Infobox saint name Saint Abra birth date December 12 339 death date feast day December 12 venerated in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church image imagesize caption birth place death place titles beatified date beatified place beatified by canonized date canonized place canonized by attributes patronage major shrine suppressed date issues Saint Abra c.343 c.360 was the daughter of Hilary of Poitiers and has herself been recognized as a saint . She was born before her father converted to Christianity and was made a bishop . At her father s advice she took the vow Vow with God vow of virginity and became a nun . During her father s exile from Poitiers she and her mother remained there. She died shortly after his return in 360. Her feast day is celebrated on 12 December in Poitiers. References Frederick George Holweck Holweck, F. G. , A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints . St. Louis, MO B. Herder Book Co. 1924. Persondata NAME Abra of Poitiers ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Roman Catholic nun and saint DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Abra Of Poitiers Category 4th century births Category 4th century deaths Category 4th century Romans Category French Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns Category 4th century Christian saints Category Gallo Roman saints france saint stub pt Abra de Poitiers ru ... more details
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Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox French commune name Poitiers image coat of arms Blason ville fr Poitiers ... Poitou Charentes department Vienne image Poitiers hill.jpg arrondissement Poitiers canton Prefecture ... of Poitiers CAP latitude 46.5819 longitude 0.3361 elevation m 75 elevation min m 65 elevation max m 144 area km2 42.11 population 91394 population date 2006 Poitiers IPA fr pwatje Fr Paris Poitiers.ogg ... military battles occurred near the city in 732, the Battle of Tours Battle of Poitiers also known ... Caliphate , and in 1356, the Battle of Poitiers 1356 Battle of Poitiers , a key victory for English forces during the Hundred Years War . Geography Poitiers is strategically situated on the Seuil ... geology Paris Basin . Poitiers s primary site sits on a vast promontory between the valleys of the Boivre ... 130 ft m above the streams which surround it on three sides. Inhabitants of Poitiers are called Pictaviens ... web title Habitants.fr url http www.habitants.fr habitants poitiers 86194.html accessdate 25 April 2011 ref It is not uncommon for inhabitants of Poitiers to call themselves Poitevins or Poitevines ... in Poitiers is under the age of 30 and one out of four people in Poitiers are students. citation needed reason where do the age statistics originate? date October 2008 History Antiquity Poitiers was founded ... became known as Pictavium . Until 1857 Poitiers contained the ruins of a vast Roman amphitheatre ... ensemble of Roman constructions suggests Poitiers was a town of first importance, possibly even ... of Poitiers from 350 to 367, Hilary of Poitiers Saint Hilarius , evangelized the city. The first ... began to be known as Poitiers, after the original Pictones inhabitants. Fifty years later the city ... Poitiers, in 507, and the town came under Frank ish dominion. Middle Ages File PlacedeGaulle Poitiers.JPG ... Middle Ages , the town of Poitiers took advantage of its defensive site and of its location, which ... century, the town was the capital of the Poitou county. The Count of Poitiers Counts of Poitiers ... more details
Battle of Poitiers may refer to one of the following battles Battle of Tours 732 , also known as Battle of Poitiers between Frankish and Islamic armies Battle of Poitiers 1356 , between England and France. disambig cs Bitva u Poitiers cy Brwydr Poitiers de Schlacht von Poitiers et Poitiers lahing es Batalla de Poitiers eu Poitiersko gudua fr Bataille de Poitiers io Poitiers batalio id Pertempuran Poitiers it Battaglia di Poitiers ka nl Slag bij Poitiers pl Bitwa pod Poitiers pt Batalha de Poitiers ru simple Battle of Poitiers fi Poitiers n taistelu sv Slaget vid Poitiers ... more details
