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- Árpád (c. 845 – c. 907) was the second Grand Prince of the Magyars ... as Saint Stephen, became the first King of Hungary in 1001 ending the succession ...14 KB (1,600 words) - 16:21, 13 January 2024
- the title of Grand Prince. The first King of Hungary (Saint Stephen--the ... 1, 1001; thus, he became the first King of Hungary (1000–1038) and the ...26 KB (3,604 words) - 06:17, 13 June 2023
- The Battle of Mohács ( mohácsi csata or mohácsi vész/Bane of Mohács; ... to growing Ottoman power, Louis II, King of Hungary and Bohemia, entered ...16 KB (2,410 words) - 10:17, 22 September 2023
- of the Magyars (997-1000/1001) and the first King of Hungary (1000/1001-1038). Stephen was born under the pagan Turkic name "Vajk," but was ...19 KB (3,077 words) - 20:02, 9 February 2023
- The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty originating from Lithuanian House ... on her rights. He was also elected King of Hungary in dispute at first ...13 KB (1,810 words) - 12:40, 6 November 2021
- * Albert, king of Hungary 1437 - 1439 * Ladislaus Posthumus of Bohemia and Hungary, king of Hungary 1444 - 1457 ...24 KB (3,568 words) - 13:21, 24 January 2023
- September 10, 1382, Nagyszombat/Trnava) was King of Hungary, King ... * [http://www.bartleby.com/65/lo/Louis1Hun.html Louis I, king of Hungary ...19 KB (2,831 words) - 02:53, 4 November 2022
- of Anjou, and Charles Robert of Anjou-Hungary, King of Hungary and King of Croatia (1308-1342). He belonged to the royal house of Anjou-Hungary, was a ...26 KB (3,949 words) - 19:12, 4 December 2023
- The Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia or Galicia-Vladimir, was a principality ... for its success in preventing the loss of western Ukrainian lands to ...16 KB (2,454 words) - 03:54, 18 April 2024
- the White Knight, was a Voivode (Ruler) of Transylvania (from 1441), captain ... His emphasis on tactics and strategy instead of over-reliance on frontal assaults ...19 KB (2,971 words) - 07:01, 8 April 2024
- from 1765; Archduke of Austria, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia ... from 1790; Archduke of Austria, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia ...16 KB (2,351 words) - 04:11, 6 November 2022
- The Counts of Cilli The house should be referred to in English by the ... the house died out its head held the rank of prince of the Holy Roman Empire ...12 KB (1,909 words) - 08:36, 10 January 2024
- Matthias Corvinus (Matthias the Just) (February 23, 1443 – April 6, 1490) was king of Hungary and Croatia, ruling between 1458 and 1490. Corvinus ...23 KB (3,564 words) - 16:56, 7 November 2022
- Saint Margaret (c. 1046 – November 16, 1093), was the sister of ... piety, was essential to the revivification of Roman Catholicism in Scotland ...9 KB (1,439 words) - 13:25, 5 September 2022
- young. In 1450 he entered the University of Vienna, where he became a pupil ... Regiomontanus made a number of important observations, including eclipses ...15 KB (2,318 words) - 03:03, 8 December 2022
- for defeating the Huns after the death of Attila. The state of the Gepids ... Empire, this space has known its share of conflict. Yet, despite centuries ...12 KB (1,794 words) - 04:34, 30 November 2022
- The Mongol invasions of Europe were centered in their destruction ... To the Mongols, the European invasions were a third theater of operations ...27 KB (4,287 words) - 22:42, 30 September 2020
- Saint Giovanni da Capestrano, known as John of Capistrano in English ... sick in the hospitals, and preached the word of God. He became a disciple of ...12 KB (1,836 words) - 19:54, 22 December 2022
- Batu Khan (c. 1205 – 1255) was a Mongol ruler and the founder of ... use. Perhaps the most significant aspect of Batu Khan's legacy and ...14 KB (2,251 words) - 18:34, 14 February 2023
- existed from 1346 to 1371, and was one of the larger states in Europe ... The Serbian Empire has included areas of Croatia, Bosnia, and Slovenia ...14 KB (2,162 words) - 05:59, 5 October 2022
