Stephen, King of England of their castles in England. This threat was backed up by the arrest of the bishops, with the exception of Nigel who had taken refuge in Devizes Castle; the bishop only surrendered after Stephen besieged the castle and threatened to execute Roger le Poer. The remaining castles were then surrendered to the King. Stephen's brother, Henry of Blois, was alarmed by this, both as a matter of principle, since Stephen had previously agreed in 1135 to respect the freedoms of the church, and more pragmatically because he himself had recently built six castles and had no desire to be treated
King Stephen (Beethoven) theatre in 1811, Beethoven was commissioned to put to music two commemorative texts written by August von Kotzebue: "König Stephan" (King Stephen) and "Die Ruinen von Athen" (The Ruins of Athens). King Stephen (Beethoven) King Stephen, Op. 117 ("König Stephan") is a commemorative work composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1811. It includes an overture in E flat major and nine vocal numbers. Only the overture is usually played today. The title refers to King Stephen I, founder of the Kingdom of Hungary in the year 1000. In 1808 Emperor Francis I of Austria commissioned the construction of a large