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Lobera, sword of Ferdinand III the Saint, Cathedral of Seville King Ferdinand III of Castile depicted with Lobera. The sword Lobera (Spanish: la espada lobera, literally: "the wolf-slaying sword") was the symbol of power used by Saint Ferdinand III of Castile, instead of the more traditional rod, and so the king will be depicted with orb and sword in hand.
The Second Estate is traditionally divided into noblesse d'épée ("nobility of the sword"), and noblesse de robe ("nobility of the robe"), the magisterial class that administered royal justice and civil government. The Second Estate constituted approximately 1.5% of France's population.
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First page of a 1555 version of the Siete Partidas, as annotated by Gregorio López.. The Siete Partidas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsjete paɾˈtiðas], "Seven-Part Code") or simply Partidas, was a Castilian statutory code first compiled during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile (1252–1284), with the intent of establishing a uniform body of normative rules for the kingdom.
The heraldic castle of Castile in homage to Queen Blanche (Sainte-Chapelle, Paris). The coat of arms of Castile was the heraldic emblem of its monarchs.Historian Michel Pastoureau says that the original purpose of heraldic emblems and seals was to facilitate the exercise of power and the identification of the ruler, due to what they offered for achieving these aims.
The Nuggets face the Bulls, Spurs and Nets and avoid Saturday's 10-game slate, too. Brown's had success against the Bulls this season (dropped a 12/11/6 line), and the Spurs will likely get blown ...
The Kingdom of Castile (1035−1230/1715) — a former kingdom in the historical Castile region of north-central Spain. The Crown of Castile (1230-1469/1715) — a composite kingdom consisting of, among others, the Kingdom of Castile