• Defender of the Faith (Latin: Fidei Defensor or, specifically feminine, Fidei Defensatrix; French: Défenseur de la Foi) is a phrase used as part of the...
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    D[EI] G[RATIA] ANGLIE FRANCIE ET HIBERNIE REGINA EIVS NOMINIS PRIMA FIDEI DEFENSOR Mary, by the grace of God, of England, France and Ireland, Queen, first...
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  • anglicised Latin inscription whose full form, CHARLES III DEI GRATIA REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, translates to "Charles III, by the grace of God, King and Defender...
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  • Defender of the Faith (Latin: Fidei defensor, Fidei defensatrix; French: Défenseur de la Foi) is a phrase used as part of the full style of many English...
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    controversy was caused by the omission of the usual abbreviation F D for Fidei Defensor (Defender of the Faith): the Master of the Mint, Richard Lalor Sheil...
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  • Regnorumque Suorum Ceterorum Regina, Consortionis Populorum Princeps, Fidei Defensor Official styles of previous sovereigns are shown below. Heads of state...
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  • Fidei Defensor or ... King of Britain, Defender of the Faith George IV by the Grace of God ... Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regina Fidei Defensor...
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    Fidei Defensor, or Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regina Fidei Defensor Indiae...
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    Fidei Defensor, or "Elizabeth II by the Grace of God Queen of All the Britains, Defender of the Faith" Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensor,...
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    Fidei Defensor (George IV, By the Grace of God, King of the Britains, Defender of the Faith) In full, Gulielmus IV Dei Gratia Britanniarum Rex Fidei Defensor...
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    treatise was dedicated to Pope Leo X, who rewarded Henry with the title Fidei Defensor (Defender of the Faith) in October 1521 (a title revoked following the...
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    ("George, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland King, Fidei Defensor"), while the later coins bear the legend GEORGIVS D G M BR FR ET HIB...
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    Regnorumque Suorum Ceterorum Regina, Consortionis Populorum Princeps, Fidei Defensor Royal Style and Titles Act "No. 39873". The London Gazette (11th supplement)...
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    bears the Latin engraving CHARLES III D G REX (Dei Gratia Rex) F D (Fidei defensor), which means 'Charles III, by the grace of God, King, Defender of the...
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    for Georgius, Dei Gratia Magna Britannia, Francia, et Hibernia Rex, Fidei Defensor, which is Latin for "George, by the Grace of God King of Great Britain...
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  • up defensor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Defensor (Latin, 'one who defends') may refer to: Defensor (comics), a Marvel character Defensor (Transformers)...
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  • Flying Dutchman (dinghy) Formula Drift, an American motorsport series Fidei defensor (Latin, 'Defender of the Faith'), part of the full style of many English/British...
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    the Church in the Epistle to the Ephesians). "Defender of the Faith" (Fidei Defensor) has been part of the English—and since the union of Scotland and England...
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    Regnorumque Suorum Ceterorum Regina, Consortionis Populorum Princeps, Fidei Defensor. Now part of Tanzania. Now Sri Lanka. The kingship of Gibraltar continues...
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    ET L D S R I A T ET E(Magnae Britanniae Franciae Et Hiberniae Rex, Fidei Defensor, Brunsvicensis Et Lueneburgensis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Tessarius...
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  • former chief of Fort Albany. Latin: Dei gratia Britanniarum omnium Rex Fidei Defensor, lit. 'By the grace of God of all the Britains King, Defender of the...
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  • (Fidei Defensor after 1521) (Henry VII) The King (or Queen) of Sicily (In personal union with Spain) The King (or Queen) of Scotland (Fidei Defensor after...
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  • church. Earlier, Henry VIII had been declared "Defender of the Faith" (Fidei defensor) in 1521 by Pope Leo X for his pamphlet accusing Martin Luther of heresy...
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  • themselves (imperial cult). Many European monarchs have been styled Fidei defensor (Defender of the Faith); some hold official positions relating to the...
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    Sacramentorum ("Defence of the Seven Sacraments") earned him the title of Fidei Defensor (Defender of the Faith) from Pope Leo X. The work represented a staunch...
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  • employed by the Catholic Church, the 'Promoter of the Faith' (Latin: promotor fidei), popularly known as the Devil's advocate (advocatus diaboli), was a canon...
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    occasional conformity that he previously thought a danger. The Latin title Fidei defensor was first granted by the Pope to King Henry VIII, who subsequently split...
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    More's assistance. Pope Leo X rewarded the English king with the title "Fidei defensor" ("Defender of the Faith") for his work combating Luther's heresies...
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  • meant to please should approximate the truth Horace, Ars Poetica (338) Fidei Defensor (Fid Def) or (fd) Defender of the Faith A title given to King Henry...
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  • rex ("By the Grace of God, King"). Abbreviated as D G REG preceding Fidei Defensor (F D) on British pound coins, and as D G Regina on Canadian coins. Also...
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