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Prince of Darkness (film) Prince of Darkness (also known as John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness) is a 1987 American horror film directed, written and scored by John Carpenter, starring Donald Pleasence, Victor Wong and Jameson Parker. The film is the second installment in what Carpenter refers to as his "Apocalypse Trilogy", the other titles being The Thing and In the Mouth of Madness.
Prince of Hailing Prince of Hailing (海陵王) (480-494), personal name Xiao Zhaowen (č•ćć–‡), courtesy name Jishang (ĺŁĺ°š), was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Southern Qi. He is known as the Prince of Hailing because that was the title he was demoted to after he was deposed by his granduncle Xiao Luan in 494.
Prince of Hongnong The Prince of Hongnong (176His birth date is generally given as 176, but the Hou Hanshu also inconsistently gave his death age as 17, which would make him born in 173. Since the 176 date was given more frequently by historical records, it is used here.
Prince of Chota Prince of Chota is a courtesy title given to male members of the Cherokee "chiefly house" of Chota-Tenase, particularly referring to Attakullakulla, who was sometimes called the Prince of Chote-Tenase (Chota-Tanasi). The descendents of the Chiefs of Chota diverged into the Dragging Canoe,Ridge and Watie lines in the late eighteenth century, and the Watie family in turn split into the Watie, Smith, and Boudinot families in the early nineteenth century.
Prince of Chu Prince of Chu was a noble title in Han Dynasty. After Han Xin, King of Chu was demoted to a marquess in 201 BC, the kingdom of Chu was awarded by Emperor Gao of Han to his younger brother Jiao, Prince Yuan of Chu thus created the Princehood of Chu.
Prince of Leiningen The title of Prince of Leiningen was created by the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, who elevated Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg to the rank of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (ReichsfĂĽrst) on 3 July 1779. The family is extant, and all male-line descendants of the grantee bear the title of Prince|Prince(ss) of Leiningen (Prinz(essin) zu Leiningen) with the style of Serene Highness.
Prince of Liège Was a courtesy title awarded to King Albert II while he was heir-apparent to the throne of Belgium, used from June 7, 1934, until August 9, 1993. The heir-apparent of Belgium is typically known as Duke of Brabant, as is Philippe, the current heir.
Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation The Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation is a portfolio of private companies owned by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. It is essentially a cap for a multitude of investments, such as the Liechtenstein Global Trust (LGT), the Hofkellerei wineries, Rice Tec Inc,Princely House of Liechtenstein (companies) and real estate holdings in Vienna, Austria.
Prince of Orange Prince of Orange is a title of nobility, originally associated with the principality of Orange, now in southern France. It may be carried by members of the House of Orange-Nassau and the House of Hohenzollern, and is currently carried by Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (Orange-Nassau) and Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia (Hohenzollern).
Prince of Persia 3D Prince of Persia 3D, developed by Red Orb Entertainment and published by The Learning Company for the Sega Dreamcast and PC, is the third game in the Prince of Persia series. The game debuted in 1999, 10 years after the original, and incorporated 3D graphics in its gameplay.
Prince of Players Prince of Players is a 1951 20th Century Fox biographical film about the great 19th century American actor Edwin Booth. The film was directed and produced by Philip Dunne from a screenplay by Moss Hart, based on the book by Eleanor Ruggles.
Prince of the Church The term Prince of the Church is nowadays used nearly exclusively for Roman Catholic Cardinals. However the term is historically more important as a generic term for clergymen whose offices hold the secular rank and privilege of a prince (in the widest sense) or are considered its equivalent.
Prince of the Rodeo "Prince Of The Rodeo" is a single from the Norwegian band Turbonegro from their 1998 album Apocalypse Dudes released on 7" Vinyl in 1996 by Hit Me! Records, which was run by long time Turbo-photographer Morten Anderson.
Prince of Wales The Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom of Great Britain and before that the Kingdom of England) is traditionally invested with the title of Prince of Wales. The current Prince of Wales is The Prince Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince of Wales Drive (Ottawa) Prince of Wales Drive (Ottawa Road #73) is a road serving Ottawa, Ontario. The northern section is a low-speed street running along the west bank of the Rideau River, while southern portions of the road were formerly Highway 16 (downgraded after the construction of Highway 416).
Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney The Prince of Wales Hospital is a major public teaching hospital located in Sydney's eastern suburb of Randwick, providing a full range of hospital services to the people of New South Wales, Australia. The hospital has strong ties to the University of New South Wales.
Prince of Wales Hotel, Alberta The Prince of Wales Hotel is located in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada, overlooking Upper Waterton Lake, near the Canada-United States border. Constructed between 1926-1927, the hotel was built by the American Great Northern Railway to lure American tourists during the prohibition-era south of the border.
Prince of Wales Island (Queensland) Prince of Wales Island (Muralug Island) is an island West of Muttee Heads which is adjacent to Bamaga at the tip of Cape York Peninsula within the Endeavour Strait Queensland, Australia in the Torres Strait and South of Thursday Island.
Prince of Wales Strait The Prince of Wales Strait is a strait in the Northwest Territories of Canada separating Banks Island to the northwest from Victoria Island to the southeast. It extends from Viscount Melville Sound in the northeast to Amundsen Gulf in the southwest.
Prince of Wales Trophy The Prince of Wales Trophy, or simply the Wales Trophy, is a National Hockey League trophy awarded to the Eastern Conference (formerly the Wales Conference) playoff champions. The Montreal Canadiens have claimed this trophy 25 times, the most of any team.
Prince of Wales' Division The Prince of Wales's Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the West of England and Wales. The Prince of Wales's Division was formed in 1968 with the union of the Mercian Brigade, Welsh Brigade and Wessex Brigade.
Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was created in 1958 by the amalgamation of the West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own) (the 14th of Foot) and the East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own) (the 15th of Foot).
Prince of Wales's Stakes The Prince of Wales's Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at Ascot Racecourse during the Royal Ascot meeting in June.
Prince of Yulin Prince of Yulin (鬱林王) (473-494), personal name Xiao Zhaoye (č•ććĄ), courtesy name Yuanshang (ĺ…ĺ°š), nickname Fashen (ćł•čş«), was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Southern Qi. He is known as the Prince of Yulin because that was the title he was posthumously demoted to after his granduncle Xiao Luan assassinated him in 494.
Prince Olav Coast Prince Olav Coast () is that portion of the coast of Queen Maud Land between the east entrance point of Lutzow-Holm Bay, marked by the coastal angle at 40° E, and Shinnan Glacier at 44° 38' E. It was discovered by Capt.
Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland Prince Oscar of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Gotlandia, (Oscar Carl August) (November 15, 1859 - October 4, 1953) was the second son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway and his wife Queen Sofia, born a Princess of Nassau. Prince Oscar's marriage to Ebba Munck af Fulkila on March 15, 1888, which had not been given consent by the King, lost him the rights of succession to the Swedish throne and his title.
