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9th century Thuringian ruler
Conrad (died 27 February 906), called the Old or the Elder, was the Duke of Thuringia briefly in 892–93. He was the namesake of the Conradiner family
Conrad,_Duke_of_Thuringia
Langrave of Thuringia and Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
Conrad was the youngest son of Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Sophia, a daughter of Otto I, Duke of Bavaria. His elder brother Louis IV of Thuringia
Conrad_of_Thuringia
King of East Francia from 911 to 918 AD
Duchy of Franconia from 906. Conrad was the son of duke Conrad of Thuringia (called the Elder) and his wife Glismoda, probably related to Ota, wife of the
Conrad_I_of_Germany
9th century Frankish nobleman
Conrad, Duke of Thuringia, who was the founder of the Conradine dynasty and father of Conrad I of Germany. One younger son, Rudolf, became Bishop of Würzburg
Udo_of_Neustria
13th-century king of Germany, Sicily, and Jerusalem
Isabella II of Jerusalem. He inherited the title of King of Jerusalem (as Conrad II) upon the death of his mother in childbirth. Appointed Duke of Swabia in
Conrad_IV_of_Germany
German nobleman and Duke of Thuringia from 880 to 892
was the Duke of Thuringia from 880 until his deposition in 892. Poppo, a Popponid (Elder House of Babenberg), was the younger brother of Henry of Franconia
Poppo,_Duke_of_Thuringia
Eastern Frontier, Merovingian Austrasia
The Duchy of Thuringia, later known as the Landgraviate of Thuringia, was a polity in medieval Thuringia, initially a duchy, and then a landgraviate. It
Duchy_of_Thuringia
of Babenberg, dux Thuringorum in 892, deposed 882–886 Egino, brother 892–906 Conrad, ancestor of the Conradiner dynasty 907–908 Burchard, last duke,
List_of_rulers_of_Thuringia
Franconian aristocratic dynasty (9th century - 1012)
Gebhard, Count of the Lahngau (d. 879) Udo, Count in the Lahngau Conrad, Duke of Thuringia (d. 906) Conrad I of Germany (d. 918), Duke of Franconia from
Conradines
Duke of Bohemia (r. 1140–58); King of Bohemia (r. 1158–73)
Soběslav in 1140 and, with the help of his brother-in-law, the king of Germany, Conrad III, he was elected Duke of Bohemia by the Bohemian nobility. At
Vladislaus II, Duke and King of Bohemia
Vladislaus_II,_Duke_and_King_of_Bohemia
German noblewoman (1170–1238)
Landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia; she was his second wife. They had the following children: Irmgard (b. 1197), married in 1211 to Count Henry I of Anhalt Louis
Sophia_of_Wittelsbach
Landgrave of Thuringia and Count Palatine of Saxony (died 1217)
joined a coalition against Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, and with his brother, Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia, suffered a short imprisonment after his
Hermann_I_of_Thuringia
German nobleman and throne claimant (c. 1204 – 1247)
to Conrad IV, but his contested reign lasted a mere nine months. Henry Raspe was born c. 1204 to Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia and Sophia of Wittelsbach
Henry_Raspe
Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 to 1137
was troubled by the constant intriguing of the Hohenstaufens, Duke Frederick II of Swabia and Duke Conrad of Franconia. He died while returning from a
Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor
Lothair_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Landgrave of Thuringia from 1140 to 1172
became the first landgrave of Thuringia, and his wife, Hedwig of Gudensberg. When Louis I died in 1140, King Conrad III of Germany enfeoffed the 12-year-old
Louis_II_of_Thuringia
Medieval Frankish stem duchy (906–1168)
"duke of Worms" ... Frederick (died 1105), called himself "Duke of Franconia" towards his death[citation needed] Conrad II (1116–25), titled "duke of the
Duchy_of_Franconia