manuscript. small birth place Poitiers Pictavium , Gaul modern day Poitiers, France death place Poitiers ... shrine suppressed date issues commonscat Hilaire de Poitiers Hilary of Poitiers c. 300 c. 368 ref ... was Bishop of Poitiers and is a Doctor of the Church . He was sometimes referred to as the Hammer ... Calendarium Romanum Libreria Editrice Vaticana 1969 , p. 85 ref Early life Hilary was born at Poitiers ... Saint Abra were baptism baptized and received into the Catholic Church disambiguation Church . So great was the respect in which he was held by the citizens of Poitiers that about 353, although still ... which begins in January. References reflist Carl Beckwith, Hilary of Poitiers on the Trinity From De Fide to De Trinitate New York and Oxford, 2009 . J. Doignon, Hilaire de Poitiers avant l exil. Recherches ... A6dia Britannica Hilarius, St Poitiers External links http www.catholicrevelations.com category saints the life of st hilary of poitiers a saint bishop and doctor of the church hammer of the arians.html The Life and Miracles of St. Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop, Doctor of the Church and Hammer of the Arians ..., Vol. IX St Hilary of Poitiers introduction and texts http www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu 20 40 0315 0367 Hilarius Pictaviensis, Sanctus.html Opera Omnia CathEncy wstitle St. Hilary of Poitiers fr http ... 2007 documents hf ben xvi aud 20071010 en.html BENEDICT XVI Saint Hilary of Poitiers General Audience ... Hilary Of Poitiers ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 300 PLACE OF BIRTH Poitiers Pictavium , Gaul modern day Poitiers, France DATE OF DEATH 368 PLACE OF DEATH Poitiers DEFAULTSORT Hilary Of Poitiers Category 300 births Category 368 deaths Category 4th century Christian saints Category ... in Gaul Category Bishops of Poitiers Category Church Fathers Category Christian theologians Category ... Married Roman Catholic bishops Category People from Poitiers Category Roman Catholic saints Category ... old bar Hilarius vo Poitiers br Hilarius Poatev ca Hilari de Poitiers ceb Hilario ... more details
Louis of Poitiers may refer to Louis of Poitiers bishop of Metz , who succeeded Henri, Dauphin of Viennois Louis of Poitiers bishop of Valence , bishop of Valence from 1448 to 1468 Hndis fr Louis de Poitiers ... more details
unreferenced date February 2012 Image Poitiers Cath drale Saint Pierre.jpg thumb 220px Poitiers Cathedral Poiters Cathedral Cath drale Saint Pierre de Poitiers is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Poitiers , France . It is the seat of the Bishop of Poitiers . Its construction began in 1162 by Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine on the ruins of a Roman basilica , and work was well advanced by the end of the 12th century. It is the largest medieval monument in the city of Poitiers. It is built in the Romanesque architecture Romanesque and Early Gothic architecture Gothic styles, the latter predominating. It consists of three nave s almost equal in height and width, all three of which decrease towards the west, thus enhancing the perspective. Its length is 308 ft., and the keystone of the central vaulted roof is 89 ft. above the pavement. There is no apse , and the exterior generally has a heavy appearance. The principal front, which is broad relative to its height, has unfinished side towers 105 and 110 ft. tall, begun in the 13th century. Most of the windows of the choir and the transept s preserve their stained glass of the 12th and 13th centuries the end window, which is certainly the first in the order of time, contains the figures of Henry II and Eleanor. The choir stalls, carved between 1235 and 1257, are among the oldest in France. External links http infopuq.uquebec.ca uss1010 orgues france poitierscsp2.jpg Cathedral exterior , and external view of one of the numerous churches in Poitiers http infopuq.uquebec.ca uss1010 orgues france poitierscsp4.jpg Cathedral interior coord 46.5803 N 0.3493 E type landmark display title commonscat Cath drale Saint Pierre de PoitiersPoitiers Cathedral Category Cathedrals in France Poitiers Category Churches in Poitiers Category Basilica churches in France France church stub RC cathedral stub de Kathedrale von Poitiers fr Cath drale Saint Pierre de Poitiers he ... more details