Prince primate Prince-Primate (FĂĽrstprimas in German, hercegprĂmás in Hungarian) is a rare princely title held by individual (prince-)archbishops of specific sees in a presiding capacity in an august assembly of mainly secular princes, notably the following:
Prince Paley Prince Paley was a title held by His Serenity Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley, the son of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and his morganatic wife Her Serenity Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley. This title was allowed for use by all the male agnates of Princess Olga, but that only ended up including Prince Vladimir before the line went extinct.
Prince Patrick Island Prince Patrick Island ( ) is the westernmost of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The area of the island is 15,848 km² making it the 55th largest island in the world] and [[List of Canadian islands by area|Canada's 14th largest island.
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (April 27 1893, Saint Petersburg, Russia – September 11 1976, Paris, France) of the Royal House of Karadjordjevic was regent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia for King Peter II, who was the eldest son of his first cousin Alexander I. He is known in Serbian, Bosnian, and Croatian as Павле Карађорђевић Pavle Karađorđević and Slovenian as Pavel Karađorđević.
Prince Pedro de Alcantara of OrlĂ©ans-Braganza Pedro de Alcantara LuĂs Filipe Maria GastĂŁo Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga of OrlĂ©ans-Braganza, Prince of Grao Para (15 October 1875 - 29 January 1940) was the first born son of Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil and her husband Gaston, comte d'Eu. In 1908 Pedro wanted to marry Countess Elisabeth Dobrzensky (1875-1951) a noblewoman whom his mother Isabel regarded as not royal, and as result he renounced his rights to the throne of Brazil on the 30th October 1908.
Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (born Pedro de Alcántara Gastão João Maria Felipe Lourenço Humberto Miguel Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança on 19th February 1913 in Eu, France) is the titular 6th Prince of Grão Pará, and head of the Petrópolis branch of the Brazilian Imperial House.
Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza Prince Pedro Henriqe of Orleans-Bragança (1909-1981), was the great-grandson of the last emperor of Brazil, Pedro II of Brazil and grandson of Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, and he successed her as the titular emperor of Brazil in 1921.
Prince Pedro LuĂs of OrlĂ©ans-Braganza Pedro Luis Maria JosĂ© Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga de OrlĂ©ans-Bragança e Wittelsbach, Prince of Brazil, Prince of OrlĂ©ans-Braganza was born on January 12 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the son of Dom AntĂłnio de OrlĂ©ans-Bragança e Wittelsbach and Christine de Ligne, Princesse de Ligne.
Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark (3 December 1908 - 15 October 1980) was the eldest child and only son of Prince George of Greece and Denmark, the third child of King George I of the Hellenes and Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinova of Russia, and Princess Marie Bonaparte, daughter of Prince Roland Bonaparte, and great-grand-niece of Napoleon I of France. He was married to Irina Aleksandrovna Ovtchinnikova (1900-1990) and he was a member of the Greek Royal Family.
Prince Philip of Eulenburg Philip Frederick Alexander, Prince of Eulenburg and Hertefeld, Count of Sandels, in German: Philipp Friedrich Alexander Fürst zu Eulenburg und Hertefeld, Graf von Sandels (Königsberg 12 February 1847 - Liebenberg 17 September 1921) was a politician and diplomat of imperial Germany in late 1800s and early 1900s.
Prince Philippe Fund The Prince Philippe Fund is a Belgian foundation, which wants to contribute and maintain the dialogue between the different communities of Belgium (Brussels, Flanders, Wallonia). The fund was founded in 1998, as an initiative of Crownprince Philippe of Belgium, and it operates within the framework of the King Baudouin Foundation.
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (born 26 April 1986 in London) is the youngest son and youngest child of the deposed HM King Constantine II of the Hellenes and his wife Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid, Princess of Denmark (who is the youngest daughter of King Frederik IX of Denmark and his wife Princess Ingrid of Sweden).
Prince Pierre Foundation The Fondation Pronce Pierre was established by His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III in February 1966, in tribute to his father,Pierre de Polignac a great patron of the arts. The purpose of the foundation is to promote culture and the arts through the creation and the awarding of the following prizes.
Prince Pieter Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven Prince Pieter Christiaan Michiel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (in English: Peter Christian Michael) (b. 22 March 1972), is the third son of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven.
Prince Planet Prince Planet is the English name given to one of the earliest Japanese TV anime series, , when it was televised in America in the mid-1960's. A 52 episode monochrome (B/W) anime, it tells the story of a member of the Universal Peace Corps from the Planet Radion coming to Earth on a mission to determine if this world meets standards for membership in the Galactic Union of Worlds and assist its inhabitants during his stay.
Prince Polo Prince Polo is a Polish chocolate bar. It is sold in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary under the name Siesta, and is popular in Iceland (as Prins PĂłlĂł), where for many years it was one of the few chocolate bars available.
Prince Rahim Aga Khan Prince Rahim Aga Khan (October 12, 1971-) is the eldest son and heir presumptive of Aga Khan IV and his first wife Begum Salima. He graduated from Brown University in the United States in 1995 and is involved in his father's economic development institutions.
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, KG, GCVO (Richard Alexander Walter George Windsor; born 26 August 1944) is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of King George V. He has been Duke of Gloucester since his father's death in 1974.
Prince Rupert of the Rhine Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria (German: Ruprecht Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Herzog von Bayern), commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, (17 December 1619 – 19 November 1682), soldier, inventor and amateur artist in mezzotint, was a younger son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth Stuart, and the nephew of King Charles I of England, who created him Duke of Cumberland and Earl of Holderness.
Prince Rupert Port Authority The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) is a port authority operating as a not-for-profit Crown corporation of the Government of Canada. PRPA has responsibility for all federally owned waterfront properties on Prince Rupert Harbour, located in and around the city of Prince Rupert in northwestern British Columbia.
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, KBE (, ) (January 17, 1933 – May 12, 2003) served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1978, during which he reoriented the agency's focus beyond Europe and prepared it for an explosion of complex refugee issues. He was also a proponent of greater collaboration between non-governmental organizations and UN agencies.
Prince Sahle Selassie Prince Sahle Selassie (1931 - April 24 1962) was the youngest child of Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen Asfaw of Ethiopia. His full title is "His Imperial Highness, Prince Sahle Selassie Haile Selassie".
Prince Saiful Malook and Badri Jamala Prince Saiful Malook and Badri Jamala is a classic fable in the Hazara region of modern day Pakistan. It tells the story of a Prince's love for a fairy; the name Saiful Malook refers to a lake in northern Pakistan.
