constance

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Definition of constance in English Turkish dictionary

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lake constance

Konstanz Gölü

English - English

Definition of constance in English English dictionary

A female given name

My name is Constance; I was Geffrey's wife; / Young Arthur is my son, and he is lost: / I am not mad:—I would to heaven I were!.

a medieval form of the Latin Constantia from a word meaning constancy

{i} female first name; city in western Germany; lake in western Europe

born 1154 died Nov. 27, 1198, Palermo Queen of Sicily (1194-98) and Holy Roman empress-consort (1191-97). The daughter of King Roger II of Sicily, she married the future emperor Henry VI in 1186 and was later crowned with him in Rome. Her marriage gave the Hohenstaufen dynasty a claim to the Sicilian throne, which she asserted against the opposition of her nephew Tancred. When Henry died (1197), she secured the protection of Pope Innocent III and had her son Frederick II crowned king in 1198

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Council of Constance

(1414-18) 16th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic church. It was convened at the request of Emperor Sigismund to deal with three competing popes, examine the writings of Jan Hus and John Wycliffe, and reform the Church. National political rivalries divided the Council of Constance. Two of the three contending popes were deposed; the third abdicated, and in 1417 the council selected a new pope, Martin V. The Council condemned propositions of Hus and Wycliffe, and Hus was burned at the stake by secular authorities

Lake Constance

A lake on the River Rhine, situated in Austria, Germany and Switzerland

Lake Constance

German Bodensee ancient Lacus Brigantinus Lake, bordering Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. Occupying an old glacier basin at an elevation of 1,299 ft (396 m), it has an area of 209 sq mi (541 sq km) and an average depth of 295 ft (90 m). It forms part of the course of the Rhine River, and by the Middle Ages it was a major traffic hub. Spectacular Alpine scenery makes the lakeshore a popular resort area. The remains of Neolithic lake dwellings are found in the area

Hyphenation

Con·stance

Turkish pronunciation

känstıns

Pronunciation

/ˈkänstəns/ /ˈkɑːnstəns/

Etymology

() A medieval form of the Latin Constantia from a word meaning constancy.