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May 9, 2018 · Ajaccio, Corsica. Died: May 5, 1821. Island of St. Helena. French dictator. Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor, was one of the greatest military leaders in history. He helped remake the map of Europe and established many government and legal reforms, but constant battles eventually led to his downfall.
Mar 26, 2024 · Maximilian I (born March 22, 1459, Wiener Neustadt, Austria—died January 12, 1519, Wels) was the archduke of Austria, German king, and Holy Roman emperor (1493–1519) who made his family, the Habsburgs, dominant in 16th-century Europe. He added vast lands to the traditional Austrian holdings, securing the Netherlands by his own marriage ...
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus ( Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs au̯ˈreːliʊs antoːˈniːnʊs]; English: / ɔːˈriːliəs / aw-REE-lee-əs; [2] 26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was a member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty, the last of the rulers later known as the Five Good Emperors and the last ...
Dec 11, 2023 · After centuries of forging alliances with other families and nobles, Rudolf IV of Habsburg became king in 1273 AD. After 10 years on the throne, he granted his two sons direct rule over Styria and Austria. From this point forward, the name Habsburg would forever be associated with these two kingdoms. Holy Roman Emperor
Palpatine, known also by his Sith name Darth Sidious or simply as The Emperor, was a Force-sensitive Human male who served as the last Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, holding the position from 32 BBY until 19 BBY, and was the first Emperor of the Galactic Empire from 19 BBY until his death in 4 ABY. A Dark Lord of the Sith in the Order of the Sith Lords, recorded by history as the ...
Mar 21, 2024 · son Charles VI. brother Ferdinand IV. Leopold I (born June 9, 1640, Vienna—died May 5, 1705, Vienna) was the Holy Roman emperor during whose lengthy reign (1658–1705) Austria emerged from a series of struggles with the Turks and the French to become a great European power, in which monarchical absolutism and administrative centralism gained ...
4 days ago · Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was the most powerful man in Europe in the early 16th century, running a territory that sprawled across the continent and beyond, to the New World. But the man born in Ghent in 1500 and raised in Mechelen would abdicate in Brussels at the age of 55. Thursday, 27 July 2023. By Vincenzo De Meulenaere.
