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  1. 2 days ago · The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. The other alliance was led by France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia. Related conflicts include the 1754 to 1763 ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MagdeburgMagdeburg - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · magdeburg.de. Magdeburg ( German: [ˈmakdəbʊʁk] ⓘ; Low German: [ˈmaˑɪdebɔɐ̯x]) is the capital of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river. [3] Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdeburg, was buried in the city's cathedral after his death. [3]

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SaxonySaxony - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · Saxony, [a] officially the Free State of Saxony, [b] is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and its largest city is Leipzig. Saxony is the tenth largest of Germany's sixteen states, with an area ...

  5. 3 days ago · Arromanches, seaside resort, Normandy région, northwestern France. It lies on the English Channel, 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Bayeux. During the Normandy Invasion of World War II, it was part of the Gold Beach landing area and was taken by the British 50th Division on D-Day (June 6, 1944). Arromanches became one of two assembly points for ...

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  6. 4 days ago · Why did France sell the land to America? France sold the land to America, referring to the Louisiana Territory, as part of a larger political and financial strategy. At the time, France, under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte, was losing interest in establishing a North American empire and needed funds to fight against the British.

  7. 5 days ago · Gertrude of Hohenburg (c. 1225 – 16 February 1281, Vienna) was the first Queen consort of Rudolph I of Germany. Family. She was born to Burchard V, Count of Hohenberg (d. 1253) and his wife Mechtild of Tübingen. Her paternal grandparents were Burchard IV, Count of Hohenberg and his unnamed wife.

  8. 4 days ago · source: Wikipedia. King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. King Maximilian I Joseph was the first King of Bavaria, reigning from 1806 until his death in 1825. He was born on May 27, 1756, in Schwetzingen, Electorate of the Palatine, now in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, the son of Friedrich Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and ...

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