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5 days ago · St. Elizabeth of Hungary, whose feast day we celebrate Nov. 17, stands as a witness of this cohort in the Communion of Saints. Wed to King Ludwig of Thuringia as a teenager, St. Elizabeth grew up in the very center of European wealth in the 13th century.
3 days ago · Elizabeth of Hungary, Queen of Serbia-one of the older children of King Stephen V of Hungary and his wife Elizabeth the Cuman; Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary; Ladislaus IV of Hungary – he was also known as King Ladislas the Cuman, son of Elizabeth the Cuman; Roman the Great – he waged two successful campaigns against the Cumans
4 days ago · Answer: Hungary water According to Wikipedia, Hungary water was the first European alcohol-based perfume. It possibly dates back to the 14th century. A legend states that it was created as a command from a queen of Hungary, named either Elisabeth/Elizabeth or Isabella. Queen Elizabeth of Poland (1305-1380) is often assumed to have been this queen.
May 5, 2024 · Polish Lithuanian Russian Swedish Commonwealth. The Polish–Swedish union was a short-lived personal union between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Kingdom of Sweden between 1592 and 1599. It began when Sigismund III Vasa, elected King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, was crowned King of Sweden following the death of his ...
3 days ago · Marie (born Princess Marie Alexandra Victoria of Edinburgh; 29 October 1875 – 18 July 1938) [note 1] was the last queen of Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I . Marie was born into the British royal family. Her parents were Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia.
May 9, 2024 · 2 May 2014. 6.49k. Our Lady of Częstochowa. Devotion to Mary, the Mother of God has had a special place in the Catholic faith in Poland. The most important Polish Marian shrine, where is the famous icon of Our Lady, is Częstochowa, called also Jasna Góra (Bright Mountain). The origin of this image is unknown with absolute certainty.
May 5, 2024 · Joan II (25 June 1373 [1] – 2 February 1435) was Queen of Naples from 1414 to her death, upon which the senior Angevin line of Naples became extinct. As a mere formality, she used the title of Queen of Jerusalem, Sicily, and Hungary. Joan was born at Zadar, Dalmatia on 25 June 1373, [2] as the daughter of Charles III of Naples and Margherita ...
