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Alexander II
Alexander II 1198-1249, king of Scotland (1214-49), son and successor of William the Lion. He joined the English barons in their revolt against King John of England in 1215. Though he made his peace with John's successor, Henry III, in 1221, there was later friction that almost led to war. In 1237,... Read more
Eastern Bulgars
Eastern Bulgars , Turkic-speaking people, who possessed a powerful state (10th-14th cent.) at the confluence of the Volga and the Kama, E European Russia. The Bulgars appeared on the Middle Volga by the 8th cent. and became known as the Eastern, Volga, or Kama Bulgars. Another branch of the same peo... Read more
Le Roman de la Rose
Le Roman de la Rose , French poem of 22,000 lines in eight-syllable couplets. It is in two parts. The first (4,058 lines) was written (c.1237) by Guillaume de Lorris and was left unfinished. It is an elaborate allegory on the psychology of love, often subtle and charming. The second part was writt... Read more
Conrad IV
Conrad IV 1228-54, German king (1237-54), king of Sicily and of Jerusalem (1250-54), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II . He was elected (1237) king of the Romans at his father's instigation after Frederick had deposed Conrad's older brother Henry in Germany. Archbishop Siegfried II of Mainz w... 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
Ryazan
Ryazan , city (1989 pop. 515,000), capital of Ryazan region, E central European Russia, on the Oka River. Industries include oil refining, lignite processing, and the manufacture of machine tools and agricultural and transport equipment. The city has extensive piers, and river trade is carried on in... Read more
Holy Roman Emperors
Holy Roman Emperors HOLY ROMAN EMPERORS ( including dates of reign ) Saxon dynasty Otto I, 936-73 Otto II, 973-83 Otto III, 983-1002 Henry II, 1002-24 Salian or Franconian dynasty Conrad ... Read more
Teutonic Knights
Teutonic Knights or Teutonic Order , German military religious order founded (1190-91) during the siege of Acre in the Third Crusade. It was originally known as the Order of the Knights of the Hospital of St. Mary of the Teutons in Jerusalem. The order was one of nobles, and the knights took the... Read more
Russia
Russia officially the Russian Federation, Rus. Rossiya, republic (2005 est. pop. 143,420,000), 6,591,100 sq mi (17,070,949 sq km). The country is bounded by Norway and Finland in the northwest; by Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, and Ukraine in the west; by Georgia and Azerbaijan in the southwest; a... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "1237"

Batu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...conquered the northeastern Rus principalities (1237 – 1238) and subsequently that...the Qipchaqs, as well as the quriltai of 1237, which planned the campaign against the...the campaigns in Rus and eastern Europe (1237 – 1241). G ü y...
Conrad IV
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Conrad IV (1228–54) German king (1237–54) and King of Sicily and Jerusalem (1250...Frederick II , he was elected German king (Emperor-elect, 1237). When Pope Innocent IV deposed Frederick in 1245 and named...
York, treaty of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History York, treaty of, 1237. The kings of Scotland had long-standing ambitions to acquire Cumberland...12th cent. David I ruled at Newcastle and died at Carlisle. But in 1237 at York, under papal auspices, Alexander II and his brother-in...
Trade Routes
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...salt trade, lasted well into the second century of Mongol-Tatar domination of the rest of Russia (1237 – 1387). The Mongol Yoke (1237 – 1556) isolated the Russians from the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the High Gothic...
Serfdom
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...era of Russia in the early period of the "Mongol yoke," from 1237 to 1300 or even 1350) and thus the sole extant conflict-resolution...issue. While there may have technically been serfdom between 1237 and 1300 or 1350, the reality was certainly such that no peasant...
palatinates
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...acquired palatinate privileges, its tenants-in-chief holding directly of the earl and paying all taxes to him. But after 1237 the earldom was taken into the crown and became in due course part of the territories of the princes of Wales. Not until 1543...
Russia
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Vladimir I adopted Greek Orthodox Christianity as the state religion in 988. Vladimir and Kiev vied for political supremacy. In 1237–40, the Mongol Tatars conquered Russia and established the Golden Horde . Saint Alexander Nevski became Great Khan...
Cheshire
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...sheared) in the 10th cent., the county boundaries conformed to roughly their present extent by the 12th cent. palatinate from 1237 when the earldom passed to the crown, though sparsely inhabited, Cheshire was not rich in castles despite its border position...
Guillaume de Lorris
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Guillaume de Lorris The French poet Guillaume de Lorris (ca. 1210-ca. 1237) was the author of the first part of the "Romance of the Rose, " the most popular work in medieval French literature. The only...
Alexander Nevsky
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Prince of Pereiaslavl and Novgorod. When his father moved to Kiev in 1236, Alexander succeeded him as prince of Novgorod. In 1237 Mongols began to invade Russia from the east, while in the west the Swedes and the Germanic Sword Knights of Livonia pressed...