Prince Salvador of Iturbide-Huarte His Highness, Salvador de Iturbide y Huarte (1820-1856) was a prince of Mexico, and the eighth child (and third son) of Emperor Austin I (AgustĂn de Iturbide) and Empress Ana Maria Huarte. He was married in 1845 to Rosario of Marzan-Guisasola.
Prince Sigismund of Prussia Prince Sigismund of Prussia (Franz Friedrich Sigismund) (September 15, 1864–June 18, 1866) was the fourth child of Crown Prince Friedrich III (later Emperor Friedrich III), and Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, a daughter of the British Queen Victoria.
Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland Prince Sigvard of Sweden, (Sigvard Oscar Fredrik, June 7, 1907 - February 4, 2002), Duke of Uppland, was the second son of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught. In 1934 he married commoner Erica Patzek and because it was an unequal match for a Swedish Prince, whether or not having acquired consent for the marriage from the monarch, he lost his princely title and was excluded from the line of succession.
Prince Takamatsu His Imperial Highness Prince Takamatsu (Nobuhito) of Japan (jp: é«ćťľĺ®®ĺ®Łä»č¦ŞçŽ‹,Takamatsu no miya Nobuhito ShinnĹŤ) (3 January 1905 - 3 February 1987) was the third son of HIM Emperor TaishĹŤ and HIM Empress Teimei and a younger brother of the HIM Emperor ShĹŤwa. He became heir to the Takamatsu-no-miya (formerly Arisugawa-no-miya), one of the four shinnĹŤke or branches of the imperial family entitled to inherit the Chrysanthemum throne in default of a direct heir.
Prince Takamatsu Cup Nishinippon Round-Kyūshū Ekiden The Prince Takamatsu Cup Nishinippon Round-Kyushu Ekiden (九州一周駅伝 Kyūshū isshū ekiden) has been an annual race in Japan since 1951. Contestants from the prefectures on the island of Kyūshū, as well as from Yamaguchi and Okinawa Prefectures, gather each November.
Prince Takanaga Prince Takanaga (尊良親王, Takanaga shinnō)(1310-1337) was the second son of Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan, and fought for his father in the Nanboku-chō Wars. Since the characters used to write "Takanaga" can also be read as "Takayoshi", the prince is sometimes known by that name as well.
Prince Vasili Vladimirovich Dolgorukov Prince Vasili Vladimirovich Dolgorukov (Russian: князь Đ’Đ°Ńилий Владимирович ДолгорŃков) (circa January 1667 - 11 February, 1746, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian commander and politician, promoted Field Marshal (генерал-фельдмарŃĐ°Đ») in 1728. His life and fortune had swing like a weathercock during his life, following complex plots and the troubled time that followed Peter the Great's death.
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Admiral Victor Ferdinand Franz Eugen Gustaf Adolf Constantin Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Langenburg GCB (11 December 1833-31 December 1891), also known as Count Gleichen, was an officer in the Royal Navy, and a sculptor.
Prince Vlad & the Gargoyle Impalers Prince Vlad & the Gargoyle Impalers were a Sydney-based indie rock psychedelic band active in the early to mid-80's. The band consisted of: Michael Quinlan (musician) on vocals; Tim O'Reilly (musician) on bass guitar; Stephen McCowage on lead guitar; Alex Luksich on drums supplemented on occasions by Tim Spicer on keyboards.
Prince Vladimir (film) Prince Vladimir (, Knyaz Vladimir), or Prince Vladimir - Part One: The Choice (КняĚĐ·ŃŚ ВладиĚмир. Đ’Ń‹Ěбор) is a 2006 Russian traditionally-animated feature film loosely based on the story of Prince Vladimir, a historically important figure who converted Kievan Rus' (a predecessor state of Russia) to Christianity a thousand years ago.
Prince Vultan Prince Vultan is the Prince of the bird-like Hawk-people in the Flash Gordon comic strip and its adaptions. Prince Vultan is sometimes one of Flash's greatest allies, but is often portrayed as highly unpredictable.
Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1868-1879) Prince Waldemar of Prussia (Joachim Friedrich Ernst Waldemar) (February 10, 1868–March 27, 1879) was the sixth child of Crown Prince Friedrich III (later Emperor Friedrich III), and Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, a daughter of the British Queen Victoria.
Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889-1945) Prince Waldemar of Prussia (Waldemar Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Viktor Heinrich) (20 March, 1889 at Kiel-2 May, 1945 at Tutzing, Bavaria) was the eldest son of Prince Heinrich of Prussia and his wife, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine. He married Princess Calixta of Lippe on 14 August, 1919 at Hemmelmark.
Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe HSH Prince Waldemar Stephen of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 19 December, 1940 in Glienicke) is the son of Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Feodora of Denmark, and the great grandson of Frederick VIII of Denmark.
Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe HSH Wilhelm Friedrich Prinz zu Schaumburg-Lippe (Wilhelm Friedrich Harald Christian Ernst August Karl Gustav zu Schaumburg-Lippe, b. 19 August 1939) is the son of Prince Christian Nicholas of Schaumburg-Lippe, and the great grandson of Frederick VIII of Denmark.
Prince William (ship) Prince William is one of two tall ships used by the Tall Ships Youth Trust (formerly the Sail Training Association). This British charity aims to promote self-confidence, responsibility, teamwork and similar qualities in young people through sailing Prince William and Stavros S Niarchos.
Prince William County Public Schools Prince William County Public Schools is a school division in Virginia, with its headquarters in Manassas, Virginia. PWCS is the third largest school district in Virginia enrolling nearly 70,000 students in the 2006-2007 school year.
Prince William Forest Park Prince William Forest Park was established as Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area in 1936 and is located in eastern Prince William County, Virginia. The park is the largest protected natural area in the Washington, D.
Prince William of the Netherlands Willem Nicolaas Alexander Frederik Karel Hendrik van Oranje-Nassau (The Hague, 4 September 1840 – Paris, 11 June 1879) Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, from 17 March 1849 Prince of Orange, and thus Crown Prince of the Netherlands.
Prince William of Wales Prince William of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor; born 21 June 1982) is the elder son of The Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. He is second in the line of succession to the British throne and thrones of each of the other Commonwealth Realms.
Prince Wolfgang of Hesse Prince Wolfgang Maurice of Hesse (6 November 1896, castle Rumpenheim - 12 July 1989), was the designated Hereditary Prince of the monarchy of Finland, and as such, already called the Crown Prince of Finland officially until 14 December, 1918, and also afterwards by some monarchists.
Prince Yi Prince Yi of the Blood (zh: 怡親王) was the title of peerage first given to Yinxiang, the 13th son of the Kangxi Emperor of China, then subsequently inherited by his descendants. It was created by Yinxiang's brother the Yongzheng Emperor.
Prince's Bay, Staten Island Prince's Bay is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of New York City's borough of Staten Island. It is also the name of an arm of Raritan Bay (also sometimes reckoned as part of the Atlantic Ocean), on which the eastern shoreline of the community is situated.
Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment (formerly The Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture) is an educational charity established by Charles, Prince of Wales to teach and demonstrate in practice those principles of traditional urban design and architecture which put people and the communities of which they are part at the centre of the design process.
Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich is in Sandwich in Kent in South East England, on the same stretch of coastline as the more famous Royal St George's and Royal Cinque Ports clubs. It is a links style course with three sets of nine holes known as "Himalayas", "Shore" and "Dunes".
Prince's Palace of Monaco The Prince's Palace (French: Palais Princier) is the official residence of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco and his family. Prince Albert currently resides there, and it was the home of Prince Ranier III and Princess Grace (formerly Grace Patricia Kelly, of Hollywood stardom and Philadelphia aristocracy) until their deaths.
Prince's Stone The Prince's Stone (German: FĂĽrstenstein, Slovenian: KneĹľji kamen) is the base of an ancient Roman ionic column, in which the coat of arms of the Duchy of Carinthia were engraved during the Middle ages. The Prince's Stone played an important role in the ceremonies surrounding the installation of the Princes of Karantania and later, together with the Duke's chair, of the Dukes of Carinthia.
Prince-abbot A Prince-abbott is a cleric (in casu a regular prelate) who is a prince of the church (like a prince-bishop) in the sense of an ex offico temporal lord of a feudal entity known as prince-abbacy of abbey-principality is an area that is ruled by the head of an abbey.
Prince-Bishop A Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial prince of the church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent nobiliary titles held concurrently with their inherent clerical office. If the see is an archbishopric, the correct term is prince-archbishop; the equivalent in the regular clergy is a prince-abbot.
Prince-elector The prince-electors or electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire — German: Kurfürst ( - singular), Kurfürsten (plural) — were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Holy Roman Emperors. During and after the 15th century they often merely formalised the elective monarchy into what was in fact a dynastic succession.
Princely Highness (His) Princely Highness is the English rendering of (Zijne) Vorstelijke Hoogheid, a very rare style of address awarded by the colonial authorities of the Dutch East Indies (present Indonesia) to very few major Sultans on Java. The word Vorst at its root is ambivalent in Dutch, used for either a ruler of the low rank title equivalent to German FĂĽrst or as generic term for ruler, never for a non-ruing prince of the blood.
Princely state A princely state is any state under the reign of a prince and is thus a principality taken in the broad sense. The term refers not only to sovereign nations ruled by monarchs but also to lower polities ruled by various high nobles (often vassals in a feudal system).
Princeps senatus The princeps senatus (plural principes senatus) was the first member by precedence of the Roman senate. Although officially out of the cursus honorum and owning no imperium, this office brought enormous prestige to the senator holding it.
Princequillo Princequillo (1940-1964) was a Thoroughbred racehorse bred in France and born in Ireland. His sire, Prince Rose, had been standing at stud in France and was bred to the mare Cosquilla but when World War II broke out, the pregnant mare was shipped to Ireland where she gave birth to Princequillo.
Princes Bridge railway station, Melbourne Princes Bridge was a Melbourne railway station built in 1859 and was the terminus for all Epping line and Hurstbridge line trains. The station was named after the adjacent Princes Bridge, which crosses the Yarra River.
Princes Dock The Princes Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the northern end of the dock system, connected to Princes Half Tide Dock to the north. It was built by John Foster construction started in 1810.
Princes End Princes End is an area of Tipton, West Midlands, England, near the border with Coseley, which was heavily developed during the 19th century with the construction of factories. Several hundred terraced houses were built around the same time to accommodate the factory workers.
Princes Half Tide Dock The Princes Half Tide Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the northern end of the dock system, connected to West Waterloo Dock to the north and Princes Dock to the south. A connection to the mersey is also present.
Princes Highway The Princes Highway is a segment of Australia's Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Adelaide and Port Augusta, South Australia via Melbourne. The Highway approximately follows the coastline between the three cities, and thus takes quite an indirect and lengthy route.
Princes Hill Secondary College Princes Hill Secondary College (PHSC) is a state high school located in the suburb of Princes Hill, in the north western corner of Carlton North in Melbourne, Australia. The campus is situated on Arnold St, between Paterson and Richardson Streets, and lies in proximity to Princes Park and Optus Oval.
Princes Lodge, Nova Scotia Princes Lodge is a Subdivision located on the shore of Bedford Basin between the communities of Rockingham and Bedford in the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on the Bedford Highway (Nova Scotia Route 2) .
Princes of the Universe "Princes of the Universe" is a song written by Freddie Mercury and performed by Queen. The song was written for the soundtrack of the movie Highlander and released on the A Kind of Magic album in 1986.
Princes Risborough Princes Risborough is a town in Buckinghamshire, England, about 9 miles south of Aylesbury and 9 miles north west of High Wycombe. It lies at the foot of the Chiltern Hills on the direct trade route between Winchester and Cambridge.
Princes Risborough railway station Princes Risborough station is a railway station that serves the town of Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire, England. The station is operated by Chiltern Railways and is located on the Chiltern Main Line and is the junction for a branch to Aylesbury.
Princes Road Synagogue The Princes Road Synagogue is located in Toxteth, Liverpool in England. It came into existence when the Jewish community in Liverpool in the late 1860s decided to build itself a new synagogue, reflecting the status and wealth of the community.
Princes Street Gardens Princes Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in the 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and the creation of the New Town.
Princes Town Princes Town is a town in south Trinidad. Originally founded as the Amerindian Mission of Savana Grande, the town was renamed after the 1880 visit by Queen Victoria's grandsons, Prince Albert and Prince George (later King George V).
Princes Wharf Princes Wharf is a former commercial wharf on the Auckland harbourfront, which has been redeveloped into a multi-story high-class mixed-use development. Designed to be reminiscent of a cruise ship, the wharf contains the Overseas Passenger Terminal of Ports of Auckland,Spectacular cruise ship season begins (from the Ports of Auckland homepage, 25 October 2006) a Hilton hotel, various restaurants as well as expensive apartments, office space and a multi-story parking building.
Princes' Islands The Princes' Islands (Turkish: Kızıl Adalar (Red Islands) or more commonly Adalar (Islands) as they are officially named; classical Greek: PrinkÄ“pĹŤn nÄ“soi, , modern Greek: Prinkiponisia, ), are a chain of nine islands off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. These islands are BĂĽyĂĽkada (Greek: Prinkipo, "Î Ďίγκηπος" meaning "Prince") with an area of 5.
Princess Princess is the feminine form of prince (from Latin princeps, meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or her daughters, women whose station in life depended on their relationship to a prince and who could be disowned and stripped of the title if he so chose.
