- Tancred
- biographical name 1078?-1112 Norman leader in 1st Crusade
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Tancred
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Tancred — or Tankred is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, coming from thank (thought) and rad (counsel), meaning well thought advice . It was used in the High Middle Ages mainly by the Normans and especially associated with the Hauteville family… … Wikipedia
Tancred — Tancred. Mild und buhlerisch weht der Westwind über die blauen Wogen des neapolitanischen Meeres. Wie eine purpurne Idylle erglänzt die Insel Capri in den Strahlen der Abendsonne, und Tiberius bleicher, grauenhafter Schatten birgt sich scheu in… … Damen Conversations Lexikon
Tancred — Tancred, 1) T. von Hauteville, Normanne, zog mit seinen 12 Söhnen zur See auf Abenteuer aus, segelte durch die Meerenge von Gibraltar, landete in Apulien u. kämpfte um 1036 als Söldner der Griechen gegen die Sarazenen u. bekam Apulien zum Lehn.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Tancred — Tancred, s. Tankred … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Tancred — Tancred, Normanne, mütterlicherseits dem Geschlechte der in Unteritalien herrschenden Hauteville angehörig, nahm mit seinem Oheim Boemund 1095 das Kreuz, bewies sich bei Nicäa, Doryläum, vor Antiochia, Jerusalem und Askalon als einen der ersten… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Tancred — • Prince of Antioch, born about 1072; died at Antioch, 12 Dec., 1112 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Tancred — [taŋ′krid] 1078? 1112; Norman leader of the 1st Crusade … English World dictionary
Tancred — /tang krid/, n. 1078? 1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade. * * * died Feb. 20, 1194, Palermo King of Sicily (1190–94), the last of the Norman rulers. He rebelled twice (1155, 1161) against his uncle William I of Sicily, and he gained the… … Universalium
Tancred — Norman (q.v.) adventurer like his uncle Bohemund (q.v.), both of whom participated in the First Crusade (q.v.). Renowned for his bravery, he was among the first to surmount the walls of Jerusalem (q.v.) in the siege of 1099. After the Turks (q … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Tancred — Tancrède Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Sens et origine du nom 2 Variantes 3 … Wikipédia en Français
Tancred, Prince of Galilee — Tancred (1075 – December 5 or December 12, 1112) was a Norman leader of the First Crusade who later became Prince of Galilee and regent of the Principality of Antioch. Tancred had a great grandfather with the same name, Tancred of Hauteville,… … Wikipedia
