Although he improved on the arching of his father's instruments, by and large they are inferior and no match for the greatest maker of his day, Antonio Stradivari.

Although the date of his birth is nowhere recorded, Constantine II cannot have been born any later than the year after his father's death, that is 879.

Although formal certification of his freedom from Burghley's control was deferred until May 1572, Oxford was finally granted the income of £ 666 which his father had intended him to have earlier, but properties set aside to pay his father's debts would not come his way for another decade.

Although the custom of primogeniture, under which an eldest son would inherit all his father's lands, was slowly becoming more widespread across Europe, it was less popular amongst the Norman kings of England.

Although his fellowship was extended to travel to Italy and France, the next year Frisch had to return to Norway because of his father's death.

Although he had a tutor, Le Fanu also used his father's library to educate himself.

Although they initially meet as adversaries — literally at gunpoint — Golovko respects him as a worthy adversary and in later books becomes friends with Ryan, whom he calls " Ivan Emmetovich ," giving him a Russian-style patronymic based on his father's name, Emmet.

Although the stories about Anning tend to focus on her successes, Dennis Dean writes that her mother and brother were astute collectors too, and her parents had sold significant fossils before the father's death.

Although Wenceslaus upon his father's death retained Bohemia, his younger half-brother Sigismund inherited Brandenburg, while John received the newly-established Duchy of Görlitz in Upper Lusatia.

Although Jung was close to both parents he was rather disappointed in his father's academic approach to faith.

Although she initially suggested June 5, her father's birthday, the pastors did not have enough time to prepare their sermons, and the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday of June.

Although married, she always remained a member of her father's house — she is rarely named wife of A, but usually daughter of B, or mother of C.

Although at the time of his father's death Henry II was about forty-years-old, he took possession of his inheritance with some complications.

Although this may have been done to ensure that his widow was well provided for ; by doing this, Ralph essentially split his family into two, and the result was years of bitter conflict between Joan and her stepchildren, who fiercely contested her acquisition of their father's lands.

Although she was her father's only legitimate child, Margaret had two half-brothers and three half-sisters from her mother's first marriage, whom she supported after her son's accession.

Although the palace guard at first refused to admit John without proof of his father's wishes, the mob surrounding the new emperor simply forced entry.

Although Earhart and Putnam had no children, he had two sons by his previous marriage to Dorothy Binney ( 1888 – 1982 ), a chemical heiress whose father's company, Binney & Smith, invented Crayola crayons: the explorer and writer David Binney Putnam ( 1913 – 1992 ) and George Palmer Putnam, Jr. ( born 1921 ).

Although Jean-Claude is light-skinned, his father's legacy of support for the black middle class and antipathy toward the lighter-skinned elite had enhanced the appeal of Duvalierism among the black majority of the population.

Although she did not receive a formal education, her mother taught her and her sisters Mary ( 1739 – 1811 ) and Elizabeth ( 1742 – 1816, known as Betsy ) to read, write and cipher ; her father's, uncle's and grandfather's large libraries enabled the sisters to study English and French literature.

Although doubts were cast upon their legitimacy, the brothers obtained recognition and in March 880 divided their father's realm at Amiens, Carloman receiving Burgundy and Aquitaine.

Although the eldest son typically carried his father's name in some form, he was expected to construct his own career based on competence as an administrator or general and on remaining in favor with the emperor and his council at court.

Although the first son and child born of his parents ' marriage, he was his father's third son and seventh child.

Although he fulfilled many of the functions of Rebbe after his father's death in 1882, he didn't officially accept the leadership until 1892, after his elder brother, Zalman Aharon, had moved from Lubavitch to Vitebsk.

Although her family did not have indoor plumbing until after her father's death, they had a battery-powered table radio that fascinated Brenda as a baby.

Although he pointed out that mandatory legislation impinging on home rule is basically distasteful, he added that the vital interest in election results transcended county lines.