Princess anne middle school Princess Anne Middle School is a middle school located at 2509 Seaboard Road Virginia Beach, VA 23456 and part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) The middle school has a great soccer team (both boy’s and girl’s) and many other teams. Princess Anne Middle is lead by Principal Lauralee Grim.
Prince of Hailing Prince of Hailing (海陵王) (480-494), personal name Xiao Zhaowen (č•ćć–‡), courtesy name Jishang (ĺŁĺ°š), was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Southern Qi. He is known as the Prince of Hailing because that was the title he was demoted to after he was deposed by his granduncle Xiao Luan in 494.
Prince of Hongnong The Prince of Hongnong (176His birth date is generally given as 176, but the Hou Hanshu also inconsistently gave his death age as 17, which would make him born in 173. Since the 176 date was given more frequently by historical records, it is used here.
Prince of Chota Prince of Chota is a courtesy title given to male members of the Cherokee "chiefly house" of Chota-Tenase, particularly referring to Attakullakulla, who was sometimes called the Prince of Chote-Tenase (Chota-Tanasi). The descendents of the Chiefs of Chota diverged into the Dragging Canoe,Ridge and Watie lines in the late eighteenth century, and the Watie family in turn split into the Watie, Smith, and Boudinot families in the early nineteenth century.
Prince of Chu Prince of Chu was a noble title in Han Dynasty. After Han Xin, King of Chu was demoted to a marquess in 201 BC, the kingdom of Chu was awarded by Emperor Gao of Han to his younger brother Jiao, Prince Yuan of Chu thus created the Princehood of Chu.
Prince of Leiningen The title of Prince of Leiningen was created by the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, who elevated Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg to the rank of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (ReichsfĂĽrst) on 3 July 1779. The family is extant, and all male-line descendants of the grantee bear the title of Prince|Prince(ss) of Leiningen (Prinz(essin) zu Leiningen) with the style of Serene Highness.
Prince of Liège Was a courtesy title awarded to King Albert II while he was heir-apparent to the throne of Belgium, used from June 7, 1934, until August 9, 1993. The heir-apparent of Belgium is typically known as Duke of Brabant, as is Philippe, the current heir.
Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation The Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation is a portfolio of private companies owned by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. It is essentially a cap for a multitude of investments, such as the Liechtenstein Global Trust (LGT), the Hofkellerei wineries, Rice Tec Inc,Princely House of Liechtenstein (companies) and real estate holdings in Vienna, Austria.
Prince of Orange Prince of Orange is a title of nobility, originally associated with the principality of Orange, now in southern France. It may be carried by members of the House of Orange-Nassau and the House of Hohenzollern, and is currently carried by Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (Orange-Nassau) and Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia (Hohenzollern).
Prince of Persia 3D Prince of Persia 3D, developed by Red Orb Entertainment and published by The Learning Company for the Sega Dreamcast and PC, is the third game in the Prince of Persia series. The game debuted in 1999, 10 years after the original, and incorporated 3D graphics in its gameplay.
Prince of Players Prince of Players is a 1951 20th Century Fox biographical film about the great 19th century American actor Edwin Booth. The film was directed and produced by Philip Dunne from a screenplay by Moss Hart, based on the book by Eleanor Ruggles.
Prince of the Church The term Prince of the Church is nowadays used nearly exclusively for Roman Catholic Cardinals. However the term is historically more important as a generic term for clergymen whose offices hold the secular rank and privilege of a prince (in the widest sense) or are considered its equivalent.
Prince of the Rodeo "Prince Of The Rodeo" is a single from the Norwegian band Turbonegro from their 1998 album Apocalypse Dudes released on 7" Vinyl in 1996 by Hit Me! Records, which was run by long time Turbo-photographer Morten Anderson.
Prince of Wales The Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom of Great Britain and before that the Kingdom of England) is traditionally invested with the title of Prince of Wales. The current Prince of Wales is The Prince Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince of Wales Drive (Ottawa) Prince of Wales Drive (Ottawa Road #73) is a road serving Ottawa, Ontario. The northern section is a low-speed street running along the west bank of the Rideau River, while southern portions of the road were formerly Highway 16 (downgraded after the construction of Highway 416).
Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney The Prince of Wales Hospital is a major public teaching hospital located in Sydney's eastern suburb of Randwick, providing a full range of hospital services to the people of New South Wales, Australia. The hospital has strong ties to the University of New South Wales.
Prince of Wales Hotel, Alberta The Prince of Wales Hotel is located in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada, overlooking Upper Waterton Lake, near the Canada-United States border. Constructed between 1926-1927, the hotel was built by the American Great Northern Railway to lure American tourists during the prohibition-era south of the border.
Prince of Wales Island (Queensland) Prince of Wales Island (Muralug Island) is an island West of Muttee Heads which is adjacent to Bamaga at the tip of Cape York Peninsula within the Endeavour Strait Queensland, Australia in the Torres Strait and South of Thursday Island.
Prince of Wales Strait The Prince of Wales Strait is a strait in the Northwest Territories of Canada separating Banks Island to the northwest from Victoria Island to the southeast. It extends from Viscount Melville Sound in the northeast to Amundsen Gulf in the southwest.
Prince of Wales Trophy The Prince of Wales Trophy, or simply the Wales Trophy, is a National Hockey League trophy awarded to the Eastern Conference (formerly the Wales Conference) playoff champions. The Montreal Canadiens have claimed this trophy 25 times, the most of any team.
Prince of Wales' Division The Prince of Wales's Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the West of England and Wales. The Prince of Wales's Division was formed in 1968 with the union of the Mercian Brigade, Welsh Brigade and Wessex Brigade.
Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was created in 1958 by the amalgamation of the West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own) (the 14th of Foot) and the East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own) (the 15th of Foot).
Prince of Wales's Stakes The Prince of Wales's Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at Ascot Racecourse during the Royal Ascot meeting in June.
Prince of Yulin Prince of Yulin (鬱林王) (473-494), personal name Xiao Zhaoye (č•ććĄ), courtesy name Yuanshang (ĺ…ĺ°š), nickname Fashen (ćł•čş«), was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Southern Qi. He is known as the Prince of Yulin because that was the title he was posthumously demoted to after his granduncle Xiao Luan assassinated him in 494.
Prince Olav Coast Prince Olav Coast () is that portion of the coast of Queen Maud Land between the east entrance point of Lutzow-Holm Bay, marked by the coastal angle at 40° E, and Shinnan Glacier at 44° 38' E. It was discovered by Capt.
Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland Prince Oscar of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Gotlandia, (Oscar Carl August) (November 15, 1859 - October 4, 1953) was the second son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway and his wife Queen Sofia, born a Princess of Nassau. Prince Oscar's marriage to Ebba Munck af Fulkila on March 15, 1888, which had not been given consent by the King, lost him the rights of succession to the Swedish throne and his title.
