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Odo and who
The latter title is especially suggestive of his role in forming several Franciscans who later became influential thinkers in the faculty, among them Saint Bonaventure, John of La Rochelle, Odo Rigaldus, William of Middleton and Richard Rufus of Cornwall.
The sons of Robert the Strong were Odo and Robert, who both ruled as king of Western Francia.
In 718, Chilperic responded to Charles ' new ascendancy by making an alliance with Odo the Great ( or Eudes, as he is sometimes known ), the duke of Aquitaine, who had made himself independent during the civil war in 715, but was again defeated, at the Battle of Soissons, by Charles.
Soon Clotaire IV died and Odo gave up on Chilperic and, in exchange for recognising his dukedom, surrendered the king to Charles, who recognised his kingship over all the Franks in return for legitimate royal affirmation of his mayoralty, likewise over all the kingdoms ( 718 ).
A desperate Odo turned to his archrival Charles Martel for help, who led the Frankish and leftover Aquitanian armies against the Muslims and beat them at the Battle of Tours in 732, killing Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi
A desperate Odo turned to his archrival Charles Martel for help, who led the Frankish and leftover Aquitanian armies against the Muslims and beat them at the Battle of Tours in 732, killing Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi
In the initial Deep Space Nine relaunch novels, Odo is succeeded as security chief by Ro Laren, who is working for the Bajoran Militia.
The shapeshifter was successful at beginning the war with the Cardassians but inadvertently revealed himself to Odo ( who had been misled into believing that Chancellor Gowron was the shapeshifter ) at a Klingon award ceremony, and was quickly killed by the Klingons attending the ceremony.
The pursuit of this aim led them to revolt against William in favour of Robert in the Rebellion of 1088, under the leadership of the powerful Bishop Odo of Bayeux, who was a half-brother of William the Conqueror.
Certainly, other Bishops were depicted bearing the arms of a knight without comment, such as Archbishop Turpin who bears both a spear and a sword named " Almace " in The Song of Roland or Bishop Adhemar of Le Puy, who also appears to have fought as a knight during the First Crusade, an expedition that Odo also joined.
Hugh the Abbot succeeded him in the countship of Anjou as in most of his other duties, and on his death ( 886 ) it passed to Odo, the eldest son of Robert the Strong, who, on his accession to the throne of France ( 888 ), probably handed it over to his brother Robert.
However, the next year, Uthman rebelled against the governor of al-Andalus, ‘ Abd-al-Raḥmân, who quickly crushed the revolt and directed his attention against Odo.
After the death ( c. 735 ) of Odo, who had reluctantly acknowledged Charles ' suzerainty in 719, Charles wished to unite Odo's Duchy to himself, and went there to elicit the proper homage of the Aquitainians.
Thus this report of a feud between Eadwig and Dunstan could either have been based on a true incident of a political quarrel for power between a young king and powerful church officials who wished to control the king and who later spread this legend to blacken his reputation, or it could be an urban legend ; the Chronicle also tells of Odo putting aside the King's marriage on the grounds Eadwig and his wife were " too related ".
However, scholarly analysis in the 20th century concluded it was probably commissioned by William's half-brother, Bishop Odo who, after the Conquest, became Earl of Kent and, when William was absent in Normandy, de facto regent of England.
Charles was put under the protection of Ranulf II, the Duke of Aquitaine, who may have tried to claim the throne for him and in the end used the royal title himself until making peace with Odo.
With only his niece between himself and the throne, Philip engaged in some rapid political negotiations and convinced Charles of Valois, who along with Odo IV was championing Joan's rights, to switch sides and support him instead.
* Odo or Eudes ( 1013 – c. 1056 ), who may have been mentally retarded and died after his brother's failed invasion of Normandy
Fulk had to contend with the ambitions of Odo I, Count of Blois who wanted to expand his own territory into Anjou.
Odo continued to battle against the Vikings and defeated them at Montfaucon, but he was soon involved in a struggle with powerful nobles who supported the claim of Charles the Simple to the Frankish throne.
After the king's death Odo returned to his earldom and soon organized a rebellion in support of William's son Robert Curthose, who had been made Duke of Normandy.

Odo and despite
He and Odo had never been close, and despite the fact that St-Calais was educated at Bayeux, there is no evidence that Odo helped St-Calais ' career.
Brooks ensured that Odo continues to support the maturing Jem ' Hadar despite the alien's regression to Dominion custom, as a commentary on how modern society should engage with young people.
* 729-Berbers rebel in Cerdanya, but despite being allied with Duke Odo of Aquitaine, the rebellion is suppressed.
Thomas supported Rufus despite a rebellion led by his old mentor Odo of Bayeux, and the Archbishop accompanied the King on his campaigns to put down the revolt.

Odo and losses
Odo was able to convince the Female Founder to surrender, thus sparing the Alliance crippling losses and preventing the entire Cardassian race from being exterminated.

Odo and was
In 893, Arnulf switched his support from Odo to Charles the Simple after being persuaded by Fulk ( Archbishop of Reims ) that it was in his best interests.
) Thus, when Odo returned, he was able to launch a near complete surprise attack on the besieging force, scattering it at the first attack, and slaughtering units caught resting or that fled without weapons or armour.
Roger returned to Europe after the Sicilian Vespers in 1282, and was replaced by Odo Poilechien.
Charles of Anjou also died in 1285, and the military orders and the commune of Acre accepted Henry II as king ; Odo Poilechen refused to recognize him, but was allowed to hand Acre over to the Templars rather than Henry directly, and the Templars then handed it to the king.
Mieszko's conflict with Odo I was a surprising event because, according to Thietmar, Mieszko respected the Margrave highly.
:: Mieszko would never wear his outdoor garment in a house where Odo was present, or remain seated after Odo had gotten up.
Before the Norman invasion in 1066, the parish of Higher Mutley was owned by a man Alwin of Tamerton, and Lower Mutley by another man called Goodwin, but at the time of the Domesday Book ( 1086 ) both were owned by Odo, whose feudal overlord was Juhel of Totnes.
Pope Martin V ( c. 1368 – 20 February 1431 ), born Odo ( or Oddone ) Colonna, was Pope from 1417 to 1431.
1042 – 29 July 1099 ), born Otho de Lagery ( alternatively: Otto, Odo or Eudes ), was pope from 12 March 1088 until his death on 29 July 1099.
The Roman consul Cencius now suggested the election of Odo, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia ( afterwards pope Urban II ), but this was rejected by some of the cardinals on the grounds that the translation of a bishop was contrary to ecclesiastical law.
Odo was portrayed in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine by actor René Auberjonois
One of " the hundred " sent out by The Founders long ago to explore the galaxy, Odo was found adrift in 2356 in the Denorios Belt by Bajorans.
Bajoran scientists, not sure of what Odo actually was, put him in a container and labeled it " unknown sample ".
Even after it became clear that Odo was sentient, the scientists kept calling him that, giving him the name ' Odo Ital ' ( like a typical Bajoran name ), which was eventually shortened to simply " Odo " ( Episode " Heart of Stone ").
He was studied by Bajoran scientist Dr. Mora Pol, whom Odo disliked due to Mora's questionable ( but effective ) practice of inducing pain as a motivator in encouraging Odo to assume different shapes before, and even after, Odo was recognized as sentient.

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