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3 days ago · Charles Edward (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert; [note 1] 19 July 1884 – 6 March 1954) was at various points in his life a British prince, a German duke and a Nazi politician. He was the last ruling duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a state of the German Empire, from 30 July 1900 to 14 November 1918.
5 days ago · Ferdinand I (10 March 1503 – 25 July 1564) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1564.
4 days ago · The King of the Romans, his son, the Duke of Austria, the Duke of Saxony, and the Kings of Denmark and Scotland, received him in the same way, and sent ambassadors to him, proffering him friendship and brotherhood.
4 days ago · INSTRUCTIONS for PHILIP COUNT OF LALAING, CHARLES DE GAVERE, BARON OF FRESIN, THIERRY DE LISVELT, and NICHOLAS DE LELLIS, Pensioner of the city of Douay, in regard to their negotiations with MM. DE LA ROCHEPOT, DES PRUNEAUX, and MONDOUCET, deputies for the DUKE OF ALENCON.
4 days ago · The House of Oldenburg is an ancient dynasty of German origin whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg.
5 days ago · The Pope will pay to the Imperialists and Florentines 100,000 ducats. The duke of Ferrara will pay 50,000, the Siennese 15,000, the marquis of Montferrat 15,000, the duke of Milan a very great sum; and what the Genoese will pay is not yet known.
5 days ago · After the death of his grandfather Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1516, he was declared king of the many Spanish crowns at Brussels’ St Michael and St Goedele’s Church. However, it would take Charles another year before he would make his way to Spain, his supposed mother country.
