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6 days ago · OnThisDay in 1324 Irene of Brunswick died. She was born circa 1293 as the daughter of Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Agnes of Meissen. In March 1318, she married Prince Andronikos Palaiologos, and they had one short-lived son.
5 days ago · Description. This precious gold cross was commissioned by Countess Gertrude (died 1077) and given to the church of Saint Blaise following the death of her husband, Count Liudolf of Brunswick (died 1038). The cross was intended to be carried in liturgical processions or to be placed on a church altar.
3 days ago · Seven Years' War Trivia Quiz. The Seven Years' War (1756-63) was actually (at least) two separate wars. One was a European war, the other a French-British colonial war (which lasted from 1754/55-63). I will ask you about both in this quiz.
4 days ago · Francesco Felice Alberti di Enno, Prince-bishop (1758–1762) Cristoforo Francesco Sizzo de Norris, Prince-bishop (1763–1776) Peter Michael Vigil Graf von Thun und Hohenstein, Prince-bishop (1776–1800) Emmanuel Maria Graf von Thun und Hohenstein, Prince-bishop (1800–1802), Prince (1802–1803)
4 days ago · Elisabeth IX von Bergh-s’Heerenberg, Princess-Abbess (1604–1614) Maria Clara von Spaur, Pflaum und Vallier, Princess-Abbess (1614–1644) Anna Eleonore von Stauffen, Princess-Abbess (1644–1645) Anna Salome von Salm-Reifferscheid, Princess-Abbess (1646–1688) Anna Salome of Manderscheid-Blankenheim, Princess-Abbess (1690–1691)
3 days ago · 1927 - John Kander, compositore statunitense. 1927 - Franco Piga, politico italiano († 1990) 1928 - Giuliano Acernese, arbitro di calcio italiano († 2003) 1928 - Paolo Calafiore, pittore, scultore e scrittore italiano († 2006) 1928 - Lennart Carleson, matematico svedese. 1928 - Peggy Dow, attrice statunitense.
5 days ago · Accomack County. Virginia. From accawmacke, a Native American word meaning across the water place, describing the Eastern Shore of Virginia and the Accawmack people who lived there. Ada County. Idaho. Ada Riggs, the first pioneer child born in the area and the daughter of H.C. Riggs, a cofounder of Boise. Adair County.