Primarysources date July 2008 Infobox University name University of Poitiers native name Universit de Poitiers latin name Commented out because image was deleted image name University of Poitiers seal.gif image size 160px caption http www.univ poitiers.fr images logo.png Seal of the University of Poitiers motto image name LOGO UNIV Poitiers.png established 1431 type Public endowment staff 2,300 faculty president Jean Pierre Gesson provost principal rector chancellor vice chancellor dean head label head students 24,000 undergrad postgrad doctoral city Poitiers state country France campus free label free colors colours mascot nickname affiliations Coimbra Group , IRUN website http www.univ poitiers.fr The University of Poitiers lang fr Universit de Poitiers is a university in Poitiers , France . It is a member of the Coimbra Group . History Founded in 1431 by Pope Eugene IV and charter ed by King Charles VII of France Charles VII , the University of Poitiers was originally composed of five ... were abolished, the University of Poitiers reopened in 1796. The reinstated university was merged from ... File Blason divers fr Universit Poitiers.svg thumb Historical seal of the University of Poitiers ... Schools Higher National Engineering School of Poitiers cole nationale sup rieure d ing nieurs de Poitiers ENSIP Institutes Polytechnic of Poitiers IUT Polytechnic of Angoul me Business Administration .... Points of interest Jardin botanique universitaire de Poitiers See also Bitard List of medieval universities ... 10 N 0 20 38 E source frwiki region FR 86 type landmark display title DEFAULTSORT Poitiers, University of Category University of Poitiers Category Educational institutions established in 1896 Category Coimbra Group Category Universities and colleges in France Category Buildings and structures in Poitiers ... de Universit t Poitiers es Universidad de Poitiers fr Universit de Poitiers it Universit di Poitiers ... Poitiers ja pl Universit de Poitiers pt Universidade de Poitiers tr Poitiers niversitesi ... more details
Football club infobox clubname Poitiers FC image Image poitiersfc.jpg 150px Poitiers FC logo fullname Poitiers Football Club nickname founded 1921 ground Stade de la P pini re br Poitiers capacity 15,750 chairman manager league DH Centre Ouest 6th level season position pattern la1 pattern b1 pattern ra1 leftarm1 660099 body1 660099 rightarm1 660099 shorts1 660099 socks1 660099 Poitiers Football Club is a France French association football football team based in the city of Poitiers , which was established in 1921. Stade Poitevin spend the 1995&ndash 96 season in Ligue 2 . ref cite web url http www.rsssf.com tablesf fran2hist.html title France List of Final Tables Second Level accessdate 2008 11 01 publisher RSSSF ref Players Famous players flagicon ALG Mohamed Dahmane flagicon FRA Patrick Barul flagicon FRA Rom o Calenda 2004 2005 flagicon FRA Guy Delhumeau 1965 1971 flagicon FRA Herv Gauthier 1970 1973 flagicon POL Tomasz Frankowski 1996 1997 flagicon RWA Fritz Emeran 1996 1997 flagicon SEN Ferdinand Coly 1994 1996 Staff Managers flagicon FRA Lionel Charbonnier 2002 2004 flagicon FRA Laurent Croci 2004 2005 References Reflist External links http www.poitiers fc.org Official site DEFAULTSORT Poitiers Category Football clubs in France Category Association football clubs established in 1921 Category Sport in Poitiers France footyclub stub fr Poitiers Football Club pl Poitiers FC pt Stade Poitevin ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers or Poitou , in what is now France but in the Middle Ages became part of Aquitaine are Guerin of Poitiers Guerin or Warin us 638&ndash 677 Hatton Poitou Hatton 735 778 Renaud of Poitiers Renaud 795&ndash 843 Bernard I of Poitiers Bernard I 815&ndash 844 Emenon or Emeno 828 &ndash 839 , Ranulf I of Poitiers Ranulph I 835&ndash 866 Ranulf II of Poitiers Ranulph II 866&ndash 890 Gauzbert of Poitiers Gauzbert 857&ndash 892 Robert I of Poitiers Robert I 866&ndash 923 Ebalus of Aquitaine Ebalus or Ebles Manzer 890&ndash 892 illegitimate son of Ranulph II Aymar of Poitiers Aymar 892&ndash 902 Ebalus of Aquitaine Ebalus or Ebles Manzer restored 902&ndash 935 William III of Aquitaine William I 935&ndash 