" It also found that Cosmas confuses Dobrawa with Mieszko I's second wife Oda, who at the time of her marriage was around 19 – 25 years old, a relatively advanced age for a bride according to the customs of the Middle Ages.

The characteristics they shared with many Merovingian female saints may be mentioned: Regenulfa of Incourt, a 7th-century virgin in French-speaking Brabant of the ancestral line of the dukes of Brabant fled from a proposal of marriage to live isolated in the forest, where a curative spring sprang forth at her touch ; Ermelindis of Meldert, a 6th-century virgin related to Pepin I, inhabited several isolated villas ; Begga of Andenne, the mother of Pepin II, founded seven churches in Andenne during her widowhood ; the purely legendary " Oda of Amay " was drawn into the Carolingian line by spurious genealogy in her 13th-century vita, which made her the mother of Arnulf, Bishop of Metz, but she has been identified with the historical Saint Chrodoara ; finally, the widely-venerated Gertrude of Nivelles, sister of Begga in the Carolingian ancestry, was abbess of a nunnery established by her mother.

It is thought that the choice of this name for his son was an expression of warming relations between Bolesław I and his stepmother Oda.

Without alternatives, Mieszko II was forced to surrendered the Royal crown and agreed to the division of Poland between him and the other two competitors: his brother Otto and certain Dytryk () — cousin, grandson of Duke Mieszko I and his third wife Oda —.

Oda was her name and her guilt was great.

* The second theory assumes that the document was created in order to protect the interests of Mieszko's second wife Oda and their sons ( who were named in the document ) after Mieszko's death.

He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy shugo ( military governor ) with land holdings in Owari Province.

His successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a loyal Oda supporter, would become the first man to unify all of Japan, and was thus the first ruler of all Japan since the Ōnin War.

Oda Nobunaga was born on June 23, 1534 and was given the childhood name of.

He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide.

In 1551, Oda Nobuhide died unexpectedly and, during his funeral, Nobunaga was said to have acted outrageously, throwing the ceremonial incense at the altar.

Though Nobunaga was Nobuhide's legitimate successor, the Oda clan was divided into many factions.

The Asakura clan was particularly disdainful of the Oda clan's increasing power because, historically, the Oda clan had been subordinate to the Asakura clan.

When Nobunaga launched a campaign into the Asakura clan's domain, Azai Nagamasa, to whom Oichi was married, broke the alliance with Oda to honor the Azai-Asakura alliance which had lasted for generations.

One of the strongest rulers in the anti-Nobunaga alliance was Takeda Shingen, in spite of his generally peaceful relationship and a nominal alliance with the Oda clan.

Oda Nobunaga was well on his way to the complete conquest and unification of Japan when Akechi Mitsuhide, one of his generals, forced Nobunaga into committing suicide in Honnō-ji in Kyoto.

His lineage can be directly traced to his great-great-grandfather, Oda Hisanaga, who was followed by Oda Toshisada, Oda Nobusada, Oda Nobuhide and Nobunaga himself.

It is known that in 958 Archbishop Oda of Canterbury, a supporter of Dunstan, annulled the marriage of Eadwig and Ælfgifu on the basis of their consanguinity.

There is a good possibility that Oda ’ s act had been spurred on by Edgar ’ s sympathisers, the sons of Æthelstan Half-King, and in particular by their ally Dunstan, whose monastic reform they generously supported.

Earning a respect of Oda Nobunaga, Organtino built Nanban temple in Kyoto in 1576, monastery and church in Azuchi by Lake Biwa in 1580.

Ida of Herzfeld may have been an ancestor of the Saxon count Liudolf ( d. 866 ), who married Oda of Billung and ruled over a large territory along the Leine river in Eastphalia, where he and Bishop Altfrid of Hildesheim founded Gandersheim Abbey in 852.

On January 1, 2005 Oda, along with the town of Ikazaki, from Kita District, was merged into the expanded town of Uchiko and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

On January 1, 2005 Ikazaki, along with the town of Oda, from Kamiukena District, was merged into the expanded town of Uchiko and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

On March 1, 2005 Yoshii, along with the town of Bisei, from Oda District, was merged into the city of Ibara.

