Volynsky, however, now thought himself strong enough to attempt to supersede Biron himself, and openly opposed the favorite in the State Council in the debates as to the indemnity due to Poland for the violations of her territory during the War of the Polish Succession, Biron advising that a liberal indemnity should be given, whereas Volynsky objected to any indemnity at all.

As there are no jersey number restrictions in ice hockey, a goaltender could theoretically wear any number from 00 to 99 ( or 1 to 98 in the NHL, since 99 is retired in honour of Wayne Gretzky throughout the league and 00 notably of Martin Biron has since been banned ), however there have been traditional goalie numbers.

However in the obscurity of his dungeon, he got his reward, however strange, in that he had not perished on the scaffold like the gallant Custine, his predecessor in the command, like his old colonel and protector Biron, and like Houchard, who for the brief period of fifteen days had been his successor, and who, after winning a signal and decided victory over the Duke of York, suffered but a cruel death of his own people.

She raised to the throne of Courland one Ernst Johann von Biron, who gained her particular favour and had considerable influence over her policies.

When Henry clamped down on a Spanish-backed plot amongst the senior French nobility in 1602, for example, he detained the ringleader Charles Gontaut, the Duke of Biron, in the Bastille, and had him executed in the courtyard.

On the elevation of Anna to the Russian throne, Biron, who had married Benigna Gottlieb von Trotha gt Treyden ( 1703 – 1782 ) in 1723, came to Moscow and received many honours and riches.

The Elector had promised the investiture of Courland for Biron.

Marshal de Biron, in command of the rear-guard, joined up with the king who, without stopping after his victory, had crossed the river Eure in pursuit of the enemy.

By May, he had, through the splendid generosity of his Parisian friend Marshal Biron, effected the latter task, and accordingly he returned to London with his children.

Choquette ’ s PNP movement had failed to catch on, and Biron ’ s leadership of the UN had not been successful.

Biron went further, and stated that as he had been elected leader of the UN “ with a great majority ”, he would continue in that role into the election and past it and that the new party would be called the Union Nationale, indicating that the PNP would be absorbed by the UN, rather than a merger creating a new party.

However, political fighting had exhausted Ernst Biron, and he turned the seat of duke over to his son, Peter von Biron, in 1769.

Born in Paris, he bore the title of Duc de Lauzun, which had passed, on the death of Antoine Nompar de Caumont, duc de Lauzun ( 1633 – 1723 ), to his niece, the wife of Charles Armand de Gontaut, duc de Biron ( 1663 – 1756 ).

During her reign, Anna relied heavily on Ernst Johann von Biron ( her longtime adviser and lover ), making many refer to her reign as “ Bironovshchina ” ( Biron ’ s repressive regime ) Together, they repealed Peter I ’ s legislature which prohibited nobles dividing up their estates amongst their sons while similarly reducing the nobility ’ s state service requirements Many associate her reign as a time of foreign domination, particularly German, in the court However, this mainly stems from the fact that a few Germans had high ranking positions During her reign, Anna remained involved in external conflicts.

While living in the Villa des Brillants Rodin used the Hôtel Biron as his workshop from 1908, and subsequently donated his entire collection of sculptures ( along with paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Pierre-Auguste Renoir that he had acquired ) to the French State on the condition that they turn the buildings into a museum dedicated to his works.

As he prepared to return home, Hastings was informed that Chartres Biron ( one of the barristers who occupied Avory's chambers ) had been appointed a Metropolitan Magistrate, which freed up a space in the chambers.

Compromised in the conspiracy of Biron in 1602, he fled to Geneva the following year and had to accept a French protectorate over his duchy of Bouillon in 1606.

The Council of the Empire attempted to secure from Anna an aristocratic constitution, but she crushed the powerful nobility, notably the Dolgorukis and the Galitsins, and made Biron the practical ruler of the Empire.

Biron, along with Rob Ray and Dominik Hašek, was one of the three Sabres against whom, in three consecutive years, the NHL made a specific rule.

Born as Ernst Johann Biren (; ) in Kalnciems, Courland, he was the grandson of a groom in the service of Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland, who bestowed upon him a small estate, which Biron's father inherited and where Biron himself was born.

Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron ( 1562, Saint-Blancard – 31 July 1602 ) was a French soldier whose military achievements were accompanied by plotting to dismember France and set himself up as ruler of an independent Burgundy.

In 1795, the last Duke, Peter von Biron, ceded the Duchy to the Russian Empire.

Ernst Johann von Biron (; ; – ) was a Duke of Courland and Semigallia ( 1737 ) and regent of the Russian Empire ( 1740 ).

Finally, on October 26, 1740, a so-called “ positive declaration ” signed by 194 dignitaries, in the name of the Russian nation, conferred the regency on Biron.

In 1738 he was introduced into the Russian cabinet by Biron as a counterpoise against Andrei Osterman.

* Ernst Johann von Biron, ( 1690 – 1769 ), Russian regent 1740, sovereign Duke of Courland ( 1737 – 40, 1763 – 72 )

She never remarried after the death of her husband, but her enemies said she conducted a love affair with Ernst Johann von Biron for many years.

Though there were few developments in France after 1792 that Fox could positively favour ( the guillotine claimed the life of his old friend, the duc de Biron, among many others ) Fox maintained that the old monarchical system still proved a greater threat to liberty than the new, degenerating experiment in France.

A second palace revolution occurred soon after, and the new empress, Elizabeth Petrovna, banished Münnich and permitted Biron to take up his residence at Yaroslav.

A few days after this proclamation the empress died ( 28 October 1740 ), leaving directions regarding the succession, and appointing her favourite Ernest Biron, Duke of Courland, as regent.

After NHL statisticians discovered a bug in their new stat-tracking software, the " Biron rule " restricted jersey numbers to whole numbers between 1 and 99 ( later limited to numbers between 1 and 98 after the league-wide retirement of number 99 for Wayne Gretzky ).

In 1734, by the reference of Ernst Johann von Biron he was sent to take the city of Danzig ( Gdańsk ) and after a prolonged siege and evasion of Stanisław Leszczyński was heavily reproached.

He later called for Senator Michel Biron to resign in 2005, after Biron wrote a letter opposing restrictions on Homolka following her release.

In 1919, two years after his death, The Hôtel Biron became the Musée Rodin housing a cast of The Gates of Hell and related works.

Davidson was the first, and one of only two, NHL players to wear the number 00 ; after Martin Biron briefly wore the number in 1995, the league banned the use of the number.

The Empress Catherine II of Russia ( reigned 1762 – 96 ) solved this situation by recalling Ernst von Biron from exile in 1763.

Upon the death of Anna ( 17 October of the Julian Calendar / 28 October of the Gregorian Calendar, 1740 ) Ivan was proclaimed Emperor, and on the following day Ernst Johann von Biron, duke of Courland, became regent.

During his patron ’ s absence, Biron, a handsome, insinuating fellow, succeeded in supplanting him in the favour of Anna, and procuring the disgrace and banishment of Bestuzhev and his family.

) Anna appointed Ernst Johann von Biron duke of Courland in 1737.

This war, lasting 1735-1739 “ secured the restoration of Azov to Russia and some lands between Azov and the Dniester ” but at high casualty rates, mainly due to disease Anna Ivanonva named the young son of Anna Leopoldovna and the Duke of Brunswick, Ivan VI, as her successor and Biron as his regent

Anna Leopoldovna argued with Biron and replaced him as the babe ’ s regent.