963 son of Ebalus William IV of Aquitaine William II 963&ndash 995 son of William I William V of Aquitaine William III 969&ndash 1030 son of William II William VI of Aquitaine William IV 1030&ndash 1038 1st son of William III Odo of Gascony Odo Eudes 1038&ndash 1039 2nd son of William III William VII of Aquitaine William V 1039&ndash 1058 3rd son of William III William VIII of Aquitaine William VI 1058&ndash 1086 4th son of William III William IX of Aquitaine William VII 1071&ndash 1126 son of William VI William X of Aquitaine William VIII 1099&ndash 1137 son of William VII Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor , Duchess of Aquitaine Louis VII of France 1137&ndash 1152 obtained title through marriage to Eleanore ... IX, Count of Poitiers William IX 1153&ndash 1156 son of Eleanor and Henry II of England Richard ... Count Of Poitiers Category Counts of Poitiers ca Comtat de Poitiers de Liste der Grafen von Poitou eu Poitiersko kondeen zerrenda fr Liste des comtes de Poitiers it Conti di Poitiers he nl Lijst van graven van Poitiers oc Lista dels comtes de Peitieus pl Hrabiowie Poitiers pt Condado de Poitiers ru ... more details
For the counts of Poitiers Counts of Poitiers named William disambiguation William of Poitiers c . 1020 ... at the renowned school of Saint Hilaire le Grand in Poitiers and was said by Orderic to have returned to Normandy more learned than all his friends and neighbours . ref R.H.C .Davis, William of Poitiers ... ended his days in political disgrace ref R.H.C .Davis, William of Poitiers and his history of William ... between William of Poitiers and Duke William s rebellious son Robert, this could explain why Orderic ... , however this remains speculation. ref R.H.C .Davis, William of Poitiers and his history ... William of Poitiers planned the Gesta Guillelmi after 1066 to show how King William prepared for, and achieved .... Moreover, having been trained as a knight in his youth, William of Poitiers had an excellent understanding ... of Hastings. William of Poitiers s account is based on first hand oral evidence, and given his ... and knight, closely connected with the court...One may add that William of Poitiers must have known ... Conference 1980 ref Critiques of the Gesta Guillelmi William of Poitiers undoubtedly had considerable ... in England c.550 to c.1307 argues that because William of Poitiers as a panegyrist, looking to praise the Conqueror at every opportunity, William of Poitiers suppressed, distorted and probably invented ... the Conqueror, William of Poitiers produced a biased, unreliable account of events, and unrealistic ... some of the passages in the Guesta Guillelmi. This is particularly true in William of Poitiers .... However, William of Poitiers was very well educated and well informed. As such the Gesta Guillelmi ... to isolate, and there is a lot of material that William of Poitiers had no interest in misrepresenting. What it tells us Anglo Saxon Society As William of Poitiers primarily details the life of Duke ..., William of Poitiers states that a Danish raiding party returned from England with great booty . ref The Gesta Guillelmi of William of Poitiers, edited and translated by R.H.C Davis and Majorie ... more details
about Peter of Poitiers the theologian Peter of Poitiers the secretary to Peter the Venerable Peter of Poitiers secretary Peter of Poitiers Latin Petrus Pictaviensis was a French Scholasticism scholastic theologian., ref http www.newadvent.org cathen 11773b.htm Peter of Poitiers Catholic Encyclopedia article ref born at Poitiers or in its neighbourhood about 1130. He died in Paris, probably in 1215 though Ulrich Rehm dates Peter s death to 1205 in Bebilderte Vaterunser Erkl rungen des Mittelalters , Baden Baden 1994, p. 62 Life He studied at the University of Paris , where he became professor of theology and lectured for thirty eight years. In 1169 he succeeded Peter Comestor in the chair of scholastic theology. His lectures were inspired the enmity of Gauthier de St Victor , one of the bitterest opponents of Scholasticism, who ranked him with Gilbert de la Porr e , Abelard , and Peter Lombard in the pamphlet wherein he tries to throw ridicule on the four doctors, under the name of the Four