Dictionary entries related to "1237"

Jordanus De Nemore
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Saxony), the master general of the Dominican order from 1222 to 1237, has been made on the basis of a statemetn by Nicholas Trivet...master general of the Dominican order during the years 1229-1237, the year of his death, Jordanus of Saxony could hardly have...
York, treaty of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History York, treaty of, 1237. The kings of Scotland had long‐standing ambitions to acquire...12th cent. David I ruled at Newcastle and died at Carlisle. But in 1237 at York, Alexander II and his brother‐in‐law...
Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon (1186–1237 CE). Leader of Egyptian Jewry, philosopher, and son of Maimonides . He introduced various new ritual practices, influenced...
Dereham
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...director of the new fabric, and supervised at least the building of the Lady Chapel (1225) and the eastern arm of the Cathedral (1237). In 1233 he was in charge of the King's Works at Winchester Castle, Hants. Reading between the lines he was probably an...
Bhuvanekabāhu
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism Bhuvanekabāhu. King of Sri Lanka from 1237 to 1284 renowned for his piety and for having appointed scribes to copy the whole of the Pāli Canon, which he then...
Ozymandias
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Ozymandias a corruption ( Osymandias ) of the prenomen of Ramses II of Egypt ( c. 1304– c. 1237 bc), of whom a colossal 57-foot statue, now surviving only in fragments, once stood at Thebes. The name became widely known...
Peterborough, diocese of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...Northamptonshire and parts of Cambridgeshire and Leicestershire, was founded by Henry VIII in 1541 out of the Lincoln diocese. The cathedral was built between 1118 and 1237 as the Benedictine abbey church. Catherine of Aragon was buried there.
Chester
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...particularly the Welsh; the castle was commenced and a hereditary earldom created, though this title reverted to the crown in 1237. Although Chester prospered as an administrative centre, the port was no longer viable by 1600 because of silting. Granted...
Cheshire
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...x2019; in the 10th cent., the county boundaries conformed to roughly their present extent by the 12th cent. Palatinate from 1237 when the earldom passed to the crown, Cheshire was not rich in castles despite its border position; large country houses...
Peterborough
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...came to be called ‘Peterborough’. This church having been burnt in 1116, the foundations of a new one were laid in 1117; it was completed in 1237, and in 1541 it became the cathedral of the newly constituted diocese.

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Personal Insurance Federation Members Oppose SB 1237; Negotiations Are Not Acceptable.
Business Wire; 7/2/1999; 562 words ; ...with the insurance industry to pass SB 1237 by Senator Martha Escutia, D-Montebello...the personal injury lawyers to pass SB 1237. "Please be advised that PIFC and its membership do not support SB 1237 because it is pure and simple, a reinstatement...
Aladdin to Demonstrate New Cardio-based Biometric Authentication Technology at RSA Show Booth #1237.
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CRTC: Telecom Order CRTC 98-1237.
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CRTC: Telecom Order CRTC 99-1237 >T.
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[1237] Tax-free bona fide redundancy payment: ATO Decision Impact Statement.
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Meralco IPPs charge cheaper by P0.1237/kwh.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 5/1/2005; 700+ words ; Byline: MYRNA M. VELASCO On the other hand, if the Meralco IPPs would be dispatched at 55.06 percent, same as in March, their average generation rate would be P4.4853 per kWh. The incessant debate on who sells the cheaper power to the largest utility firm was opened anew last week; when there was
EDM drilling machine runs six consecutive jobs with single setup-Belmont, Booth 1237.
Magazine article from: Modern Machine Shop; 5/1/2007; ; 591 words ; The SY-4060 CNC high speed EDM drilling machine features a Windows-based operating system and USB/Ethernet connectivity. According to the company, this system reduces the margin of error associated with manual entry by enabling easy transfer of programs from a PC to the machine. Other features
Daily call-in policy does not violate FMLA: Bacon v. Hennepin County Medical Center, 8th Cir., No. 08-1237 (Dec. 22, 2008).(Court Report)(Family and Medical Leave Act)(Case overview)
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Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 7/20/1997; ; 700+ words ; In 1909, furniture maker Gustav Stickley lauded the bungalow in his book "Craftsman Homes." It is "a house reduced to its simplest form," he wrote, "one that never fails to harmonize with its surroundings because its low, broad proportions and absolute lack of ornamentation give it a character so