- is an equestrian statue of the first king of Hungary, King Saint Stephen ... named in honor of Stephen, the first King of Hungary (c. 975–1038), whose ...27 KB (3,960 words) - 16:54, 22 November 2023
- Stanisław Szczepanowski or Stanislaus of Kraków (July 26, 1030 – ... Born in the village of Szczepanów, Stanislaus became Bishop of Krakow ...11 KB (1,749 words) - 13:40, 5 September 2022
- 27, 1676 - April 8, 1735) was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against ... He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member ...24 KB (3,987 words) - 06:28, 24 May 2021
- with his half-brother Sigismund, then king of Hungary—expressed public indignation ... ], Wenceslaus' half-brother, then king of Hungary, and later his successor.]] ...17 KB (2,645 words) - 21:21, 9 February 2024
- Leopold II of the Belgians (April 9, 1835 – December 17, 1909) succeeded ... for orchestrating the Berlin Conference of 1884-85 which would give him ...14 KB (2,086 words) - 21:56, 25 October 2022
- The Great Turkish War refers to a series of conflicts between the ... Some see the subsequent decline and fall of the Ottomans in terms ...18 KB (2,776 words) - 12:21, 24 January 2023
- Court Jew is a term for Jewish leaders who rose to positions of influence ... the local high society and present petitions of the Jews to the ruler. ...12 KB (1,873 words) - 20:25, 28 May 2020
- The union of Austria and Hungary, also known as the Dual (that of Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary) Monarchy, was a dualistic state (1867 ...36 KB (5,334 words) - 18:41, 22 August 2023
- 19, 1370), born Guillaume Grimoard, a native of France, was Pope from 1362 ... directing their energies to help the king of Hungary in his battles against ...12 KB (1,868 words) - 13:42, 3 May 2023
- Place (French) is the central market square of Brussels. It is surrounded ... Archduchess Isabella, daughter of Philip II of Spain wrote about the ...12 KB (1,814 words) - 12:17, 24 January 2023
- The Star of David is a widely recognized symbol of Judaism, named ... by the Nazis to stigmatize Jews), the Star of David continues to be a heroic ...12 KB (2,021 words) - 19:53, 9 February 2023
- Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg dynasties of the Austrian Empire, Habsburg ... to recognize John Szapolyai as King of Hungary. Whilst the peace between ...37 KB (5,890 words) - 17:06, 23 December 2020
- ђевић) (Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro, December 4/December ... The logic of Yugoslavia was that a unified Balkan state could maximize ...22 KB (3,261 words) - 14:24, 18 July 2023
- country in Central Europe with a population of over five million, bordering ... The eight hundred years of Hungarian oppression was openly confronted ...34 KB (4,824 words) - 22:31, 15 May 2024
- Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and is its largest city, with ... Bratislava was a key economic and administrative center of the Kingdom ...38 KB (5,662 words) - 22:52, 20 November 2023
- eastern Europe in 1912–1913, in the course of which the Balkan League (Kingdom ... independence in 1878, and the re-emergence of a Croatian state in 1868 awoke ...22 KB (3,406 words) - 05:53, 26 August 2023
- Raoul Gustav Wallenberg (born August 4, 1912, exact date of death ... ancestors. Raoul Wallenberg, Sr., died of cancer three months before ...11 KB (1,744 words) - 00:37, 8 December 2022
- was the primary strategist and general of Genghis Khan (Temüjin) and ... When Batu returned to Mongolia for the election of the new Great Khan ...22 KB (3,556 words) - 21:26, 26 February 2023
- on the Czech throne, as well as the King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor ... Political and religious policies of Rudolf II, King of Hungary and ...30 KB (4,624 words) - 05:23, 17 November 2023
