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• Pope Honorius III —     Pope Honorius III     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Honorius III     (Cencio Savelli)     Born at Rome, date of birth unknown; died at Rome, 18 March, 1227. For a time he was canon at the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, then he became papal… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Adrian I —     Pope Adrian I     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Adrian I     From about 1 February, 772, till 25 December, 795; date of birth uncertain; d. 25 December, 795. His pontificate of twenty three years, ten months, and twenty four days was… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Pope John VI —     Pope John VI     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John VI     (701 705).     A Greek, the date of whose birth is unknown; d. 11 January, 705. He ascended the papal throne 30 October, 701. Some time during his reign there came to Rome from… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Accursed Kings — ( fr. Les Rois Maudits), is a sequence of seven historical novels by Maurice Druon, of the French Academy.The seven books are::I. Le Roi de fer (The Iron King):II. La Reine étranglée (The Strangled Queen):III. Les Poisons de la couronne (The… …   Wikipedia