He achieved the independence of the southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia, the County of Portugal, from Galicia's overlord, the King of León, in 1139, establishing a new kingdom and doubling its area with the Reconquista, an objective that he pursued until his death, in 1185, after forty-six years of wars against the Moors.

In television, Campbell is known for his lead role in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., his portrayal of Autolycus ( the King of Thieves ) in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, and notably for his role as Sam Axe on the USA Network series Burn Notice.

County Dublin was one of the first parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the Norman invasion of Ireland.

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Count Raymond VII of Toulouse finally signed the Treaty of Paris in 1229, in which he retained much of his lands for life, but his daughter, married to Count Alfonso of Poitou, produced him no heir and so the County of Toulouse went to the King of France.

Further, as a reward for his leadership in North Africa and Italy, Alexander, along with a number of other prominent British Second World War military leaders, was elevated to the peerage on 1 March 1946 by King George VI ; he was created Viscount Alexander of Tunis and Errigal in the County of Donegal.

The counties evolved over time, with the earliest defined being set out by King John, including a then much larger County Dublin.

In 1556 King ’ s County and Queen ’ s County were created and the Kingdom of Connacht was broken up into the counties of Galway, Mayo and Sligo, while Leitrim was separated from Roscommon in 1565.

From ages 11 to 16, the young " Jemmy " Madison was sent to study under Donald Robertson, an instructor at the Innes plantation in King and Queen County, Virginia in the Tidewater region.

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For his actions on board Flight 93, Homer received many awards and citations posthumously, including honorary membership in the historic Tuskegee Airmen ; the Congress of Racial Equality's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award ; the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Drum Major for Justice Award ; and the Westchester County Trailblazer Award.

In 1258, Louis and James I of Aragon signed the Treaty of Corbeil, under which Louis renounced his feudal overlordship over the County of Barcelona, which was held by the King of Aragon.

The Mongolic-speaking Xianbei originally formed a part of the Donghu confederation, but existed even before that time, as evidenced by a mention in the Guoyu (" 晉語八 " section ) which states that during the reign of King Cheng of Zhou ( reigned 1042-1021 BC ) the Xianbei came to participate at a meeting of Zhou subject-lords at Qiyang ( 岐阳 ) ( now Qishan County ) but were only allowed to perform the fire ceremony under the supervision of Chu ( 楚 ), since they were not vassals by covenant ( 诸侯 ).

* 1910 – The worst avalanche in United States history buries a Great Northern Railway train in northeastern King County, Washington, killing 96 people.

From 1301 the upper Meuse roughly marked the western border of the Holy Roman Empire with the Kingdom of France, after Count Henry III of Bar had to receive the western part of the County of Bar ( Barrois mouvant ) as a French fief from the hands of King Philip IV.

Still, Richard Bennett was in 1941, six years after he stepped down as prime minister, elevated to the peerage by King George VI as Viscount Bennett, of Mickleham in the County of Surrey and of Calgary and Hopewell in the Dominion of Canada.

Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located east of Seattle.

Unincorporated King County lies to the north and east.

According to Oxford County Sheriff deputy Matt Baker, King was hit from behind and some witnesses said the driver was not speeding, reckless, or drinking.

King wrote a musical play with John Mellencamp titled Ghost Brothers of Darkland County.

In, in the aftermath of the Seattle Pilots ' purchase and relocation to Milwaukee ( as the Milwaukee Brewers ) by future Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig, the City of Seattle, King County, and the state of Washington ( represented by then-State Attorney General and later U. S. Senator Slade Gorton ) sued the American League for breach of contract.

Confident that Major League Baseball would return to Seattle within a few years, King County built the multi-purpose Kingdome, which would become home to the NFL's expansion Seattle Seahawks in 1976.

Judicial power is vested in the King County Superior Court and the King County District Court.

On December 18, 2003, King County Superior Court Judge Richard Jones sentenced Ridgway to 48 life sentences with no possibility of parole and one life sentence, to be served consecutively.

" The case was heard before a jury in Judge William J. Willkins ' ( who was also one of the presiding Judges at the Nuremberg Trials ) courtroom in King County Superior Court beginning February 6, 1951.

In 1959, this was challenged in King County Superior Court.

Investigative reporting on King County Superior Court Judge Gary Little's out-of-court contact with juvenile defendants revealed accusations that Little molested young boys while he was a teacher at Seattle's exclusive Lakeside School between 1968 and 1971.

King County Superior Court Judge Richard A. Jones sentenced Ridgway to 48 consecutive life sentences ; Ridgway will never be eligible for parole.

The 1916 structure houses courtrooms for King County Superior Court and Seattle District Court, Prosecutor, and Sheriff ; King County Work and Education Release, the chambers of the King County Council, and other court and county functions.

On November 9, 1994 a King County Superior Court judge denied Mak's bid for a new trial but allowed prosecutors to hold a new sentencing hearing.

On February 15, 2002, a King County Superior Court judge scheduled a sentencing hearing for September 2002.

On April 29, 2002 a King County Superior Court judge ruled that Mak will not face the death penalty because the 1983 jury wasn't asked to determine how much of a role he had in the crime.

Air Force Astronaut Wings ; NASA Space Flight Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster ; NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal ; Fédération Aéronautique Internationale-Komarov Diploma ; Defense Superior Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Meritorious Service Medal ; French Legion of Honor, Saudi Arabian King Abdul Aziz Medal ; Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters ; Air Force Commendation Medal ; Washington State University Sloan Engineering Award ( 1961 ); Air Training Command Academic Training Award ( 1966 ); Squadron Officer School Commandant's Trophy ( 1968 ); Squadron Officer School Chief of Staff Award ( 1968 ); Washington State University Distinguished Alumnus Award ( 1983 ); University of Washington Distinguished Alumnus Award, Aeronautics and Astronautics, ( 1984 ); Washington State Service to Humanity Award ( 1983 ); Distinguished Alumnus Award ( 1985 ); Medallion of Merit ( 1987 ); Phi Sigma Kappa ; Leonov Medal ( Association of Space Explorers )( 1992 ); Magnuson Puget Sound Legacy Award ( People for Puget Sound )( 2010 ).

He was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 17 Air Medals, the Navy Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster and Valor device, a Meritorious Unit Commendation, two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, two NASA Outstanding Leadership Medals, four NASA Space Flight Medals, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, a Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the French Legion of Honor, the Medal of King Abdul Aziz ( Saudi Arabia ), the Vietnam Air Gallantry Cross, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

The Faculty of Letters ( Portuguese: Faculdade de Letras ), FLUL, was created in 1911, although it's predated by the Superior Studies in Letters ( Curso Superior de Letras ), created in 1859 by King Pedro V, from which all students and professors were transferred.

Awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, 10 Air Medals, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, NASA Leadership Medal, 3 NASA Space Flight Medals, the French Legion of Honor and the Saudi Arabia King Fahd Medal.

Stanley N. King was born at Troy, Rensselaer County, New York on May 11, 1883, the son of Judge Henry Amasa King ( Amherst College, 1873 and Columbia Law School, 1877 ) a justice of Superior Court of Massachusetts and Maria Lyon Flynt.

Two justices recommended that the King County Superior Court award $ 100 a day, the maximum provided for under the law.

David King Udall, son of Mesa councilman David K. Udall, serves as a Superior Court Judge in Maricopa County, Arizona ( since 2001 ).

As of March 2009, the King County Superior Court Judge ordered the city to comply with the State Environmental Policy Act ( SEPA ) process.