Labyrinths of France . As Chancellor of the University of Paris Chancellor of the Church of Paris he displayed great zeal on behalf of poor students, and to supply their want of text books, which were very expensive, he had a kind of synopsis engraved on the walls of the classrooms for their assistance. In 1191 he was appointed by Pope Celestine III to settle a dispute between the Abbeys of St Eloi and St Victor. He was a constant correspondent of Celestine III and Pope Innocent III . Certain writers believe that he died Bishop of Embrun the Gallia Christiana Nova shows that he was only Chancellor of Paris. Works In 1179 he published five books of sentences which are a synopsis of his ... Catholic wstitle Peter of Poitiers Persondata name Peter of Poitiers alternative names short description ... French theologians Category People from Poitiers Category Scholastic philosophers Category Year of birth uncertain Category Chancellors of the University of Paris fr Pierre de Poitiers ... more details
French arrondissement nomarr Arrondissement of Poitiers r g Poitou Charentes d pt Vienne nbca 15 nbco 87 cheflieu Prefectures in France Pr fecture town Poitiers pop 215,777 year 1999 hect km 1,926 dens 112 The arrondissement of Poitiers is an Arrondissements of France arrondissement of France, located in the Vienne Departments of France d partement , in the Poitou Charentes Regions of France r gion . It has 15 Cantons of France cantons and 87 Communes of France communes . Composition Cantons The cantons of the arrondissement of Poitiers are Canton of Lusignan Lusignan Canton of Mirebeau Mirebeau Canton of Neuville de Poitou Neuville de Poitou Poitiers 1st Canton Poitiers 2nd Canton Poitiers 3rd Canton Poitiers 4th Canton Poitiers 5th Canton Poitiers 6th Canton Poitiers 7th Canton Canton of Saint Georges l s Baillargeaux Saint Georges l s Baillargeaux Canton of Saint Julien l Ars Saint Julien l Ars Canton of La Villedieu du Clain La Villedieu du Clain Canton of Vivonne Vivonne Canton of Vouill Vouill Communes The communes of the arrondissement of Poitiers, and their INSEE code s, are class wikitable 1. Amberre small 86002 small 2. Aslonnes small 86010 small 3. Avanton small 86016 small 4. Ayron small 86017 small 5. Benassay small 86021 small 6. Biard small 86027 small 7. Bignoux small 86028 small 8. Blaslay small 86030 small 9. Bonnes, Vienne Bonnes small 86031 small 10. Buxerolles ... 86178 small 62. Nouaill Maupertuis small 86180 small 63. Poitiers small 86194 small 64. Pouill , Vienne ... 3&numct Poitiers on French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies site INSEE, in French Arrondissements of Vienne Category Arrondissements of Vienne Poitiers ca Districte de Poitiers cs Arrondissement Poitiers de Arrondissement Poitiers es Distrito de Poitiers fr Arrondissement de Poitiers it Arrondissement di Poitiers lb Arrondissement Poitiers nl Arrondissement Poitiers pl Okr g Poitiers ru vi Poitiers huy n ... more details
File Abra Ride on 15 March 2008.jpg thumb 200px An Abra An Abra lang ar transl ar DIN abra is a traditional boat made of wood it is used to transport people in in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , across the Dubai Creek . ref cite book last Stephen Wilkins title Dubai Creek publisher Troubador Publishing Ltd, 2006 isbn 1 905237 47 2 ref See also Commons Abra Water taxi References Reflist Ship type stub UnitedArabEmirates transport stub Category Boat types ca Abra de Abra Boot pl Abra d ... more details
italic title Taxobox image Abra alba 2.jpg image caption Two complete bivalve shell shell s of Abra alba , one closed and one open regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusk Mollusca classis Bivalvia subclassis Heterodonta ordo Veneroida superfamilia Tellinoidea familia Semelidae genus Abra genus authority Leach in Lamarck, 1818 subdivision ranks Species subdivision See text Abra is a genus of saltwater clams, marine ocean marine bivalve mollusk s in the Family biology family Semelidae . Members of this genus are mostly under 1.5 centimeters long, and have thin shells which are usually white. These bivalves normally live under the surface of sandy and muddy sediments, in the neritic zone . ref Barrett, J. & C. M. Yonge 1958 Collins