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3 days ago · Younger brother of Wenceslaus; took control of Brandenburg on his brother's ascension as King of Germany and Bohemia. Gave up Brandenburg to his cousin Jobst as security for a substantial loan. Jobst
4 days ago · Elizabeth, Electress of Brandenburg. Prince Francis. v. t. e. Elizabeth of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (24 June 1485 – 10 June 1555) was a Danish princess who became Electress of Brandenburg as the spouse of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg. She was the daughter of King Hans of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and his spouse, Christina of ...
Prussia wasn't part of the HRE, so king of Prussia was fine by those rules (just like the Elector of Hanover could be King of Great Britain at the same time, not the HRE, no biggie) It was the Polish who restricted the title to King IN Prussia, since they held half of Prussia and the title King OF Prussia implies sovereignty over the whole thing, after the first Partition, Frederick changed ...
3 days ago · Anne is of course not the only consort to suffer this problem: Henry VIII’s first, fifth, and sixth wives are spelled variously as Catherine, Katherine, Katheryn, or Katharine, depending on author preferences.
2 days ago · Czech Republic, country located in central Europe. It comprises the historical provinces of Bohemia and Moravia along with the southern tip of Silesia, collectively called the Czech Lands. In 2016 the country adopted the name ‘Czechia’ as a shortened, informal name for the Czech Republic.
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3 days ago · This is a list of current and former female monarchs regardless of title, including queens regnant, empresses regnant, pharaohs and monarchs by other titles (grand duchess, princess, etc.). Consorts, such queens consort (i.e. spouses of male monarchs) are not included, see list of current consorts of sovereigns.
2 days ago · The text discusses the geopolitical necessity of Russia’s imperial expansion. According to Zavalishin, Russia’s expansion was a quest for security. Expansion was done in order to avoid the fate of weaker powers who were subsumed by more powerful ones, and to secure a future for the Russian people.
