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23 hours ago · Bottom right: Margrethe II was Queen of Denmark for 52 years, from 1972 until her abdication in 2024; she is the most recent female sovereign. This is a list of current and former female monarchs regardless of title, including queens regnant , empresses regnant, pharaohs and monarchs by other titles (grand duchess, princess, etc.).
23 hours ago · This is a list of wars involving Germany from 1806. It includes the Confederation of the Rhine, the German Confederation, the North German Confederation, the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, the German Democratic Republic (DDR, "East Germany") and the present Federal Republic of Germany (BRD, until German reunification in 1990 known as "West Germany").
23 hours ago · Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne following the death of his older brother Alphonso.
- 7 July 1307 – 13/25 January 1327
- Eleanor, Countess of Ponthieu
23 hours ago · Revolt of 1173-74 defeated, Richards revolt successful in 1189 with the help of Philip II and French forces, Treaty of Azay-le-Rideau, Prince Richard becomes king of England at expense of Henry II following the battle of Ballans: Anglo-French War 1193–1199. Location: France. Kingdom of France: Kingdom of England: Truce at Vernon Third Crusade ...
23 hours ago · The English word Germany derives from the Latin Germania, which came into use after Julius Caesar adopted it for the peoples east of the Rhine. The German term Deutschland, originally diutisciu land ('the German lands') is derived from deutsch (cf. Dutch), descended from Old High German diutisc 'of the people' (from diot or diota 'people'), originally used to distinguish the language of the ...
23 hours ago · Background. Alan was born sometime before 1199. He was the eldest son of Lochlann of Galloway, Frenchified as Roland, and his wife, Helen de Morville. His parents were likely married before 1185, possibly at some point in the 1170s, since Roland was compelled to hand over three sons as hostages to Henry II, King of England in 1186.
23 hours ago · This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: The use of standardized military personnel categories such as Officer, Senior NCO, Junior NCO, and Enisted are without sources, and furthermore distorts national personnel categories. Please help improve this article if you can.
