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See also:ALPHONSO VIII . (1158--1214), See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king of See also:Castile only, and See also:grand-son of Alphonso VII., is a See also:great name in See also:Spanish See also:history, for he led the See also:coalition of See also:Christian princes and See also:foreign crusaders who See also:broke the See also:power of the See also:Almohades at the See also:battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212. The events of his reign are dealt with under See also:SPAIN. His See also:personal history is that of many See also:medieval See also:kings. He succeeded to the See also:throne on the See also:death of his See also:father, Sancho, at the See also:age of a See also:year and a See also:half. Though proclaimed king, he was regarded as a See also:mere name by the unruly nobles to whom a minority was convenient. The devotion of a See also:squire of his See also:household, who carried him on the See also:pommel of his See also:saddle to the stronghold of See also:San Esteban de Gormaz, saved him from falling into the hands of the contending factions of See also:Castro and See also:Lara, or of his See also:uncle See also:Ferdinand of See also:Leon, who claimed the regency. The See also:loyalty of the See also:town of See also:Avila protected his youth. He was barely fifteen when he came forth to do a See also:man's See also:work by restoring his See also:kingdom to See also:- ORDER
- ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
- ORDER, HOLY
order. It was only by a surprise that he recovered his See also:capital See also:Toledo from the hands of the Laras. His See also:marriage with Leonora of See also:Aquitaine, daughter of See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry II. of See also:England, brought him under the See also:influence of the greatest governing See also:intellect of his See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time. Alphonso VIII. was the founder of the first Spanish university, the See also:stadium Generale of See also:Palencia, which, however, did not survive him.
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