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  2. 4 days ago · Frederick William III ( German: Friedrich Wilhelm III.; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, when the empire was dissolved. Frederick William III ruled Prussia during the times of the Napoleonic Wars.

  3. 4 days ago · New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2016, ISBN: 9780300122763; 712pp.; Price: £20.40. Frederick Barbarossa is arguably one of the most important German rulers of the Middle Ages, and certainly one of the best known. Still, English-speaking readers have had to wait a long time for a biography of this Holy Roman Emperor.

  4. 4 days ago · Likewise, according to the Royal Frankish Annals, when Tassilo II, Duke of Bavaria (c. 741-c. 796) swore an oath close to the time of Charlemagne’s coronation, he insisted that he swear upon the relics of four different saints. 23 This suggests that in this period, swearing on relics (and not Gospels) was the norm, and the account also ...

  5. 5 days ago · Frederick II of Prussia invaded the Duchy of Silesia, touching off the First Silesian War. Frederick and Prussia won a quick victory when the fighting resumed, in April 1741, and France entered the war on the side of Prussia. French troops drove toward Vienna but were unable to take it. They did take Prague, however.

  6. 3 days ago · 4. Mikimoto Store . When Rutland arrived in New York, he was stopped by customs agents for importing unlicensed goods and pearls but was released after paying the required taxes on them.

  7. 1 day ago · Eleanor of Castile. Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne following the death of his older brother Alphonso. Beginning in 1300, Edward accompanied his ...

  8. 5 days ago · Answer: Frederick Barbarossa The emperor, Frederick Barbarossa, had relatively humble beginnings as the Duke of Swabia, later becoming the German king. He fought many wars in northern Italy, where the Italians nicknamed him "red beard". The nickname stuck in Italian. He favored Henry I of Brabant to rule over this newly-created duchy.

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