 |
|
|
Dauphin | A Wisdom Archive on Dauphin | | Dauphin A selection of articles related to Dauphin | |
| |
dauphin, Dauphin, Dauphin - In literature, Dauphin - List of Dauphins 1349-1830
| | | Page 1 Page 2 » Page 3 « More » | |
| |
| ARTICLES RELATED TO Dauphin | | | |  Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - English claims to the French throne - Hundred Years' WarThis title was first adopted by King Edward III, who claimed the throne of France after the death of his uncle Charles IV of France, thereby precipitating the Hundred Years' War. Edward was Charles IV's nearest male relative. They were related, however, through Edward's mother and the French crown had always passed based on male-line relations (usually father to son or brother to brother). There was no precedent for someone succeeding to the French throne based on his maternal ancestry. Further, if women had succession rights, Charles IV and ...
See also:English claims to the French throne, English claims to the French throne - Hundred Years' War, English claims to the French throne - The original claimants, English claims to the French throne - Kings of France 1340, English claims to the French throne - Kings of France title resumed 1369, English claims to the French throne - Heirs of France de jure and de facto 1420, English claims to the French throne - Kings of France 1422, English claims to the French throne - Rulers of Calais, English claims to the French throne - The Stuart dynasty claimants, English claims to the French throne - The claimants of Great Britain, English claims to the French throne - Ending the claim, English claims to the French throne - The Jacobite pretenders, English claims to the French throne - The Jacobite successors, English claims to the French throne - Failed claimants Read more here: » English claims to the French throne: Encyclopedia II - English claims to the French throne - Hundred Years' War |
| |
| | | | | Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - Philip III Duke of Burgundy - Family and early life Born in Dijon, he was the son of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria-Straubing. On the 28th of January 1405, he was named Count of Charolais in apanage of his father and probably on the same day he was engaged to Michele of Valois(1395–1422), daughter of Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria. They were married in June of 1409. Philip subsequently married Bonne of Artois (1393–1425), daughter of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, and also the widow of his uncle, Phili ...
See also:Philip III Duke of Burgundy, Philip III Duke of Burgundy - Family and early life, Philip III Duke of Burgundy - Early Rule and Alliance with England, Philip III Duke of Burgundy - Geographic Expansion, Philip III Duke of Burgundy - Patron of the Arts Read more here: » Philip III Duke of Burgundy: Encyclopedia II - Philip III Duke of Burgundy - Family and early life |
| |
| | | | | | Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - John Duke of Burgundy - Family and early life In 1385, John married Margaret of Bavaria, daughter of Albrecht of Bavaria, Count of Holland and Hainaut, to consolidate his position in the Low Countries, after cancelling his engagement with Catherine of Valois, daughter of king Charles V of France. They had the following children:
Catherine (1391–1414, Ghent)
Mary (1393 – October 30, 1463, Monterberg bei Kalkar), married Adolph II, Duke of Cleves
Marguerite, duchess of Guyenne (1394 – February 2, 1441, Paris), married on August 30, 1404 Louis of Valois ...
See also:John Duke of Burgundy, John Duke of Burgundy - Family and early life, John Duke of Burgundy - John vs Orléans, John Duke of Burgundy - John vs Armagnac, John Duke of Burgundy - John vs the Dauphin Read more here: » John Duke of Burgundy: Encyclopedia II - John Duke of Burgundy - Family and early life |
| |
| | | | | Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - Edward VI of England - Under Somerset Henry died on 28 January 1547. His will named sixteen executors, who were to act as a Council of Regency until Edward achieved majority at the age of eighteen. These executors were to be supplemented by twelve assistants, who would only participate when the others deemed it fit. The executors were all inclined towards religious reformation, whose most prominent opponents, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, Stephen Gardiner (the Bishop of Winchester) and Thomas Thirlby (the Bishop of Westminster), were excluded. Henry also appointed Edward S ...
See also:Edward VI of England, Edward VI of England - Early life, Edward VI of England - Under Somerset, Edward VI of England - Under Warwick Northumberland, Edward VI of England - Later years, Edward VI of England - Death, Edward VI of England - Style and arms Read more here: » Edward VI of England: Encyclopedia II - Edward VI of England - Under Somerset |
| |
| | | | | Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - Surrey - History of Surrey
Surrey - British and Roman Surrey.
Before Roman times the area today known as Surrey was very probably governed by the Atrebates tribe centred at Calleva in the modern county of Hampshire. They were known to have controlled the southern bank of the Thames from Roman documents describing the nature of tribal relations between them and the powerful Catuvellauni on the north banks. The Atrebates were allies with Rome during their invasion of Britain in 43AD and the territory of Surrey was traversed by Stone Street and Ermine S ...
