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In the Middle Ages, a familiaris (plural familiares), more formally a familiaris regis ("familiar of the king") or familiaris curiae [1] ("of the court"), was, in the words of the historian W. L. Warren, "an intimate, a familiar resident or visitor in the [royal] household, a member of the familia, that wider family which embraces servants, confidents, and close associates."
According to the Hussite historian Vavřinec z Březové (Vavřinec of Březová), [19] who knew Žižka personally and referred to the events of 1419, the future Hussite leader then served as a familiaris regis Bohemiae (literally "a family member of the Bohemian king", i.e. a king's courtier). This is confirmed by later chronicles from the ...
Richard the Qaid (fl. 1166–1187) was a senior official (qāʾid, commander) of the royal council (curia regis or diwan) in the court of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily at Palermo during the latter years of the reign of William I of Sicily and during the regency of his wife, Margaret of Navarre, for their son William II.
Henry held the barony of Morra in the county of Conza. [1] He was a familiaris regis (member of the royal household) and a judge who sat on the Magna Curia (Great Court). [1] [2] Although the Magna Curia was reserved for professional jurists after 1221, [1] it is unlikely that Henry had any special training. [3]
The Bridge of San Luis Rey, by Thorton Wilder In Part IV of Familiaris, I give readers a kind of X-ray of John Sawtelle’s character by listing how he feels about certain novels, characters, and ...
Author David Wroblewski has reached special status among contemporary authors: a two-time selection for Oprah Winfrey's book club. Winfrey announced Tuesday that she had chosen “Familiaris,” a ...
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A document of 1240 refers to Conrad as "butler of the lord king and procurator of Swabia" (pincerna domini regis et Sweuie procurator). [18] Around February 1238, Frederick II charged Conrad, Godfrey of Hohenlohe, Conrad of Schmiedelfeld and Archbishop Siegfried of Mainz with raising an army in Germany to fight in Italy against the pope. [19]