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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Theobald
Britannica 11thTHEOBALD (d. 1161), archbishop of Canterbury, was of Norman parentage, but the date of his birth is unknown. Early in life he entered the great abbey of Bee, of which he became prior in 1127 and abbot ten years later. In 1138 he was selected by Stephen, king o ...
Vol. 26, pp. 760-760
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Eustace
Britannica 11th... number of barons to do homage to Eustace as their future king; but the primate, Theobald, and the other bishops declined to perform the coronation ceremony on the ground that the Roman curia had declared against the claim of Eustace. The death of Eustace, whic ...
Vol. 9, pp. 956-957
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Eustace Iv
Britannica 11th... number of barons to do homage to Eustace as their future king; but the primate, Theobald, and the other bishops declined to perform the coronation ceremony on the ground that the Roman curia had declared against the claim of Eustace. The death of Eustace, whic ...
Vol. 9, pp. 956-957
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Thann
Britannica 11th... ndustries, and excellent wine is grown there. The (Roman Catholic) church of St Theobald (1351) is an elegant specimen of Gothic, and has a remarkably fine tower (1450-1516), 266 ft. high. Above the town are the ruins of the castle of Engelburg, destroyed by T ...
Vol. 26, pp. 725-725
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