See also:Surrey, Surrey - Settlements and communications, Surrey - Physical geography, Surrey - History of Surrey, Surrey - British and Roman Surrey, Surrey - The Saxon Tribes and the Sub-Kingdom, Surrey - The West Saxon Shire, Surrey - Medieval Surrey, Surrey - Modern History, Surrey - Education, Surrey - Places of interest, Surrey - National Trust properties, Surrey - Other places of interest, Surrey - Youth hostels Read more here: » Surrey: Encyclopedia II - Surrey - History of Surrey |
| |
| | | | | Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - Canadian Junior A Hockey League - Leagues
Canadian Junior A Hockey League - Alberta Junior Hockey League AJHL.
The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) is an Alberta-based Tier II Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior A Hockey League (CJAHL). It was formed as a five-team league in 1963. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy. The playoff champions receive the Rogers AT&T Wireless Cup (the Carling O'Keefe trophy before 1998). Notable alumni include Mark Messier and the Sutter brothers, Brent Sutter, Brian Sutter ...
See also:Canadian Junior A Hockey League, Canadian Junior A Hockey League - Leagues, Canadian Junior A Hockey League - Alberta Junior Hockey League AJHL, Canadian Junior A Hockey League - BC Junior Hockey League BCJHL, Canadian Junior A Hockey League - Central Junior A Hockey League CJHL, Canadian Junior A Hockey League - Quebec AAA Junior Hockey League LHJAAAQ, Canadian Junior A Hockey League - Manitoba Junior Hockey League MJHL, Canadian Junior A Hockey League - Maritime Junior A Hockey League MJAHL, Canadian Junior A Hockey League - Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League NOJHL, Canadian Junior A Hockey League - Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League OPJHL, Canadian Junior A Hockey League - Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League SJHL, Canadian Junior A Hockey League - Superior International Junior Hockey League SIJHL, Canadian Junior A Hockey League - Sources Read more here: » Canadian Junior A Hockey League: Encyclopedia II - Canadian Junior A Hockey League - Leagues |
| |
| | | | | | Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - Mary I of England - Early life Mary was the second daughter and fifth child of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. A stillborn sister, two short-lived brothers, and a stillborn brother had preceded her. She was born at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, London, on Monday 18 February 1516. She was baptised on the following Thursday with Thomas Cardinal Wolsey standing as her godfather. The Princess Mary was a precocious but sickly child who had poor eyesight, sinus conditions and bad headaches. Her poor health has been theorised by some authors to be fro ...
See also:Mary I of England, Mary I of England - Early life, Mary I of England - Accession, Mary I of England - Reign, Mary I of England - Death, Mary I of England - Legacy, Mary I of England - Portrayal, Mary I of England - Style and arms, Mary I of England - External link Read more here: » Mary I of England: Encyclopedia II - Mary I of England - Early life |
| |
| | | | | | Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - Count - Lists of counts
Count - Territory of today's France - A - West- Francia proper.
Count of Angouleme
Count of Auvergne
Count of Bar
Count of Blois
Count of Boulogne
Count of Champagne
Count of Foix
Count of Montpensier
Count of Toulouse
Count of Poitiers
Count - Territory of today's France - B - long within the German kingdoms of the Holy Roman Empire.
Freigraf ('free count') of Burgundy - See County of Burgundy / Franche-Comté
Count of Provence
Count of Savoy
...
See also:Count, Count - Definition, Count - Comital Titles in different European languages, Count - Etymological derivations from the Latin Comes, Count - Etymological parallels of the German Graf some unclear, Count - Related titles, Count - Lists of counts, Count - Territory of today's France - A - West- Francia proper, Count - Territory of today's France - B - long within the German kingdoms of the Holy Roman Empire, Count - In Germany, Count - In Italy, Count - In Austria, Count - In the Low Countries, Count - In Switzerland, Count - In Iberia, Count - In other continental European countries, Count - Crusader states, Count - Equivalents Read more here: » Count: Encyclopedia II - Count - Lists of counts |
| |
| | | | | | Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - Arles - History
Arles - Roman Arles.
Arles is an ancient town, having been established by the Greeks as early as the 6th century BC under the name of Theline. It was captured by the Celtic Saluvii in 535 BC, who renamed it to Arelate. The Romans took the town in 123 BC and expanded it into an important city, with a canal link to the Mediterranean Sea being constructed in 104 BC. However, it struggled to escape the shadow of Massalia (Ma ...
See also:Arles, Arles - Geography, Arles - History, Arles - Roman Arles, Arles - Medieval Arles, Arles - Modern Arles, Arles - Economy, Arles - Sights, Arles - Miscellaneous, Arles - People, Arles - Twin towns Read more here: » Arles: Encyclopedia II - Arles - History |
| |
| | | | | | | Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - Grenoble - History The city has been known under different names through time:
Cularo when the Allobroges built strong walls around the small town in the 3rd Century.
Gratianopolis after 380 when the Emperor Gratian visited the city and had the walls improved.
After the collapse of the Roman Empire the city was part of the first Burgundian kingdom, until it was taken by Clotaire I, king of the Franks and a son of Clovis. Later on, it progressively passed into the possession of the Carolingian kings, then the se ...
