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2 days ago · The Thirty Years' War [j] was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle, famine, or disease, while parts of present-day Germany reported population declines of over 50%. [19]
- Thirty Years War (Disambiguation)
The Thirty Years' War was a series of wars in Europe lasting...
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The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt (Dutch: Nederlandse...
- Sack of Magdeburg
The sack of Magdeburg, also called Magdeburg's Wedding...
- Raimondo Montecuccoli
Raimondo Montecuccoli (Italian pronunciation: [raiˈmondo...
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The Catholic League (Latin: Liga Catholica, German:...
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The Second Battle of Breitenfeld, also known as the First...
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The Dutch–Portuguese War (Dutch: Nederlands-Portugese...
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The Restoration War (Portuguese: Guerra da Restauração),...
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2 days ago · Ferdinand and Matthias met with the Lutheran John George I, Elector of Saxony in Dresden who promised to support Ferdinand at the imperial elections. [87] [95] John George also agreed to convince the two other Protestant electors, Frederick V of the Palatinate and John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg , to vote for Ferdinand. [95]
- 28 August 1619 – 15 February 1637
- Maria Anna of Bavaria
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1 day ago · Malcolm IV of Scotland. "~ Martel " ( Old French, "The Hammer"): Charles Martel of the Franks. Geoffrey II of Anjou. Geoffrey IV of Anjou. "~ the Man": John II of Portugal ( Spanish: Juan el Hombre, a nickname given to him by Isabella of Castile) "~ the Martyr": Edward the Martyr of England. King Charles I of England.
4 days ago · The League of Augsburg was not strong enough to meet the threat, but on 22 October 1688 the powerful German princes, including the Elector of Brandenburg, John George III, Elector of Saxony, Ernest Augustus of Hanover, and Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, reached an agreement in Magdeburg that mobilised the forces of north Germany.
- 27 September 1688 – 20 September 1697, (8 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
5 days ago · Death: February 26, 1011 (Pest) Place of Burial: Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Immediate Family: Son of Hermann I, duke of Saxony. Husband of Gräfin Emma von Lesum. Father of Hermann von Emmerich, Graf in Westfalen and N. von Lesum. Brother of Bernard I, duke of Saxony; Matilda of Saxony, countess of Flanders; Swanhilde of Saxony and Imma ...
- Gräfin Emma Von Lesum
- February 26, 1011 (Pest)
- estimated between 948 and 972
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4 days ago · John George I, Elector of Saxony and Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia: Louis XIV of France: Maria Theresa of Spain: 9 June 1660: Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici; Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain: Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême: Marie-Thérèse, Duchess of Angoulême: 10 June 1799
1 day ago · Signature. Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé ), [1] was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defined as his 13th birthday) in 1723, the kingdom was ruled by his ...
