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John I, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) John I (John Tzimisces)John Itsĭmĭsˈēz [key], c.925–976, Byzantine emperor (969–76). With the aid of Emperor Nicephorus II's wife, Theophano, John had Nicephorus murdered and himself…Philip, Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia) Philip or Philip the Arabian (Marcus Julius Philippus), 204?–249, Roman emperor (244–49). He served under Gordian III against the Persians, instigated the assassination of the emperor…Theodore I , Byzantine emperor of Nicaea
(Encyclopedia) Theodore I (Theodore Lascaris), d. 1222, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (1204–22), son-in-law of the Byzantine emperor Alexius III. He escaped from Constantinople after it was captured (…Arnulf
(Encyclopedia) ArnulfArnulfärˈnəlf [key], c.850–899, Carolingian emperor (896–99), king of the East Franks (887–99), illegitimate son of Carloman of Bavaria. In 887 he led the rebellion of the…Frederick the Fair
(Encyclopedia) Frederick the Fair, c.1286–1330, German antiking (1314–26), duke of Austria, son of Albert I, German king. On the death of Henry VII, Holy Roman emperor and German king, the split…Hui-tsung
(Encyclopedia) Hui-tsungHui-tsunghwē-dz&oomacr;ng [key], 1082–1135, Chinese emperor of the Northern Sung dynasty, painter, and a great patron of art. Politically he was a rather ineffectual ruler…Maximin, d. 238, Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia) Maximin (Caius Julius Verus Maximinus)Maximinmăkˈsĭmĭn [key], d. 238, Roman emperor (235–38). A rough Thracian soldier of great physical strength, he rose in the army, and when the…Didius Julianus
(Encyclopedia) Didius Julianus (Marcus Didius Salvius Julianus)Didius Julianusdĭˈdēəs j&oomacr;lēāˈnəs [key], d. 193, Roman emperor (193). He was consul under Pertinax, on whose death the…Gregory II, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Gregory II, Saint, d. 731, pope (715–31), a Roman; successor of Constantine. When Byzantine Emperor Leo III tried to impose iconoclasm in Italy by an imperial edict, Gregory answered…Crépy, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Crépy, Treaty ofCrépy, Treaty ofkrāpēˈ [key], 1544, concluded by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and King Francis I of France at Crépy-en-Laonnois (formerly spelled Crespy), Aisne dept.,…Trending
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