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- The Treaty of Utrecht that established the Peace of Utrecht, rather ... The treaties were concluded between the representatives of Louis XIV ...11 KB (1,634 words) - 15:00, 2 May 2023
- to become perhaps the most powerful drummer of the classic era, thus symbolizing ... serving aficionados at Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom for many years. ...9 KB (1,389 words) - 15:18, 10 December 2023
- Afonso I, King of Portugal, more commonly known as Afonso Henriques ... Afonso I left his mark on the map of Europe. The impetus created by ...16 KB (2,347 words) - 19:49, 28 September 2020
- March 15, 1966) was the founder and coach of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters ... Saperstein is also an unsung hero in the area of civil rights. He ...11 KB (1,745 words) - 04:45, 14 June 2023
- a Franco-Flemish composer and music theorist of the late Medieval music/early ... Dufay was well-associated with composers of the Burgundian School ...17 KB (2,796 words) - 15:26, 8 April 2025
- French Revolution, became a great exponent of the conservative tradition ... his readers to judge the rule of the House of Savoy by examining its achievements ...18 KB (2,651 words) - 16:55, 24 February 2025
- Frederick Charles Louis Constantine, prince and landgrave of the House ... His election as king of Finland resulted from the temporary ascendancy ...7 KB (1,132 words) - 07:09, 6 June 2021
- Joan of Burgundy (June 24, 1293 – September 12, 1348), also known ... Joan's significant patronage of learning sustained the tradition ...12 KB (1,804 words) - 02:43, 30 January 2025
- Afonso III, King of Portugal (Portuguese pron. IPA [ ɐ'fõsu or the Brave (Port. o Bravo), the fifth King of Portugal (May 5, 1210 in Coimbra ...13 KB (1,759 words) - 08:20, 27 October 2026
- in the late twelfth century as the Poor Men of Lyon, a band organized by Peter ... by the Count of Savoy. While the House of Savoy itself remained strongly ...31 KB (4,649 words) - 17:29, 3 January 2025
- designer, sometimes called the "Father of Modernism" in the Nordic ... States following the critical reception of his design for the Finnish ...15 KB (2,163 words) - 08:41, 23 July 2023
- Simon V de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208 – August 4, 1265 ... Henry agreed to reforms, including a council of fifteen to which governance ...26 KB (4,217 words) - 22:11, 29 January 2023
- Afonso VI, King of Portugal (Portuguese pron. IPA [ ɐ'fõsu third according to some historians) king of Portugal and the Algarves, ...14 KB (2,151 words) - 22:00, 23 November 2020
- Philip II Augustus (August 21, 1165 – July 14, 1223) was the King ... In many respects, Philip II created the state of France. However, ...20 KB (3,146 words) - 17:24, 25 May 2025
- ) are a great mountain system of Europe, forming parts of nine nations: ... of Nice passed from Provence to the house of Savoy, which also then held ...20 KB (2,989 words) - 08:34, 23 July 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) - 22:17, 13 December 2024
- history, having worked with a who's who of jazz musicians, from Benny ... Les Hite's band. They soon became the house band for Frank Sebastian ...10 KB (1,578 words) - 00:00, 12 March 2025
- group, Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group, of the wild cabbage (B. oleracea ... in Europe, has resulted in diverse cultivars of Brussels sprouts, selected ...12 KB (1,657 words) - 16:48, 22 November 2023
- 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
- with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, of which the most famous include ... Gilbert also wrote the Bab Ballads, an extensive collection of light ...46 KB (7,046 words) - 09:38, 29 July 2026
