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Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
15th century depiction of Louis and Ada's wedding. Louis II was count of Loon from 1191 to 1218. He was the son of Gerard, Count of Looz, and Adelaide of Gelderland, daughter of Henry I, Count of Guelders, and Agnes of Arnstein, daughter of Louis III of Arnstein. He also claimed to be the legitimate Count of Holland during the Loon War (1203 ...
Count Gerard (or Gerhard) of Loon (died 1191), was son and successor of Louis I, Count of Loon, and Agnes of Metz. He was count of Loon (in modern Belgium ) and of Rieneck (in Germany ). Because of a widespread misunderstanding concerning a document from 1101, some generations earlier, he is sometimes wrongly referred to as the second Gerard in ...
Flying/Sporting is the name of one of three main groupings of breeds of domesticated pigeons used by pigeon fanciers in the United States. The other two are Fancy and Utility. Vienna Highflier. These groupings, which can be somewhat arbitrary, are useful mainly in the context of a pigeon show.
Louis III, Count of Looz (died 15 May 1243), also known as Ludwig (Latin Lodevicus) was Count of Loon and of Rieneck. He was the son of Gerard, Count of Rieneck (died 1216), and Cunegonde von Zimmern, who was in turn the son of another Count Gerard who was also count of both Rieneck and Loon (died 1191).
Louis married Agnes of Metz, the daughter of Folmar V, Count of Metz, and Matilda of Dagsburg. Based upon her ancestry, Louis was able to successfully lay claim to Kolmont and Bilzen. [3] [4] Agnes commissioned Hendrik van Veldeke to write his "Life of Saint Servatius". [5] Louis I served as burgrave of Metz from 1159 to 1162.
The Saxon Colour pigeons are a group of Saxon breeds of fancy pigeons developed over many years of selective breeding. [1] Saxon Colour pigeons, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons , are all descendants from the rock pigeon ( Columba livia ).
G.I. Joe (March 24, 1943 – June 3, 1961) was a pigeon noted for his service in the United States Army Pigeon Service. The bird was one of the homing pigeons used during World War II for communication and reconnaissance purposes. G.I. Joe had the name tag Pigeon USA43SC6390. [1]