- The book of 3 Maccabees is found in most Orthodox Bibles as a part ... a concern with issues such as the struggle of the Jews against a Gentile ...9 KB (1,497 words) - 06:44, 13 June 2023
- Stephen III of Moldavia, or Stephen III (c. 1433 - July 2, 1504), ... quot; in more modern versions) was Prince of Moldavia between 1457 and 1504 ...12 KB (1,884 words) - 20:02, 9 February 2023
- and politician. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the ... Europe as well as his homeland. His vision of founding a European army to ...21 KB (3,168 words) - 23:30, 8 January 2023
- artist, and daredevil who captivated much of the Western world with his ... Houdini was born as Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary to a Jewish family; ...11 KB (1,684 words) - 20:47, 29 January 2022
- order during the Middle Ages and much of the modern era. ... the Papal See, rather than that of the King of Hungary. Angered and alarmed ...34 KB (5,036 words) - 15:01, 30 April 2023
- 'remains') is a venerated object of religious and/or historical ... A relic is also the term for something that has survived the passage ...12 KB (1,900 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- and was known as the "Royal Church of St. Mary at Aachen" during ... The Cathedral of Aachen is one of the best-known architectural monuments ...13 KB (1,948 words) - 07:09, 13 June 2023
- The book of 4 Maccabees is a homily or philosophic discourse praising ... The book takes up the story of the Maccabean martyrs told in 2 Maccabees ...11 KB (1,662 words) - 06:46, 13 June 2023
- either males or females (the female version of the incubus is called a succubus ... in, which in this case means "on top of," and cubo, which is Latin ...10 KB (1,633 words) - 19:43, 28 February 2018
- As Pope, Innocent III represents the height of the medieval papacy. His papacy ... Lotario de' Conti di Segni was the son of Count Trasimund of ...15 KB (2,410 words) - 19:30, 5 March 2024
- The House of Nemanjić (Serbian: Немањићи, Nemanjići; Anglicized: ... Serbs, like any people, have a right to be proud of their history ...13 KB (1,968 words) - 18:44, 7 February 2024
- III (c. 1004– January 5, 1066), son of Ethelred the Unready, was the ... His reign marked the continuing disintegration of royal power in England ...18 KB (2,742 words) - 23:55, 12 February 2024
- Dacia, in ancient history and geography was the land of the Dacians ... and Rome, Emperor Trajan began the process of subjugating the empire and ...22 KB (3,335 words) - 07:37, 12 January 2024
- The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an ... based on historic events and individuals of the fifth century and sixth ...17 KB (2,719 words) - 23:27, 14 November 2022
- the Fair (French: le Bel), son and successor of Philip III, reigned as King ... A member of the House of Capet, Philip was born at the Palace of Fontainebleau ...23 KB (3,671 words) - 22:38, 28 March 2023
- Transylvania is a Central European region located in the eastern half ... Géza, whose son Vajk became the first King of Hungary in 1001 under the Christian ...47 KB (6,836 words) - 02:15, 2 May 2023
- 2 Maccabees is a deuterocanonical book of the Bible which focuses ... Pharisaic tradition, exposing the corruption of the priesthood, emphasizing ...12 KB (1,773 words) - 06:43, 13 June 2023
- [[Image:Legend of the Jew calling the Devil from a Vessel of Blood ... accompanied by the claim that the blood of victims is used in various ...24 KB (3,634 words) - 18:14, 31 October 2023
- On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the ... in its provinces was not only the death of the heir to the throne but ...54 KB (8,276 words) - 04:54, 18 August 2023
- and European history. The last capital of Prussia was Berlin. Prussia ... the new polity. Had Austria done so, instead of being excluded, history may ...46 KB (6,764 words) - 08:22, 2 December 2022
- during World War II, beginning at the age of 15, and the loss of his parents ... Wiesel was a passionate and powerful writer and author of more than ...25 KB (3,747 words) - 16:12, 13 February 2024
