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Constance

Constance

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Constance 1154-98, Holy Roman empress, wife of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI ; daughter of King Roger II of Sicily. She was named heiress of Sicily by her nephew King William II. On his death, however (1189), the Sicilian nobles, wishing to prevent German rule in Sicily, chose Constance's nephew Tancred of Lecce as William's successor. Henry VI conducted an unsuccessful campaign (1191) against Tancred during which Constance was captured but soon released. After Tancred's death (1194) Henry was crowned king of Sicily. When he died (1197) all of Italy revolted against German rule. In order to save the throne of Sicily for her infant son Frederick (later Holy Roman emperor as Frederick II ), Constance renounced the German kingship for Frederick and had him crowned (1198) king of Sicily. She was regent for her son; before her death she named Pope Innocent III his guardian.

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Constance

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Constance (Konstanz) City-port on Lake Constance, Baden-Württemberg, sw Germany. Founded as a Roman fort in the 4th century ad, it became a free imperial city in 1183, and was the site of the Council of Constance (1414–18) which ended the Great Schism. Constance passed to Austria in 1548 and to Baden in 1805. Notable sites include an 11th-century cathedral and the Kaufhaus (1388). Industries: tourism, textiles, chemicals. Pop. (2002 est.) 78,000.
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Constance

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Constance ♀ Medieval form of the Late Latin name Constantia, which is either a feminine derivative of Constans (see Constant) or an abstract noun meaning ‘constancy’. This was a popular name among the Normans, and was borne by, amongst others, the formidable Constance of Sicily (1158–98), wife of the Emperor Henry VI.

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Constance

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Copyright

Constance,
1. the heroine of ‘The Man of Law's Tale’ in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, 5;

2. in Shakespeare's King John, the mother of Arthur, the king's nephew.
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A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Constance ♀ (French) From Late Latin.
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Constance see Konstanz , Germany.

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Constance

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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