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26 mag 2024 · Sigismund III Vasa (Polish: Zygmunt III Waza, Lithuanian: Žygimantas Vaza; 20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632 N.S.) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden and Grand Duke of Finland from 1592 to 1599.
2 giorni fa · This is a list of wars that began between 1500 and 1799. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity. Major conflicts of this era include the Italian Wars and Thirty Years' War in Europe, the Kongo Civil War in Africa, the Qing conquest of the Ming in Asia, the Spanish ...
1 giorno fa · The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England.
3 giorni fa · Sovrani di Polonia. La Polonia fu retta in vari periodi da duchi e principi (dal X al XIV secolo) o da re (dal XI al XVIII). Durante l'ultimo periodo, una tradizione di elezioni libere resero la monarchia polacca una posizione unica in Europa (dal XVI al XVIII secolo). Il primo sovrano polacco di cui si abbia notizia è il duca Miecislao I, che ...
28 mag 2024 · James I (born June 19, 1566, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland—died March 27, 1625, Theobalds, Hertfordshire, England) was the king of Scotland (as James VI) from 1567 to 1625 and first Stuart king of England from 1603 to 1625, who styled himself “king of Great Britain.”
- James I was king of Scotland (as James VI) before he became king of both England and Scotland. He acceded to the English throne upon the death of t...
- James I was not a popular king. Although he had ruled as king of Scotland, he was unprepared for the challenges he faced upon assuming the English...
- King James I’s “favourites” were his closest courtiers and confidantes. They wielded a huge amount of influence in James’s court, which earned them...
- James had been tutored by Presbyterians and publicly professed his support for Puritanism while sitting on the Scottish throne, but English Catholi...
- King James I did not write the King James Bible (also called the King James Version or the Authorized Version). He did commission it, however. Jame...
3 giorni fa · In October 1566, while staying at Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders, Mary made a journey on horseback of at least four hours each way to visit the Earl of Bothwell at Hermitage Castle, where he lay ill from wounds sustained in a skirmish with border reivers.
2 giorni fa · Sigismund II Augustus, King and Grand Duke (1530–1572) Henry of Valois, King and Grand Duke (1573–1575) Anna Jagiellon, Queen and Grand Duchess (1575–1586) Stephen Báthory, King and Grand Duke (1576–1586) Sigismund III Vasa, King and Grand Duke (1587–1632) State of the Teutonic Order ( complete list) –.