Pocket Guide to the Sea Shore. Collins, London ref Species Species within the genus Abra include Abra aequalis small Thomas Say Say , 1822 small Abra alba small Wood W., 1802 small Abra californica small Kundsen, 1970 small Abra lioica small W. H. Dall Dall , 1881 small Abra longicallis small Sacchi, 1836 small Abra nitida small O. F. Mueller, 1776 small Abra pacifica small W. H. Dall Dall , 1915 small Abra prismatica Abra profundorum small E. A. Smith, 1885 small Abra segmentum small R cluz, 1843 small Abra tenuis small Montagu, 1818 small Abra tepocana small W. H. Dall Dall , 1915 small References reflist NCBI 121180 Abra Category Semelidae bivalve stub fr Abra genre uk Abra ... more details
Image Poitiers Palais de justice.JPG thumb Palace of justice in Poitiers. The Palace of Justice in Poitiers French le Palais de justice de Poitiers began its life as the seat of the Count of Poitiers Counts of Poitou and Dukes of Aquitaine in the tenth through twelfth centuries. Origin The former Merovingian kingdom of Aquitaine was re established by Charlemagne for his son Louis the Pious in the 9th century, a palace was constructed or reconstructed ref Poitiers had been a Visigothic seat of power for general context see Carlrichard Br hl, Palatium und Civitas Studien zur Profantopographie sp tantiker Civitates vom 3. bis zum 13. Jahrhundert, i Gallien Cologne Vienna 1975. ref for him, one among many, above a Roman wall datable to the late 3rd century, at the highest spot of the town. Louis stayed there many times as a king and then returned to the palace after becoming, in 839 and 840. The palatium ... de Poitiers . ref After the disintegration of the Carolingian realm, the palace became the seat of the Count of Poitiers Counts of Poitiers . The first palace of Poitiers was completely destroyed by a fire ... was also appanage count of Poitiers, rebuilt the part of the palace which had been destroyed by fire ... of the Hundred Years War . ref Duke Jean s accounts for the reconstruction at Poitiers, 1384 86 ... de Justice of Poitiers The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs 12 No. 56 November 1907 , pp. 83 ... Poitiers Palais Justice Salle pas perdus 4 .jpg thumb Poitiers Palais de Justice Salle des pas ... This article is based on a translation of the fr Palais de justice de Poitiers equivalent article of the French Wikipedia on 4 November 2006 . commonscat Palais des Comtes de Poitiers coord 46 34 58 N 0 20 33 E type landmark region FR display title DEFAULTSORT Palace Of Poitiers Category Buildings and structures in Poitiers Category Palaces in France Category 1200s architecture Category 1340s architecture Category Visitor attractions in Vienne fr Palais de justice de Poitiers no Palasset i Poitiers ... more details
Hugh of Poitiers ref Hugues, Hugo Pictavinus, Pictavinienis. ref died 1167 was a Benedictine monk of V zelay Abbey and chronicler. His Historia Vizeliacensis monasterii was written from about 1140 to 1160. ref http www.burgundytoday.com historic places myths legends hugues de poitieres.htm Myths & Legends of Burgundy, King Arthur in Burgundy, France Bot generated title ref Besides being a rather partisan account of the affairs of the Abbey, it is an important source for the history of France in its period. ref http www2.luc.edu publications medieval vol4 huygens.html, http www.ucalgary.ca lib old subjects HIST monasticismpri.html ref It was written for Abbot Ponce of V zelay 1138 1161 , who was brother to Peter the Venerable of Cluny Abbey . ref Francis Oakley, The Western Church in the Later Middle Ages 1979 , p. 411. ref He also wrote the Origo et historia brevis Nivernensium comitum , about the county of Nevers . ref Oakley, p. 340. ref ref Constance Brittain Bouchard, Those of My Blood Constructing Noble Families in Medieval Francia 2001 , p. 42. ref References John Scott and John O. Ward translators 1992 , The Vezelay Chronicle And Other Documents from Ms. Auxerre 227 and Elsewhere Notes Reflist Persondata name Hugh of Poitiers alternative names short description date of birth place of birth date of death 1167 place of death Category 1167 deaths Category Benedictines Category Chroniclers Category 12th century historians es Hugo de Poitiers ... more details
