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1 day ago · Sigismund's leniency towards the Habsburgs also alienated some clerics; the Austrians wanted to prevent Andrew Báthory from seizing the bishopric of Kraków and succeeded in doing so by diplomatic coaxing or coercion.
- Władysław IV
Władysław IV Vasa or Ladislaus IV of Poland (9 June 1595 –...
- Charles Ix
Charles IX, also Carl (Swedish: Karl IX; 4 October 1550 – 30...
- Anna Jagiellon
Anna Jagiellon (Polish: Anna Jagiellonka, Lithuanian: Ona...
- Sigismund's Column
Sigismund's Column (Polish: Kolumna Zygmunta), originally...
- Polish–Swedish Union
The Polish–Swedish union was a short-lived personal union...
- Catherine Jagiellon
Catherine Jagiellon (Polish: Katarzyna Jagiellonka; Swedish:...
- Władysław IV
4 days ago · This is a list of state leaders in the 16th century (1501–1600) AD, except for the leaders within the Holy Roman Empire, and the leaders within South Asia . These polities are generally sovereign states, but excludes minor dependent territories, whose leaders can be found listed under territorial governors in the 16th century.
3 days ago · Biography. Elizabeth Báthory (born Ecsedi Báthory Erzsébet in Hungarian) came from the noble Protestant family Báthory, who owned land in the Kingdom of Hungary. Her father was Baron George VI Báthory, brother of the voivode of Transylvania, Andrew Bonaventura Báthory.
5 days ago · The history of the University of Szeged. The University of Szeged traces its origins back to 1581 with the foundation of the Academia in Cluj (Kolozsvár). István Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, King of Poland (1571-1586), Grand Duke of Lithuania took measures to estabilish a Catholic university (academia – universitas) consisting of two ...
4 days ago · Dracula is one of the most famous pieces of English literature. Many of the book’s characters have entered popular culture as archetypal versions of their characters; for example, Count Dracula as the quintessential vampire, and Abraham Van Helsing as an iconic vampire hunter.
4 days ago · Au centre de mythes et de spéculations, Élisabeth Báthory, connue comme la « comtesse sanglante », serait la plus grande tueuse en série de l’histoire. Elle aurait torturé et assassiné des centaines de jeunes femmes aux 16 e et 17 e siècles. PHOTOGRAPHIE DE Keith Corrigan, Alamy Stock Photo.
4 days ago · Wenn man die deutschen Fans einmal für sich gewonnen hat, dann kann man unendlich oft in Deutschland spielen - das sagt Five Finger Death Punch-Gitarrist Zoltán Báthory im exklusiven ROCK ANTENNE Interview. Warum er das glaubt, wie es war, für Metallica im Münchener Olympiastadion zu spielen und wie er sich die Zukunft der Band vorstellt ...
