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Pelagius became Pope Benedict I's successor on November 26, 579, without imperial confirmation. [2] Pelagius appealed for help from Emperor Maurice against the Lombards, but to no avail, forcing Pelagius to "buy" a truce and turn to the Franks, who invaded Italy, but left after being bribed by the Lombards. [1]
Pelagius (/ p ə ˈ l eɪ dʒ i ə s /; fl. c. 354–418) was a British theologian known for promoting a system of doctrines (termed Pelagianism by his opponents) which emphasized human choice in salvation and denied original sin. [1]
The Nomina regum catolicorum Legionensium ("Names of the Catholic Kings of León", Spanish: Nómina Leonesa) is a medieval regnal list of the kings of Asturias and León from Pelagius to Ramiro II. It is found in the Codex Vigilanus the Codex Rotensis. It was reportedly compiled in 929, although this was two years before the reign of Ramiro II.
Pelagius (Spanish: Pelayo; [1] c. 685 – 737) was a Hispano-Visigoth nobleman who founded the Kingdom of Asturias in 718. [2] Pelagius is credited with initiating the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors, and establishing the Asturian monarchy, making him the forefather of all the future Iberian monarchies, including the Kings of Castile, the Kings of ...
Pelagius never attempted to force the issue, and it was an Umayyad defeat elsewhere that probably set the stage for the Battle of Covadonga. On July 9, 721, a Muslim force that had crossed the Pyrenees and invaded Francia was defeated by them in the Battle of Toulouse (721) (now France ).
After 20 years, Clone High has returned with a second season after the teen animated series about a high school for clones of famous historical figures was revived by Max. Created by Bill Lawrence ...
The Kingdom of Asturias [3] was a kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula founded by the Visigothic nobleman Pelagius.It was the first Christian political entity to be established in the Iberian Peninsula after the Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania in 711-718. [4]
King Edward VIII may have abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, but according to biographer Andrew Morton’s latest book, Wallis in Love, their romance didn’t exactly have a happy ending.