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2 days ago · Charles V [c] [d] (Ghent, 24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555.
1 day ago · Born in 1560 at Tartanedo (Spain) Maria López de Rivas took the Discalced Carmelite habit at Toledo in 1577 and made her profession the following year. She spent the rest of her life serving God in that Carmel, except for a brief period in 1585 when she helped with a foundation at Cuerva.
5 days ago · The House of Wittelsbach (German: Haus Wittelsbach) is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electoral Palatinate, the Electorate of Cologne, Holland, Zeeland, Sweden (with Swedish-ruled Finland), Denmark, Norway, Hungary, Bohemia, and Greece.
3 days ago · 10 Day Portugal Itinerary. Here are five different ways to plan your 10-day Portugal itinerary: #1: The Big Three: Lisbon, Porto & the Algarve #2: Lisbon and Porto by Public Transportation
3 days ago · Our Lady of Fátima (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora de Fátima, pronounced [ˈnɔsɐ sɨˈɲɔɾɐ ðɨ ˈfatimɐ]; formally known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fátima) is a Catholic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, based on the Marian apparitions reported in 1917 by three shepherd children at the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal.
2 days ago · Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies with her husband, Pedro Lopez-Quesada and her mother, the Dowager Duchess of Calabria, Prince Konstantin and Princess Maria of Bulgaria, Victoria and Froilian de Marichalar y Borbon, Princess Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and her husband, Iñigo Moreno de Artega, Nada Halamandari, widow of Don Fernando ...
3 days ago · Portugal - Age of Discovery, Reconquista, Iberian Peninsula: The earliest human remains found in Portugal are Neanderthal-type bones from Furninhas. A distinct culture first emerged in the Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) middens of the lower Tagus valley, dated about 5500 bce. Neolithic (New Stone Age) cultures entered from Andalusia, leaving behind varied types of beehive huts and passage ...
