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Alexander of Masovia (Polish: Aleksander mazowiecki; 1400 - 2 June 1444) was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast from the Masovian branch.He was Bishop of Trento since 1425, titular Patriarch of Aquileia since 1439, Cardinal nominated by Antipope Felix V as titular of the diocese of St. Lawrence at Damascus (San Lorenzo in Damaso) since 1440, titular Bishop of Chur since 1442 and ...
Alexander of Masovia was born in 1400 in Plock, son of Ziemowit IV, Duke of Masovia. Ziemowit was of the line of the royal Polish house of the Piast; his wife, Alexandra, was the sister of Ladislav II, King of Poland. Alexander spent much of his boyhood at the court of his uncle the king. By the age of fourteen, when Alexander received his ...
- E. Ann Matter
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Alexander of Masovia was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast from the Masovian branch. He was Bishop of Trento since 1425, titular Patriarch of Aquileia since 1439, Cardinal nominated by Antipope Felix V as titular of the diocese of St. Lawrence at Damascus since 1440, titular Bishop of Chur since 1442 and rector at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna since 1442, a diplomat.
Feb 14, 2020 · 1 Alexander the Great: The Anabasis and the Indica by Arrian. 2 The History of Alexander by Quintus Curtius Rufus. 3 The First European: A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire by Pierre Briant. 4 The Persian Empire: A Corpus of Sources from the Achaemenid Period by Amélie Kuhrt. 5 Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault.
Top Ten Books. Naiden, F.S. Soldier, Priest, and God: A Life of Alexander the Great. Oxford, Oxford Univesity Press. Most accounts of Alexander the Great essentially ignored the reality that he was, in addition to soldier and leader, he was also a religious figure. As information of Alexander's campaign in the Near East has come to light over ...
Book 1. Available formats: Paperback (1) Alexander’s beauty, strength, and defiance were apparent from birth, but his boyhood honed those gifts into the makings of a king. His mother, Olympias, and his father, King Philip of Macedon, fought each other for their son’s loyalty, teaching Alexander politics and vengeance from the cradle.
Feb 1, 2000 · Both Nicholas and Alexandra with all their failings come truly alive, as does their almost storybook romance.” — Newsday “A magnificent and intimate picture . . . Not only the main characters but a whole era become alive and comprehensible.” — Harper’s “A larger-than-life drama.” — Saturday Review
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