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2 days ago · St.Henry II, Emperor. 13 July. St.Henry II, Coronation, Incoronazione, 1002-1014 c. It’s difficult to understand the life of St Henry without considering the strong Christian formation he received from his childhood. Henry was born in Bamberg in 973, the son of the Duke of Bavaria. He grew up in a profoundly Christian atmosphere, receiving ...
3 days ago · Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. Ernst II and family. When Germany lost the war, all the German princes lost their titles and states. Ernst was one of the first princes to realize major changes were coming for Germany, and quickly arrived at an amicable settlement with his subjects.
5 days ago · Beyond her religious devotion, Kunigunde had also played a very active political role, including running the duchy of Bavaria for a while, before handing it over to her brother, another Henry. Bavaria did however not stay in the family as Kunigunde’s brother fell out with emperor Henry II. For details, listen to the episodes 17 to 19.
2 days ago · During the reign of Henry's son, Henry II (the Quarrelsome) (955–976) Otto became the first Holy Roman Emperor (962) and Bavaria became a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire. Otto I re-established the eastern march, and was succeeded by Otto II in 967, and found himself in conflict with Henry who he deposed, allowing him to re-organise the duchies ...
3 days ago · Allied powers, coalition of countries that opposed the Axis powers (led by Germany, Italy, and Japan) during World War II. The principal members of the Allies were the United Kingdom , the Soviet Union , the United States , and China (the “Big Four”), as well as France while it was unoccupied.
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3 days ago · Signature. Charles II of Spain [a] (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg, which had ruled Spain since 1516, neither of his marriages produced children, and he died without a direct heir. He is now best remembered for his physical disabilities, and the War of the ...
5 days ago · Doolittle Raid, (April 18, 1942), during World War II, U.S. Army Air Forces bombing raid on Tokyo and other Japanese cities. Lieut. Col. James H. Doolittle led 16 B-25 bombers from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Hornet in a spectacular surprise attack that caused little damage but boosted Allied morale.
