1231). He was crowned by a papal archbishop in Dorohychyn 1253/1255 as the 1st King of Galicia (1253–1264). Danylo of Halych - Biography. In 1205, after the death of his father, Roman Mstyslavyc ...

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The County of Tripoli was the last of the four major Crusader states in the Levant to be created. Some prominent cities that were part of the County include Safita, Tartous, and Tripoli. County of Tripoli - History. The beginnings of the County came in 1102, when Count Raymond IV of Toulouse, one of the leaders of the First Crusade, began a lengthy war with the Banu Ammar Emirs of Tripoli (theoretically vassals of the Fatimid caliphs in Cairo), gradually seizing much of their territory and besieging them wi ...

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Chełmno (-Polish, German: Kulm) is a town in northern Poland with 22,000 inhabitants (1995) and the historical capital of Chełmno Land. Situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, Chełmno was previously in Toruń Voivodship (1975–1998), near the Vistula river. It is not related to Chełmno extermination camp, which was located near a village with a similar name, Chełmno nad Nerem. Chełmno - History. The first written mention of Chełmno is known from ...

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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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1160 - Events. Erik den helige is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson. See Swedish monarchs. Heiji Rebellion in Japan Yasovarman II succeeds his uncle Dharanindravarman as ruler of the Khmer Empire. Dharanindravarman's son Jayavarman, acquieses to his cousin's succession and goes into exile in neighbroing Champa. Spital am Semmering founded by Margrave Ottokar III of Styria The City of Tomar is founded in Portugal by Gualdim Pais 1160 - Births. < ...

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Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s 1220s - 1230s - 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s 1280s Years: 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 1237 1238 1239 Events and Trends Category: 1230s ...

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For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. 1278 - Events. August 26 - Kings Rudolph I of Germany and Ladislaus IV of Hungary defeat King Otakar II of Bohemia in the Battle of Marchfield, a match of over 80,000 men and the largest battle of knights in the middle ages. The battle ends a power struggle between Rudolph and Otakar over the fate of central Europe, and Rudolph's Habsburg family will continue to rule Austria and other captured territories until the end of World War I ...

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1224 - Births. 1224 - Deaths. Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht (born 1153) Hojo Yoshitoki, regent of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan (born 1163) 1224 - Monarchs/Presidents. Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252) Holy See - Honorius III pope (fro ...

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1178 - Events. June 18 - Five Canterbury monks see what was possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed The Sung Document written detailing the discovery of "Mu-Lan-Pi" (suggested by some to be California) by Muslim sailors The Chronicle of Gervase of Canterbury written The Leaning Tower of Pisa begins to lean as the third level is completed 1178 - Births. December 22 - Emperor Antoku of Japan (died 1185) Armand de Pér ...

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"Kings who dwelled in tents" Ikunum Tudiya Adamu Yangi Suhlamu Harharu Mandaru Imsu HAR-su Didanu Hana Zuabu Nuabu Abazu Belu Azarah Ushpia (ca. 2020 BC) "Kings who were forefathers" (listed in reverse order by the Assyrian King List) Apiashal son of Ushpia Hale son of Apiashal Samani son of Hale Hayani son of Samani Ilu-Mer ...

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(Constantinople retaken in 1261; Patriarchate now titular only) Peter Correr (1286-1302) Leonard Faliero (1302- c. 1305) Nicholas of Thebes (c. 1308- c. 1331) Cardinalis (1332-1335) Gozio Battaglia (1335-1339) Roland of Ast (1339) Henry of Ast (1339-1345) Stephen of Pinu (1346) William (1346-1364) Patriarch Peter Thomas (1364-1366) Patriarch Paul of Thebes (1366-1370) Hugolin Malabranca (1371- c. 1375) James d'Itri (1376-1 ...

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The English conquest of the district now known as Wiltshire began in 552 with the victory of Cynric at Old Sarum, by which the way was opened to Salisbury Plain. Four years later, pushing his way through the Vale of Pewsey, Cynric extended the limits of the West Saxon kingdom to the Marlborough Downs by a victory at Barbury Hill. At this period the district south of the Avon and the Nadder was occupied by dense woodland, the relics of which survive in Cranborne Chase, and the first wave of West Saxon colonization was chiefly confined to the valleys of the Avon and the Wylye, the little township of Wilton which arose in the la ...

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History of Wiltshire, History of Wiltshire - Early history, History of Wiltshire - Land ownership after the Norman Conquest, History of Wiltshire - Wiltshire's hundreds, History of Wiltshire - Ancient moot places and meeting points, History of Wiltshire - Religious administrative areas, History of Wiltshire - Early political history, History of Wiltshire - Employment manufacturing and industry, History of Wiltshire - Parliamentary representation, History of Wiltshire - Prehistoric remains and monuments, History of Wiltshire - Roman remains, History of Wiltshire - Ecclesiastical buildings, History of Wiltshire - Monastic ruins, History of Wiltshire - Notable churches, History of Wiltshire - Secular architecture, History of Wiltshire - Castles, History of Wiltshire - Manor Houses

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Sieradz - Sieradz constituency. Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Sieradz constituency Anita Błochowiak, SLD-UP Borczyk Waldemar, Samoobrona Gajda Tadeusz, PSL Grabarczyk Cezary, PO Grabicka Krystyna, LPR Kaczmarek Michał, SLD-UP Krzywicki Piotr, PiS Nowacka Irena, SLD-UP Olejniczak Wojciech, SLD-UP Pęczak Andrzej, SLD-UP Rochnowska Renata, Samoobrona Zarzycki Wojciech, PSL Sieradz - Municipal politics. Thi ...

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Sieradz, Sieradz - Education, Sieradz - Politics, Sieradz - Sieradz constituency, Sieradz - Municipal politics, Sieradz - Dukes of Sieradz-Leczyca, Sieradz - Dukes of Sieradz

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Formerly in Gorssel: Almen Eefde Epse Gorssel Harfsen Railway Zutphen to Oldenzaal (line 73): Zutphen - Lochem - Goor (mun. Hof van Twente) - Delden (ditto) - Hengelo - Oldenzaal. ...

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