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Marquess (other)
Marquess (marquis) is a hereditary title of nobility. Marquess may also refer to: People with the surname Marquess * Mark Marquess (born 1947), American baseball coach * Mark Marquess (ice hockey) (1925–2015), Canadian ice hockey player *Matt Marquess (born 1986), American soccer player *Paul Marquess (born 1964), British television producer Places *Marquess, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia Transportation * ''Marquis'' (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1882-1886, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels Other uses * Marquess (band), a German Latin-pop band ** ''Marquess'' (album), their first studio album See also * * * Marques (other) *Marquee (other) *Marquesas Islands *List of marquesses in the peerages of the British Isles * List of marquesses in Portugal * Marchioness (other), feminine of marquess * Marquis (other) * Margrave (other), equivalent of marquess * Markgraf (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquess
A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or widow) of a marquess is a marchioness or marquise. These titles are also used to translate equivalent Asian styles, as in Imperial China and Imperial Japan. Etymology The word ''marquess'' entered the English language from the Old French ("ruler of a border area") in the late 13th or early 14th century. The French word was derived from ("frontier"), itself descended from the Middle Latin ("frontier"), from which the modern English word '' march'' also descends. The distinction between governors of frontier territories and interior territories was made as early as the founding of the Roman Empire when some provinces were set aside for administration by the senate and more unpacified or vuln ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marques (other)
Marques or Marqués may refer to: * Marques (grape), another name for the Spanish Portuguese wine grape Loureira * Bark ''Marques'', a tall ship People *Marques (surname), a Portuguese surname *Marqués (surname), a Castillian and Catalan surname * Marques Batista de Abreu (born 1973), Brazilian footballer * Marques Bragg (born 1970), American basketball player *Marques Brownlee (born 1993), Internet personality * Marques Colston (born 1983), American football player * Marques Green (born 1982), American-born Macedonian basketball player * Marques Hagans (born 1982), former American football player * Marques Haynes (1926–2015), American basketball player * Marques Houston (born 1981), American R&B singer and actor *Marques Johnson (born 1956), American basketball player *Marques Ogden (born 1980), American football player *Marques Sullivan (born 1978), American football player * Marques Townes (born 1995), American basketball player * Marques Tuiasosopo (born 1979), American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margrave (other)
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Margrave (markgraf) was a medieval title, equivalent of marquis (marquess) Margrave may also refer to: * Margrave (American horse), an American horse that won the Preakness Stakes in 1896 * Margrave (British horse), a British horse than won the St Leger Stakes in 1832 * Margrave, a fictional town in Georgia that is the setting of the TV show '' Reacher'' See also * * * * Markgraf (other) * Marquess (other) * Marquis (other) Marquis (marquess) is a hereditary title of nobility. Marquis may also refer to: People * Marquis (name), people with the surname or given name * Marquis Cor Von, ring name briefly used by professional wrestler Monty Brown (b. 1970) Places * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquis (other)
Marquis (marquess) is a hereditary title of nobility. Marquis may also refer to: People * Marquis (name), people with the surname or given name * Marquis Cor Von, ring name briefly used by professional wrestler Monty Brown (b. 1970) Places * Marquis, Grenada, a town in Grenada * Marquis, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada *Marquis, Saskatchewan, a Canadian village *Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191, Saskatchewan Arts and entertainment * ''Marquis'' (film), a 1989 film * ''Marquis'' (magazine), a fetish magazine *Marquis (quartet), barbershop quartet that won the 1995 SPEBSQSA international competition * "Marquis" (song), 2013 song by Danish rapper L.O.C. * ''The Marquis'' (comics), a comic series published Oni Press (later Dark Horse), written by Guy Davis Other uses *Marquis Theatre, located on the third floor of the New York Marriott Marquis hotel *Marquis Miami, a skyscraper in Miami, Florida *''Marquis Who's Who'', a biographical publisher * ''Marquis'' (custom car), built by B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marchioness (other) , equivalent of marchioness
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A marchioness (marquise) is a noblewoman with the rank of marquess (marquis), or the wife of a marquess. Marchioness may also refer to: * ''Marchioness'' (ship), a brigantine which sailed between Nelson, New Zealand and Melbourne, Australia in the 1850s * ''Marchioness'' disaster, the 1989 disaster that struck ''The Marchioness'', a pleasure boat on the River Thames See also * * Marquess (other), masculine of marchioness * Marquise (other) * Margravine Margrave was originally the medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or of a kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain feudal families in the Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Marquesses In Portugal