Duke of Swabia, King of Jerusalem and Sicily (1252–1268)
Conrad III (25 March 1252 – 29 October 1268), called the Younger or the Boy, but usually known by the diminutive Conradin (German: Konradin, Italian: Corradino)
Conradin
Coat of arms of the German state of Thuringia
The coat of arms of the German state of Thuringia was introduced in 1990. Like the 1949 coat of arms of Hesse it is based on the Ludovingian lion barry
Coat_of_arms_of_Thuringia
(1223–1230), Conrad III, Duke of Spoleto (1227–1267), Rainald of Urslingen (1251–1276) Kings of Sardinia – Enzo of Sardinia (1238–1245) Imperial-Vicar of Tuscany
List of nobles and magnates within the Holy Roman Empire in the 13th century
List_of_nobles_and_magnates_within_the_Holy_Roman_Empire_in_the_13th_century
Town in Hesse, Germany
of duke of Franconia only after defeating the rival Babenberg counts in a battle near Fritzlar in 906, in which his father, Conrad, Duke of Thuringia
Fritzlar
Duke of Bavaria from 1180 (1117–1183)
intervention of Frederick. He was finally rewarded with the duchy of Bavaria on 16 September 1180 at Altenburg in Thuringia, after the deposition of Duke Henry
Otto_I,_Duke_of_Bavaria
Hohenstaufen Duke of Swabia (1090–1147)
Einäugige), was Duke of Swabia from 1105 until his death, the second from the Hohenstaufen dynasty. His younger brother Conrad was elected King of the Romans
Frederick_II_of_Swabia
German nobility. Conrad was the son of duke Conrad of Thuringia (called the Elder) and his wife Glismoda, probably related to Ota, wife of the Carolingian
911_German_royal_election
Series of conflicts between Hungary and other European powers
Battle of Eisenach in Thuringia; Egino, Duke of Thuringia was killed in this battle, along with Burchard, Duke of Thuringia, and Rudolf I, Bishop of Würzburg
Hungarian_invasions_of_Europe
Bishop of Würzburg
against Great Moravia. At the same time, his brother Conrad the Elder became Margrave of Thuringia, reflecting the influence the family held within East
Rudolf_I_(bishop_of_Würzburg)
Topics referred to by the same term
983–997 Conrad, Duke of Lorraine (c. 922 – 955) Conrad I of Burgundy (925–993) Conrad I of Spoleto, or Conrad of Ivrea (died 997) Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia
Conrad_I
German noble (c. 1175–1260)
of Schauenburg and Holstein-Kiel, (2) ∞ in 1265 Count Conrad I of Brehna John I (after 1248 – 30 July 1285, in Wittenberg upon Elbe), co-ruling Duke of
Albert_I,_Duke_of_Saxony
Saxon dynasty of German monarchs (919–1024)
Franconian duke Conrad I. Upon Otto's death in 912, his son Henry the Fowler succeeded him as Duke of Saxony. Henry had married Matilda of Ringelheim
Ottonian_dynasty
German duke (d. 937)
duchies. Duke Arnulf pursued a policy of independence from the East Frankish kings. Though in 911 he participated in the election of King Conrad I of Germany
Arnulf,_Duke_of_Bavaria
Margrave of Meissen
by Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of late Landgrave Louis IV, and her husband Duke Henry II of Brabant, as well as by Prince Siegfried I of Anhalt-Zerbst
Henry_III_of_Meissen
German duchess (c. 1210–1261)
margrave Conrad II of Lusatia. Albert's uncle Count Bernhard of Anhalt had received the Duchy of Saxony after the deposition of the Welf duke Henry the
Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Matilda_of_Brandenburg,_Duchess_of_Brunswick-Lüneburg
Austrian noble dynasty from c. 962 to 1246
spite of a promise of safe-conduct by Hatto was beheaded. Conrad the Younger became Duke of Franconia in 906 and King of East Francia (as Conrad I) in
House_of_Babenberg
King of East Francia from 919 to 936
Francia and duke of Franconia, died. Although Henry had rebelled against Conrad I between 912 and 915 over the lands in Thuringia, Conrad recommended
Henry_the_Fowler
Important title in medieval Western Europe