File RaymondOfPoitiersWelcomingLouisVIIinAntioch.JPG thumb Raymond of Poitiers welcoming Louis VII of France Louis VII in Antioch. Raymond of Poitiers c. 1115 29 June 1149 was Principality of Antioch Prince of Antioch 1136 1149. He was the younger son of William IX of Aquitaine William IX , Duke of Aquitaine and his wife Philippa of Toulouse Philippa , Countess of Toulouse, born in the very year that his father the Duke began his infamous liaison with Dangereuse de L Isle Bouchard Dangereuse de Chatelherault . Assumes control Following the Regent regencies of Baldwin II of Jerusalem 1130 1131 and Fulk of Jerusalem 1131 1136 , Raymond assumed control of the principality of Antioch by his marriage in 1136 to the Beneficiary heiress of Bohemund II of Antioch , Constance of Antioch Constance , a child of ten years of age. The marriage had the blessing of the Latin Patriarch of Antioch Patriarch of Antioch , but not of Alice of Antioch , the mother of the bride, who believed that Raymond was intended to be her husband. The first years of Raymond and Constance s joint rule were spent in conflicts with the Byzantine Emperor John II Comnenus , who had come south partly to recover Cilicia from Leo I of Armenia Leo of Armenia , and to reassert his rights over Antioch. Raymond was forced to pay homage, and even to promise to cede his principality as soon as he was recompensed by a new Fiefdom fief , which John promised to carve out for him in the Muslim territory to the east of Antioch. The expedition of 1138, in which Raymond joined with John, and which was to conquer this territory, proved ... Category Christians of the Second Crusade ar cs Raimond z Poitiers de Raimund von Poitiers el es Raimundo de Poitiers fr Raymond de Poitiers ko it Raimondo di Poitiers nl Raymond van Poitiers ja no Raymond av Poitiers pl Rajmund z Poitiers pt Raimundo de Poitiers ru th ... more details
municipality in the Philippine province province of Abra province Abra , Philippines . According ... data pressrelease 2008 pr0830tx.html 2007 Philippine Census Information Abra Category Abra province Category Municipalities of Abra province bcl Daguioman, Abra de Daguioman es Daguioman Abra fr Daguioman ilo Daguioman, Abra id Daguioman, Abra it Daguioman pam Daguioman, Abra ms Daguioman, Abra nl Daguioman Abra pag Daguioman, Abra tl Daguioman, Abra vi Daguioman, Abra war Daguioman, Abra ... more details
in the Philippine province province of Abra province Abra , Philippines . According to the 2007 ... 2008 pr0830tx.html 2007 Philippine Census Information Abra Category Abra province Category Municipalities of Abra province bcl Bucloc, Abra de Bucloc fr Bucloc ilo Bucloc, Abra id Bucloc, Abra it Bucloc pam Bucloc, Abra ms Bucloc, Abra nl Bucloc Abra pag Bucloc, Abra tl Bucloc, Abra vi Bucloc, Abra war Bucloc, Abra ... more details
Infobox province name Abra native name official name settlement type Provinces of the Philippines Province ... abra.png map alt map caption Map of the Philippines with Abra highlighted latd 17 latm 35 lats latNS ... seat type Capital seat Bangued, Abra Bangued leader party government type Province of the Philippines ... demographics1 info5 Legislative district of Abra Lone District of Abra blank name sec1 Spoken ... type List of ZIP codes in the Philippines ZIP Code postal code website footnotes Abra is a landlocked ... in Luzon . Its capital is Bangued, Abra Bangued , and it borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao Province ..., and Kalinga Province Kalinga , and Apayao Province Apayao on the east. Demographics Abra s inhabitants ... url http books.google.com books?id CnckpL8auSIC&pg PA264&dq Abra Philippines&lr &num 100&as brr 3 ... U5EbSnWd 18C&pg PA171&dq Abra Philippines&lr &num 100&as brr 3&ei I09QSPOtEYLGjgG31oRB&sig r6ZdRsMs6HGe5H3DdvpHqgMGaIs ... 