Odo of Lucca — Odo or Otto, bishop of Lucca (Otto Lucensis), the bishop of Lucca from 1137, was an early patron of Peter Lombard, responsible, as a letter of Bernard of Clairvaux makes clear, for sending Peter to the schools of Paris.[1] Odo had spent several… … Wikipedia
Order of Preachers — Order of Preachers † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Preachers As the Order of the Friars Preachers is the principal part of the entire Order of St. Dominic, we shall include under this title the two other parts of the order: the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
List of religious leaders in 1220 — 1219 religious leaders Events of 1220 1221 religious leaders Religious leaders by yearSee also: List of state leaders in 1220 Buddhism*Karma Pakshi, Karmapa of the Karma Kagyu (1204 1283) *Kunga Gyeltsen, Sakya Master of Tibet (1216… … Wikipedia
Reino de Italia (Regnum Italiae) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El Reino de Italia (Regnum Italiae o Regnum Italicum) fue una entidad política y geográfica sucesora del reino de los lombardos, que circunscrita al norte de la península itálica, pasó de formar parte del Imperio… … Wikipedia Español
List of rulers of Tuscany — The rulers of Tuscany have varied over time, sometimes being margraves, the rulers of handfuls of border counties and sometimes the heads of the most important family of the region. Contents 1 Margraves of Tuscany, 812–1197 2 Rulers of Florence,… … Wikipedia
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Funerary Monument to Sir John Hawkwood — The Funerary Monument (or Equestrian Monument ) to Sir John Hawkwood [Although the title of “Sir” is ubiquitously attached to Hawkwood’s moniker, there is no documentary evidence of the circumstances under which Hawkwood was knighted; most of his … Wikipedia
Lambert of Tuscany — Lambert (died after 938) was the second son of Adalbert II of Tuscany and Bertha, daughter of Lothair II of Lotharingia. He succeeded his elder brother, Guy, as count and duke of Lucca and margrave of Tuscany on his death in 928 or 929 without… … Wikipedia
