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     Berchtold I Herzog von Zähringen gained the title of Herzog von Zähringen.¹

     Lionel Benedict Nicolson was born on 6 August 1914.¹ He was the son of Hon. Sir Harold George Nicolson and Hon. Victoria Mary Sackville-West.¹ He married Luisa Felicita Vertova, daughter of Professor Giacomo Vertova, on 8 August 1955.¹ He and Luisa Felicita Vertova were divorced in 1962.¹ He died in 1978.¹
     Lionel Benedict Nicolson usually went by his middle name of Benedict.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Intelligence Corps.¹ He was Deputy Surveyor of the King's Pictures between 1939 and 1947.¹ He was editor of Burlington Magazine.¹ He was invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1947.¹ He wrote the book The Painters of Ferrara, published 1950.¹ He wrote the book Hendrick Terbrugghen, published 1958.¹ He wrote the book Wright of Derby: Painter of Light, published 1968.¹ He wrote the book The Treasures of the Foundling Hospital, published 1972.¹ He wrote the book Courbet: The Studio of the painter, published 1973.¹ He wrote the book Georges de la Tour, published 1974.¹

     Ulric I of Istria, Count of Istria married Sophia of Hungary, daughter of Béla I Arpád, King of Hungary, in 1062.¹ He died in 1070.¹
     Ulric I of Istria, Count of Istria gained the title of Count of Istria.¹

     Nigel Nicolson was born on 19 January 1917.¹ He was the son of Hon. Sir Harold George Nicolson and Hon. Victoria Mary Sackville-West.¹ He married Philippa Janet Tennyson d'Eyncourt, daughter of Sir Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt, 2nd Bt., on 30 July 1953.² He and Philippa Janet Tennyson d'Eyncourt were divorced in 1970.² He died on 23 September 2004 at age 87.³
     Nigel Nicolson was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Grenadier Guards.² He was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1945.² He was a practising a director of Weidenfeld and Nicolson between 1948 and 1992.² He wrote the book The Grenadier Guards, 1939-45, published 1949, official history.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Bournemouth East and Christchurch between February 1952 and September 1959.² He wrote the book People and Parliament, published 1958.² He wrote the book Lord of the Isles, published 1960.² He wrote the book Great Houses of Britain, published 1965.² He wrote the book Harold Nicolson: Diaries and Letters 1930-62, published between 1966 and 1968, editor, in 3 volumes.² He wrote the book Great Houses, published 1968.² He wrote the book Portrait of a Marriage, published 1973.² He wrote the book Alex (FM Alexander of Tunis), published 1973.² He wrote the book The Himalayas, published 1975.² He wrote the book Mary Curzon, published 1977.² He wrote the book Napoleon: 1812, published 1985.² He wrote the book Two Roads to Dodge City, published 1986, with Adam Nicolson.² He wrote the book Kent, published 1988.² He wrote the book The World of Jane Austen, published 1991.² He wrote the book Vita and Harold: The Letters of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson 1910-1962, published 1992.² He wrote the book Long Life, published 1997, autobiography.² He was invested as a Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.).² He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (F.R.S.L.).² He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 2001.² He lived in 2003 at Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England.²

     Euphemia Arpád was the daughter of Béla I Arpád, King of Hungary.¹ She married Otto I of Olomouc.¹ She died in 1111.¹

     Otto I of Olomouc married Euphemia Arpád, daughter of Béla I Arpád, King of Hungary.¹ He died in 1087.¹

     Helen Arpád was born before 1063. She is the daughter of Béla I Arpád, King of Hungary.¹ She married Zvonimir of Croatia, King of Croatia.¹

     Zvonimir of Croatia, King of Croatia married Helen Arpád, daughter of Béla I Arpád, King of Hungary.¹ He died in 1089.¹
     Zvonimir of Croatia, King of Croatia gained the title of King Zvonimir of Croatia.¹

     Irene Arpád was the daughter of Ladislas I 'the Saint' Arpád, King of Hungary and Adelheid von Zähringen.¹ She married John II Comnenos, Emperor of Constantinople, son of Alexios I Comnenos, Emperor of Constantinople, in 1104.¹ She died in 1133.¹

     John II Comnenos, Emperor of Constantinople was born in 1087.¹ He was the son of Alexios I Comnenos, Emperor of Constantinople.² He married Irene Arpád, daughter of Ladislas I 'the Saint' Arpád, King of Hungary and Adelheid von Zähringen, in 1104.¹ He died in 1143.¹
     John II Comnenos, Emperor of Constantinople held the office of Co-regent of Constantinople in 1092.² He succeeded to the title of Emperor John II of Constantinople in 1118.²