Prince primate Prince-Primate (FĂĽrstprimas in German, hercegprĂmás in Hungarian) is a rare princely title held by individual (prince-)archbishops of specific sees in a presiding capacity in an august assembly of mainly secular princes, notably the following:
Prince Paley Prince Paley was a title held by His Serenity Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley, the son of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and his morganatic wife Her Serenity Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley. This title was allowed for use by all the male agnates of Princess Olga, but that only ended up including Prince Vladimir before the line went extinct.
Prince Patrick Island Prince Patrick Island ( ) is the westernmost of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The area of the island is 15,848 km² making it the 55th largest island in the world] and [[List of Canadian islands by area|Canada's 14th largest island.
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (April 27 1893, Saint Petersburg, Russia – September 11 1976, Paris, France) of the Royal House of Karadjordjevic was regent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia for King Peter II, who was the eldest son of his first cousin Alexander I. He is known in Serbian, Bosnian, and Croatian as Павле Карађорђевић Pavle Karađorđević and Slovenian as Pavel Karađorđević.
Prince Pedro de Alcantara of OrlĂ©ans-Braganza Pedro de Alcantara LuĂs Filipe Maria GastĂŁo Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga of OrlĂ©ans-Braganza, Prince of Grao Para (15 October 1875 - 29 January 1940) was the first born son of Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil and her husband Gaston, comte d'Eu. In 1908 Pedro wanted to marry Countess Elisabeth Dobrzensky (1875-1951) a noblewoman whom his mother Isabel regarded as not royal, and as result he renounced his rights to the throne of Brazil on the 30th October 1908.
Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (born Pedro de Alcántara Gastão João Maria Felipe Lourenço Humberto Miguel Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança on 19th February 1913 in Eu, France) is the titular 6th Prince of Grão Pará, and head of the Petrópolis branch of the Brazilian Imperial House.
Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza Prince Pedro Henriqe of Orleans-Bragança (1909-1981), was the great-grandson of the last emperor of Brazil, Pedro II of Brazil and grandson of Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, and he successed her as the titular emperor of Brazil in 1921.
Prince Pedro LuĂs of OrlĂ©ans-Braganza Pedro Luis Maria JosĂ© Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga de OrlĂ©ans-Bragança e Wittelsbach, Prince of Brazil, Prince of OrlĂ©ans-Braganza was born on January 12 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the son of Dom AntĂłnio de OrlĂ©ans-Bragança e Wittelsbach and Christine de Ligne, Princesse de Ligne.
Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark (3 December 1908 - 15 October 1980) was the eldest child and only son of Prince George of Greece and Denmark, the third child of King George I of the Hellenes and Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinova of Russia, and Princess Marie Bonaparte, daughter of Prince Roland Bonaparte, and great-grand-niece of Napoleon I of France. He was married to Irina Aleksandrovna Ovtchinnikova (1900-1990) and he was a member of the Greek Royal Family.
Prince Philip of Eulenburg Philip Frederick Alexander, Prince of Eulenburg and Hertefeld, Count of Sandels, in German: Philipp Friedrich Alexander Fürst zu Eulenburg und Hertefeld, Graf von Sandels (Königsberg 12 February 1847 - Liebenberg 17 September 1921) was a politician and diplomat of imperial Germany in late 1800s and early 1900s.
Prince Philippe Fund The Prince Philippe Fund is a Belgian foundation, which wants to contribute and maintain the dialogue between the different communities of Belgium (Brussels, Flanders, Wallonia). The fund was founded in 1998, as an initiative of Crownprince Philippe of Belgium, and it operates within the framework of the King Baudouin Foundation.
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (born 26 April 1986 in London) is the youngest son and youngest child of the deposed HM King Constantine II of the Hellenes and his wife Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid, Princess of Denmark (who is the youngest daughter of King Frederik IX of Denmark and his wife Princess Ingrid of Sweden).
Prince Pierre Foundation The Fondation Pronce Pierre was established by His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III in February 1966, in tribute to his father,Pierre de Polignac a great patron of the arts. The purpose of the foundation is to promote culture and the arts through the creation and the awarding of the following prizes.
Prince Pieter Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven Prince Pieter Christiaan Michiel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (in English: Peter Christian Michael) (b. 22 March 1972), is the third son of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven.
Prince Planet Prince Planet is the English name given to one of the earliest Japanese TV anime series, , when it was televised in America in the mid-1960's. A 52 episode monochrome (B/W) anime, it tells the story of a member of the Universal Peace Corps from the Planet Radion coming to Earth on a mission to determine if this world meets standards for membership in the Galactic Union of Worlds and assist its inhabitants during his stay.
Prince Polo Prince Polo is a Polish chocolate bar. It is sold in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary under the name Siesta, and is popular in Iceland (as Prins PĂłlĂł), where for many years it was one of the few chocolate bars available.
Prince Rahim Aga Khan Prince Rahim Aga Khan (October 12, 1971-) is the eldest son and heir presumptive of Aga Khan IV and his first wife Begum Salima. He graduated from Brown University in the United States in 1995 and is involved in his father's economic development institutions.
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, KG, GCVO (Richard Alexander Walter George Windsor; born 26 August 1944) is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of King George V. He has been Duke of Gloucester since his father's death in 1974.
Prince Rupert of the Rhine Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria (German: Ruprecht Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Herzog von Bayern), commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, (17 December 1619 – 19 November 1682), soldier, inventor and amateur artist in mezzotint, was a younger son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth Stuart, and the nephew of King Charles I of England, who created him Duke of Cumberland and Earl of Holderness.
Prince Rupert Port Authority The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) is a port authority operating as a not-for-profit Crown corporation of the Government of Canada. PRPA has responsibility for all federally owned waterfront properties on Prince Rupert Harbour, located in and around the city of Prince Rupert in northwestern British Columbia.
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, KBE (, ) (January 17, 1933 – May 12, 2003) served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1978, during which he reoriented the agency's focus beyond Europe and prepared it for an explosion of complex refugee issues. He was also a proponent of greater collaboration between non-governmental organizations and UN agencies.
Prince Sahle Selassie Prince Sahle Selassie (1931 - April 24 1962) was the youngest child of Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen Asfaw of Ethiopia. His full title is "His Imperial Highness, Prince Sahle Selassie Haile Selassie".
Prince Saiful Malook and Badri Jamala Prince Saiful Malook and Badri Jamala is a classic fable in the Hazara region of modern day Pakistan. It tells the story of a Prince's love for a fairy; the name Saiful Malook refers to a lake in northern Pakistan.
Prince Salvador of Iturbide-Huarte His Highness, Salvador de Iturbide y Huarte (1820-1856) was a prince of Mexico, and the eighth child (and third son) of Emperor Austin I (AgustĂn de Iturbide) and Empress Ana Maria Huarte. He was married in 1845 to Rosario of Marzan-Guisasola.
