Kingship
41COVENANT — COVENANT, a general obligation concerning two parties. It was confirmed either by an oath (Gen. 21:22ff.; 26:26ff.; Deut. 29:9ff.; Josh. 9:15–20; II Kings 11:4; Ezek. 16:8; 17:33ff.), by a solemn meal (Gen. 26:30; 31:54; Ex. 24:11; II Sam. 2:20) …
42Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …
43Macbeth of Scotland — Infobox Monarch name=Macbeth ( Mac Bethad mac Findlaích ) | title= King of Scotland reign=1040 ndash;1057 predecessor = Duncan I ( Donnchad mac Crínáin ) successor = Lulach ( Lulach mac Gille Comgaín ) heir = consort = issue = royal house = Moray …
44Omugabe of Nkore — The Mugabe or Omugabe of Ankole is the title given to the monarch of the kingdom of Ankole in Uganda, what used to be the kingdom of Nkore in pre colonial times, and leader of the Banyankole (the people of Ankole). Historically, Ankole was a… …
45Kingdom of Alba — The Kingdom of Alba (Gaelic: Rìoghachd na h Alba ) pertains to the Kingdom of Scotland between the deaths of Donald II (Domnall mac Causantin) in 900, and of Alexander III in 1286 which then led indirectly to the Scottish Wars of Independence.… …
46Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
47Magnus Olafsson — Magnús Óláfsson King of Mann and the Isles Magnús name and title as it appears on folio 49r. of the Chronicle of Mann: magnus rex manniæ et insularum …
48Omugabe — The Mugabe or Omugabe of Ankole is the title given to the monarch of the kingdom of Ankole in Uganda, what used to be the kingdom of Nkore in pre colonial times, and leader of the Banyankole (the people of Ankole). Historically, Ankole was a… …
49David I of Scotland — David I King of the Scots ... (more) Reign April or May 1124 – 24 May 1153 Coronation Scone, April or May 1124 …
50Pretender — A pretender is a claimant to an abolished throne or to a throne already occupied by somebody else. The English word comes from the French word prétendre , meaning to put forward, to profess or claim . The term pretender is also applied to those… …
