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Macalda Di Scaletta
, spouse-type = , issue = {{plainlist, *Tommaso, *Alanfranco (second marriage) , issue-link = , issue-pipe = , full name = , styles = , titles = , noble family = Lentini , house-type = , father = Giovanni di Scaletta , mother = a noblewoman of the Cottone family , birth_date = circa 1240 , birth_place = Castle of Scaletta Zanclea, Scaletta , christening_date = , christening_place = , death_date = after October 14, 1308? , death_place = Castle Matagrifone, Messina , burial_date = , burial_place = , religion = Christian , occupation = Countess consort of Buccheri, Butera, Odogrillo, and Palazzolo Acreide , memorials = , website = , module = Macalda di Scaletta (or Machalda) (c. 1240 in Scaletta Zanclea – after October 14, 1308? in Messina) was a Sicilian baroness and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroness
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often Hereditary title, hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knight, but lower than a viscount or count. Often, barons hold their fief – their lands and income – directly from the monarch. Barons are less often the vassals of other nobles. In many kingdoms, they were entitled to wear a smaller form of a crown called a ''coronet''. The term originates from the Late Latin, Latin term , via Old French. The use of the title ''baron'' came to England via the Norman Conquest of 1066, then the Normans brought the title to Scotland and Italy. It later spread to Scandinavia and Slavic lands. Etymology The word '':wikt:baron, baron'' comes from the Old French , from a Late Latin "man; servant, soldier, mercenary" (so used in Salic law; Alemannic law has in the same sense). The scholar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicilian Vespers
The Sicilian Vespers ( it, Vespri siciliani; scn, Vespiri siciliani) was a successful rebellion on the island of Sicily that broke out at Easter 1282 against the rule of the French-born king Charles I of Anjou, who had ruled the Kingdom of Sicily since 1266. Within six weeks, approximately 13,000 French men and women were slain by the rebels, and the government of Charles lost control of the island. This began the War of the Sicilian Vespers. Background The papacy versus the House of Hohenstaufen The rising had its origin in the struggle of investiture between the pope and the Hohenstaufen Holy Roman Emperors for control of Italy, especially the Church's private demesne known as the Papal States. These lay between Hohenstaufen lands in northern Italy and the Hohenstaufen Kingdom of Sicily in the south; the Hohenstaufens also, at the time, ruled Germany. In 1245 Pope Innocent IV excommunicated Frederick II and declared him deposed, and roused opposition against him in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrix Karlove
Beatrix is a Latin feminine given name, most likely derived from ''Viatrix'', a feminine form of the Late Latin name ''Viator'' which meant "voyager, traveller" and later influenced in spelling by association with the Latin word ''beatus'' or "blessed". It is pronounced in British English and the same or in North American English. Another North American English pronunciation however approximates that of most other languages: , as shown by US dictionary entries for the former queen of the Netherlands. Common forms of this name include ''Beatrice'' in English and Italian, '' Béatrice'' in French, ''Beatriz'' in Spanish and Portuguese, ''Beate'' in German, and ''Beata'' in Polish and Swedish. Common short forms are '' Bea'' and '' Trixie''. See Beatrice (given name) for other derivatives. People Saints * Saint Beatrix (died ca. 303), Christian martyr, in older sources named Viatrix ("the traveler"). * Saint Beatrix d'Este (1226?-1262), Italian Benedictine nun, niece of abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
