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1324 Deaths: Marco Polo, Osman I, Emperor Go-Uda, Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Hedwig of Holstein, Henry II of Jerusalem

1324 Deaths: Marco Polo, Osman I, Emperor Go-Uda, Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Hedwig of Holstein, Henry II of Jerusalem


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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Marco Polo, Osman I, Emperor Go-Uda, Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Hedwig of Holstein, Henry Ii of Jerusalem, John de Halton, Marie of Luxembourg, Queen of France, Saw O, Isabella of Ibelin, Jacopo I Da Carrara, W adys aw of O wi cim, Karl Von Trier, Sancho of Majorca, Robert de Scales, 2nd Baron Scales, Irene of Brunswick, Petronilla de Meath, Dino Compagni, Konoe Iehira, Cathal Mac Domhnall O Conchobair. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Marco Polo - The exact time and place of Marco Polo's birth are unknown, and current theories are mostly conjectural. However, the most quoted specific date is somewhere "around 1254," and it is generally accepted that Marco Polo was born in the Venetian Republic. While the exact birthplace is unknown, most biographers point towards Venice itself as Marco Polo's home town. His father Niccolo was a merchant who traded with the Middle East, becoming wealthy and achieving great prestige. Niccolo and his brother Maffeo set off on a trading voyage, before Marco was born. In 1260, Niccolo and Maffeo were residing in Constantinople when they foresaw a political change; they liquidated their assets into jewels and moved away. According to The Travels of Marco Polo, they passed through much of Asia, and met with the Kublai Khan. Meanwhile, Marco Polo's mother died, and he was raised by an aunt and uncle. Polo was well educated, and learned merchant subjects including foreign currency, appraising, and the handling of cargo ships, although he learned little or no Latin. Map of the journeyIn 1269, Niccolo and Maffeo returned to Venice, meeting Marco for the first time. In 1271, Marco Polo (at seventeen years of age), his father, and his uncle set off for Asia on the series of adventures that were later documented i...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=19334


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  • ISBN-13: 9781155411606
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 78
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Weight: 127 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1155411609
  • Publisher Date: 14 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Marco Polo, Osman I, Emperor Go-Uda, Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Hedwig of Holstein, Henry II of Jerusalem
  • Width: 229 mm


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