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May 17, 2024 · Duke of Bohemia r. c. 870 – c. 889: Ludmila of Sorbia c. 860 –921: Spytihněv I 875–894 Duke of Bohemia r. 875–915: Vratislaus I 888–921 Duke of Bohemia r. 915–921: Drahomíra of Stodor c. 877 –934: Wenceslaus I (Václav the Good) 911–935 Duke of Bohemia r. 921–935: Boleslaus I the Cruel c. 915 –972 Duke of Bohemia r. 935 ...
5 days ago · Álvaro de Luna led the Castillian forces against Granada in the Battle of La Higueruela in July 1431, which was a modest success but failed to take Granada. John II continued to demand greater concessions, and would not offer a permanent peace. Instead, he supported Yusuf IV who agreed to tribute and to be John's vassal.
5 days ago · 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 ...
May 19, 2024 · Henry Julius was not willing to confirm its traditional privileges, leading to a civil war in 1605. Attempts by King Christian IV of Denmark to mediate failed and in 1606, Emperor Rudolf II banned the city. In 1607, Henry Julius went to the Emperor's court in Prague in order to negotiate the details of the ban. He gained the Emperor's ...
4 days ago · John II Casimir (Polish: Jan II Kazimierz Waza; German: Johann II. Kasimir Wasa; Lithuanian: Jonas Kazimieras Vaza (22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania during the era of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Duke of Opole in Upper Silesia, and titular King of Sweden 1648–1660.
May 10, 2024 · Przemysł II (Polish: [ˈpʂɛmɨsw] ⓘ also given in English and Latin as Premyslas or Premislaus or in Polish as Przemysław; 14 October 1257 – 8 February 1296) was the Duke of Poznań from 1257 –1279, of Greater Poland from 1279 to 1296, of Kraków from 1290 to 1291, and Gdańsk Pomerania (Pomerelia) from 1294 to 1296, and then King of Poland from 1295 until his death.
6 days ago · Shangri La Museum is the foundation’s Honolulu-based center for exploring the global cultures of Islamic art. Built by Doris Duke in 1937 as a home and showplace for her collection of Islamic art, which consisted of approximately 4,500 objects and cultural resources from around the world, Shangri La’s contemporary collection has continued ...
