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List Of People Known As The Fortunate
The Fortunate is an epithet applied to the following: People: *Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398–1440) *Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell (died 1453), an important figure in Scottish affairs *Manuel I of Portugal (1469–1521), King of Portugal and the Algarves * Philip VI of France (1293–1350), King of France Fictional characters: *the protagonist of the novel ''Bellarion the Fortunate'' by Rafael Sabatini See also *List of people known as Lucky or the Lucky The epithet Lucky or the Lucky may refer to: People * Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398–1440), also known as Theodoric the Lucky * Maqsood Mahmood "Lucky" Ali (born 1958), Indian singer, songwriter and actor * Elias Jackson Lucky Baldwin ( ... * List of people known as the Unfortunate {{DEFAULTSORT:Fortunate Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epithet
An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, divinities, objects, and binomial nomenclature. It can also be a descriptive title: for example, Pallas Athena, Phoebus Apollo, Alfred the Great, Suleiman the Magnificent, and Władysław I the Elbow-high. Many English monarchs have traditional epithets: some of the best known are Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror, Richard the Lionheart, Æthelred the Unready, John Lackland and Bloody Mary. The word ''epithet'' can also refer to an abusive, defamatory, or derogatory phrase. This use as a euphemism is criticized by Martin Manser and other proponents of linguistic prescription. H. W. Fowler complained that "epithet is suffering a vulgarization that is giving it an abusive imputation." Linguistics Epithets are sometimes at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dietrich, Count Of Oldenburg
Dietrich or Theoderic of Oldenburg (c. 1398 – 14 February 1440) was a feudal lord in Northern Germany, holding the counties of Delmenhorst and Duchy of Oldenburg, Oldenburg. He was called "Fortunatus", as he was able to secure Delmenhorst for his branch of the Oldenburgs. Dietrich was the father of Christian I of Denmark, who would go on to start the current dynasty of the Denmark, Danish throne. Lineage Dietrich of Oldenburg was the son of Christian V of Oldenburg, who became the Count circa 1398 and died in 1403. His mother was the Countess Agnes of Honstein. His grandfather, Conrad I of Oldenburg, who died circa 1368, left his lands divided between Dietrich's father and uncle, Conrad II. Dietrich’s father, Christian V, managed to gain the upper hand when Conrad II's son Maurice II died in 1420. After this, most of the Oldenburg family patrimony was under the rule of Dietrich’s branch. However, the house had several minor branches with estates and claims, as was usu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell
Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell (Classical Gaelic ''Donnchadh mac Cailein'', and also called Donnchadh na-Adh ( en, Duncan the fortunate) of Loch Awe, (died 1453), was a Scottish nobleman and politician. He was an important figure in Scottish affairs in the first half of the 15th century and Justiciar of Argyll. He was head of the Clan Campbell for 40 years. Family Duncan's date of birth is in 1390 in Lochow, Argyll. He was the son of Colin Campbell of Lochawe, and Mariota Campbell. Colin (called Colin Iongantach 'Wonderful', and 'Colin The Good Knight') was the eldest son of Archibald Campbell of Lochawe, while Mariota was the daughter of John Campbell, and thus heiress to the lands of Ardscotnish and Glen Orchy. Colin obtained a dispensation by 13 January 1366 permitting the marriage of Mariota to his son John. He evidently changed his plans and married Mariota himself as in 1372 he obtained a second dispensation, this allowing Colin and Mariota to remarry, after a separatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel I Of Portugal
Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate ( pt, O Venturoso), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as monarch. Manuel ruled over a period of intensive expansion of the Portuguese Empire owing to the numerous Portuguese discoveries made during his reign. His sponsorship of Vasco da Gama led to the Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India in 1498, resulting in the creation of the Portuguese India Armadas, which guaranteed Portugal's monopoly on the spice trade. Manuel began the Portuguese colonization of the Americas and Portuguese India, and oversaw the establishment of a vast trade empire across Africa and Asia. He was also the first monarch to bear the title: ''By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarves, this side and beyond the Sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea and the Conquest, Navigation and Commerce in Ethiopia, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip VI Of France
Philip VI (french: Philippe; 1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate (french: le Fortuné, link=no) or the Catholic (french: le Catholique, link=no) and of Valois, was the first king of France from the House of Valois, reigning from 1328 until his death in 1350. Philip's reign was dominated by the consequences of Succession to the French throne#The succession in 1328, a succession dispute. When Charles IV of France, King Charles IV of France died in 1328, the Proximity of blood, nearest male relative was his nephew Edward III of England, King Edward III of England, but the French nobility preferred Charles's paternal cousin Philip. At first, Edward seemed to accept Philip's succession, but he pressed English claims to the French throne, his claim to the throne of France after a series of disagreements with Philip. The result was the beginning of the Hundred Years' War in 1337. After initial successes at sea, Philip's navy was annihilated at the Battle of Sluys in 1340, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellarion The Fortunate
''Bellarion the Fortunate'', published in 1926, is an historical novel by Rafael Sabatini. Set at the beginning of the 15th century in northern Italy, it takes place first in the Marquessate of Montferrat and later in the Duchy of Milan. Most of its characters, including Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Gian Maria Visconti, Facino Cane, Filippo Maria Visconti, and Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola, were real historical figures; the scheming title character is the notable exception. Plot summary The narrative is presented as the author's compilation of histories of Bellarion's life, in particular that of one Fra Serafino of Imola. Bellarion, abandoned as a child and raised in an abbey, departs as a young man with a letter of introduction from the respected abbot, intending to study in Pavia. He meets and travels with a Franciscan friar, but discovers that someone has robbed him of his money and letter. Upon arriving in Casale, the capital of Montferrat, he finds himself pursued by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People Known As Lucky Or The Lucky
The epithet Lucky or the Lucky may refer to: People * Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398–1440), also known as Theodoric the Lucky * Maqsood Mahmood "Lucky" Ali (born 1958), Indian singer, songwriter and actor * Elias Jackson Lucky Baldwin (1828–1909), American businessman and investor * Leif Erikson (c. 970–c. 1020), Norse explorer also known as Leif the Lucky * Eugene B. Fluckey (1913–2007), US Navy rear admiral and World War II submarine commander * Aloysius Lucky Gordon, jazz pianist and singer involved in the Profumo Affair political scandal * Leo Lucky Grills (1928–2007), Australian character actor * Anthony Joseph Lucky Isibor (born 1977), Nigerian footballer * Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974), American aviator, author, inventor, explorer and social activist nicknamed "Lucky Lindy" * Charlie Lucky Luciano (1897–1962), Italian-American mobster * Lucius Venable Lucky Millinder (1910–1966), American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader * Earl Lucky Teter (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People Known As The Unfortunate
The Unfortunate is an epithet which may refer to: *James II, Count of Urgell (1380–1433), also Viscount of Àger, and lord of Antillón, Alcolea de Cinca, and Fraga *James III of Majorca (1315–1349), King of Majorca from 1324 to 1344 *Piero the Unfortunate (1472–1503), Gran maestro (unofficial head of state) of Florence from 1492 to 1494 * Stephanie Alfonso of Castile (1139/114–1180), murdered by her husband See also *List of people known as the Fortunate *List of people known as Lucky or the Lucky The epithet Lucky or the Lucky may refer to: People * Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398–1440), also known as Theodoric the Lucky * Maqsood Mahmood "Lucky" Ali (born 1958), Indian singer, songwriter and actor * Elias Jackson Lucky Baldwin ( ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Unfortunate Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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