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3 giorni fa · The Royal Opera of Versailles was originally commissioned by Louis XIV in 1682 and was to be built at the end of the North Wing with a design by Hardouin-Mansart and Carlo Vigarani. However, due to the expense of the King's continental wars, the project was put aside.
18 ore fa · Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) [c] was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France.
1 giorno fa · Systematic European colonization began in 1492. A Spanish expedition sailed west in order to find a new trade route to the Far East, the source of spices, silks, porcelains, and other rich trade goods.
11 mag 2024 · Palace of Versailles. Tourists in the Royal Court at the Palace of Versailles, France. The Royal Gate, an elaborate gold leaf gate, separates the Court of Honour from the Royal Court at the location where the Louis XIV statue once stood.
4 giorni fa · Morgan's Map of the Whole of London in 1682. Survey of the City of London and the surrounding built-up area (including Westminster and part of Southwark), on a scale of 300 feet to the inch, completed in 1682 by William Morgan.
2 giorni fa · Peter I, tsar of Russia who reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V (1682–96) and alone thereafter (1696–1725) and who in 1721 was proclaimed emperor. He was one of Russia’s greatest statesmen, organizers, and reformers and made his country a world power.
18 mag 2024 · Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac, French courtier and governor of New France (1672–82, 1689–98) who, despite a record of misgovernment, managed to encourage profitable explorations westward and to repel British and Iroquois attacks on New France. Frontenac had great influence at court.
