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Gregory VII., called Hildebrand, a furious Churchman, who surmounted every obstacle to deprive the emperor of his right of investiture of bishops. He was exceedingly disliked by the early…Gregory Peck Biography
Gregory PeckactorBorn: 4/5/1916Birthplace: La Jolla, California Academy Award-winning film actor known for his strong, dignified roles. His films include Gentleman's Agreement (1947), To Kill a…Gregory Hines Biography
Gregory Hinesdancer, actorBorn: 2/14/1946Birthplace: New York City Appearing first on tour with his older brother Maurice and later joined by their Dad, Gregory Hines has been dancing, joking,…Gregory Corso Biography
Gregory Corsopoet and social criticBorn: 3/26/1930Birthplace: New York City iconoclastic poet and social critic who was a founder of the Beat movement. His poems, including “Elegiac Feelings…Godfrey of Bouillon
(Encyclopedia) Godfrey of BouillonGodfrey of Bouillonb&oomacr;yôNˈ [key], c.1058–1100, Crusader, duke of Lower Lorraine. He fought for Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV against Pope Gregory VII and…Ivan II
(Encyclopedia) Ivan II or Ivan AsenIvan IIēˈvän äˈsən [key], d. 1241, czar of Bulgaria (1218–41). On the death (1207) of his father, Kaloyan, founder of the second Bulgarian empire, the throne was…Armenian Church
(Encyclopedia) Armenian Church, autonomous Christian church, sometimes also called the Gregorian Church. Its head, a primate of honor only, is the catholicos of Yejmiadzin, Armenia; Karekin II became…Innocent III
(Encyclopedia) Innocent III, b. 1160 or 1161, d. 1216, pope (1198–1216), an Italian, b. Anagni, named Lotario di Segni; successor of Celestine III. Innocent III was succeeded by Honorius III. Amid…Counter Reformation
(Encyclopedia) Counter Reformation, 16th-century reformation that arose largely in answer to the Protestant Reformation; sometimes called the Catholic Reformation. Although the Roman Catholic…Brewer's: The Age of the Popes
The twelfth century. (Hallam: Middle Ages.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Age hocAge of the Bishops A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Trending
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