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Apr 16, 2024 · On the eve of the Great War, Kaiser Wilhelm and Tsar Nicholas II tried to establish communications with each other, hoping to mitigate the unprecedented levels of tension that had emerged. These messages, dubbed the “Willy-Nicky Telegrams” due to the informal nicknames the two used, were discovered in 1918 and disseminated by American ...
2 days ago · 1. Constable of Dover, Keeper of the Coasts, Lord-Warden of the Cinque Ports 2. Household Knight of Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent. 3. Lord of the manor of Sarre 4. Sheriff of Kent 5. Constable of the Tower of London 6. Keeper of the Receipts 7. Steward 8. Diplomat Died Before War Stephen de Segrave: 1171–1241 1. Chief Justiciar of England ...
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Apr 17, 2024 · Aleksandr Khristoforovich, Count Benckendorff (born 1783, Tallinn, Russia [now in Estonia]—died Sept. 23 [Oct. 5, New Style], 1844, St. Petersburg) was a general and statesman who played a prominent role in the Napoleonic Wars and later served as Tsar Nicholas I’s chief of police.
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5 days ago · Tsar Nicholas looked for his model of the truly Orthodox autocrat to the Muscovite Tsars of the seventeenth century, and especially to Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich. This choice tells us much about Nicholas himself. First, Alexis was an exceptionally pious tsar who spent a great deal of time in prayer and fasting.
Apr 28, 2024 · Nicholas married (1.) Anne de Langley. Nicholas married (2.) Eleanor de Clinton and had 2 children: Richard de Stafford and Edmund de Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford. He passed away on August 1, 1287 in "The Siege of Droselan Castle." Nicholas de Stafford is my 25th great uncle. The 1287 Siege of Dryslwyn Castle.
May 1, 2024 · Saint Nicholas was a fourth-century bishop whose life and legacy inspired the character of Santa Claus we know and love today. You can find more information about his patronage of children here. However, while not much is truly known about Saint Nicholas, the legend below has carried on throughout the centuries, linking him to the custom of ...
3 days ago · Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; [d] 18 May [ O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. During his reign, Nicholas gave support to the economic and political reforms promoted ...