2002 pr0234tx.html ref History The first inhabitants of Abra were the ancestors of the Bontocs ... , Gabriela Silang and her army fled to Abra from Ilocos and continued the revolt begun ... the Ilocos region, including Abra, was divided into Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. In 1846 Abra was created ... publisher Ginn url http books.google.com books?id 1MRFAAAAIAAJ&pg PA194&dq Abra Philippines&lr ... the Philippine Commission once again in annexed Abra to Ilocos Sur in an attempt to resolve Abra s financial difficulties. But on March 9, 1917, the Philippine Assembly re established Abra as a province. In 1942, the Japanese forces occupied the Philippines and entered Abra. The built of the local ... in the province of Abra during the Japanese Occupation and the Allied Liberation. In 1945, the liberation in Abra in Northern Luzon by the Philippine Commonwealth forces and the local Cordilleran guerrillas against the Japanese during the Battle of Abra at the end the Second World War . The revolutionary ... crusade in Abra. After successfully negotiating a peace accord with Balweg s group in 1987, the Philippine ... more details
Richard of Poitiers ca. 1174 , also known as Richard of Cluny , was a monk of the Rule of Saint Benedict Benedictine abbey of Cluny , and author of a small number of historical works including a universal chronicle , treatises and poems. Life Little is known about the life of Richard of Poitiers beyond the barest biographical details suggested in the title and dedication prefacing his Chronica . His name, Richardus Pictauiensis indicates that he was a native of the region of Poitou , France . He calls himself a monachus cluniacensis , an ambiguous term suggesting either that he was a monk of the Abbey of Cluny or that he was a member of the Europe wide network of Cluniac monasteries the Ecclesia Cluniacensis . ref Saurette, p. 306 ref Scholars have identified no further conclusive evidence for his life or background. On the basis of unique local material in a single manuscript of Richard ... France. ref Scott, p. 105 8. ref Richard of Poitiers should not be confused with Richard of Ilchester , an English contemporary who was also known as Richard of Poitiers while Archdeacon of the Cathedral of Poitiers. He should also be distinguished from King Richard I of England , whom some chroniclers of the Crusades refer to as Richard of Poitiers. Writings Chronicle Richard s major work bears ... of Richard of Poitiers, monk of Cluny, compiled from numerous sources , which draws attention ... a single rational end. style text align left Dedicatory Epistle, Chronicle of Richard of Poitiers As Richard ... Contribution Relation to Contemporaries Richard of Poitiers was among the first of a new ... studied by school age children. Influence on Later History Writing The writings of Richard of Poitiers ..., pp. 45 140. F. CAIRNS, The addition to the Chronica of Richard of Poitiers, Mittellateinisches ... of Poitiers, Monk of Cluny, Memini. Travaux et documents, Bulletin de la Socit t d tudes ... richard v c band 8 autor Achim Kr mmel artikel Richard von Cluny oder Poitiers spalte 208 http 88.48.84.154 ... more details
province province of Abra province Abra , Philippines . According to the 2007 census, it has ... 2007 Philippine Census Information Abra Category Abra province Category Municipalities of Abra province bcl Danglas, Abra de Danglas fr Danglas ilo Danglas, Abra id Danglas, Abra it Danglas pam Danglas, Abra ms Danglas, Abra nl Danglas Abra pag Danglas, Abra tl Danglas, Abra vi Danglas, Abra war Danglas, Abra ... more details
municipality municipality in the Philippine province province of Abra province Abra , Philippines ... pr0830tx.html 2007 Philippine Census Information Abra Category Municipalities of Abra province bcl Lacub, Abra de Lacub fr Lacub ilo Lacub, Abra id Lacub, Abra it Lacub pam Lacub, Abra ms Lacub, Abra nl Lacub Abra pag Lacub, Abra tl Lacub, Abra vi Lacub, Abra war Lacub, Abra ... more details
class Philippine municipality municipality in the Philippine province province of Abra province Abra , Philippines . According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 13,490 people in 2,354 ... pressrelease 2008 pr0830tx.html 2007 Philippine Census Information Abra Category Municipalities of Abra province bcl Lagangilang, Abra de Lagangilang fr Lagangilang ilo Lagangilang, Abra id Lagangilang, Abra it Lagangilang pam Lagangilang, Abra ms Lagangilang, Abra nl Lagangilang Abra pag Lagangilang, Abra tl Lagangilang, Abra vi Lagangilang, Abra war Lagangilang, Abra ... more details
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