Though Gauss had up to that point been financially supported by his stipend from the Duke, he doubted the security of this arrangement, and also did not believe pure mathematics to be important enough to deserve support.

Though in some ways unsuccessful in his forays in England, he was brushed aside by the " Iron Duke " ( Duke of Wellington ), the then British Foreign Secretary, and reported bitterly to Jardine of being insulted by an arrogant and stupid man.

Though King Wu died just a few years after the Battle of Muye, the Duke of Zhou assisted the young and inexperienced King Cheng in consolidating power for the Ji line: he managed a war against rebellious Zhou princes in the eastern lowlands ( allied with feudal rulers and Shang remnants ); formulated the Mandate of Heaven doctrine to counter Shang claims to a divine right of rule ; founded Chengzhou as an eastern capital ; and set up the fengjian " feudal " system designed to maintain Zhou authority as it expanded its rule over a larger amount of territory.

Though not of the aristocracy at the time, the Parrs were in the service of the royal family, in the household of Catherine's ancestor, John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster.

Though nominally loyal to the king, the concept of kingship was new to the Lombards and the dukes were highly independent, especially in central and southern Italy, where the Duke of Spoleto and the Duke of Benevento were de facto sovereigns.

Though Mistinguett never married, she had a son, Léopoldo João de Lima e Silva, by Brazilian diplomat Leopoldo de Lima e Silva ( died 1931 ); the latter was a grandson of the Duke of Caxias.

Though not numerous, the Liberal Unionists boasted having within their ranks the vast bulk of the old Whig aristocracy as represented by the stolid Duke of Devonshire.

Though Alexandre Dumas writes in paradoxically positive terms about him in The Three Musketeers, on the other hand, the English novelist and historian Charles Dickens makes no effort to hide his total rejection of the Duke in his book A Child ’ s History of England.

Though Orderic Vitalis records a ( presumably short-lived ) son in 1181: Bohemond, Duke of Apulia.

Though officially a cowboy, Freleng put Sam in a different costume in almost every film: a knight, a Roman legionary, a pirate, a royal cook, a prison guard, a duke ( Duke of Yosemite, no less ), a Confederate soldier, a mountain climber ( climbing the ' Shmadderhorn ' mountain in Switzerland ), a hen-pecked househusband and even a space alien.

Though the character's real name is John Caravella, Fever occasionally uses other air names, notably including Johnny Cool, Johnny Duke, Johnny Style, Johnny Midnight, Johnny Sunshine, Professor Sunshine, Rip Tide and Heavy Early.

Though Duke Ellington took credit for much of Strayhorn ’ s work, he did not maliciously drown out his partner.

Though Henderson was among the first major New York jazz musicians, he was not as able to adapt to the rapidly changing style as some of his contemporaries, such as Duke Ellington.

Though Brabant held the title of a Duke of Lothier since 1190, it had been solely honorific and did not imply any inheritance claims.

Though the Elector's titles were properly Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he is commonly referred to as the Elector of Hanover after his residence.

Though ambitious for high political office, he avoided the factions and cultivated the King ’ s son, the Duke of Cumberland, as his patron.

Though, in 925, Henry attacked the waffling Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy, constantly changing sides, and wrested control of Lorraine from France permanently, Rudolph then being in no position to resist.

Though commonly used in the 17th century, in the 18th century, the office was held by Duke of Marlborough ( 1702 to 1711, and again 1714 to 1717 ), and the Duke of Ormonde, 1711 to 1714 and the Duke of Cumberland 1745.

Though he had been a leading Liberal Unionist as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Goschen did not stand against Joseph Chamberlain for the leadership of the party in 1892 following the departure of Hartington to the House of Lords as the Duke of Devonshire.

Though swing music was most popular during this period, the music had actually been around since the late 1920s and early 1930s, being played by black bands led by such artists as Duke Ellington, Jimmie Lunceford, Benny Moten, Cab Calloway, and Fletcher Henderson.

Though the Build engine achieved most of its fame as a result of powering the classic first person shooter Duke Nukem 3D, it was used for many other games.

John Gambril Nicholson wrote in 1892, " Though Frank may ring like silver bell, And Cecil softer music claim, They cannot work the miracle, –' Tis Ernest sets my heart a-flame.

Though Mackendrick's direction of the actors and his staging of the scenes are at times extraordinary, in recent years critics have praised only the film's dialogue, " courtesy of Ernest Lehman and Clifford Odets, a high-toned street vernacular that no real New Yorker has ever spoken but that every real New Yorker wishes he could ", A. O. Scott wrote

Though Frederick III held the elevated status of a prince elector, this status was also gained by Maximilian I of Bavaria in 1623, during the Thirty Years ' War, also by the Elector of the Palatinate in the Peace of Westphalia ( 1648 ), and by Ernest Augustus of the House of Hanover in 1692.

Though Ernest would have preferred command of the King's German Legion, composed mostly of expatriates from French-occupied Hanover, he accepted the post.

Though Albert was fourteen months younger, he surpassed Ernest intellectually.

Though Ernest normally followed more liberal politics than many of his counterparts, he began switching his views to align more closely with Prussian Minister President Otto von Bismarck by the mid-1860s.

Though he had only recently changed his political views, Ernest was allowed to ride at the head of his battalion during the victory parade.

