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1 day ago · The "Prince of Spain" became king at Franco's death in 1975, and during the Spanish transition to democracy, the Spanish constitution of 1978 put the monarchy on a new constitutional basis. The existence of monarchy in Spain is an entrenched clause with much stricter rules for constitutional amendment than other constitutional provisions.
1 day 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
1 day ago · The Neo-Babylonian king Šamaš-šuma-ukin, whose revolt against Assyria was supported by the Qedarites. One Abyaṯiʿ ben Teʾri, who appears to have been unrelated to Yauṯaʿ, became king of the Qedarites with Assyrian approval after going to Nineveh to swear his allegiance to Ashurbanipal and pledge to pay him tribute.
- Monarchy
- North Arabian polytheism
1 day ago · Erfurt (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁfʊʁt] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Central German state of Thuringia.It lies in the wide valley of the River Gera, in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest, and in the middle of a line of the six largest Thuringian cities (Thüringer Städtekette), stretching from Eisenach in the west, via Gotha, Erfurt ...
1 day ago · Admiral Ernest King, Commander-in-Chief United States Fleet (Cominch), who disliked the British, initially rejected Royal Navy calls for a coastal black-out or convoy system. King has been criticised for this decision, but his defenders argue the United States destroyer fleet was limited (partly because of the sale of 50 old destroyers to ...
- September 3, 1939 – May 8, 1945, (5 years, 8 months and 5 days)
- Allied victory
