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4 days ago · Ferdinand I (10 March 1503 – 25 July 1564) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1564. [1] [2] Before his accession as emperor, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the House of Habsburg in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy ...
4 days ago · The feast day of St. Agnes of Bohemia (1211-82) is March 2. Agnes was the daughter of Queen Constance and King Ottokar I of Bohemia. Ottokar is one of the most important monarchs in Czech history and played a key role in the rise of the Czech state. Agnes had many suitors who sought to marry her for political reasons, including Frederick II ...
2 days ago · Teutonic Order. The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society c. 1190 in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to establish hospitals.
4 days ago · Hungary - Jagiellon, Decay, Renaissance: The magnates, who did not want another heavy-handed king, procured the accession of Vladislas II, king of Bohemia (Ulászló II in Hungarian history), precisely because of his notorious weakness: he was known as King Dobže, or Dobzse (meaning “Good” or, loosely, “OK”), from his habit of accepting with that word every paper laid before him. The ...
1 day ago · Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, King Gustaf V . He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten , and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha .
4 days ago · Wikipedia, free Internet-based encyclopaedia, started in 2001, that operates under an open-source management style. It is overseen by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia uses a collaborative software known as wiki that facilitates the creation and development of articles. Although some highly publicized problems have called attention ...
4 days ago · Lewis Hamilton. Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton [7] MBE (born 7 January 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England [8]) is a British Formula One racing driver, currently racing for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team. A eight-time World Champion, he is often regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers in history. He announced on March 14th, 2022 that ...
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