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Lucius III

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Lucius III d. 1185, pope (1181-85), a native of Lucca named Ubaldo Allucingoli; successor of Alexander III. He was a Cistercian with St. Bernard and was created a cardinal in 1141 by Innocent II. He was a successful diplomat under Alexander, notably in the peace negotiations (1177) with Roman Emperor Frederick I. During his reign his relations with Frederick were cool; Lucius refused to crown Henry VI, Frederick's son, and there was the perennial question of the lands of Matilda , countess of Tuscany. The pope and the emperor had a long conference at Verona in 1184 and there issued a joint... Read more
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus ( c. 4BC-AD 65), Roman dramatist, philosopher, satirist, and statesman...Gascoigne's Jocasta (1566); in Shakespeare's early plays, particularly Richard III ( c. 1593) (which shows what splendid results can be achieved when Senecan... Read more
Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus
Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus (b. Eatonton, Ga., 17 Sep. 1825; d. Macon, Ga., 23 Jan. 1893; interred St. Peter's Cemetery...political experience. Bibliography James B. Murphy , L. Q. C. Lamar, Pragmatic Patriot (1973). John W. Winkle III Read more

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