The doge's prerogatives were not defined with precision, and though the position was entrusted to members of the inner circle of powerful Venetian families, after several doges had associated a son with themselves in the ducal office, this tendency towards a hereditary monarchy was checked by a law which decreed that no doge had the right to associate any member of his family with himself in his office, or to name his successor. After 1172 the election of the doge was finally entrusted to a committee of forty, who were chosen by four men sel ...

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864 - Events. Khan Boris I of Bulgaria is baptized an Orthodox Christian. Louis II marches against Rome, but getting ill decides on making peace with the Pope. Orso I Participazio becomes Doge of Venice. 864 - Births. 864 - Deaths. Category: 864 ...

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1026 - Births. Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria (approximate date) (d. 1066) 1026 - Deaths. Henry of Luxemburg, king of Bavaria 1026 - Heads of State. England - Canute the Great (1016 to 1035) France - Robert II the Pious (996 to 1031) Byzantine Empire - Constantine VIII (1025 to 1028) Holy See - Pope John XIX (1024 to 1032) Category: Including:

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1207 - Births. September 8 - King Sancho II of Portugal September 30 - Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Persian poet and Sufi mystic (died 1273) October 1 - King Henry III of England (died 1272) Henry II, Duke of Brabant (died 1248) Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary and saint (died 1231) Philip I of Savoy (died 1285) 1207 - Deaths. Amaury of Bene, heretic Kaloyan, Tsar of Bulgaria ...

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The Byzantine Empire had a complex system of aristocracy and bureaucracy. Most of the offices and titles were honorifics only, as the emperor was the sole ruler. Over the more than 1000 years of the empire's existence, different titles were adopted and discarded, and many lost or gained prestige. At first the various titles of the empire were the same as those in the late Roman Empire, as the Byzantine Empire was not yet distinguished from Rome. By the time of Heraclius in the 7th century many of the titles had become obsolete; by the time o ...

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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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1096 - Events. Bernhard becomes Bishop of Brandenburg First documented teaching at the University of Oxford Beginning of the People's Crusade, the German Crusade, and the First Crusade Vital I Michele is Doge of Venice Peter I, King of Aragon, conquers Huesca Phayao, now a province of Thailand, is founded as a kingdom 1096 - Births. Hugh of St. Victor, scholar King Stephen of England (d. 1154) < ...

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The imperial crown was offered to, and refused by, Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice. The choice then lay between Baldwin and Boniface of Montferrat. Baldwin was elected on May 9, 1204, and crowned on May 16. He was young, gallant, pious, and virtuous, one of the few who interpreted and observed his crusading vows strictly; the most popular leader in the host. Baldwin's wife Marie, unaware of these events, had sailed to Acre. There she learned of her husband's election as emperor, but ...

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Byzantine aristocracy and bureaucracy - Imperial titles. Basileus (Βασιλεύς)– the Greek word for "king," which originally referred to any king in the Greek-speaking areas of the Roman Empire, such as Herod in Judea. It also referred to the emperors of Persia. Heraclius adopted it to replace the old Latin title of Augustus (Augoustos) in 629, and it became the Greek word for "emperor." Heraclius also used the titles autokrator (αυτοκράτωρ - "autocrat," " ...

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The cartouches of the heretical pharaoh Akhnaton were mutilated by his successors. Herostratus set fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus to become famous. The Ephesus leaders decided that his name should never be repeated again. Marino Faliero, fifty-fifth Doge of Venice, was condemned to damnatio memoriae after a failed coup d'état. A famous example of the concept of damnatio memoriae in modern usage is the "vaporization" of "unpersons" in George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four ("He did n ...

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List of palaces - Argentina. San Martin Palace List of palaces - Austria. Schönbrunn Palace - former summer residence of the Habsburgs, Vienna Palais Rothschild Hofburg Imperial Palace - Seat of Federal President, former imperial palace, Vienna Belvedere Palace - former summer residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy, Vienna List of palaces - Bangladesh. See also:

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Baldwin took possession of a much-reduced Flanders, for his uncle had given a large chunk, including Artois, as dowry to Baldwin's sister Isabelle of Hainaut on her marriage to King Philip II of France, and another significant piece to his own wife. Isabelle had died in 1190, but King Philip still retained her dowry, on behalf of Isabella's son, the future Louis VIII of France. The eight years of Baldwin's rule in Flanders were dominated by his attempts to recover some of this land, culminating in Jan ...

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It was not until July 1206 that the Latins in Constantinople had reliable information that Baldwin was dead. His brother Henry was crowned emperor in August. Back in Flanders, however, there seemed to be doubt whether Baldwin was truly dead. In any case, Baldwin's other brother Philip of Namur remained as regent, and eventually both of Baldwin's daughters Jeanne and Margaret were to rule as countesses of Flanders. ...

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The vast Byzantine bureaucracy had many titles, and varied more than aristocratic and military titles. In Constantinople there were normally hundreds, if not thousands, of bureaucrats at any time. These are some of the more common ones, including non-nobles who also directly served the emperor. Praetorian prefect – The Praetorian prefect was originally an old Roman office used for the commander of the army in the Eastern and Western portions of the Empire. It was abolished in the 7th century when it had become us ...

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Byzantine aristocracy and bureaucracy - Army. Exarchos - The exarchs were governors of remote parts of the empire such as Italy or Africa. They enjoyed a greater degree of independence than other provincial governors, combining both civil and military authority, practically acting as viceroys. Domestikos – the domestikoi were originally imperial guards, who became generals in the themes. They included: Megas Domestikos (Grand Domestic) - t ...

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Some large impressive buildings which were not meant to be residences, but are nonetheless called palaces, include: Casa Rosada (Argentinia) The Crystal Palace (England) Alexandra Palace (England) Palast der Republik (Germany) Galeria degli Uffizi (Italy) Peace Palace (The Netherlands) Palau de la Música Catalana (Spain) Note, too, the French use of the word palais in such constructions as palais des congrès ...

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