11) Peter I, duke or count of Brittany. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001 ...Peter I, duke or count of Brittany, (Pierre Mauclerc), d. 1250, duke or count of Brittany (1213-37). The son of Robert II, count of Dreux, he married Alix, half sister... 12) Saint Peter's Church. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...the dome. The church was dedicated by Urban VIII in 1626. Between 1629 and 1662 Bernini completed the great composition of St. Peter's, creating a forecourt preceded... 13) Peter III, czar of Russia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Peter III, czar of Russia, 1728-62, czar of Russia (1762), son of Charles Frederick, dispossessed duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and of Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter... 14) Roches, Peter des. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...and made him (1205) bishop of Winchester. In John's struggle with Pope Innocent III, Peter took the part of the king as far as he could without endangering his office.... 15) Charles II, king of Naples. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...son and successor of Charles I. In the war of the Sicilian Vespers between Charles I and Peter III of Aragon for possession of Sicily, Charles was captured (1284)... 16) Innocent II. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...at the behest of St. Bernard, condemned the teachings of Peter Abelard and of Arnold of Brescia. He was succeeded by Celestine II.... 17) Carrington, Peter Carington, 6th Baron. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001 ...Carrington, Peter Carington, 6th Baron, 1919-, British politician. Educated at Eton and Sandhurst, he succeeded to the peerage in 1938. After serving in World War... 18) Medawar, Sir Peter Brian. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...After graduate work at Oxford, he held research and teaching posts there. He was professor of zoology (1947-51) at the Univ. of Birmingham and in 1951 became professor... 19) Peter Damian, Saint. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...In 1069 Alexander II sent him as legate to settle the quarrel between Roman Emperor Henry IV and the empress. In the dispute with Berengar of Tours Peter deprecated... 20) Ferdinand II, king consort of Portugal. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001 ...duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, he married Maria II (Maria da Gloria) of Portugal in 1836. After her death (1853), he was regent for his son, Peter V, until the latter's... |