Victor III

American  

noun

1. Dauferius, 1027–87, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1086–87.

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Example Sentences

Victor III was far more enlightened, but his liberalism was paternalistic, rooted in noblesse oblige.

From Literature

In 1936 King Victor III of Italy crowned himself the Emperor of Ethiopia, a title never recognised by the international community, and from a settlement on the Eritrean Red Sea coastline, the Italians spread their colonial campaign across the Horn of Africa.

From The Guardian

James Anderson says 54-year-old Gary Blair died and the other driver, 25-year-old Edmond Victor III of Leesville, was seriously injured.

From Washington Times

But it was also a matter of timing: If Victor III had been killed after Ferguson, his father said, he believes it would have received more national attention, and “they would have known about it from New York all the way to California.”

From Slate

In 1087 it was used by the anti-pope Guibert as a fortress, whence he made incursions upon the lawful pope, Victor III., and his protector, the Countess Matilda.

From Project Gutenberg