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Friend From Peniche
Friend from Peniche () is an Idiom, idiomatic expression from Portugal that refers to a disloyal friend who is not to be trusted and is only interested in receiving at the expense of others without offering anything in return. History The expression originated in the context of the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, succession crisis of 1580, when Philip II of Spain obtained the Philippine dynasty, Portuguese crown to the detriment of António, Prior of Crato. On 26 May 1589, a force of 6500 English soldiers landed on Consolação beach, near Peniche, Portugal, Peniche, under the command of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Robert Devereux. He was part of a military expedition of 140 ships and 27,600 men (or 20,000 men and 170 ships) under the command of Francis Drake and Admiral John Norris (soldier), John Norris, with orders from Elizabeth I to put António, Prior of Crato, King António back on the throne of Portugal and restore Portuguese sovereignty.''Peniche na Histà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Forte or Forté may refer to: Music *Forte (music), a musical dynamic meaning "loudly" or "strong" *Forte number, an ordering given to every pitch class set *Forte (notation program), a suite of musical score notation programs *Forte (vocal group), a classical crossover singing trio Computing *Forté 4GL, a proprietary application server *Forté Agent, an email and news client used on the Windows operating system *Forte TeamWare, a family of development environments from Sun Microsystems *NetBeans IDE, formerly Forté for Java Companies *Forte Design Systems, an American software company *Forte Group, a former British hotel company *Forté Internet Software, makers of Forté Agent *Forte Land, a Chinese large-scale real estate company *Forte Oil PLC, former name of Ardova Plc, a Nigerian energy group *Trust House Forte, a British hotel and catering firm Fictional characters *Forte Stollen, a character from the Galaxy Angel anime *Bass (Mega Man), Bass (''Mega Man''), a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
