Portuguese noble family of explorers João Vaz Corte-Real (died 1496), Portuguese explorer Miguel Corte-Real (c. 1448–1502), Portuguese explorer Gaspar Corte-Real...
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Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (December 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish conquistador who led...
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born into the noble Corte-Real family on Terceira in the Azores Islands, the youngest of three sons of Portuguese explorer João Vaz Corte-Real (c. 1420–1496)...
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Dom Aleixo (redirect from Aleixo Corte-Real)
Aleixo Corte-Real (1886 – May 1943), better known under the name of Dom Aleixo, was a noble Timorese chieftain (régulo) and a Portuguese hero during World...
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Barnes & Noble. It is located across the freeway from The Village at Corte Madera and the two shopping centers provide much of the city of Corte Madera's...
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Nobility (redirect from Royal and Noble)
nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles or simply formal functions (e.g., precedence), and vary by country and by...
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rights of Italian nobles after the republican constitution (promulgated in 1947) put an end to official recognition of nobility and noble titles.[citation...
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"one who rules by himself.” Many titles listed may also be used by lesser nobles – non-sovereigns – depending on the historical period and state. The sovereign...
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The Corte-Real family (also Côrte-Real and Corte Real) is a Portuguese noble family dating back to 14th century, originating in Tavira. The family is famous...
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son of Hernán Cortés and Doña Marina (La Malinche), nicknamed "El Mestizo". Illegitimate by birth, Doña Marina's son Martín lacked the noble title of don...
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Doña Leonor Cortés Moctezuma (c. 1528 – before 1594) was the out-of-wedlock daughter of Hernán Cortés, conquistador of Mexico, and Doña Isabel Moctezuma...
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The Cortes also approved legislation and voted on tax issues. The Cortes was organised into four Estates or branches: the clergy, the great nobles (Spanish:...
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Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl (between 1568 and 1580, died in 1648) was a nobleman of partial Aztec noble descent in the Spanish Viceroyalty of...
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Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (redirect from Cortés Burns His Boats)
place between 1519 and 1521, this event saw the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, and his small army of European soldiers and numerous indigenous allies...
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be known as cortes (Castilian Spanish) or corts (Valencian Spanish). They began as advisory councils made up of the most powerful nobles and the feudal...
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Nosotros los Nobles, also called The Noble Family and We Are the Nobles, is a 2013 Mexican dark comedy film directed by Gary Alazraki, starring Gonzalo...
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the most important Valley ruler, in 1521. He was baptized as Don Juan Cortes. Nobles, who converted to Christianity, were permitted to keep their traditional...
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The Republic, a noble lie is a myth or a lie knowingly propagated by an elite to maintain social harmony. Plato presented the noble lie (γενναῖον ψεῦδος...
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Jerónimo Corte-Real (1533–1588) was a Portuguese epic poet, who was of noble Portuguese stock. He is sometimes regarded as the Portuguese Virgil. Jerónimo...
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The Cortes of Cádiz was a revival of the traditional cortes (Spanish parliament), which as an institution had not functioned for many years, but it met...
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Cortés (Castilian, Galician, Valencian), Cortês (Portuguese), Cortès (Catalan) is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, respectively. The surname...
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subsidies), was probably the most frequent reason for convening the Cortes. As the nobles and clergy were largely tax-exempt, setting taxation involved intensive...
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Royal court (redirect from Noble Court)
individuals constituted the court. These courtiers included the monarch or noble's camarilla and retinue, household, nobility, clergy, those with court appointments...
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the latter part of his life. Corte-Real was born in Goa, Portuguese India (present-day India), around 1710 into a noble family. His father's name was...
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102–103. Cortés, H. 1520, p. 69. Cortés, H. 1520, p. 71. Cortés, H. 1520, p. 70. Cortés, H. 1520, p. 72. Cortés, Hernan. 1520, p. 73. Cortés, H. 1520...
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Spanish nobility (redirect from Spanish noble)
the Spanish Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes, as well as those individuals appointed to one of Spain's three highest...
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Lady-in-waiting (redirect from Dame di Corte)
2020-02-25]. "Corte Portugueza. Casa de Suas Magestade" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2023. "Corte Portugueza...
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A noble house is an aristocratic family or kinship group, either currently or historically of national or international significance[clarification needed]...
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King to consult the Cortes before entering a war. Prelates, nobles, and commoners met separately in the three estates of the Cortes. In this meeting, new...
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Ducal Palace, Mantua (section Corte Vecchia)
northern Italy, built between the 14th and the 17th century mainly by the noble family of Gonzaga as their royal residence in the capital of their Duchy...
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