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Louis III (863/65 – 5 August 882) was King of West Francia from 879 until his death in 882. Despite questions of his legitimacy and challenges against his ascendance to the monarchy, Louis would prove to be an effective leader during his reign, notable for the defeat of Viking invaders at the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu in August 881 that would later be immortalized in the poem Ludwigslied.
Louis XIV of France, the 'Sun King' Louis XV of France (died 1774), called the Louis the Beloved; Louis XVI of France (died 1793) executed in the revolution; Louis XVII of France (died 1795), died in prison, never anointed as king; Louis XVIII of France (died 1824), Louis XIX of France (died 1844), nominally king for less than an hour; Louis ...
Louis III may refer to: Louis the Younger, sometimes III of Germany (835–882) Louis III of France (865–882) Louis the Blind, Louis III, Holy Roman Emperor, (c. 880–928) Louis the Child, sometimes III of Germany (893–911) Louis III, Count of Chiny (died 1189) Ludwig III of Thuringia (ruled 1172–1190), see Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
"Turn! Turn! Turn!", also known as or subtitled "To Everything There Is a Season", is a song written by Pete Seeger in 1959. [1] The lyrics – except for the title, which is repeated throughout the song, and the final two lines – consist of the first eight verses of the third chapter of the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes. The song was originally released in 1962 as "To Everything There Is a ...
Later, in 1669, King Louis XIV of France banned all pointed knives in his Flemish provinces, insisting on blunt tips, in the hope that it would reduce knife crime. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In any table setting, the knife will typically be the piece to bear the maker's stamp on the blade.
The first page of Qu'est-ce que le Tiers Etat?. Qu'est-ce que le Tiers-État? (transl. What Is the Third Estate?) is an influential political pamphlet published in January 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution, by the French writer and clergyman Abbé Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (1748–1836). [1]
The king's army was led by Count Gozbert, [11] because Louis was only 16 years old at the time. [12] We do not know who led the Hungarians, inasmuch as the Grand Prince of the Hungarians in the ninth and tenth centuries never took part in a battle outside of the Hungarian territories, the campaigns being led by more minor military leaders ...
The Kingsmen's lead vocalist, Jack Ely, based his version on the recording by Rockin' Robin Roberts with the Fabulous Wailers, but unintentionally reintroduced Berry's original stop-time rhythm as he showed the other members how to play it with a 1–2–3, 1–2, 1–2–3 beat instead of the 1–2–3–4, 1–2, 1–2–3–4 beat on the ...