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3 days ago · Regencies of Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg and Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1543–1548), John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1543–1547) and Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1547–1548) In 1557, reunited Kulmbach to Ansbach once more. Left no descendants, and the Margraviates passed to sons of the Elector John George.
4 days ago · Offices held. Agent-General of the Clergy (1780–1788) Bishop of Autun (1788–1791) Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord ( / ˌtælɪrænd ˈpɛrɪɡɔːr /, [1] French: [ʃaʁl mɔʁis də tal (ɛ)ʁɑ̃ peʁiɡɔʁ, – moʁ-]; 2 February 1754 – 17 May 1838), 1st Prince of Benevento, then Prince of Talleyrand, was a French secularised ...
4 days ago · Eilean Donan Castle, located in the Scottish Highlands. Scotland, most northerly of the four parts of the United Kingdom, occupying about one-third of the island of Great Britain. The name Scotland derives from the Latin Scotia, land of the Scots, a Celtic people from Ireland who settled on the west coast of Great Britain about the 5th century ce.
5 days ago · The Mass was begun in 1733 in order to gain favor with the Catholic Elector of Saxony, Augustus III. Drawing upon other pieces, he revised and expanded the Mass during the last years of his life, offering it as a final testament and certainly one of his greatest masterpieces.
5 days ago · Eventually, the Dutch Republic and Saxony joined Austria and England, forming the Quadruple Alliance, to fight France. The 1745 Treaty of Dresden ended the main fighting. In exchange for allowing Frederick II to annex Silesia, Maria Theresa won the right to be recognized as Empress and for her husband to be recognized as emperor consort.
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6 days ago · 1696–1745: No regular mission. 1726: Isaac Leheup Minister (did not reach Cologne ). [1] 1743: Hon. Thomas Villiers, British Envoy to Saxony and Poland was also accredited to many states of the Holy Roman Empire [1] 1745–1758: Onslow Burrish Minister, also to Bavaria and other states [1] 1755–1781: George Cressner Minister to the City of ...
2 days ago · Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh, capital city of Scotland, located in southeastern Scotland with its centre near the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, an arm of the North Sea that thrusts westward into the Scottish Lowlands. The city and its immediate surroundings constitute an independent council area. The city and most of the council area ...
