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2 days ago · On Sept. 28, the Catholic Church honors Saint Wenceslaus, a Central European ruler who died at the hands of his brother while seeking to strengthen the Catholic faith in his native Bohemia.
5 days ago · Grant of Arms of Augmentation of royal arms of Bohemia, given at Prague, 2 December 1394, by King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia to Francesco I Gonzaga.png 1,175 × 731; 1.78 MB Karlsbrücke Turm.JPG 1,704 × 2,272; 1.63 MB
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3 days ago · Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637. He was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria and Maria of Bavaria, who were devout Catholics.
5 days ago · "The construction of this church, dedicated to the Assumption of Our Lady, began in Staré Brno (Old Brno) in 1323. It was initiated by Queen Elisabeth Richeza, the widow of Czech King Václav II (Wenceslaus II of Bohemia). At the same time, she founded a women’s Cistercian cloister right next to the church called Aula Sanctae Mariae.
3 days ago · Founded in 1768, The Encyclopedia Britannica is a general knowledge English-language encyclopedia. It is written by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 contributors, including 110 Nobel Prize winners and five American presidents.
5 days ago · Custer and the Seventh Cavalry would take 53 Cheyenne women and children captive. This campaign would go on until spring, with the Seventh Cavalry, joined by the 19th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, coercing the Southern Plains tribes onto their reservations.
1 day ago · Early life Grand prince Alexander Nikolaevich, 1830 Born in Moscow, Alexander Nikolayevich was the eldest son of Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia (eldest daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia and of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz). His early life gave little indication of his ultimate potential; until the time of his accession in 1855, aged 37, few imagined that posterity ...