See also:Grenoble, Grenoble - History, Grenoble - Geography, Grenoble - Science and education, Grenoble - Miscellaneous, Grenoble - Births, Grenoble - Twin towns, Grenoble - Transportation Read more here: » Grenoble: Encyclopedia II - Grenoble - History |
| |
| | | | | Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - Francis II of France - King consort of Scotland His marriage to Mary Stuart was arranged by his father in 1548 when François was 4 years old. Mary had been crowned Queen of Scotland in Stirling Castle on September 9, 1543, at the age of nine months. Once the marriage agreement had been formally ratified, in 1548, Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland, sent her six-year-old daughter, Queen Mary, to France to be raised in the Royal Court until the marriage.
On April 24, 1558, the 14-year-old Dauphin was married to Mary, Queen of Scots in a union that would give the future King of France the thro ...
See also:Francis II of France, Francis II of France - King consort of Scotland, Francis II of France - King of France, Francis II of France - Marriage Read more here: » Francis II of France: Encyclopedia II - Francis II of France - King consort of Scotland |
| |
| | | | | Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - Historical pederastic couples - Known or presumed pederastic couples In the following list the couples are listed in chronological order, and the name of the older partner precedes that of the younger. Though many more men are known to have engaged in such relationships, only those instances in which the name of the younger partner is known are included. In keeping with the Socratic tradition which allows (and actually privileges) the existence of chaste pederastic relationships (See Platonic love), included below are relationships in which there is e ...
See also:Historical pederastic couples, Historical pederastic couples - Problematics of the pederastic record, Historical pederastic couples - Typology of relationships, Historical pederastic couples - Known or presumed pederastic couples, Historical pederastic couples - Antiquity, Historical pederastic couples - Middle Ages, Historical pederastic couples - Pre-modern period, Historical pederastic couples - 20th and 21st centuries, Historical pederastic couples - Sources Read more here: » Historical pederastic couples: Encyclopedia II - Historical pederastic couples - Known or presumed pederastic couples |
| |
| | | | | Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - Harrisburg Pennsylvania - People and Culture in Harrisburg
Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Culture.
Harrisburg enjoys a reputation as a source for many arts and cultural opportunities, largely due to its prominence as one of the oldest American state capital cities in the urbanized, northeastern United States.
The city’s relative proximity to the larger metropolitan areas of Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington DC also plays an influential part in Harrisburg’s cultural life. Many new and long established organizations continue to professionalize themselves by rising to new standards which has been reciproc ...
See also:Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - History, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Geography, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - People and Culture in Harrisburg, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Culture, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Demographics, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Media, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Museums art collections and sites of interest, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Notable residents, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Sports, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Architecture, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Architecture photo gallery, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Government, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Transportation, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Airports, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Bridges, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Rail, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Sister Cities, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Education, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Public Schools, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Private schools, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Higher Education, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Libraries Read more here: » Harrisburg Pennsylvania: Encyclopedia II - Harrisburg Pennsylvania - People and Culture in Harrisburg |
| |
| | | | | Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - Manitoba general election 1988 - Background The election was called unexpectedly in early 1988, after disgruntled NDP backbencher Jim Walding voted against his government's budget on March 9, 1988. Walding's defection in an almost evenly-divided house resulted in Howard Pawley's NDP government being defeated, 28 votes to 27. As the budget vote was a confidence measure, the Pawley ministry was forced to resign and call new elections two years ahead of schedule.
Popular support for the NDP was at an historically low level when the election was called, due to soaring Autopac rates ...
See also:Manitoba general election 1988, Manitoba general election 1988 - Background, Manitoba general election 1988 - Issues, Manitoba general election 1988 - The Campaign, Manitoba general election 1988 - Results, Manitoba general election 1988 - Riding results, Manitoba general election 1988 - Post-election changes Read more here: » Manitoba general election 1988: Encyclopedia II - Manitoba general election 1988 - Background |
| |
| | | | | | Dauphin: Encyclopedia II - Henry VI part 1 - Plot The play opens in the aftermath of the death of King Henry V of England (although it was written before Shakespeare's play, Henry V). News reaches England of military setbacks in France, and the scene shifts across the English Channel, to Orleans, where "La Pucelle" (Joan of Arc) is encouraging the Dauphin to resist. She defeats an English army led by Talbot (Sir John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury).
While in France, Talbot and fellow Englishmen are trapped in the castle of a countess, but Talbot is prepared and foils he ...
See also:Henry VI part 1, Henry VI part 1 - Date and Authorship, Henry VI part 1 - Historical accuracy, Henry VI part 1 - Plot, Henry VI part 1 - Cast Read more here: » Henry VI part 1: Encyclopedia II - Henry VI part 1 - Plot |
| |
| | | Page 1 Page 2 » Page 3 « More » | |
| |
|
|
