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poitiers_n 158_o aix_n la_fw-fr chappelle_n build_v by_o charlemagne_n 105_o the_o alani_n and_o other_o barbarous_a people_n make_v a_o irruption_n among_o the_o gaul_n then_o pass_v into_o spain_n 3_o alain_n of_o bretagne_n defeat_v and_o cut_v the_o nâ—rmans_n in_o piece_n 1â—7_n alain_n call_v twistbeard_n duke_n of_o bretagne_n his_o death_n his_o child_n 184_o alain_a fergeant_n duke_n of_o bretagne_n his_o death_n 237_o alaric_n king_n of_o the_o visigoth_n besieges_fw-fr and_o take_v rome_n his_o death_n 3_o st._n albert_n bishop_n of_o liege_n his_o history_n 292_o albert_n archduke_n of_o austria_n remove_v â—i_fw-la corpse_n from_o reims_n by_o permission_n of_o lewis_n xiii_o ibid._n albert_n duke_n of_o austria_n be_v elect_v emperor_n 327_o he_o renew_v the_o alliance_n of_o the_o empire_n with_o france_n 3â—8_n his_o death_n 334_o albigenses_n heretic_n their_o original_a 277_o be_v condemn_v ibid._n reject_v the_o new_a testament_n ibid._n albon_n de_fw-fr fleury_n 205_o aletea_n patrician_n punish_v with_o death_n 45_o alexander_n iii_o pope_n his_o feign_a modesty_n cause_n of_o a_o schism_n 278_o his_o election_n confirm_v by_o the_o gallican_n church_n as_o also_o by_o the_o anglicane_n ibid._n seek_v a_o asylum_n in_o france_n ibid._n a_o emperor_n and_o a_o pretend_a pope_n at_o his_o foot_n who_o have_v dispute_v that_o dignity_n with_o he_o 274_o alexander_n iii_o king_n of_o scotland_n his_o death_n 323_o alsiel_n sultan_n of_o egypt_n 324_o alphonso_n i._n duke_n of_o portugal_n proclaim_v king_n who_o be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o portugal_n 243_o alphonso_n count_n of_o toulouze_n make_v a_o voyage_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n his_o death_n 245_o alphonso_n count_n of_o poitou_n 297_o he_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr toulouze_n 299_o honour_v with_o the_o girdle_n of_o knighthood_n 302_o lead_v a_o re-inforcement_n of_o croisez_fw-fr or_o cross_v to_o st._n lewis_n in_o the_o east_n 305_o 306_o alphonso_n x._o 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