- Saint Martin of Tours (c. 316, Savaria, Pannonia – November 8, 397 ... with a freezing beggar and received a vision of Christ which moved him to renounce ...18 KB (2,840 words) - 15:54, 7 November 2022
- The Order of Cistercians (OCist; Cistercienses ), sometimes called the White Monks (from the color of their habit ...26 KB (4,063 words) - 22:24, 10 December 2023
- 1934. In 1939, Time magazine called her one of the two most influential women ... Her biographer said of her, "she was the voice of courage and ...14 KB (2,067 words) - 17:28, 30 January 2024
- scientific, and governmental center of the Republic of Croatia. It ... but obeyed the kings and emperors of various neighboring powers ...25 KB (3,575 words) - 05:19, 13 June 2023
- [[Image:Thomas-Cranmer-ez.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Painting of Thomas ... Thomas Cranmer (July 2, 1489 – March 21, 1556) was the Archbishop ...22 KB (3,583 words) - 21:06, 30 April 2023
- a person or organization as an expression of protest or as a means of economic ... ==Origin of the term== The word boycott entered the English language ...24 KB (3,816 words) - 22:31, 20 November 2023
- Norse: Jarizleifr) was thrice Grand Prince of Novgorod and Kiev, uniting ... His patronage of learning and his forging international ties helped ...19 KB (2,940 words) - 10:15, 22 May 2023
- ) is located in Turkish Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with ... times as the Hellespont, have always been of great strategic and economic ...15 KB (2,333 words) - 07:43, 23 January 2023
- 1618 and 1648, principally on the territory of today's Germany, and involved ... by 30 percent on average; in the territory of Brandenburg, the losses had ...41 KB (6,305 words) - 18:37, 30 April 2023
- Prague (Czech: Praha), is the capital and largest city of the Czech ... Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, Prague has become one of Europe ...35 KB (5,518 words) - 00:31, 12 April 2023
- poet, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of poems. In 1761 Macpherson announced the discovery of an epic on the subject ...12 KB (1,859 words) - 16:03, 8 February 2023
- Isabella of France (c. 1295 – August 22, 1358), later referred to ... With Mortimer, Isabella plotted an invasion of England to depose Edward ...25 KB (3,939 words) - 02:58, 8 March 2024
- The largest portion lies within the borders of Poland; the rest is within ... the fourteenth century on, after the Czech king Charles IV of the Luxembourg ...32 KB (4,656 words) - 22:03, 29 January 2023
- The term Barbarian does not derive from the name of any tribe or cultural ... Although barbarian cultures generally worked against the advancement ...20 KB (3,041 words) - 22:32, 10 February 2023
- 749.jpg|thumb|200px|left|First arrival of the Roma outside Berne in the ... Hungary Italy Macedonia Moldova Montenegro Poland Portugal ...37 KB (5,594 words) - 21:36, 16 April 2023
- The Crusades were a series of military campaigns first inaugurated ... Few contemporary Muslim accounts exist of the crusades, which were ...33 KB (5,138 words) - 15:34, 30 April 2023
- also known as John Alexander, ruled as Emperor (Tsar) of Bulgaria ... unable to cope with the mounting incursions of Ottoman forces, Hungarian invasions ...28 KB (4,067 words) - 06:32, 11 March 2024
- He led France during World War I and was one of the major voices behind the ... Clemenceau, however, secured France's trusteeship of Syria and ...28 KB (4,425 words) - 22:45, 28 November 2022
- Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria (January 30, 1894 – August 28, 1943 ... under Soviet control after the collapse of Nazi Germany. The political ...15 KB (2,233 words) - 19:42, 20 November 2023
- The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was a magical order of the late ... Thelema, and other forms of magical spirituality popular today, were ...25 KB (3,724 words) - 14:46, 12 February 2022