This is a list of marquisates in Portugal. A # Marquess of Abrantes # Marquis of Aguiar # Marquis of Alegrete # Marquis of Alenquer # Marquis of Alorna # Marquis of Alvito # Marquis of Angeja # Marquis of Angra # Marquis of Arronches # Marquis of Atouguia # Marquis of Ávila and Bolama B # Marquis of Basto # Marquis of Belas # Marquis of Bemposta # Marquis of Bemposta-Subserra # Marquis of Borba C # Marquis of Cadaval # Marquis of Campo Maior # Marquis of Cascais # Marquis of Castelo Melhor # Marquis of Castelo Novo # Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo # Marquis of Castro # Marquis of Chaves F # Marquis of Faial # Marquis of Faria # Marquis of Ferreira # Marquis of Ficalho # Marquess of Fontes # Marquis de Fontes Pereira de Melo # Marquis of Foz # Marquis of Franco e Almodôvar # Marquis of Fronteira # Marquis of Funchal G # Marquis of Gouveia # Marquis of Graciosa J # Marquis of Jácome Correia L # Marquis of Lavradio # Marquis of Lindoso # Marquis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Marquesses In The Peerages Of The British Isles
This is a list of the 34 present and extant marquesses in the peerages of the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Ireland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1922. Note that it does not mention any Marquessates held as a subsidiary title of a Duke. For a more complete listing, which adds these "hidden" Marquessates as well as extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of Marquessates. They were a relatively late introduction to the British peerage, and on the evening of the Coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838, the Prime Minister Lord Melbourne explained to her why (from her journals): "I spoke to Ld M. about the numbers of Peers present at the Coronation, & he said it was quite unprecedented. I observed that there were very few Viscounts, to which he replied "There are very few Viscounts," that they were an odd sort of title & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquesas Islands
The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' (North Marquesan) and ' (South Marquesan Marquesan is a collection of East-Central Polynesian dialects, of the Marquesic group, spoken in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. They are usually classified into two groups, North Marquesan and South Marquesan, roughly along geograp ...), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcano, volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. Their highest point is the peak of Mont Oave, Mount Oave (french: Mont Oave, links=no) on Ua Pou island, at 1,230 m (4,035 ft) above sea level. Archaeological research suggests the islands were colonized in the 10th century AD by voyagers from West Polynesia. Over the centuries that followed, the islands have maintained a "remarkably uniform culture, biology and language". The Marquesas were named after the 16th century Spanish Viceroy of Peru, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquee (other)
Marquee may refer to: * Marquee (structure), a sign placed over the entrance to an establishment * Marquee (tent), a large tent, generally used as a temporary building * ''Marquee'' (TV series), 1979 Canadian drama television series * Marquee Cinemas, a movie theater chain in the United States * Marquee Club The Marquee Club was a music venue first located at 165 Oxford Street in London, when it opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts. Its most famous period was from 1964 to 1988 at 90 Wardour Street in Soho, and it finally closed wh ..., commonly called The Marquee, a rock club in London * Marquee element, an HTML tag that makes text scroll across the page as if on a marquee * Marquee Sports Network, a Chicago-based regional sports cable channel * Marquee Theatre, a concert venue in Tempe, Arizona, United States * "Marquee Sign" (song), a 2017 single by Sara Evans * "Marquee", a song by Super Chunk from their 1997 album '' Indoor Living'' * Marquee Broadc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquess (album)
__NOTOC__ Marquess is a German pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' (G ... band established in 2006 in Hannover. The group predominantly sings songs in Spanish although with grammar and pronunciation mistakes. Their song "Vayamos compañeros" became very popular in the summer of 2007 ranking #1 in Poland, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Discography Albums * '' Marquess (album), Marquess'' (2006) * ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Marquess
Mark Edward Marquess (born March 24, 1947) is an American college baseball coach. He served as the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal baseball team from 1977 to 2017. Early life and professional baseball career Born and raised in Stockton, California, Marquess graduated from Stagg High School (Stockton, California), Stagg High School in Stockton in 1965, then attended Stanford University from 1965 to 1969, where he played on the Stanford Cardinal baseball team at first base from 1967 to 1969 and Stanford Cardinal football, football team from 1966 to 1968 at quarterback, split end, defensive back, and punt returner. At Stanford, Marquess was a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. His freshman year roommate at Stanford was Mitt Romney, who went on to become Governor of Massachusetts and the U.S. presidential election, 2012, Republican nominee for President in 2012. Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 25th round of the 1969 Major League Baseball draft, Marques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquess (band)
__NOTOC__ Marquess is a German pop band established in 2006 in Hannover. The group predominantly sings songs in Spanish although with grammar and pronunciation mistakes. Their song "Vayamos compañeros" became very popular in the summer of 2007 ranking #1 in Poland, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Discography Albums * '' Marquess (album), Marquess'' (2006) * '' Frenetica'' (2007) * '' ¡YA!'' (2008) * '' |
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