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Rory O'Connor
Rory O'Connor 1116?-1198, last high king of Ireland. He became king of Connacht in 1156 and seized the high kingship in 1166. His ascendancy was brief, however, for his quarrel with Dermot McMurrough , who brought the English to Ireland, led to Rory's submission as vassal to Henry II of England by... Read more
Aviz
Aviz , village, Portalegre dist., central Portugal, in Alto Alentejo. The Castilian order of the Knights of Calatrava assisted in driving the Moors from Portugal and in 1166 settled at Évora . Alfonso II granted (1211) them Aviz, and this branch of the order became separate and was known as ... Read more
Dermot McMurrough
Dermot McMurrough or Diarmiud mac Murchada , 1110-71, Irish king of Leinster. He became involved in a complicated feud, partly because he abducted a neighbor's wife, and in 1166 was defeated and banished by the High King Rory O'Connor . Dermot appealed for help to Henry II of England, who refus... Read more
Alfonso VIII
Alfonso VIII (Alfonso the Noble), 1155-1214, Spanish king of Castile (1158-1214), son and successor of Sancho III. Chaos prevailed during his minority, but he quickly restored order after assuming (1166) the government. Alfonso took (1177) Cuenca from the Moors, but later (1195) he was seriously de... Read more
Lombard League
Lombard League an alliance formed in 1167 among the communes of Lombardy to resist Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I when he attempted to assert his imperial authority in Lombardy. Previously the communes had been divided, some favoring the emperor and others favoring the pope. However, after Frederic... Read more
fakir
fakir , [Arab.,=poverty], in Islam, usually an initiate in a Sufi order. The title fakir is borne with the understanding that poverty is the need to be in relation to God. This term, along with its Persian equivalent, dervish, was extended in Western usage to Indian ascetics and yogis, and incorre... Read more
Norman Conquest
Norman Conquest period in English history following the defeat (1066) of King Harold of England by William, duke of Normandy, who became William I of England. The conquest was formerly thought to have brought about broad changes in all phases of English life. More recently historians have stres... Read more
Sufism
Sufism , an umbrella term for the ascetic and mystical movements within Islam . While Sufism is said to have incorporated elements of Christian monasticism, gnosticism, and Indian mysticism, its origins are traced to forms of devotion and groups of penitents ( zuhhad ) in the formative period of Is... Read more
Frederick I
Frederick I or Frederick Barbarossa [Ital.,=red beard], c.1125-90, Holy Roman emperor (1155-90) and German king (1152-90), son of Frederick of Hohenstaufen , duke of Swabia, nephew and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III. Restoration of Imperial Power His mother, Judith, was a... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "1166"

assizes
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...especially the king's council (e.g. the Assize of Clarendon 1166); ( b ) the edicts or enactments made at such sessions...justice to all regions. The Assizes of Clarendon and Northampton (1166 and 1176) provided that those suspected of serious crime should...
Mac Lochlainn, Muirchertach
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History Mac Lochlainn, Muirchertach (d. 1166), king of Cenél nEógain , eventually penultimate...without opposition’. When he blinded the king of Ulaid in 1166, Tír Eógain was invaded by the forces of Br...
Mac Murchada, Diarmait
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...to the kingship of Leinster no later than 1132 and ruled until 1166 when he was deposed and went into exile. Rivalry between him...it was occasioned by his failed bid for the high kingship in 1166 which was won by Rory O'Connor (Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair...
Samson
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...x2013;1211). Abbot of Bury St Edmunds. A Norfolk man, educated in Paris, Samson taught at the abbey, took vows (1166) and was elected abbot in 1182. A shrewd, hard-headed businessman typical of his age, he speedily restored abbey finances...
Aífe
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...Murchada by Mór, daughter of Ua Tuathail, king of Uí Muiredaig. According to Gerald of Wales Diarmait, in 1166, offered Strongbow her hand in marriage, along with succession to the kingship of Leinster after his death. Their marriage...
Dublin
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...of those dynasties whose power base was in Leinster or Munster. However, eventually even the Connacht men needed Dublin; in 1166 Rory O'Connor (Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair) organized his public inauguration as high king in the town. Tara was now...
Maimonides
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...xE2; t (Old Cairo) in Egypt, where Maimonides was to remain for the rest of his life. After the death of the father in 1166, the family was supported for a time by Maimonides's younger brother, David, who engaged in the jewel trade. David died...
Inquest
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...members appeared voluntarily, however, and were not summoned by a public officer as is done for an inquest today. Then in 1166 a law called the Assize of Clarendon made the inquest procedure mandatory. The panel of men was required to appear before local...
Qadiriyya Order
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa QADIRIYYA ORDER Sufi brotherhood. The Qadiriyya Order was named for Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (c. 1077 – 1166), Sufi teacher and founder of a Hanbali madrasa and religious hostel. Biographies of Abd al-Qadir date from more than a...
William II
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition William II (William the Good), c.1153-1189, king of Sicily (1166-89), son and successor of William I. He married (1177) Joan, daughter of Henry II of England. As an ally of Pope Alexander...