- Ljubljana is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is regarded ... position. Ljubljana lies at the crossroads of Germanic, Latin, and Slavic ...26 KB (3,718 words) - 07:46, 9 March 2023
- of Luxemburg, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary, whose support for claiming ... a war against the Turks, in which the king of Hungary Matthias Corvinus would ...62 KB (10,177 words) - 20:44, 3 May 2023
- and theologian who represented the revival of Scholasticism during the fifteenth ... Cajetan was Master General of the Dominican order, a Cardinal, and ...15 KB (2,393 words) - 19:13, 26 November 2023
- (b. about 1362 – d. June 1, 1434), was a Grand Duke of Lithuania ... .Endre Bojtár, Foreword to the Past: A Cultural History of the Baltic ...51 KB (7,629 words) - 23:06, 1 April 2023
- Esztergom, and received recognition as King of Hungary in 1001, when Pope Sylvester ... VII. Béla III (1148-1196) was the King of Hungary from 1172-1196. He was ...107 KB (15,967 words) - 21:14, 9 February 2024
- Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. The city lies ... One of Europe's oldest cities, with a history of 7000 years, ...32 KB (4,559 words) - 20:15, 20 January 2022
- Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144 ... be reissued when it was clear that Louis VII of France would be taking part ...44 KB (6,838 words) - 00:35, 6 March 2024
- instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum, they consist of a head ... Timpani evolved from military drums to become a staple of the classical ...25 KB (3,944 words) - 23:36, 30 April 2023
- quot; But technically, it is a specific form of sovereign state (a political ... It was given impetus by the throwing off of kings (for example, in the ...38 KB (5,803 words) - 04:09, 11 March 2023
- Nicholas II of Russia (May 18, 1868 – July 17, 1918) ( ... , Nikolay II) was the last tsar of Russia, the King of Poland, and ...28 KB (4,350 words) - 23:31, 14 November 2022
- |name=Saint Lawrence of Brindisi |birth_date=July 22, 1559 ... Saint Lawrence of Brindisi (July 22, 1559 – July 22, 1619), born ...12 KB (1,816 words) - 17:58, 25 October 2022
- Przewalski's horse is a rare, wild horse of Asia, Equus ferus ... endangered in the wild. As a result of its preservation and reintroduction ...16 KB (2,313 words) - 01:25, 12 April 2023
- Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), ... a treaty of 1102, agreed to follow the king of Hungary but retained their own ...44 KB (6,383 words) - 06:26, 11 January 2024
- Max Wertheimer (April 15, 1880 – October 12, 1943) was one of the ... Starting with the observation of apparent movement, the phi phenomenon ...13 KB (1,949 words) - 01:04, 9 November 2022
- The chansons de geste, Old French for "songs of heroic deeds ... gives birth to a son, Hugues, who becomes king of Hungary ...21 KB (3,315 words) - 01:43, 4 December 2023
- ruled empires that dominated large portions of Europe and the Asia-Pacific ... On September 18, 1931, Manchuria was an object of Japanese invasion ...31 KB (4,510 words) - 07:22, 23 August 2023
- to guide young people through the process of finding the right person to ... which involves the parents in a process of selecting marriage partners ...25 KB (3,836 words) - 02:27, 9 January 2023
- to facilitate and manage the logistics of mass deportation to Ghettos ... Born in Solingen, Germany, Adolf Eichmann was the son of a businessman ...27 KB (4,132 words) - 06:02, 15 June 2023
- and the secular world, and is considered one of the most culturally significant ... and region. Elements common to many areas of the world include the attendance ...27 KB (4,071 words) - 21:38, 10 December 2023
- empires over several hundred years, and one of the last remaining areas open ... were limited to Africa. By the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Italy ...17 KB (2,625 words) - 06:22, 11 March 2024
