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91Competitors for the Crown of Scotland — With the death of Alexander III of Scotland in 1286 without a male heir, the throne of Scotland had become the possession of the three year old Margaret, Maid of Norway, the granddaughter of the King. In 1290 the Guardians of Scotland, who had… …
92William, Duke of Austria — William, Duke of Austria, known as the Ambitious , Duke of Inner Austria (c. 1370 ndash; July 15, 1406 in the same place), was a member and head of the Leopoldinian Line, ruler of Carinthia, Styria and Carniola.Born in Vienna, he was the oldest… …
93Strickland (surname) — Strickland Coat of Arms The English surname Strickland is derived from the Norse word Stercaland, which is found in Westmorland to the south of Penrith. It did not become a family name until after 1179, when Walter de Castlecarrock married… …
94Helen of Galloway — Helen of Galloway, (b.c. [1208] , Wigtownshire, Scotland –1245), also known as Ela, was the daughter and co heiress of Alan, Lord of Galloway and [Hilda or Helen de L Isle] daughter of Rognvald Sumarlidasson, Lord of the Isles and Fonia of Moray …
95Eleanor of Castile — For others known sometimes by same name, see Leonora of Castile :: For other Eleanors of England, see Eleanor of England (disambiguation) Infobox British Royalty|majesty|consort name =Eleanor of Castile title =Queen consort of England caption =… …
96English country house — The English country house can be vast or comparatively small and of great or little architectural merit. The English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned… …
97Hugh Despenser the Younger — Hugh Despenser, 1st Lord Despenser (1286 ndash; 24 November 1326, sometimes referred to as the younger Despenser , was the son and heir of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester, by Isabel Beauchamp, daughter of William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of… …
98Bigorre — (Gascon: Bigòrra ) is region in southwest France, historically an independent county and later a French province, located in the upper watershed of the Adour, on the northern slopes of the Pyrenees, part of the larger region known as Gascony.… …
99Adrian Scrope — Colonel Adrian Scrope (c. 1601 17 October 1660) was the twenty seventh of the fifty nine Commissioners who signed the Death Warrant of King Charles I. From the Scrope familyAdrian Scrope occupied the Scrope mansion at Wormsley, Oxfordshire and… …
100Ida, Countess of Boulogne — Ida of Boulogne (c. 1160 ndash; 1216), was Countess of Boulogne. She was the eldest daughter of Matthew of Alsace by Marie, Countess of Boulogne. Her maternal grandparents were King Stephen of England and Matilda of Boulogne.Her mother had been… …
