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2 giorni fa · Adolf Frederick King of Sweden r. 1751–1771 1710–1771: Frederick August I Duke of Oldenburg r. 1774–1785 1711–1785: George Louis 1719–1763: House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov: House of Holstein-Gottorp (Swedish line) Peter III Emperor of Russia r. 1762-1762 1728–1762: Catherine II the Great Emperess of Russia r. 1762–1796 1729 ...
2 giorni fa · The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of conflicts fought between the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte (1804–1815) and a fluctuating array of European coalitions. The wars originated in political forces arising from the French Revolution (1789–1799) and from the French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802), and produced a ...
1 giorno fa · Bertus Mulder, 95, Dutch architect ( Rietveld Schröder House ). [19] (death announced on this date) Grayson Murray, 30, American golfer, two-time PGA Tour winner, suicide. [20] Johnny Ngan, 71, Hong Kong actor ( The Seasons, A Kindred Spirit, File of Justice ), squamous-cell carcinoma.
1 giorno fa · Wilhelm II wanted Germany to have her "place in the sun", like Britain, which he constantly wished to emulate or rival. With German traders and merchants already active worldwide, he encouraged colonial efforts in Africa and the Pacific (" new imperialism "), causing the German Empire to vie with other European powers for remaining "unclaimed" territories.
1 giorno fa · Frederick II: Mongol incursions in the Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire: Golden Horde: Victory: Frederick II: Great Interregnum. 1245/50–1273/5 Hohenstaufen party Frederick II (1245–50) Conrad IV (1245–54) Alfonso X of Castile (1257–75) Rudolf of Habsburg (1273–5) Welf party Henry of Thuringia (1246–7) William II of Holland (1247 ...
6 giorni fa · Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637. He was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria and Maria of Bavaria, who were devout Catholics. In 1590, when Ferdinand was 11 years old, they sent him to study at the Jesuits' college in ...
1 giorno fa · War of the Spanish Succession. The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714. The immediate cause was the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700, which led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire amongst supporters of the claimant Bourbon and Habsburg dynasties.
