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- Anne of Cleves (September 22, 1515 – July 16, 1557) (German: Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg) was the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England from ...14 KB (2,263 words) - 04:57, 31 July 2023
- Cai Lun ( t=蔡倫|s=蔡伦|p=Cài Lún|w=Ts'ai Lun ) (ca. 50–121 C.E.), courtesy name Jingzhong (敬仲), is conventionally regarded as ...11 KB (1,768 words) - 23:46, 12 January 2023
- Anne (February 6, 1665 – August 1, 1714) became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on March 8, 1702, succeeding William III and II. Her ...29 KB (4,444 words) - 15:41, 7 December 2022
- Árpád (c. 845 – c. 907) was the second Grand Prince of the Magyars (c. 895 – c. 907). Under his rule the Magyar people moved from Etelkoz ...14 KB (1,600 words) - 16:21, 13 January 2024
- Taejong (1367-1422, r. 1400-1418) the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea and the father of King Sejong the Great, did not take the throne ...13 KB (1,835 words) - 19:15, 24 October 2022
- Imperial Diet to Brandenburg-Prussia. Since the prince-elector guaranteed Saxony's religious status quo, Augustus's conversion alienated some ...20 KB (2,966 words) - 06:08, 3 August 2023
- George III (George William Frederick; June 4, 1738 – January 29, 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from October 25, 1760 ...42 KB (6,393 words) - 10:46, 13 December 2023
- , or "Maud" as she was known to all who were close to her, is one of Canada's most beloved authors. A writer of poetry, short ...12 KB (1,894 words) - 02:29, 5 November 2022
- Cao Pi (Ts'ao P'ei.曹丕, 187-June 29, 226 [http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms-bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2&dyna=%ABe%C3Q&king=%A4 ...16 KB (2,578 words) - 19:30, 25 November 2023
- King Cheoljong (1831 - 1863) (r. 1849-1863) was the 25th king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. Cheoljong was only a very distant relative of his ...11 KB (1,646 words) - 07:55, 13 January 2023
- Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (Russian: Алексей Константинович Толстой; September 5|1817|August 24 – ...7 KB (1,141 words) - 05:10, 17 June 2023
- Saint Alexander Nevsky (Алекса́ндр Яросла́вич Не́вский in Russian; transliteration: Aleksandr Yaroslavich Nevskij ...15 KB (2,202 words) - 14:33, 18 July 2023
- Melodeons are very small pressure type reed organs, sometimes called "lap organs," which were built in the United States around 1840 ...14 KB (2,056 words) - 04:20, 9 November 2022
- Category:Public [[Image:James I of England by Daniel Mytens in 1621.jpg|thumb|250px|James I wore the insignia of the Order of the Garter for the ...30 KB (4,913 words) - 21:16, 20 March 2024
- The Daoguang (Tao-kuang) Emperor (Daoguang (reign name, or nien-hao), personal name Min-ning, posthumous name (shih) Ch'eng-Ti, temple name ...12 KB (1,653 words) - 19:28, 21 August 2020
- Taejo of Goryeo (877-943, r. 918-943 Combining his rule of Taebong and Goryeo. He only established Goryeo in 936. ), the founder of the Goryeo ...14 KB (1,907 words) - 02:50, 27 February 2023
- "Rapunzel" is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Children ...12 KB (1,844 words) - 00:39, 8 December 2022
- Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin (Гаври́ла Рома́нович Держа́вин, July 14, 1743 – July 20, 1816) was Russia's finest ...6 KB (907 words) - 04:48, 18 April 2024
- Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin ( Александр Порфирьевич Бородин , Aleksandr Porfir'evič Borodin) (October 31/November ...8 KB (1,152 words) - 08:55, 18 July 2023
- Vladimir Svyatoslavich the Great (c. 958 – July 15, 1015, Berestovo), also known as Saint Vladimir of Kiev, was the grand prince of Kiev who ...12 KB (1,795 words) - 20:46, 3 May 2023
- . [[image:Heinrich der Seefahrer.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Henry the Navigator]] Henry the Navigator (1394 - 1460) was the third son of John I of ...10 KB (1,543 words) - 17:47, 19 December 2017
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ( [ɑ̃twan də sɛ̃.tɛg.zy.pe.ʀi] ) (June 29, 1900 – presumably July 31, 1944) was a French writer and aviator ...18 KB (2,919 words) - 06:45, 31 July 2023
- The Jacobean era refers to a period in English and Scottish history that coincides with the reign of King James I (1603-1625). The Jacobean era ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 08:05, 18 March 2024
- Emperor Gao (256 B.C.E. or 247 B.C.E. – June 1, 195 B.C.E.), commonly known inside China as Gaozu ( c=高祖|p=Gāozǔ , Wade-Giles: Kao Tsu ...17 KB (2,890 words) - 20:34, 31 December 2021
- Prussia Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Old Prussian: Prūsa) was, most recently, a historic state originating in Brandenburg, an area that for centuries ...46 KB (6,764 words) - 08:22, 2 December 2022