He was later introduced to Nobuhiro Watsuki and became his assistant along with Eiichiro Oda on Rurouni Kenshin.

He gained distinction at the Battle of Anegawa ( 1570 ), helping in the defeat of the armies under the Azai and Asakura clans along with Tokugawa's ally, Oda Nobunaga.

He quickly absorbed remnants of Nobunaga's army along the way, and met up with Niwa Nagahide and Oda Nobutaka in Sakai.

Toshimasu served under Oda Nobunaga along with his uncle.

The family was a line of daimyō ( feudal lords ) which, along with the Azai clan, opposed Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century.

The Azai clan, along with the Asakura clan, opposed Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century.

Negoro-ji, along with many other warrior monasteries, came under siege at the end of the 16th century ; in 1585, the temple was burned to the ground by the forces of Oda Nobunaga.

* Franky ( also known as Cutty Flam ), of the manga One Piece by Eiichirō Oda, rebuilt most of his body with scrap metal after sustaining serious injuries.

The marriage with Oda considerably affected the position and prestige of Mieszko, who entered the world of Saxon aristocracy.

991-92 ), Mieszko I, together with his wife Oda and their sons, issued a document called Dagome iudex, where the Polish ruler placed his lands under the protection of the Pope and described their borders.

After a struggle for power between Bolesław I and Oda with her minor sons ( Bolesław's half-brothers ), the eldest son of Mieszko I took control over all of his father's state and expelled his stepmother and her sons from Poland.

This act alienated many Oda retainers, convincing them of Nobunaga's mediocrity and lack of discipline and they began to side with his more soft-spoken and well-mannered brother, Nobuyuki.

To increase his power, Nobunaga persuaded Oda Nobumitsu, a younger brother of Nobuhide, to join his side and, with Nobumitsu's help, slew Nobutomo in Kiyosu Castle, which later became Nobunaga's place of residence for over ten years.

This would play a pivotal role in Tokugawa's philosophy of strategic patience in his campaigns with Oda Nobunaga.

Ieyasu had shared his childhood with Nobunaga as a hostage of the Oda clan.

Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama is credited for popularizing a general trend seen in many popular shōnen manga of today, with notable authors of other shōnen manga such as Yoshihiro Togashi, Eiichiro Oda, Gosho Aoyama, Masashi Kishimoto, Tite Kubo and Yusuke Murata paying homage to his impact and influence on their work.

Hideyoshi led troops in the Battle of Anegawa in 1570 in which Oda Nobunaga allied with future rival Tokugawa Ieyasu ( who would eventually displace Hideyoshi's son and rule Japan ) to lay siege to two fortresses of the Azai and Asakura clans.

As a result, much of Ieyasu's early years were spent in danger as wars with the Oda and Imagawa uji ( clans ) were fought.

With Yoshimoto dead, Motoyasu decided to ally with the Oda clan.

First he made peace with Oda Nobukatsu, and then he offered a truce to Ieyasu.

He strengthened his alliance with the Empire by marrying Oda, the daughter of the Saxon Margrave Dietrich of Haldensleben, in 978 and by marrying his son Bolesław I to a daughter of Margrave Rikdag of Meissen.

Also, Bolesław I ( then a widower ) reinforced his dynastic bonds with the German nobility through his marriage with Oda, daughter of Margrave Eckard I of Meissen.

It's also believed that the document was inspired by Oda, who wanted to secure the inheritance of her sons ( with the Papal protection ) in detriment of her stepson Bolesław I.

Oda Nobunaga, however, embraced Christianity and the Western technology that was imported with it, such as the musket.

Other notable examples include the supplanting of the Hosokawa clan by the Miyoshi, the Toki by the Saito, the Shiba clan by the Oda clan, which was in turn replaced by its underling, Toyotomi Hideyoshi who was a son of a peasant with no family name.