In theory at least, all Polish noblemen were social equals.

She was the daughter of obscure local noblemen called Magas and Antigone.

He wanted to become an engineer, but the local military engineering School accepted only sons of noblemen.

Glorious Revolution Disgruntled Protestant politicians and noblemen were in contact with Mary's husband as early as 1686.

His work was often illustrated with contemporary depictions of daily life, rarely with pictures of noblemen or kings.

Social tensions arose between the Christianity sympathetic noblemen and the pagan lower castes, staunchly faithful to their traditional religion.

This was based in part on the assistance of two Bruneian noblemen, Pengiran Seri Lela and Pengiran Seri Ratna.

He was contracted by various religious institutions, noblemen, and even the royal family to paint scenes from her life.

This was a major step forward for the traders, as formerly only samurai and noblemen were allowed to carry swords.

Mary's rule over Scotland was insecure, for both she and her husband, being Roman Catholics, faced a rebellion by Protestant noblemen.

Edward's court had been a martial one, based on the interdependence between the king and his most trusted noblemen as military captains.

In order to obtain it, she granted favours to the Hungarian noblemen and flattered them without conceding to all of their demands.

On 26 July 1572, the horde crossed the River Oka near Serpukhov, destroyed the Russian vanguard of 200 noblemen and advanced towards Moscow.

It was normal for unmarried Anglo Norman noblemen to have sexual relations with prostitutes and local women, and kings were also expected to have mistresses.

Upon achieving both goals, she showed her gift for theatrical displays by triumphantly holding her son and heir, Joseph, before the Diet, thereby gaining sympathy of the noblemen.

Throughout the century that followed, villagers and other peasants proved to be the greatest opponents of Christianisation, while missionaries often received the support of the edhilingui and other noblemen.

Until 1832, the parish of Fermentelos was governed by noblemen under the auspicious of the Foreign Judge , a ceremonial title holder that administered various lands owned by the monarch.

Betrayed by a group of noblemen which included many of his relatives, the bishop was forced to leave the town and seek refuge at his home castle at Cantiano.

Using lists prepared ahead of time, some 65,000 Polish intelligentsia, noblemen, clergy, and teachers were killed by the end of 1939 in an attempt to destroy Poland's identity as a nation.

Hagiographical origins From the year 1192 certain noblemen of Barcelona had formed a confraternity for the purpose of caring for the sick in hospitals, and also for rescuing Christian captives from the Moors.

But the revolts, which were assisted by war experienced noblemen like Götz von Berlichingen and Florian Geyer (in Franconia), and by the theologian Thomas Münzer (in Thuringia), were soon repressed by the territorial princes.

Of the named Normans who fought at Hastings, one in seven is stated to have died, but these were all noblemen, and it is probable that the death rate among the common soldiers was higher.

On 23 April, Arthur's body, which had previously been embalmed, sprinkled with holy water and sheltered with a canopy, was carried out of Ludlow Castle and into the Parish Church of Ludlow by various noblemen and gentlemen.

The engagement was not without controversy Philip had no financial standing, was foreign born (though a British subject who had served in the Royal Navy throughout the Second World War), and had sisters who had married German noblemen with Nazi links.

During the grim conditions of the epidemics, famine and ongoing Livonian War, Ivan grew suspicious that noblemen of the wealthy city of Novgorod were planning to defect, placing the city itself into the control of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Pedro Gonzales, Zorro's enemy but Diego's friend Zorro's deaf and mute servant Bernardo his ally Fray (Friar) Felipe his father Don Alejandro Vega and a group of noblemen ( caballeros ) who at first hunt him but are won over to his cause.

James's support began to dissolve almost immediately upon William's arrival Protestant officers defected from the English army (the most notable of whom was Lord Churchill of Eyemouth, James's most able commander), and influential noblemen across the country declared their support for the invader.

She was moved to Fotheringhay Castle in a four day journey ending on 25 September, and in October was put on trial for treason under the Act for the Queen's Safety before a court of 36 noblemen, including Cecil, Shrewsbury, and Walsingham.

Historian Jenny Wormald concluded that Mary was a tragic failure, who was unable to cope with the demands placed on her, but hers was a rare dissenting view in a post Fraser tradition that Mary was a pawn in the hands of scheming noblemen.