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Pepin III
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Guglielmo della Porta
Guglielmo della Porta , d. 1577, Italian sculptor. His early works are in Genoa. In 1546 he went to Rome, where he was employed by Pope Paul III in restoring certain antique statues. His principal work, the tomb of Paul III, shows the influence of Michelangelo.... Read more |
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Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III Singer, songwriter, actor |
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Edward Plantagenet 2nd earl of Warwick
Warwick, Edward Plantagenet, 2nd earl of (1475–99). Warwick's father was George, duke of Clarence (brother of Edward IV and Richard III), who was murdered when Warwick was 3. His mother was a daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker. On the death of his only son in 1484, Richard III is said... Read more |
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Paul III
Paul III 1468-1549, pope (1534-49), a Roman named Alessandro Farnese; successor of Clement VII. He was created cardinal by Alexander VI, and his influence increased steadily. A very astute church diplomat, he directed his efforts chiefly in aid of the reforming party. With his election a new era in... Read more |
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Paul IV
Paul IV 1476-1559, pope (1555-59), a Neapolitan named Gian Pietro Carafa; successor of Marcellus II. First superior of the Theatines (see Cajetan, Saint ), he was sternly ascetic. A leading reformer, he organized the Inquisition set up by Paul III. As pope, he labored to purify the clergy and... Read more |
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Pius IV
Pius IV 1499-1565, pope (1559-65), a Milanese named Giovanni Angelo de' Medici; successor of Paul IV. He was probably not related to the great Medici family. His career in Rome began in 1527, and he held increasingly important offices under Clement VII, Paul III (who made him a cardinal), and... Read more |
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Jacques Paul Migne
Jacques Paul Migne , 1800-1875, French publisher of theological works, a Roman Catholic priest (ordained 1824). He set up a printing press in Paris and printed many religious and theological works. His principal publication was called Patrologia, an ambitious project the aim of which was to... Read more |
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Basil III
BASIL III (1479–1533), grand prince of Moscow, sovereign of all Russia (since 1505), the eldest son of Ivan III and Sophia Paleologue. Basil III continued the policy of his father in unifying Russian lands; under his rule, the last semi-autonomous polities, such as Pskov (1510), Ryazan (c.... Read more |
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University of Montpellier
University of Montpellier at Montpellier, France; founded 1220 by Cardinal Conrad and confirmed by papal bull. The university was suppressed during the French Revolution and replaced by faculties of medicine, pharmacy, science, and letters of the Univ. of France. It was reestablished as a... Read more |
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OBIT - HICKS, PAUL PRESTON
Paul Preston Hicks, 92, passed away Wednesday...They had one son, Dr. Paul P. Hicks, Jr., a dentist...Virginia; one son, Dr. Paul P. Hicks, Jr. and wife...Virginia; two grandchildren, Paul P. ... |
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OBIT - HICKS, LUCILE ATKINS
Lucile Atkins Hicks, 94, passed away on...Hicks was the wife of Paul P. Hicks. They had one son, Dr. Paul P. Hicks Jr., a dentist...Va. Survivors are Paul P. Hicks Jr. and his...grandchildren, ... |
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FIRMS TO BUY REGAL CINEMA; HICKS MUSE, KKR TO PAY $1.5 BILLION IN...
...Fessler Bloomberg News Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst...folded into KKR's Act III Cinemas and Hicks Muse...United Artists and Act III have always been aggressive...producer Norman Lear's Act III chain for $660 million...percent 12 years ago, said ... |
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H.F. Propps, Foreign Service Officer, Dies
...Cecile Propps of Vienna. PAUL A. MULLER WSSC Engineer Paul A. Muller, 71, an instrumentation...grandchildren. MARIE STONE HICKS Annapolis Funeral Director Marie Stone Hicks, 74, funeral director...married Charles E. Hicks ... |
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FUNERAL NOTICES
...Brian) Clark; sons, Paul and Thomas (Suzanne...Broadway Blvd. Glenn B. Hicks, Jr. and then there...1, 1926 to Glenn B. Hicks and Ruth Stager Hicks, died May 27, 2011...children, Glenn B. Hicks III (Sally) and Deborah... |
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Anne Arundel Home Sales
...Roger D. Cheeks to Paul F. and Lynne M. O...Clarence Cornwell III to James and Thankamma...8-Charles E. Hicks III, trustee, to Amanda...to Samuel M. Evans III, $305,000. BRASSIE...Steven D. Hardesty to Paul and Jennifer ... |
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FOR THE RECORD
...Ashley M. Young, 26. Paul A. Billingsley, 27; Ashley...47. Lemmie C. Griggs III, 29; Alexis V. Johnson...Eason, 64. Willie H. Hicks III, 22; Chelsey L. Fajnor...25. Charles T. Butts III, 35; Jennifer L. Dorman... |
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OBIT - Capell Betty Jean Hicks
CAPELL Betty Jean Hicks Betty Jean Hicks Capell passed away on January...February 18, 2012, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in...parents, Jackson Monroe Hicks and Elizabeth South Hicks...grandchildren, William Capell III, ... |
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Who's News.
...management. Thomas G. Hicks III has transferred to Morgan Stanley in Salt Lake City. Hicks managed $200 million in...assets. Thomas L. Dooley III and Nicolas P. Bicking...Fla., branch office: Paul Mirabella, a $650,000... |
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Honor Roll
...Adam Henson, Charles Hicks III, James Holley, Julian...Jill Grabosky, Tasha Hicks, Ashley Hubbard, Latasha...Pedro Stewart, John Swain III, Michael Taylor, Rebecca...12th grade: Sam Arnett, Paul Atkisson, Sarah Baciu... |