The first clear duke was Conrad the Elder, who was also Duke of Thuringia. In 906 he died and was succeeded as duke by his son, Conrad the Younger, who
Duke_of_the_Franks
Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1236–1279)
Albert married Elizabeth of Brabant (1243 – October 9, 1261), daughter of Duke Henry II of Brabant and Sophie of Thuringia. They had no children. After
Albert_I_of_Brunswick
Ruling dynasty in Franconia, Thuringia and Bavaria in the ninth century
in Thuringia in 882 and 883, but was killed in battle with the Magyars in 886 or 888 along with Duke Burchard of Thuringia, and Bishop Rudolf I of Würzburg
Popponids
Hungarian princess and Christian saint
as Elisabeth of Thuringia, was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary and the landgravine of Thuringia. Elizabeth was married at the age of 14, and widowed
Elizabeth_of_Hungary
Margrave of Meissen (1156-1190)
Meissen from 1195, married Jutta of Thuringia, daughter of Landgrave Hermann I Sophia of Meissen, married Duke Oldřich of Olomouc. Lyon 2013, p. 127. Lyon
Otto_II_of_Meissen
Heir apparent of Emperor Frederick II (1211–1242)
in 1225, Duke Louis I of Bavaria took over the guardianship. The young King was mostly in the care of imperial ministeriales, like Conrad of Winterstetten
Henry_(VII)_of_Germany
11th/12th-century German nobleman
member of the House of Ascania, was Count of Anhalt and Ballenstedt, and Lord of Bernburg through his paternal inheritance. From 1180 he was also Duke of Saxony
Bernhard,_Count_of_Anhalt
attitude of Conrad was ascribed by the Saxons to the influence of Hatto, who wished to prevent Henry from securing authority in Thuringia, where the see of Mainz
Hatto_I
Western half of the central German stem duchy of Franconia in the 10th and 11th century
centres of countships within the hands of the Salian descendants of Conrad the Red. These counts were sometimes referred to informally, on account of the
Rhenish_Franconia
distinguish between two individuals, often close relatives. In some instances, one of the pair is much more famous, and hence not known as "the Elder" or "the Younger"
List of people known as the Elder or the Younger
List_of_people_known_as_the_Elder_or_the_Younger
German noble and royal family
states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The dynasty is one of the oldest in Europe, and its origins can be traced back to the town of Wettin,
House_of_Wettin
Large porcelain mural in Germany
margraves, electors, dukes and kings from Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, who ruled in the 12th century, to George of Saxony who was king for only two years
Fürstenzug
Final Carolingian-dynasty King of East Francia (reigned 899 to 911)
Battle of Pressburg. Next year it was the turn of Saxony and Thuringia, and in 909 that of Alemannia. On their return, however, Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria
Louis_the_Child
Medieval margraviate (965–1423)
deposed by King Arnulf in 892 and replaced with Conrad who continued to appear as a "Duke of Thuringia". Conrad himself was replaced by Burchard, whose title
Margravate_of_Meissen
Castle in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
mentioned in a 1036 deed issued by Emperor Conrad II, had ruled in the Saxon Schwabengau and the adjacent territories of the Saxon Eastern March. Otto assumed
Anhalt_Castle
Rulers of the Duchy- and Kingdom of Bohemia
11 May 2022. According to legend. See page of the duke for details. The intermission of other feudal lords of different branches could be seen as regencies
List_of_Bohemian_monarchs
Part of the Hungarian invasions of Europe, 955
attack destroyed the Duchy of Bohemia rearguard legion. The Hungarian force stopped to plunder the German camp and Conrad, Duke of Lorraine led a counter-attack
Battle_of_Lechfeld
Constituent duchy of the Kingdom of Germany during the 10th century
