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Adrian I

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Adrian I d. 795, pope (772-95), a Roman; successor of Stephen IV. At Adrian's urging, Charlemagne crossed the Alps and defeated the Lombard king, Desiderius , who had annexed papal territory. That defeat marked the end of the Lombard kingdom. Charlemagne, during the siege of Pavia, went to Rome (774) and there confirmed the donation of Pepin to the Papal States and joined additional provinces to it. Adrian in turn confirmed Charlemagne's title of patrician of the Romans, thereby acknowledging Charlemagne's protectorate over all Italy. Adrian supported Empress Irene in her struggle... Read more

Adrian, Gilbert
ADRIAN, Gilbert American designer Born: Gilbert Adrian Greenburgh in Naugatuck, Connecticut, 3 March 1903. Education...September 1959 in Los Angelos, California. Publications By ADRIAN: Articles "Do American Women Want Clothes?" in Harper's... Read more

Edgar Douglas Adrian
Edgar Douglas Adrian The English neurophysiologist Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian of Cambridge (born 1889), shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Sir Charles Sherrington for their discoveries regarding the functions of neurons... Read more

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	Adrian IV, The English Pope (1154-1159): Studies and Texts.(Book Review) ; Adrian IV, The English Pope (1154-1159): Studies and Texts. Edited...Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate, 2003. xvi + 343 pp. $84.95 cloth. Pope Adrian IV is largely remembered as the answer to a trivia question...pope?) or as a footnote in Anglo-Irish history. In fact, Adrian and his pontificate are worthy of more ... Read more
	My labour of love for Adrian; The partner of the late poet Adrian Henri tells Peter Grant why his voice will be heard in 08.(News) ; ADRIAN Henri is involved in the Capital of Culture celebrations...would have simply been at the forefront of the creativity. Adrian died in Liverpool in December 2000, aged 68, following...am looking forward to putting on some art exhibitions of Adrian's work in Liverpool in 2008; I am searching for the ... Read more
	Adrian IV the English Pope (1154-1159): Studies and Texts ; Adrian IV the English Pope (1154-1159): Studies and Texts. Edited...Hertfordshire, of Nicholas Breakspear, who was to become Pope Adrian IV (1154-1159), "the English pope" (a historical anomaly...only Englishman to sit on the papal throne" (p. ix). But Adrian IV is not simply the proceedings of that ... Read more
	'Cappuccino Years' keeps Adrian Mole series perking.(Arts and Lifestyle) ; Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years, by Sue Townsend (Soho Press; $24) Before Bridget Jones was even a gleam in Helen Fielding's eye, there was diarist extraordinaire Adrian Mole. Neurotic, self-involved and witty, Adrian first burst onto the British literary scene in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, ... Read more
	[ Adrian Zamora expected to spend a quiet 13th birthday at home Thursday, but a Carson sheriff's detective showed up at his door.... ] ; Adrian Zamora expected to spend a quiet 13th birthday at home...however. It was GameStop in Carson. "It's super cool," Adrian said after Trejo purchased a PlayStation Portable video...backpack, replaced the Sony PSP that a thug stole from Adrian's hands in a street robbery six months ago. "I felt so... Read more
	Adrian residents face heavier burden if plant stands vacant. ; Byline: Jason Roberson ADRIAN, Mich. _ There is no Plan B for City...vacate by January 2008. If he doesn't, Adrian's 21,574 residents should expect to...For companies interested in coming to Adrian, or taking over the Delphi plant, the... Read more
	Forget about Tinseltown, I'd rather be in Wigtown; LOCAL HERO: BAFTA WINNER ADRIAN HAS ACHIEVED THE ULTIMATE ACCOLADE - MOBBED BY TEENAGERS AT THE BUS STOP.(Features) ; ADRIAN McDOWELL has become a local hero in the small community...took the opportunity to arrive home in style, unassuming Adrian caught the bus from London back to his home - and was chased...1100, has already starred in one award-winning film by Adrian. Now it is set to star in a further two - and every ... Read more
	Remembering columnist Adrian Gwin ; Adrian Gwin That is with one "n," please! Certainly most of you know that the loveable local character of the Fourth Estate, Adrian Gwin, has died. He died in the state of New Mexico where...restaurant or on short shopping trips, I was saddened. Here was Adrian in a walker, moving slowly, and his wife Dot ... Read more
	Adrian's Journey begins ...(News) ; Byline: GEMMA CASTLE , Examiner reporter Adrian Sudbury knows this week can make all the...fit and healthy only a few months ago. Adrian, who has been battling with leukaemia...could save his life. For some time now, Adrian has been talking about his ordeal - he... Read more
	SURVIVOR ADRIAN IS HELD OVER BASEBALL BAT ATTACK; He spends a night in cells.(News) ; Byline: ANDREW BUCKWELL SURVIVOR contestant Adrian Baukham was last night being held by police...baseball attack left a man badly hurt. Adrian, 22, was quizzed for several hours over...near Rochester, Kent, early yesterday. Adrian - who had a brief affair with pounds 1million... Read more

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	Dressmaker for stars and secretaries: couturier Adrian dressed some of MGM's biggest stars--then took his designs to the mass market. (culture).(Adrian; costume design; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York)(Brief Article)
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	FOOTBALL: Final farewell for Adrian.

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