- Mongkut (Rama IV of Siam) (October 18, 1804 – October 1, 1868), was king of Siam (Thailand) from 1851 to 1868. Historians have widely regarded ...12 KB (1,824 words) - 19:57, 9 November 2022
- Taejo of Joseon (1335-1408; r. 1392-1398), born Yi Seonggye, was the main figure in overthrowing the Goryeo Dynasty and the founder and the first ...15 KB (2,284 words) - 19:06, 24 October 2022
- Emperor Kangxi of China, also known as K'ang-hsi, May 4, 1654 – December 20, 1722) was the fourth Emperor of China of the Manchu Qing ...20 KB (3,187 words) - 17:31, 14 May 2024
- Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 – June 19, 1312) was the favorite, and possibly lover, of King Edward II of England. A Gascon ...19 KB (3,020 words) - 22:48, 28 March 2023
- Christina Georgina Rossetti (December 5, 1830 – December 29, 1894) was a Victorian era English poet. Her family was artistically talented and ...11 KB (1,551 words) - 21:11, 10 December 2023
- Murasaki Shikibu (c. 978, Kyoto — c. 1014 or 1031 Kyoto), Japanese novelist and lady-in-waiting in the imperial court at the height of the ...11 KB (1,786 words) - 18:59, 10 November 2022
- Phuttaloetla Nabhalai, Rama II, now known as Buddha Loetla Nabhalai (February 24, 1767 – July 21, 1824), was the son of King Rama I and Queen ...9 KB (1,378 words) - 17:21, 16 April 2023
- Berlin is the capital city and one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Located in northeastern Germany, it is the center of ...35 KB (5,027 words) - 11:02, 28 September 2023
- Heike (平家) or Taira (平) or Heishi (平氏) is a Japanese clan name. Along with Minamoto, Taira was a hereditary clan name bestowed by the ...11 KB (1,755 words) - 08:27, 21 January 2024
- The Danegeld ("Dane gold") was an English tribute raised to pay off Viking raiders to save the land from being ravaged. The expeditions ...9 KB (1,352 words) - 15:03, 18 May 2020
- Wilhelm II ; Prince Frederick William Victor Albert of Prussia (January 27, 1859 – June 4, 1941) was the third and last German Emperor and ...73 KB (11,213 words) - 11:59, 5 May 2023
- Beelzebub, also Ba‘al Zebûb or Ba‘al Zəvûv (Hebrew בעל זבוב, with numerous variants--in addition to Beelzebub, Ba‘al Zebûb, and ...11 KB (1,702 words) - 10:24, 26 September 2023
- The Tale of Igor's Campaign (Old East Slavic language: Слово о плъку Игоревѣ, Slovo o plŭku Igorevě; Modern Ukrainian: ...10 KB (1,577 words) - 17:34, 30 April 2023
- From 962 to 1517, the Archbishop of Cologne was a prince-elector and an ecclesiastical elector of the Holy Roman Empire, and ruled a large temporal ...26 KB (3,818 words) - 22:35, 7 January 2024
- Li Houzhu ( c=李後主|p=Lǐ Hòuzhǔ|l=The Latter Lord Li , 936–978), also known as Houzhu of Southern Tang (南唐後主, literally "the ...10 KB (1,502 words) - 22:23, 25 October 2022
- Enoch (Hebrew: meaning "initiated") is a name in the Hebrew Bible used by two separate figures who lived during the generation of Adam ...11 KB (1,772 words) - 11:37, 5 February 2022
- James II of England (also known as James VII of Scotland; October 14, 1633 – September 16, 1701) became King of England, King of Scots, and ...32 KB (4,831 words) - 21:40, 8 February 2024
- Brass is the term used for alloys of copper and zinc. It has a yellow color, somewhat similar to gold. The proportions of zinc and copper can ...6 KB (938 words) - 13:23, 11 February 2022
- Cesare Borgia (September 13, 1475 – March 11, 1507) was a Spanish-Italian cardinal who resigned his church office to became a military commander ...13 KB (1,980 words) - 00:09, 4 December 2023
- The House of Nemanjić (Serbian: Немањићи, Nemanjići; Anglicized: Nemanyid; German: Nemanjiden) was a medieval Serbian ruling dynasty ...13 KB (1,968 words) - 18:44, 7 February 2024
- Dame Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (July 15, 1919 – February 8, 1999) was an Irish-born British writer and philosopher, best known for her novels, ...8 KB (1,094 words) - 13:15, 6 March 2024
- William III of England (The Hague, November 14, 1650 – Kensington Palace, March 8, 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III ...49 KB (7,679 words) - 11:02, 9 May 2023
- Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (柿本 人麻呂; c. 662 – 708 or 710 C.E.), was a Japanese poet of the Nara period who featured prominently in the ...13 KB (2,022 words) - 02:25, 5 October 2022
- Zheng Chenggong ( t=鄭成功|p=Zhèng Chénggōng|w=Cheng Ch'eng-kung ; Pe̍h-oē-jī: Tēⁿ Sêng-kong); Koxinga ( t=國姓爺|p=Guóxìngyé ...15 KB (2,381 words) - 15:22, 3 December 2022
- Category:Public[[Image:Putuoshan_guanyin.JPG|thumb|right|280px|right|Statue of Guan Yin on Mount Putuo]] Guan Yin (Pinyin: Guān Yīn; traditional ...10 KB (1,730 words) - 22:16, 2 December 2021