kingdom. Even after the death of Conrad in 918, when the election of Henry the Fowler was disputed, his rival, Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria, did not establish
Stem_duchy
Battle of the Third Crusade
The king was charged with the murder of Conrad, who was Leopold's cousin, and also with insulting the Austrian duke by throwing down his banner at Acre
Siege_of_Acre_(1189–1191)
Crusade
uncle Henry of Mödling and the emperor's cousin Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia Various counts: including Henry V of the Rhine, Meinhard II of Gorizia,
Crusade_of_1197
Countess of Ballenstedt
Eilika of Saxony (c. 1080 – 16 January 1142) was a daughter of Magnus, Duke of Saxony and a member of the Billung dynasty. Through marriage to Otto of Ballenstedt
Eilika_of_Saxony
King of Germany from 1247 to 1256
elected king of Germany after Emperor Frederick II was excommunicated by Pope Innocent IV. He succeeded Landgrave Henry Raspe of Thuringia who had died
William_II_of_Holland
Saxon German nobleman (died 912)
of South Thuringia, known as ‘pago Suththuringa,’ as ‘in comitatu Ottonis,’ which means 'in Otto's country.' He succeeded his brother Bruno as duke of
Otto_the_Illustrious
Mountain range in Germany
shared by Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt, southeast of the Harz mountains. It reaches its highest point at the Kulpenberg with an elevation of 473.4 m (1
Kyffhäuser
German count (c. 955–1034)
powerful family of Ezzo to the throne. Matilda received as dowry out of Ottonian possessions lands in Thuringia and in the Duchy of Franconia (Orlamünde
Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia
Ezzo,_Count_Palatine_of_Lotharingia
German princely dynasty
unconfirmed sources, the wife of Conrad von Pfitzingen named Sophie was an illegitimate daughter of Conrad III Hohenstaufen, King of Germany, with a noble lady
Hohenlohe
Part of the first great Mongol invasion of Europe
Archbishop Siegfried of Mainz as Reichsgubernator [de]. As early as 10 March 1241, Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia, wrote to Duke Henry II of Brabant detailing
Mongol incursions in the Holy Roman Empire
Mongol_incursions_in_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
Holy Roman Emperor from 1046 to 1056
A member of the Salian dynasty, he was the eldest son of Conrad II and Gisela of Swabia. Henry was raised by his father, who made him Duke of Bavaria in
Henry_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Calendar year
Castle, on the River Werra in Thuringia (modern Germany). February 7 – Battle of Montesarchio: Prince Pandulf IV, co-ruler of Benevento, is killed while
1074
Duke of Bohemia (c. 1160 – 1222)
Duke Vladislaus II from his second marriage with Judith of Thuringia, thereby the younger brother of Ottokar I. He grew up during a frivolous time, for the
Vladislaus_III_of_Bohemia
Country in Western Europe (843–962)
Because Conrad was one of the dukes, he found it very hard to establish his authority over them. Duke Henry of Saxony was in rebellion against Conrad until
East_Francia
(983–1003) Duchy of Thuringia (complete list) – Conrad, Duke (892–906) Burchard, Duke (907–908) Eckard I, Duke (1000–1002) March of Zeitz – Wigger I,
List of state leaders in the 10th-century Holy Roman Empire
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_10th-century_Holy_Roman_Empire
Calendar year
receives Saxony (with Franconia and Thuringia), and Charles the Fat receives Swabia (with Raetia). October 8 – Battle of Andernach: Frankish forces, led by
876
Margrave of Meissen
attempted to regain the margraviate, supported by Landgraf Hermann I of Thuringia, his father-in-law. In 1195, however, Theodoric left on a pilgrimage
Theodoric_I_of_Meissen
Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197
