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4 days ago · Lilienfeld Abbey, Lower Austria Kunigunda of Halych: 1246–1285 St Agnes convent in Prague King Wenceslaus II: 1271–1305 Zbraslav Monastery in Prague Judith of Habsburg: 1271–1297 Royal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague Elizabeth Richeza of Poland: 1286–1335 Cistercian convent in Brno: King Wenceslaus III: 1289–1306 Zbraslav ...
2 days ago · Aleister Crowley ( / ˈælɪstər ˈkroʊli / AL-ist-ər KROH-lee; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, philosopher, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into ...
2 days ago · Associated with the von Staal, von Rosen, von Lilienfeld and von Fersen families. The Early-Classical main building was erected in about 1780 and burned in 1905. Restored, it was later damaged again in the 1950s. Currently, in ruins. Kehra Manor: Kedder: Anija Parish: Harju County: 1624 Belonged to the Bade, Elvering, von Maydell and von ...
12 hours ago · Oliver Cromwell. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially as a senior commander in the Parliamentarian army ...
12 hours ago · Early years, 1239–1263 Childhood and marriage Early fourteenth-century manuscript initial showing Edward and his first wife Eleanor of Castile. The artist has perhaps tried to depict Edward's blepharoptosis (drooping eyelid), a trait he inherited from his father. Edward was born at the Palace of Westminster on the night of 17–18 June 1239, to King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. Edward ...
2 days ago · Life France, Aquitaine and Poitiers in 1154 with the expansion of the Plantagenet lands. Eleanor's life can be considered as consisting of five distinct phases. Her early life extending to adolescence (1124–1137), marriage to Louis VII and Queen of France (1137–1152), marriage to Henry II and Queen of England (1152–1173), imprisonment to Henry's death (1173–1189) and as a widow till ...
2 days ago · Anne Boleyn (/ ˈ b ʊ l ɪ n, b ʊ ˈ l ɪ n /; c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII.The circumstances of her marriage and execution by beheading for treason, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation.