Though Victoria loved Ernest because he was the only sibling of her beloved Albert, she was displeased that Ernest was writing his memoirs, worrying about their contents mainly in regard to her dead husband.

Though his elder brother William's engagement with the Polish princess Jadwiga had mortifyingly failed, Ernest after the death of his first wife Margaret of Pomerania proceeded to Kraków to court Cymburgis.

Though it does air Angley's religious programming ( The Ernest Angley Hour and The 90 and 9 Club ), WBNX's primary 55. 1 channel otherwise operates as a secular, for profit TV station, airing general entertainment and CW network programming for the bulk of its schedule.

Though most of the fleet was subsequently salvaged by engineer Ernest Cox, a number of warships ( including three battleships ) remain, making the area very popular amongst undersea diving enthusiasts.

Though socially disadvantaged, the Catholics had remained loyal to the ruling House of Hanover during the 1837 insurrection of the Göttingen Seven against King Ernest Augustus I, and in 1848 Windthorst received an appointment at the supreme court of appeal ( Oberappellationsgericht ) for the Kingdom of Hanover at Celle.

Though so often displayed in public, Augusta still was happiest at home, where she adored her younger brothers Ernest, Augustus, and Adolphus.

Though the characters were not biologically related, this was not known until 2001 when it was discovered that Ridge Forrester was fathered by Massimo Marone.

Though witnesses against them were numerous, the evidence cited was nearly all hearsay or outright fabrications.

Though numerous derivatives of the dangerous toxic atoxyl were examined by Paul Ehrlich and his group, the compound with best effectiveness and toxicity characteristics was selected for production.

Though containing some Egyptian and French neo-Classicist features, the design was basically a huge Greek temple in the Doric style, loosely modelled on the Parthenon in Athens, though raised up on an enormous geometric plinth and flanked by numerous obelisks ( the Egyptian element ).

Though Christianity grow in the region under Olga's rule, Vladimir had remained a thoroughgoing pagan, taking eight hundred concubines ( besides numerous wives ) and erecting pagan statues and shrines to gods.

Though numerous scholars link Cambyses to the Sanskrit tribal name Kamboja there are also few scholars who suggest Elamite origin of the name.

Though the consonants differ little from the text generally accepted in the early 2nd century ( and also differ little from some Qumran texts that are even older ), it has numerous differences of both greater and lesser significance when compared to ( extant 4th century ) manuscripts of the Septuagint, a Greek translation ( made in the 3rd to 2nd centuries BCE ) of the Hebrew Scriptures that was in popular use in Egypt and Israel and that is believed by scholars to be the source often quoted in the New Testament.

* The books Illium and Olympos by Dan Simmons refer to numerous vision and information functions that have been become incorporated into the human body through design ( Though the humans in question have no knowledge of these functions, rediscovering them as the story progresses ).

Though there are numerous ways of measuring the energy of a recoil impulse, in general a 10 % to 50 % reduction can be measured.

Though Fab Five Freddy's contributions to hip-hop culture are numerous, perhaps the most historic comes from his 1982 single entitled Change the Beat.

Though the parkland had accumulated numerous eye-catcheres and features ( see below ), Repton found there were few trees, the house being surrounded by " coarse grass and boulders " which Repton also removed, before the large-scale earth-moving operations began, effected by men with shovels and donkey-carts, to reshape the lumpy ground into smooth swells.

Though this myth has numerous forms, it always centers around the unfulfilled and tragic love of a mortal man who is turned into a flower, and a woodland nymph who is transformed into a brambly vine.

Though not billed as starring, these actors frequently played significant roles in numerous episodes.

Though the numerous artists encompassed by this label had widely different styles, contemporary critics found several common points between them.

Though some species survived into the Triassic period, archosaurs became the largest and most numerous land vertebrates in the course of this period.

Though outnumbered, Geronimo fought against both Mexican and United States troops and became famous for his daring exploits and numerous escapes from capture from 1858 to 1886.

Though he was outwitted and defeated by Cao Cao, Yuan Shao's decisions might not have been so foolish as numerous traditional historians and commentators have said.

Though the government had expected Bantu Radio to play folk music, African music had developed into numerous pop genres, and the nascent recording studios used radio to push their pop stars.

Though AGEs have numerous origins, they can form from the oxidation and dehydration of Amadori adducts, which themselves are products of nonenzymatic Maillard reactions.

Though, often mistaken for a mole his identity as a hamster was confirmed directly by the show's creator Brian Cosgrove on 20 January 2011, following numerous public complaints to the UK quiz show " The Chase " which did not offer mole as part of its multiple choice answers.

Though it was deactivated, the division was identified as the highest priority inactive division in the United States Army Center of Military History's lineage scheme due to its numerous accolades and long history.

Though this area contained numerous small villages and hamlets, there was never a village called Ecclesall.

Though numerous examples of Late Antique portraits featured each figure in a standing position, the Evangelists were predominantly depicted in a seating position at a writing desk or with a book or scroll, both in reference to the Gospels.

Though Kertész received numerous awards for photography, he never felt both his style and work was accepted by critics and art audiences alike.

Though McNabb was approached by recruiters from numerous colleges, only two schools — Syracuse University and the University of Nebraska — offered him scholarships to play as quarterback.