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17 hours ago · In 996, Gregory V became the first German Pope, appointed by his cousin Otto III, whom he shortly after crowned Holy Roman Emperor. The Holy Roman Empire absorbed northern Italy and Burgundy under the Salian emperors (1024–1125), although the emperors lost power through the Investiture controversy .
3 days ago · After the death of King William II of Sicily in 1189 his cousin Tancred had seized power, although the legal heir was William's aunt Constance, wife of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor. Tancred had imprisoned William's widow, Queen Joan, who was Richard's sister, and did not give her the money she had inherited in William's will.
6 days ago · The growth of Christianity from its obscure origin c. 40 AD, with fewer than 1,000 followers, to being the majority religion of the entire Roman Empire by AD 400, has been examined through a wide variety of historiographical approaches. Until the last decades of the 20th century, the primary theory was provided by Edward Gibbon in The History ...
3 days ago · John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was the king of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the French Capetian dynasty during the 13th ...
5 days ago · Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor: Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily: 15 September 1790: Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa; Charles III of Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony: Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor: Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este: 6 January 1808: Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa: Francisco de Asís, Duke of ...
2 days ago · Eric the Victorious invasion of the Holy Roman Empire: Danish Kingdom. Sweden. Holy Roman Empire: Stalemate Stade and Northern Germany gets pillaged and plundered by Vikings. Eric, however, fails to permanently capture land in the Holy Roman Empire. 1000 Battle of Svolder: Kingdom of Denmark Sweden Earldom of Lade Norway: Allied Victory ...
5 days ago · Philip III ( Spanish: Felipe III; 14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621) was King of Spain. As Philip II, he was also King of Portugal, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia and Duke of Milan from 1598 until his death in 1621. A member of the House of Habsburg, Philip III was born in Madrid to King Philip II of Spain and his fourth wife, his niece Anna, the ...
