Nicholas III (other)
Nicholas III may refer to: * Patriarch Nicholas III of Constantinople (died 1111), ruled 1084–1111 * Pope Nicholas III (c. 1225–1280), ruled 1277–1280 * Nicholas III, Lord of Mecklenburg (after 1230–1289 or 1290) * Nicholas III of Saint Omer (died 1314) * Nicholas III, Duke of Opava (c. 1339–1394) * Patriarch Nicholas III of Alexandria, ruled 1389–1398 * Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen (born 1952), pretender to the Russian throne as Nicholas III See also * Nicholas (other) * Niccolò III (other) * Nikola III (other) Nikola III may refer to: * Nikola III Erdödy (1630–1693) * Nikola III Ogramić (died 1701), Roman Catholic bishop of Bosnia, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Bosnia * Nikola III Zrinski (1488–1534) See also * Nikola Tre (Nikola 3), battery-ele ...

Patriarch Nicholas III Of Constantinople
Nicholas III Grammatikos or Grammaticus (? – May 1111) was an Eastern Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople (1084–1111). Educated in Constantinople, Nicholas spent much of his early years in Pisidian Antioch, where it is believed he took his monastic vows. He eventually left the city around 1068 when it was threatened by Seljuk Turkish raids. Moving to Constantinople, he founded a monastery dedicated to John the Baptist. In 1084, Alexios I Komnenos selected him to replace the deposed patriarch Eustratius Garidas. By nature a conciliarist, Nicholas was immediately presented with a number of delicate and difficult issues. He took the emperor's side in the case of Leo of Chalcedon, who protested over Alexios' confiscation of church treasures to alleviate the financial strain the Byzantine-Norman Wars had caused, which was resolved when he presided over the Council of Blachernae. He was also prominent in the fight against doctrinal heresy, for instance Nicholas condemned as h ...
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Pope Nicholas III
Pope Nicholas III ( la, Nicolaus III; c. 1225 – 22 August 1280), born Giovanni Gaetano Orsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 November 1277 to his death on 22 August 1280. He was a Roman nobleman who had served under eight popes, been made Cardinal-Deacon of '' St. Nicola in Carcere Tulliano'' by Pope Innocent IV (1243–54), protector of the Franciscans by Pope Alexander IV (1254–61), inquisitor-general by Pope Urban IV (1261–64), and succeeded Pope John XXI (1276–77) after a six-month vacancy in the Holy See resolved in the papal election of 1277, largely through family influence. Personal life The future pope, Giovanni Gaetano Orsini, was born in Rome, a member of the prominent Orsini family of Italy, the eldest son of Roman nobleman Matteo Rosso Orsini by his first wife, Perna Caetani. His father was Lord of Vicovaro, Licenza, Bardella, Cantalupo, Roccagiovine, Galera, Fornello, Castel Sant'Angelo di Tivoli, Nett ...
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Nicholas III, Lord Of Mecklenburg
Nicholas III, Lord of Mecklenburg (after 1230 – 8 June 1289 or 1290) was from 1264 to 1289 Lord of Mecklenburg. He was the son of John I and his wife, Luitgard of Henneberg (1210-1267), the daughter of Count Poppo VII of Henneberg. On 9 January 1266, he was appointed canon of Lübeck Cathedral. In 1269 he was also a priest in the St. Mary's Church in Wismar. When Henry I was taken prisoner during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Nicholas III and his brother John II took up the regency for Henry's underage sons. He is last mentioned as living in a document dated 2 April 1289. He died on 8 June 1289 or 1290 and was buried in Doberan Minster. See also * List of dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg This list of dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg dates from the origins of the German princely state of Mecklenburg's royal house in the High Middle Ages to the monarchy's abolition at the end of World War I. Strictly speaking, Mecklenburg's p ... External links Genealo ...
