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1 day ago · Anne of Austria (French: Anne d'Autriche; Spanish: Ana de Austria; born Ana María Mauricia; ... William IV, Duke of Bavaria: 14. Albert V, Duke of Bavaria
16 hours ago · Even before the grand new building was opened in 1838, William IV, in one of his last utterances (he died in 1837), described it as “a nasty, little hole” while the author William Makepeace Thackeray called it “a little gin shop of a building.” For the first 30 years of its existence, the National Gallery was run by its trustees.
5 days ago · This Ludwig duke of Upper Bavaria was the father of our Ludwig and the first Bavarian ruler who made Munich their main residence. Ludwig was known as der Strenge, which translates as “the Severe”.
5 days ago · 3. William IV, Duke of Bavaria is known for issuing a "Purity Law" for a consumable. Which consumable did this law impact?
3 days ago · Particularly for the later years of his reign, German scholars have pointed to the pressure exerted by the princes on Frederick, such as in the trial of Henry the Lion, his cousin, duke of Bavaria and Saxony, and erstwhile favourite , but unlike other biographers, Freed seems to view this powerlessness as pervasive almost throughout Frederick ...
3 days ago · The Thirty Years' War [j] was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle, famine, or disease, while parts of present-day Germany reported population declines of over 50%. [19]
4 days ago · William of Hatfield 1337: Mary, Duchess of Brittany & of Waltham 1344–1362: John IV the Conqueror 1339–1399 Duke of Brittany: Margaret Countess of England, of Pembroke & of Windsor 1346–1361: John Hastings 1347–1375 2nd Earl of Pembroke: William of Windsor 1348: Thomas of Woodstock 1355–1397 1st Duke of Gloucester: Eleanor de Bohun c ...
