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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] |
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] |
James II, Count Of Urgell
James II (in Catalan ''Jaume II d'Urgell'' or ''Jaume el Dissortat'' "James the unlucky", in Spanish ''Jayme II el desafortunado'') (1380 – 1 June 1433) was the Count of Urgell (1408–1413), Viscount of Àger, and lord of Antillón, Alcolea de Cinca, and Fraga. Scion of a younger branch of the House of Barcelona and its last male member, he was the centre of opposition to the House of Trastámara after it succeeded to the Crown of Aragon in 1412. Born at Balaguer to Peter II of Urgell and Margaret Palaiologue of Montferrat, he inherited the county of Urgell from his father in 1408. In Valencia on 29 June 1407, he had married Isabella, daughter of Peter IV of Aragon and sister of Martin the Humane, who appointed him lieutenant of the Kingdom of Aragon in 1408. Following the death in 1409 of Martin the Younger, heir to the Aragonese Crown, the king appointed James governor-general, an act interpreted by James as implying his heirdom. Following the death of the king in 141 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James III Of Majorca
James III ( – ), known as James the Rash (or the Unfortunate), was King of Majorca from 1324 to 1344. He was the son of Ferdinand of Majorca and Isabella of Sabran. Life James was born in Catania, Sicily. Margaret of Villehardouin, James's maternal grandmother, fought to reclaim the Principality of Achaea from the Angevins of the Kingdom of Naples. Isabella died soon after the childbirth, and James was proclaimed Prince of Achaea under the guardianship of his father. Ferdinand invaded the Morea in an effort to bring the principality under his control, but was killed in the Battle of Manolada in 1316. Despite this setback, from 1331 the feudal lords of Achaea began to recognise the rights of James, and in 1333 the recognition was total, though the Angevin heirs of Philip I of Taranto continued to press their claim. Upon the death of his uncle Sancho in 1324, James inherited the Kingdom of Majorca. His uncle Philip ruled the kingdom as regent until 1329. In order to establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero The Unfortunate
Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici (15 February 1472 – 28 December 1503), called Piero the Fatuous or Piero the Unfortunate, was the lord of Florence from 1492 until his exile in 1494. Early life Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici was the eldest son of Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo the Magnificent) and Clarice Orsini. He was raised alongside his younger brother Giovanni, who would go on to become Pope Leo X, and his cousin Giulio, who would later become Pope Clement VII. Piero was educated to succeed his father as head of the Medici family and ''de facto'' ruler of the Florentine state, under figures such as Angelo Poliziano or Marsilio Ficino. However, his feeble, arrogant, and undisciplined character was to prove unsuited to such a role. Poliziano later died of poisoning, very possibly by Piero, on 24 September 1494. Piero was also constantly at odds with his cousins, Lorenzo and Giovanni, the two sons of Pierfrancesco de' Medici, who were both older and richer than Piero. Marriage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Alfonso Of Castile
Stephanie Alfonso of Castile ( es, Estefanía Alfonso de Castilla) (1139/1148 – 1 July 1180) was an illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Castile and Urraca Fernández de Castro, widow of Count Rodrigo Martínez. Her murder by her husband, Fernando Rodríguez de Castro, earned her the sobriquet Stephanie the Unfortunate (''Estefanía la Desdichada''). Birth Stephanie's date of birth must have occurred between 1139, when the relationship between Alfonso and her mother began,Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León (1999), p. 84 and 1148, the year in which Alfonso confers privileges in favor of Urraca and his daughter.Salazar y Acha (2006), p.42 Marriage In 1157, Stephanie's father died while returning from an expedition and his kingdoms were partitioned between her legitimate half-brothers, Sancho III of Castile and Fernando II of León. Stephanie would marry Fernando Rodríguez de Castro, head of the House of Castro. Nicknamed "the Lion" in his native Castile, he was exi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
