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Rudolph III (French: Rodolphe, German: Rudolf; c. 970 – 6 September 1032), called the Idle or the Pious, was the king of Burgundy from 993 until his death. He was the last ruler of an independent Kingdom of Burgundy , and the last legitimate male member of the Burgundian line of the Elder House of Welf .
The Sword of Saints Cosmas and Damian (10th century), thought to have been a gift by Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor to the Essen Abbey. Displayed at the Essen Cathedral Treasury. [28] [29] The Sabre of Charlemagne (early 10th century), an early sabre of Hungarian (Magyar) type falsely reputed to have belonged to the ruler Charlemagne.
One Piece Grand Collection is a social-network game by Namco Bandai. It has 1 million users. [1] Namco Bandai started work on the game with the goal of 10 Billion Yen in annual sales. Gameplay revolves around collecting figurines and forming battle groups to defeat bosses. [2]
Rudolph II (c. 880 /885 – 12 or 13 July 937) [1] was King of Burgundy from 912 until his death in 937 and King of Italy from 922 to 926. He initially succeeded in Upper Burgundy . In 933, Rudolph acquired the Kingdom of Lower Burgundy ( Provence ) from King Hugh of Italy in exchange for the waiver of his claims to the Italian crown, thereby ...
Rudolph was born around 890, the son of Richard the Justiciar and Adelaide of Auxerre. [2] He inherited the Duchy of Burgundy from his father in 921 and married Emma, daughter of King Robert I of France. [2] He was elected to succeed his father-in-law, [3] who was killed at the Battle of Soissons against the deposed King Charles the Simple. [4]
The initial impression of Arcimboldo's Vertumnus was that it was joke due to the whimsical nature of the piece. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] However, Vertumnus was not meant to be presented only as a joke. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Rather, the use of fruits and vegetables were meant to display Rudolf II's "metamorphoses of power over the world for a ruler". [ 6 ]
Piece valuations have no role in the rules of chess but are useful as an aid to evaluating a position. The best-known system assigns 1 point to a pawn, 3 points to a knight or bishop, 5 points to a rook and 9 points to a queen. Valuation systems, however, provide only a rough guide; the true value of a piece can vary significantly depending on ...
Count Rudolph (or Rudolf) of Ponthieu (died 866) was a son of Welf (also Hwelf or Welf I) by Hedwig of Bavaria, and thus a brother of Judith of Bavaria, wife of Emperor Louis the Pious. Through Judith's influence, her brother Rudolph acquired and became Lay Abbot of the Abbeys of Saint Riquier and Jumieges.