Prince Sigismund of Prussia Prince Sigismund of Prussia (Franz Friedrich Sigismund) (September 15, 1864–June 18, 1866) was the fourth child of Crown Prince Friedrich III (later Emperor Friedrich III), and Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, a daughter of the British Queen Victoria.
Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland Prince Sigvard of Sweden, (Sigvard Oscar Fredrik, June 7, 1907 - February 4, 2002), Duke of Uppland, was the second son of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught. In 1934 he married commoner Erica Patzek and because it was an unequal match for a Swedish Prince, whether or not having acquired consent for the marriage from the monarch, he lost his princely title and was excluded from the line of succession.
Prince Takamatsu His Imperial Highness Prince Takamatsu (Nobuhito) of Japan (jp: é«ćťľĺ®®ĺ®Łä»č¦ŞçŽ‹,Takamatsu no miya Nobuhito ShinnĹŤ) (3 January 1905 - 3 February 1987) was the third son of HIM Emperor TaishĹŤ and HIM Empress Teimei and a younger brother of the HIM Emperor ShĹŤwa. He became heir to the Takamatsu-no-miya (formerly Arisugawa-no-miya), one of the four shinnĹŤke or branches of the imperial family entitled to inherit the Chrysanthemum throne in default of a direct heir.
Prince Takamatsu Cup Nishinippon Round-Kyūshū Ekiden The Prince Takamatsu Cup Nishinippon Round-Kyushu Ekiden (九州一周駅伝 Kyūshū isshū ekiden) has been an annual race in Japan since 1951. Contestants from the prefectures on the island of Kyūshū, as well as from Yamaguchi and Okinawa Prefectures, gather each November.
Prince Takanaga Prince Takanaga (尊良親王, Takanaga shinnō)(1310-1337) was the second son of Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan, and fought for his father in the Nanboku-chō Wars. Since the characters used to write "Takanaga" can also be read as "Takayoshi", the prince is sometimes known by that name as well.
Prince Vasili Vladimirovich Dolgorukov Prince Vasili Vladimirovich Dolgorukov (Russian: князь Đ’Đ°Ńилий Владимирович ДолгорŃков) (circa January 1667 - 11 February, 1746, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian commander and politician, promoted Field Marshal (генерал-фельдмарŃĐ°Đ») in 1728. His life and fortune had swing like a weathercock during his life, following complex plots and the troubled time that followed Peter the Great's death.
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Admiral Victor Ferdinand Franz Eugen Gustaf Adolf Constantin Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Langenburg GCB (11 December 1833-31 December 1891), also known as Count Gleichen, was an officer in the Royal Navy, and a sculptor.
Prince Vlad & the Gargoyle Impalers Prince Vlad & the Gargoyle Impalers were a Sydney-based indie rock psychedelic band active in the early to mid-80's. The band consisted of: Michael Quinlan (musician) on vocals; Tim O'Reilly (musician) on bass guitar; Stephen McCowage on lead guitar; Alex Luksich on drums supplemented on occasions by Tim Spicer on keyboards.
Prince Vladimir (film) Prince Vladimir (, Knyaz Vladimir), or Prince Vladimir - Part One: The Choice (КняĚĐ·ŃŚ ВладиĚмир. Đ’Ń‹Ěбор) is a 2006 Russian traditionally-animated feature film loosely based on the story of Prince Vladimir, a historically important figure who converted Kievan Rus' (a predecessor state of Russia) to Christianity a thousand years ago.
Prince Vultan Prince Vultan is the Prince of the bird-like Hawk-people in the Flash Gordon comic strip and its adaptions. Prince Vultan is sometimes one of Flash's greatest allies, but is often portrayed as highly unpredictable.
Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1868-1879) Prince Waldemar of Prussia (Joachim Friedrich Ernst Waldemar) (February 10, 1868–March 27, 1879) was the sixth child of Crown Prince Friedrich III (later Emperor Friedrich III), and Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, a daughter of the British Queen Victoria.
Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889-1945) Prince Waldemar of Prussia (Waldemar Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Viktor Heinrich) (20 March, 1889 at Kiel-2 May, 1945 at Tutzing, Bavaria) was the eldest son of Prince Heinrich of Prussia and his wife, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine. He married Princess Calixta of Lippe on 14 August, 1919 at Hemmelmark.
Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe HSH Prince Waldemar Stephen of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 19 December, 1940 in Glienicke) is the son of Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Feodora of Denmark, and the great grandson of Frederick VIII of Denmark.
Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe HSH Wilhelm Friedrich Prinz zu Schaumburg-Lippe (Wilhelm Friedrich Harald Christian Ernst August Karl Gustav zu Schaumburg-Lippe, b. 19 August 1939) is the son of Prince Christian Nicholas of Schaumburg-Lippe, and the great grandson of Frederick VIII of Denmark.
Prince William (ship) Prince William is one of two tall ships used by the Tall Ships Youth Trust (formerly the Sail Training Association). This British charity aims to promote self-confidence, responsibility, teamwork and similar qualities in young people through sailing Prince William and Stavros S Niarchos.
Prince William County Public Schools Prince William County Public Schools is a school division in Virginia, with its headquarters in Manassas, Virginia. PWCS is the third largest school district in Virginia enrolling nearly 70,000 students in the 2006-2007 school year.
Prince William Forest Park Prince William Forest Park was established as Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area in 1936 and is located in eastern Prince William County, Virginia. The park is the largest protected natural area in the Washington, D.
Prince William of the Netherlands Willem Nicolaas Alexander Frederik Karel Hendrik van Oranje-Nassau (The Hague, 4 September 1840 – Paris, 11 June 1879) Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, from 17 March 1849 Prince of Orange, and thus Crown Prince of the Netherlands.
Prince William of Wales Prince William of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor; born 21 June 1982) is the elder son of The Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. He is second in the line of succession to the British throne and thrones of each of the other Commonwealth Realms.
Prince Wolfgang of Hesse Prince Wolfgang Maurice of Hesse (6 November 1896, castle Rumpenheim - 12 July 1989), was the designated Hereditary Prince of the monarchy of Finland, and as such, already called the Crown Prince of Finland officially until 14 December, 1918, and also afterwards by some monarchists.
Prince Yi Prince Yi of the Blood (zh: 怡親王) was the title of peerage first given to Yinxiang, the 13th son of the Kangxi Emperor of China, then subsequently inherited by his descendants. It was created by Yinxiang's brother the Yongzheng Emperor.
Prince's Bay, Staten Island Prince's Bay is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of New York City's borough of Staten Island. It is also the name of an arm of Raritan Bay (also sometimes reckoned as part of the Atlantic Ocean), on which the eastern shoreline of the community is situated.
Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment (formerly The Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture) is an educational charity established by Charles, Prince of Wales to teach and demonstrate in practice those principles of traditional urban design and architecture which put people and the communities of which they are part at the centre of the design process.
Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich is in Sandwich in Kent in South East England, on the same stretch of coastline as the more famous Royal St George's and Royal Cinque Ports clubs. It is a links style course with three sets of nine holes known as "Himalayas", "Shore" and "Dunes".
Prince's Palace of Monaco The Prince's Palace (French: Palais Princier) is the official residence of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco and his family. Prince Albert currently resides there, and it was the home of Prince Ranier III and Princess Grace (formerly Grace Patricia Kelly, of Hollywood stardom and Philadelphia aristocracy) until their deaths.
Prince's Stone The Prince's Stone (German: FĂĽrstenstein, Slovenian: KneĹľji kamen) is the base of an ancient Roman ionic column, in which the coat of arms of the Duchy of Carinthia were engraved during the Middle ages. The Prince's Stone played an important role in the ceremonies surrounding the installation of the Princes of Karantania and later, together with the Duke's chair, of the Dukes of Carinthia.
Prince-abbot A Prince-abbott is a cleric (in casu a regular prelate) who is a prince of the church (like a prince-bishop) in the sense of an ex offico temporal lord of a feudal entity known as prince-abbacy of abbey-principality is an area that is ruled by the head of an abbey.
Prince-Bishop A Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial prince of the church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent nobiliary titles held concurrently with their inherent clerical office. If the see is an archbishopric, the correct term is prince-archbishop; the equivalent in the regular clergy is a prince-abbot.
Prince-elector The prince-electors or electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire — German: Kurfürst ( - singular), Kurfürsten (plural) — were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Holy Roman Emperors. During and after the 15th century they often merely formalised the elective monarchy into what was in fact a dynastic succession.
Princely Highness (His) Princely Highness is the English rendering of (Zijne) Vorstelijke Hoogheid, a very rare style of address awarded by the colonial authorities of the Dutch East Indies (present Indonesia) to very few major Sultans on Java. The word Vorst at its root is ambivalent in Dutch, used for either a ruler of the low rank title equivalent to German FĂĽrst or as generic term for ruler, never for a non-ruing prince of the blood.
Princely state A princely state is any state under the reign of a prince and is thus a principality taken in the broad sense. The term refers not only to sovereign nations ruled by monarchs but also to lower polities ruled by various high nobles (often vassals in a feudal system).
Princeps senatus The princeps senatus (plural principes senatus) was the first member by precedence of the Roman senate. Although officially out of the cursus honorum and owning no imperium, this office brought enormous prestige to the senator holding it.
Princequillo Princequillo (1940-1964) was a Thoroughbred racehorse bred in France and born in Ireland. His sire, Prince Rose, had been standing at stud in France and was bred to the mare Cosquilla but when World War II broke out, the pregnant mare was shipped to Ireland where she gave birth to Princequillo.
Princes Bridge railway station, Melbourne Princes Bridge was a Melbourne railway station built in 1859 and was the terminus for all Epping line and Hurstbridge line trains. The station was named after the adjacent Princes Bridge, which crosses the Yarra River.
Princes Dock The Princes Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the northern end of the dock system, connected to Princes Half Tide Dock to the north. It was built by John Foster construction started in 1810.
Princes End Princes End is an area of Tipton, West Midlands, England, near the border with Coseley, which was heavily developed during the 19th century with the construction of factories. Several hundred terraced houses were built around the same time to accommodate the factory workers.
Princes Half Tide Dock The Princes Half Tide Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the northern end of the dock system, connected to West Waterloo Dock to the north and Princes Dock to the south. A connection to the mersey is also present.
Princes Highway The Princes Highway is a segment of Australia's Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Adelaide and Port Augusta, South Australia via Melbourne. The Highway approximately follows the coastline between the three cities, and thus takes quite an indirect and lengthy route.
Princes Hill Secondary College Princes Hill Secondary College (PHSC) is a state high school located in the suburb of Princes Hill, in the north western corner of Carlton North in Melbourne, Australia. The campus is situated on Arnold St, between Paterson and Richardson Streets, and lies in proximity to Princes Park and Optus Oval.
Princes Lodge, Nova Scotia Princes Lodge is a Subdivision located on the shore of Bedford Basin between the communities of Rockingham and Bedford in the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on the Bedford Highway (Nova Scotia Route 2) .
Princes of the Universe "Princes of the Universe" is a song written by Freddie Mercury and performed by Queen. The song was written for the soundtrack of the movie Highlander and released on the A Kind of Magic album in 1986.
Princes Risborough Princes Risborough is a town in Buckinghamshire, England, about 9 miles south of Aylesbury and 9 miles north west of High Wycombe. It lies at the foot of the Chiltern Hills on the direct trade route between Winchester and Cambridge.
Princes Risborough railway station Princes Risborough station is a railway station that serves the town of Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire, England. The station is operated by Chiltern Railways and is located on the Chiltern Main Line and is the junction for a branch to Aylesbury.
Princes Road Synagogue The Princes Road Synagogue is located in Toxteth, Liverpool in England. It came into existence when the Jewish community in Liverpool in the late 1860s decided to build itself a new synagogue, reflecting the status and wealth of the community.
Princes Street Gardens Princes Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in the 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and the creation of the New Town.
Princes Town Princes Town is a town in south Trinidad. Originally founded as the Amerindian Mission of Savana Grande, the town was renamed after the 1880 visit by Queen Victoria's grandsons, Prince Albert and Prince George (later King George V).
Princes Wharf Princes Wharf is a former commercial wharf on the Auckland harbourfront, which has been redeveloped into a multi-story high-class mixed-use development. Designed to be reminiscent of a cruise ship, the wharf contains the Overseas Passenger Terminal of Ports of Auckland,Spectacular cruise ship season begins (from the Ports of Auckland homepage, 25 October 2006) a Hilton hotel, various restaurants as well as expensive apartments, office space and a multi-story parking building.
Princes' Islands The Princes' Islands (Turkish: Kızıl Adalar (Red Islands) or more commonly Adalar (Islands) as they are officially named; classical Greek: PrinkÄ“pĹŤn nÄ“soi, , modern Greek: Prinkiponisia, ), are a chain of nine islands off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. These islands are BĂĽyĂĽkada (Greek: Prinkipo, "Î Ďίγκηπος" meaning "Prince") with an area of 5.
Princess Princess is the feminine form of prince (from Latin princeps, meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or her daughters, women whose station in life depended on their relationship to a prince and who could be disowned and stripped of the title if he so chose.
Princess anne middle school Princess Anne Middle School is a middle school located at 2509 Seaboard Road Virginia Beach, VA 23456 and part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) The middle school has a great soccer team (both boy’s and girl’s) and many other teams. Princess Anne Middle is lead by Principal Lauralee Grim.
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