Archbishop Conrad of Mainz, Archchancellor of Germany, and Duke Ottokar I of Bohemia, as well Henry's old rival Henry the Lion, the Swabian House of Zähringen
Henry_VI,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor from 962 to 973
and Bruno. On 23 December 918, Conrad I, King of East Francia and Duke of Franconia, died. According to The Deeds of the Saxons (originally titled in
Otto_the_Great
defined, but which lies in the north of the Free State of Bavaria, parts of Baden-Württemberg and South Thuringia and Hesse in Germany. It is characterised
History_of_Franconia
Archbishop of Cologne (d. 1261)
Hochstaden (or Conrad of Hochstadt) (1198/1205 – 18 September 1261) was Archbishop of Cologne from 1238 to 1261. Konrad was a son of Count Lothar of Hochstadt
Konrad_von_Hochstaden
German Margravine of Meissen (c.1140–1203)
the age of 15, she married Otto, son and heir of Margrave Conrad of Meissen, a member of the House of Wettin. The conjugal union between the two Saxon
Hedwig_of_Brandenburg
Duke of Wrocław
Germany, where his brother-in-law, King Conrad III, offered his hospitality and assistance toward the high duke's restoration. At first, it seemed that
Bolesław_I_the_Tall
daughter of Louis II, Count of Thuringia, but left no children. His sister Adelaide passed on the Carniolan inheritance to her grandson Conrad I, Duke of Merania
Ulric_II_of_Carniola
(1042–1047) Conrad I, Duke (1049–1053) Henry VIII, Duke (1053–1054, 1055–1061) Conrad II, Duke (1054–1055) Otto of Nordheim, Duke (1061–1070) Welf I, Duke (1070–1077
List of state leaders in the 11th-century Holy Roman Empire
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_11th-century_Holy_Roman_Empire
I, Duke (1125–1140) Vladislaus II, Duke (1140–1158), King (1158–1172) Frederick, Duke (1172–1173, 1178–1189) Sobeslaus II, Duke (1173–1178) Conrad II
List of state leaders in the 12th-century Holy Roman Empire
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_12th-century_Holy_Roman_Empire
Frederick the Quarrelsome of Meissen and Landgrave Balthasar of Thuringia in the Margraviate of Meissen and the Landgraviate of Thuringia from 1405 to 1411,
Coinage_of_Saxony
Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 to 1190
Crusade after his uncle, Conrad III of Germany, had taken the crusader vow in public on 28 December 1146. Frederick's father, Duke Frederick II, strongly
Frederick_Barbarossa
Former duchy in Germany
of election as King of Germany as well as Duke of Saxony in the aftermath of Lothair's death. However, Conrad III was successfully elected as King of
Duchy_of_Bavaria
Title of German monarchs from 1871 to 1918
Cleves and Berg, Duke of the Wends and the Kashubians, of Lauenburg and of Mecklenburg, Landgrave of Hesse and in Thuringia, Margrave of Upper and Lower
German_Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105
invaded Otto's Saxon lands, while Otto raided royal estates in Thuringia. Ordulf, Duke of Saxony, and most Saxon nobles remained loyal, but his son Magnus
Henry_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
High noble title
his son Conrad IV from 1246 After Henry Raspe's death, the County Palatine of Saxony and the Landgraviate of Thuringia were given to the House of Wettin
Count_palatine
1189–1192 attempted re-conquest of the Holy Land
Frederick VI of Swabia, and by Duke Frederick of Bohemia, Duke Leopold V of Austria, Landgrave Louis III of Thuringia and a host of lesser nobles. After taking
Third_Crusade
Series of 13th-century campaigns of Roman Catholic crusaders
of Oliva had made the acquaintance of Hermann von Salza, the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1209 to 1239. With the permission of Duke Conrad
Prussian_Crusade
Duchess consort of Bohemia from 1140 to 1150
of the Hohenstaufen king Conrad III of Germany, thus a good catch for Vladislaus. At the time of the siege of Prague by his cousin Count Conrad II of
Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia
Gertrude_of_Babenberg,_Duchess_of_Bohemia
King of Bohemia from 1230 to 1253
1246, Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia, was elected King of Germany in opposition to Emperor Frederick II and Conrad IV of Germany. In 1241 Wenceslaus
Wenceslaus_I_of_Bohemia
Historical state
resigned by Bretislaus I. In 1147, the Bohemian duke, Vladislaus II, accompanied the German king, Conrad III, on the Second Crusade, but halted his march
Duchy_of_Bohemia
the death of Raymond IV of Toulouse. 905-936: Hugh of Italy 936-948: Hugh, Duke of Burgundy 948-975: Conrad of Burgundy 975-993: William I of Provence
List_of_marches
German prelate and nobleman (1165 to 1183)
of the family of Beichlingen [de] and ruled the small county of Bucha. He entered the church under the patronage of Louis II, Landgrave of Thuringia,
Christian I (archbishop of Mainz)
Christian_I_(archbishop_of_Mainz)
Part of the Bohemian Crown from 1182 to 1918
by merger of the three Přemyslid appanage principalities of Brno, Olomouc and Znojmo, and given to Conrad II, the son of Prince Conrad of Znojmo. As
Margraviate_of_Moravia
German county of the Holy Roman Empire
Knights who killed Conrad on his return to Thuringia, but investigation was foregone due to the cruelty of Conrad, despite Pope Gregory IX ordering his murderers
Sayn
Town in Thuringia, Germany
town in the southern part of the German state of Thuringia. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 26,000 (2024). Meiningen
Meiningen
Bavarian nobleman (1173–1231)
daughter of Duke Frederick of Bohemia. Soon after his father's death in 1183, Louis was appointed under the guardianship of his uncle Conrad of Wittelsbach
Louis_I,_Duke_of_Bavaria
Duke of Bavaria from 948 to 955
Otto's son, Duke Liudolf of Swabia and Duke Conrad of Lorraine. While his brother gained a victory over the Hungarians in the Battle of Lechfeld, Henry
Henry_I_of_Bavaria
German duke (c. 1204–1252)
1266), married William II of Holland Helen (died 1273), married Albert I, Duke of Saxony and Hermann II, Landgrave of Thuringia Adelaide (died 1274), married
Otto_I_of_Brunswick-Lüneburg
German symphonic orchestra
austerity measures, the state of Thuringia cut its subsidies for theatres and orchestras in Thuringia. In addition, the city of Suhl discontinued its co-sponsorship
Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach
Thüringen_Philharmonie_Gotha-Eisenach
King of Germany from 1198 to 1208
without male heirs: Duke Frederick VI of Swabia had already died in 1191 and Conrad of Rothenburg, who succeeded him as Duke of Swabia, was unmarried
Philip_of_Swabia
Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
grandson of Hidda and Christian of Thuringia and named for his great-uncle Gero the Great. In 992, he was created Count of Hassegau in southeastern Eastphalia
Gero II, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
Gero_II,_Margrave_of_the_Saxon_Ostmark
Bishop of Prague
the Prague throne between Duke Frederick and his successors Conrad II and Wenceslaus II, he supported Ottokar, a younger son of the late King Vladislaus
Bretislav_III
Part of Medieval Holy Roman Empire
The Kingdom of Germany originally consisted of several identifiable regions which became the stem duchies of Saxony, Franconia, Thuringia, Bavaria, and
Kingdom_of_Germany
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CONRAD DUKE-OF-THURINGIA
CONRAD DUKE-OF-THURINGIA
Boy/Male
German American Slavic Teutonic
Honest advisor Brave; wise.
Male
Italian
Italian form of German Conrad, CORRADO means "bold counsel."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, Jamaican, Latin
Leader
Male
English
 Variant spelling of German Konrad, CONRAD means "bold counsel." In use by the English.
Male
Serbian
(Обрад) Serbian name OBRAD means "happiness."
