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5 days ago · 16 June. R. O. 2322. CHARLES V. Confirmation of the treaty made at Windsor, between himself and Henry VIII. The first and second articles refer to the security of their own and their confederates' persons and dominions; the third to an expedition against the Turks, which cannot proceed until the ambition of the king of France is repressed, and peace established in Christendom.
May 31, 2024 · For the full article, see Catherine de’ Medici . Catherine de’ Medici, orig. Caterina de’ Medici, (born April 13, 1519, Florence—died Jan. 5, 1589, Blois, France), Queen consort of Henry II (1547–59), mother of Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III, and regent of France (1560–74). A member of the Medici family, she married Henry in ...
May 23, 2024 · Charles IV (Czech: Karel IV., German: Karl IV, Latin: Carolus IV; 14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378), born Wenceslaus, was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor. He was the eldest son and heir of King John of Bohemia, who died at the Battle of Crécy on 26 August ...
3 days ago · Wilhelm II [b] (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire and the House of Hohenzollern 's 300-year reign in Prussia and 500-year reign in Brandenburg . Born during the reign of his granduncle ...
May 14, 2024 · English Monarchs - Mary of Guise (May 14, 2024) Mary Of Lorraine (born Nov. 22, 1515, Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine, Fr.—died June 11, 1560, Edinburgh) was the regent of Scotland for her daughter, Mary Stuart, during the early years of the Scottish Reformation. A Roman Catholic, she pursued pro-French policies that involved her in civil war with ...
6 days ago · Louis I of Hungary. Louis I, also Louis the Great ( Hungarian: Nagy Lajos; Croatian: Ludovik Veliki; Slovak: Ľudovít Veľký) or Louis the Hungarian ( Polish: Ludwik Węgierski; 5 March 1326 – 10 September 1382), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 and King of Poland from 1370. He was the first child of Charles I of Hungary and his ...
4 days ago · King Frederik X and Queen Mary at Frederik VIII's Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 26, 2024. The royal couple have cut 118 groups the royal household previously partnered with.
