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4 days ago · The House of Windsor, the reigning royal house of the British monarchy, are descendants of Sophia of Hanover (1630-1714), a Wittelsbach Princess of the Palatinate by birth and Electress of Hanover by marriage, who had inherited the succession rights of the House of Stuart and passed them on to the House of Hanover.
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Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern (born 14...
- Otto I, Count of Scheyern
Life. Most historians believe Otto was a younger son of...
- Wittelsbach Castle
A schematic plan of the former castle. Wittelsbach Castle...
- Franz
1 day ago · History of Denmark. Prehistoric Denmark c. 6000 BC–700 AD. Kongemose culture c. 6000 BC–5200 BC. Ertebølle culture c. 5,300 BC – 3,950 BC. Funnelbeaker culture c. c. 4300–2800 BC. Corded Ware culture c. 3000 BC – 2350 BC. Nordic Bronze Age c. 2000/1750–500 BC. Pre-Roman Iron Age c. 5th/4th–1st centuries BC.
- Dane(s); Danish
- Part of the North Sea Empire (1013–1035), Independent state until 1397
4 days ago · Elizabeth is a feminine given name, a variation of the Hebrew name Elisheva ( אֱלִישֶׁבַע ), meaning "My God is an oath" or "My God is abundance", [citation needed] as rendered in the Septuagint. [citation needed]
- Female
- English
- Hebrew
- /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/
1 hour ago · Saad719. Today marks the 120th Anniversary of the Birth of Princess Elizabeth of Greece, Countess of Törring-Jettenbach, who was born on this day in 1904! The eldest daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, she was the middle sister of Princess Olga of Yugoslavia and Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent.
5 days ago · Frederik I, King of Denmark and Norway (1471 – 1533), married (1) Anna of Brandenburg, had two children including King Christian III (2) Sophie of Pomerania, had six children. Christian’s rival King Karl VIII; Credit – Wikipedia. Norway was now faced with a union with Denmark or Sweden or electing a separate king, an option quickly discarded.
3 days ago · Along with Norway and Sweden, Denmark is a part of the northern European region known as Scandinavia. The country’s capital, Copenhagen (København), is located primarily on Zealand; the second largest city, Århus, is the major urban center of Jutland. Denmark. Though small in territory and population, Denmark has nonetheless played a ...
3 days ago · Papacy, Monarchy and Marriage, 860-1600. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2015, ISBN: 9781107062535; 370pp.; Price: £65.00. King Henry VIII’s quarrel with the papacy over the annulment of his almost 24-year marriage to Catherine of Aragon is familiar to both popular and historical audiences. What is less well known is that papal ...
