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1 day ago · The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign ( French: Campagne de Russie) and in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 ( Russian: Оте́чественная война́ 1812 го́да, romanized : Otéchestvennaya voyná 1812 góda ), was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of compelling the Russian Empire to comply with ...
4 days ago · Charles V of France maintained the terms of the treaty of Brétigny but encouraged others in Aquitaine to challenge the authority of the Plantagenets in Aquitaine. The prince, who had suffered a debilitating illness for nearly a decade which often restricted his movement to being carried in a litter, [72] returned to England, where he soon died ...
4 days ago · The Palace of Versailles ( / vɛərˈsaɪ, vɜːrˈsaɪ / vair-SY, vur-SY; [1] French: château de Versailles [ʃɑto d (ə) vɛʁsɑj] ⓘ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 19 kilometers (12 mi) west of Paris, France . The palace is owned by the government of France and since 1995 has been ...
3 days ago · The Nine Years' War [c], was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. [d] Although largely concentrated in Europe, fighting spread to colonial possessions in the Americas, India, and West Africa. Related conflicts include the Williamite war in Ireland, and King William's War in North America.
2 days ago · France. Signature. Joan of Arc ( French: Jeanne d'Arc [ʒan daʁk]; Middle French: Jehanne Darc [ʒəˈãnə ˈdark]; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War.
2 days ago · Holy Roman Emperor Charles V relinquishes his claim to the Duchy of Burgundy and Francis I of France surrenders his claim to the Kingdom of Naples. 1550 Treaty of Boulogne: France paid England a ransom of 400,000 crowns and gained Boulogne also agreed to remove all their remaining men from Scotland. March 28, 1550. 1551 Treaty of Weissenburg
1 day ago · Anne Boleyn ( / ˈbʊlɪn, bʊˈlɪn /; [7] [8] [9] 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 .