Although, the young prince's troops could get the mastery in 1189 when the boyars of Halych rose against his rule, but shortly afterwards Prince Vladimir II Yaroslavich managed to escape from his captivity and he expelled the Hungarian troops from Halych.

Although the Carthaginians conquered much of the land around Alicante, the Romans would eventually rule Hispania Tarraconensis for over 700 years.

Although people of all creeds enjoyed tolerance and freedom of religion under his rule, he repelled the Fatimids, partly by supporting their enemies in Ifriqiya, and partly by claiming the title Caliph ( ruler of the Islamic world ) for himself.

Although " congregational rule " may seem to suggest that pure democracy reigns in congregational churches, this is seldom the case.

Although Chernenko had called for renewed détente with the West, little progress was made towards closing the rift in East − West relations during his rule.

Although he made no pretence regarding the significance of the Senate under his absolute rule, those senators he deemed unworthy were expelled from the Senate, and in the distribution of public offices he rarely favoured family members ; a policy which stood in contrast to the nepotism practiced by Vespasian and Titus.

Although his text is predominantly negative, it neither exclusively condemns nor praises Domitian, and asserts that his rule started well, but gradually declined into terror.

Although the Simla Manifesto stated that British troops would be withdrawn as soon as Shuja was installed in Kabul, Shuja's rule depended entirely on British arms to suppress rebellion and on British funds to buy the support of tribal chiefs.

Although the abuses and atrocities that characterized the Macias years have been eliminated, effective rule of law does not exist.

Although the imperial court was not moved to the Asuka region of Japan until 592, Emperor Kimmei's rule is considered by some to be the beginning of the Asuka period of Yamato Japan, particularly by those who associate the Asuka period primarily with the introduction of Buddhism to Japan from Korea.

In his history of the game, historian David Nelson concluded that the first forward passes were thrown on Christmas Day 1905 in a match between two small colleges in Kansas: " Although Cochems was the premier passing coach during the first year of the rule, the first forward passes were thrown at the end of the 1905 season in a game between Fairmount and Washburn colleges in Kansas.

Although there has been a change in the wording of this rule from 1 January 2007, the current FIH umpires ' briefing instructs umpires not to change the way they interpret this rule .< ref name =" Umpires ' briefing ">

Although nominally in the hands of the Archduke Charles, and garrisoned with both English and Dutch regiments, Britain began to monopolize the rule of the town.

Although heavily outnumbered by Portuguese troops ( approximately 30, 000 Portuguese to some 10, 000 guerrillas ), the PAIGe had the great advantage of safe havens over the border in Senegal and Guinea, both recently independent of French rule.

Although not relevant to actual play, the name of the game's designer is often prominently mentioned on the box, or at least in the rule book.

Although Géza probably never became a convinced Christian, during his rule Christianity began to spread among the Magyars.

Although Albania has made strides toward democratic reform and maintaining the rule of law, serious deficiencies in the electoral code remain to be addressed, as demonstrated in the June 2001 parliamentary elections.

Although it was the primary language since colonial rule, Italian greatly declined under the rule of Muammar Gaddafi, who expelled the Italian Libyan population and made Arabic became the sole official language of the country.

Although the Iraqi government, which had first asserted a claim to rule Kuwait in 1938, recognized the borders with Kuwait in 1963 ( based on agreements made earlier in the century ), it continued to press Kuwait for control over Bubiyan and Warbah islands through the 1960s and 1970s.

Although this rule was not principally intended to prevent leg theory, it diluted the potency of short-pitched leg theory, as it allowed for fewer catching positions on the leg side.

Although federal courts ' application of the Connelly rule has been inconsistent and state courts have often failed to appreciate the consequences of the case, Connelly clearly marked a significant change in the application of the voluntariness standard.

Although the rebellion petered out before the gates of Kairouan in 742, neither the Umayyad rulers in Damascus, nor their Abbasid successors, would manage to re-impose Arab rule on the liberated areas west of Ifriqiya.