Sir Philip Bowes de Vere Broke was a distinguished officer in the BritishRoyal Navy. Broke was born in September 1776, and died in January 1841.
His most notable accomplishment was his victory of his vessel, the HMS Shannon, over the USS Chesapeake during the War of 1812. There had been half a dozen naval battles during the war when a Royal Naval vessel had fought an United States Navy vessel of equivalent rate. Up until the battle between the HMS Shannon and the USS Chesapeake the Americans had won all those battles. Shannon defeated Chesapeake on June 1st, 1813.
Broke was seriously wounded during this battle. He was created a Baronet in recognition. While his wounds precluded further active service Broke served as a naval gunnery specialist to the Royal Navy.
Unusually, young Broke received formal naval education -- most of his contemporaries received only "on the job" training.
Philip of Swabia (1177-1208) was king of Germany and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV.
Philip was the fifth and youngest son of the emperor Frederick I and Beatrix, daughter of Renaud III, count of Burgundy, and consequently brother of the emperor Henry VI.
Philip was preparing to crush the last flicker of the rebellion in Brunswick-Lüneburg when he was murdered at Bamberg, on June 21, 1208, by Otto of Wittelsbach, count palatine in Bavaria, to whom he had refused the hand of one of his daughters.
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