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Brave Adviser; Honest Advisor; Brave; Bold Ruler; Counsel; Spanish Form of Conrad Able Counsel
Boy/Male
Shakespearean German
Much Ado About Nothing' Follower of Don John.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Duke 1 or 2.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Cónán, CONAN means "little hound."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English diche, dike, Old English dīc ‘dike’, ‘earthwork’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a ditcher or a topographic name for someone who lived by a ditch or dike. The medieval dike was larger and more prominent than the modern ditch, and was usually constructed for purposes of defense rather than drainage.Americanized spelling of Dutch Dijk (see Dyck).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a derivative of Lucas. This was (and is) the common vernacular form of the name, being the one by which the author of the fourth Gospel is known in English.English : habitational name for someone from Liège in Belgium (Dutch Luik).North German (Lüke) : from a short form of Lüdeke; Luedecke.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Jamaican, Slavic, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Experienced Adviser; Honest Adviser; Brave; Wise; Bold; Wise Counselor; Bold Ruler
Male
English
Able in Counsel
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dyke.
Male
German
Variant form of Old High German Kuonrat, KONRAD means "bold counsel."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French corde ‘string’, a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cord or string, or a nickname for an habitual wearer of decorative ties and ribbons.French : variant of Couard, a derogatory nickname from Old French couard ‘coward’, ‘poltroon’, a compound of coe ‘tail’ + the pejorative suffix -ard.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : from Middle English duk(e) ‘duke’ (from Old French duc, from Latin dux, genitive ducis ‘leader’), applied as an occupational name for someone who worked in the household of a duke, or as a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces.English and Irish : possibly also from the personal name Duke, a short form of Marmaduke, a personal name said to be from Irish mael Maedoc ‘devotee (mael, maol ‘bald’, ‘tonsured one’) of Maedoc’, a personal name (M’Aodhóg) meaning ‘my little Aodh’, borne by various early Irish saints, in particular a 6th-century abbot of Clonmore and a 7th-century bishop of Ferns.Scottish : compare the old Danish personal name Duk (Old Norse Dūkr).In some cases, possibly an Americanized form of French Leduc or Spanish Duque.Possibly an Americanized spelling of Polish Duk, a nickname from dukac ‘to stammer or falter’.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Greek Loukas (Latin Lucas), LUKE means "from Lucania," a region of southern Italy. Lucania probably comes from the word lux, meaning "light." In the bible, this is the name of a Gentile Christian who was a companion of Paul.Â
Male
Dutch
, able council.
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of German Conrad, CONRADO means "bold counsel."
CONRAD DUKE-OF-THURINGIA
CONRAD DUKE-OF-THURINGIA
CONRAD DUKE-OF-THURINGIA
CONRAD DUKE-OF-THURINGIA
CONRAD DUKE-OF-THURINGIA
CONRAD DUKE-OF-THURINGIA
CONRAD DUKE-OF-THURINGIA
n.
See Copra.
v. t.
To drain by a dike or ditch.
adv.
Directly; exactly; as, a due east course.
prep.
Denoting identity or equivalence; -- used with a name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island of Cuba.
prep.
Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water.
v. i.
To play the duke.
prep.
Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven.
n.
In England, one of the highest order of nobility after princes and princesses of the royal blood and the four archbishops of England and Ireland.
prep.
Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company.
n.
The cobra de capello.
n.
To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery.
n.
See Dike. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
v. t.
To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure with a bank.
n.
A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic conoid, etc.; -- more commonly called paraboloid, ellipsoid, etc.
n.
One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.
a.
Such as (a thing) ought to be; fulfilling obligation; proper; lawful; regular; appointed; sufficient; exact; as, due process of law; due service; in due time.
a.
Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity.
a.
Appointed or required to arrive at a given time; as, the steamer was due yesterday.
n.
In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king.
n.
A leader; a chief; a prince.
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