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Nicholas III Of Saint Omer
Nicholas III of Saint Omer (died 30 January 1314) was one of the most powerful and influential lords of Frankish Greece. He was hereditary Marshal of the Principality of Achaea, lord of one third of Akova and of one half of Thebes. He also served on three occasions as ''bailli'' of the Principality of Achaea (1300–1302, 1304–1307, ca. 1311–14). Life Nicholas was the son of John of Saint Omer, Marshal of the Principality of Achaea, and Margaret of Passavant,PLP 24700 and the grandson of Bela of Saint Omer, who first received one half of Thebes for his domain from the Duke of Athens (who held the other half). From his father, who died before 1290, Nicholas inherited a third of the Barony of Akova (originally the inheritance of his mother), as well as extensive lands in Messenia and the post of Marshal of Achaea.Perra (2011)Νικόλαος Γ΄/ref> He fought in the campaigns of 1291/92 against the Byzantine Greeks of the Despotate of Epirus, and inherited ...
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Nicholas III, Duke Of Opava
Nicholas III of Opava (german: Nikolaus III. von Troppau; cz, Mikuláš III. Opavský; – 9 July 1394) was Duke of Duchy of Opava, Opava from 1367 to 1377 and Duke of Duchy of Głubczyce, Głubczyce from 1377 until his death. Life Nicholas II of Opava was a member of the Opava branch of the Přemyslid dynasty. His parents were Duke Nicholas II, Duke of Opava, Nicholas II of Opava and his second wife, Hedwig (died 1359), a daughter of Duke Konrad I of Oleśnica, Konrad I of Duchy of Oels, Oleśnica. After their father's death in 1365, Nicholas III and his three brothers initially ruled their inheritance jointly. In 1367, however, the inheritance was divided: the oldest brother, John I, Duke of Opava-Ratibor, John I, received the Duchy of Racibórz, while the three younger brothers, Nicholas III, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Opava, Wenceslaus I and Przemko I, Duke of Opava, Przemko I continued to jointly rule the Duchy of Opava. In 1377, Opava was split, with Nicholas III and Wence ...
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Prince Karl Emich Of Leiningen
, era name = , era dates = , regnal name = , posthumous name= , temple name = , house = Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov Leiningen , house-type = , father = Emich, 7th Prince of Leiningen , mother = Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg , religion = Lutheranism (before 2013) Russian Orthodoxy (since 2013) , occupation = , signature_type = , signature = , module = Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen (german: Karl Emich Nikolaus Friedrich Hermann Prinz zu Leiningen; russian: Карл Эмих Николаус Фридрих Герман цу Лейнинген; born 12 June 1952), also known by his Orthodox Russian name Nikolai Kirillovich Romanov (Николай Кириллович Романов), and recognized with the regnal name Emperor Nicholas III by Monarchist Party supporters of the Imperial Throne, is the eldest son of Emich, 7th Prince of Leiningen and his wife, Duchess Eilika of Grand Duchy o ...
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Nicholas (other)
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. Nicholas may also refer to: * ''Nicholas'' (telenovela), a 1958 Brazilian telenovela * ''Nicholas'' (album), an album by Nicholas Teo * ''Nicholas'' (novel), a 1924 children's fantasy novel by Anne Carroll Moore * Nicholas (duo), American gospel music husband and wife duo * Mount Nicholas * Nicholas, United States Virgin Islands * Nicholas, Virginia * Cyclone Nicholas See also * Nicholas County (other) * Saint Nicholas (other) * * Nicola (other) * Nicole (other) * Nikola (other) * Nikolai (other) * Nick (other) Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Place ...

Niccolò III (other)
Niccolò III may refer to: * Niccolò III dalle Carceri (died in 1383) * Nicholas III Zorzi, Margrave of Bodonitsa from 1416 to 1436 * Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (1383–1441) See also * Nicholas III (other) * Niccolò Niccolò is an Italian male given name, derived from the Greek Nikolaos meaning "Victor of people" or "People's champion". There are several male variations of the name: Nicolò, Niccolò, Nicolas, and Nicola. The female equivalent is Nicole. The fe ...