Sentence examples for roman title from inspiring English sources

For this the Holy See granted him the Roman title of prince (1820; recognized in France 1822).

Upon the Bourbon Restoration, he was made a peer but objected to the constitutional oath, which he felt was derogatory to the papal rights; in gratitude, the Holy See granted him the Roman title of prince.

Whereas Otto I had laid no claim to the Roman title, Otto II (co-emperor 967; sole emperor 973 983), to bolster his claims against Basil II, proclaimed himself Roman emperor.

Oikonomou was a medieval Eastern Roman title for somebody who was in charge of a project or institution; it is still used by the Greek Orthodox church.

After the second Belgic invasion (following Caesar's raid in 55 bc) the coinage entered a historical phase through the addition (in Latin, and with Roman titles, etc). of the names of kings.

After the establishment of the Germanic kingdoms, kings such as Clovis in Gaul and Theodoric the Great in Italy were glad to accept Roman titles from the Byzantine emperor, who sought to maintain the formal unity of the Roman Empire by treating them as his vicars and lieutenants; but this was a short-lived expedient.

Earlier, Russia won the Greco-Roman title, defeating Iran in the final.

Dykun will lose the British -74kg greco-roman title he won in March, but none of his other competitive results are being investigated.

Gardner, 30, won the world Greco-Roman wrestling title in December.

Age 65 Club Unemployed Why he's right for Roman League titles at Real Madrid, Roma, Juventus and Milan, where he also won the European Cup in 1994.

Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez successfully defended his 120kg Greco-Roman wrestling title with victory over Heiki Nabi of Estonia.