Dictionary entries related to "1166"

assizes
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...the later 12th century by HENRY II . The Assize of Clarendon (1166), which dealt with criminal trials, and the Assize of Arms...lands) were introduced by sessions of Henry II's council (1166, 1176, and the late 1170s); these procedures remained important...
Henry II
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...overhaul of military obligations in a review of feudal assessments (1166), and the introduction of a law that his subjects should equip...number of important legal reforms in the Assizes of CLARENDON (1166) and of Northampton (1176), and in his reign the land-law...
Dermot McMurrough
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Dermot McMurrough (or Diarmuid MacMurragh ) ( c. 1110–71) King of Leinster in Ireland (1126–71). In 1166, after feuding with his neighbours, he was defeated and banished by the Irish High King. He sought support from HENRY II of...
O'Connor, Rory
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair) (d. 1198), last high king of Ireland, became king of Connacht in 1156, and high king in 1166. He banished overseas the Leinster king, Dermot MacMurrough , who returned with Anglo‐Norman aid in 1167. Rory...
Clarendon, Assize of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...Clarendon, Assize of An assize (set of instructions for the king's judges) issued on Henry II's orders at Clarendon in 1166. It required grand juries to name (‘present’) suspected criminals so that the sheriff could have them...
Dermot MacMurrough
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...71), king of Leinster. Dermot is said to have been large, violent, and voluble. He plunged into fierce fighting but in 1166 was forced into exile and begged Henry II to assist him. He was joined in Ireland in 1170 by Richard de Clare , ‘...
Nerses IV, St
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Nerses IV, St (1102–73), Catholicos of the Armenian Church from 1166. He strove for union between the Armenian and Byzantine Churches. Of his extensive works in verse and prose, the best known...
Philosophy, Moral: Medieval and Renaissance
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...Roman Stoic Seneca (4 b.c.e.? – 65 c.e.), to the Cistercian abbot Ailred of Rievaulx (1109 – 1166), whose treatise De spirituali amicitia (On spiritual friendship) is modeled on Cicero's De amicitia (On friendship...
Maimonides, Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...dogmas of the Almohad creed had some influence on his formulation of the thirteen fundamental Jewish religious principles. In 1166 Maimonides settled in Egypt, at first in Alexandria and then in Fus ̣ t ā t ̣ , near Cairo. In Egypt...
Boyd, Russell
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Address: 52 Sutherland Street, Cremorne NSW 2090, Australia. Agent: Smith/Gosnell/Nicholson & Assoc., PO Box 1166, 1515 Palisades Dr., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272–2113, U.S.A. Films as Cinematographer: 1974 Between Wars...

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Governor Rendell Signs Senate Bill 1166.
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