War of the Lombards — The War of the Lombards (1228 ndash;1242) was a civil war in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Kingdom of Cyprus between the Lombards (also called the imperialists), the representatives of the Emperor Frederick II, largely from Lombardy, and the… … Wikipedia
Liutprand, King of the Lombards — Liutprand was the king of the Lombards from 712 to 744 and is chiefly remembered for his Donation of Sutri, in 728, and his long reign, which brought him into a series of conflicts, mostly successful, with most of Italy. He profited by Byzantine… … Wikipedia
Kingdom of Lombardy — The Kingdom of Lombardy could refer to: *Kingdom of the Lombards *Kingdom of Italy (medieval) *Kingdom of Lombardy Venetia … Wikipedia
Lombards — The Lombards (Latin Langobardi , whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from Northern Europe who settled in the valley of the Danube and from there invaded Byzantine Italy in 568 under the… … Wikipedia
The Slavs — The Slavs † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Slavs I. NAME A. Slavs At present the customary name for all the Slavonic races is Slav. This name did not appear in history until a late period, but it has superseded all others. The… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Benedictine Order — The Benedictine Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… … Catholic encyclopedia
Kingdom of Germany — The Kingdom of Germany grew out of East Francia in the tenth century. [Gillingham (1991), p. 124, calls it a single, indivisible political unit throughout the middle ages ; Robinson, Pope Gregory , p. 729.] The eastern partition of the Treaty of… … Wikipedia
Kingdom of Italy (medieval) — The Kingdom of Italy ( Regnum Italiae or Regnum Italicum ) was a creation of the Lombards who invaded the Italian peninsula, following the destruction of the Ostrogothic Kingdom, in 568. The Lombard kingdom proved to be more stable than its… … Wikipedia
Kingdom of Croatia (Medieval) — The Kingdom of Croatia was an independent state from circa 925 until 1102 covering most of what is today Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Balkans. The state was ruled mostly by native Croats of Trpimirović dynasty until 1102, when the… … Wikipedia
The Anglo-Saxon Church — The Anglo Saxon Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Anglo Saxon Church I. ANGLO SAXON OCCUPATION OF BRITAIN The word Anglo Saxon is used as a collective name for those Teutonic settlers the foundation stock of the English race… … Catholic encyclopedia