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2 days ago · The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a sovereign state in northeastern Europe that existed from the 13th century, [5] succeeding the Kingdom of Lithuania, to the late 18th century, [6] when the territory was suppressed during the 1795 partitions of Poland–Lithuania. The state was founded by Lithuanians, who were at the time a polytheistic nation ...
May 16, 2024 · About Barbara Radziwill, Queen of Poland and GDL. Barbara Radziwiłł (c.1520-1551) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as consort of Sigismund II Augustus, the last male monarch of the Jagiellon dynasty. Barbara, a great beauty and already widowed, became a royal mistress most likely in 1543 and they married in secret in July or ...
- Vilnius, Vilniaus apskritis
- October 06, 1520
- "Duchess became Queen Consort"
May 16, 2024 · Anna Olshanska, Duchess's Timeline. 1451 1451. Birth of Anna Olshanska, Duchess ... 1474. Birth of dss Elisabeth Gastold. Lietuva, Grand Duchy of Lithuania. 1498 1498 ...
5 days ago · The House of Habsburg ( / ˈhæpsbɜːrɡ /, German: Haus Habsburg, pronounced [haʊ̯s ˈhaːpsˌbʊʁk] ⓘ ), also known as the House of Austria, [note 6] is one of the most prominent and important dynasties in European history. [3] [4]
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3 days ago · On March 11, 1990, Lithuania declared its independence by a unanimous vote of its newly elected parliament. The new Soviet parliament acknowledged Lithuania’s independence on September 6, 1991. Lithuania was admitted into the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 2004. The capital is Vilnius.
4 days ago · In the grand drama of King Henry VIII‘s six wives, Anne of Cleves is often relegated to a footnote as the bride he rejected. However, the real story of the German princess who became Queen of England for just six months is far more nuanced and fascinating. Through her unwavering resilience, clever political maneuvering, and steadfast spirit ...
May 22, 2024 · The name Ona is a girl's name meaning "grace; wave; bitter; wished-for child". One of those names with a wide array of meanings across different cultures; it's the Lithuanian form of Anna, for instance, and William Blake used it as the name of one of his mysterious, godlike characters. But it's found major popularity in Spain, where it's just ...
