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Há 2 dias · 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. His nominated heir was Philip of Anjou, a grandson of Louis XIV of France, whose main backers were ...
Há 2 dias · King James II (reigned 1685 – 1688) James II had four children with his mistress Arabella Churchill and three children (only one survived childhood) with his mistress Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester (in her own right). Henrietta FitzJames (1667 – 1730) James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica, 1st Duke of ...
Há 2 dias · Charles II of Spain [a] (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg which had ruled Spain since 1516, neither of his marriages produced children, and he died without a direct heir. He is now best remembered for his physical disabilities, and the War of the Spanish ...
Há 2 dias · The United Kingdom comprises the whole of the island of Great Britain —which contains England, Wales, and Scotland —as well as the northern portion of the island of Ireland. The name Britain is sometimes used to refer to the United Kingdom as a whole. The capital is London, which is among the world’s leading commercial, financial, and ...
Há 1 dia · The King James Version ( KJV ), also the King James Bible ( KJB) and the Authorized Version ( AV) is an Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by sponsorship of King James VI and I. [d] [e] The 80 books of the King James Version include 39 books of ...
Há 3 dias · The Union Jack, [note 1] [3] [4] or Union Flag, is the de facto national flag of the United Kingdom. The Union Flag was also used as the official flag of several British colonies and dominions before they adopted their own national flags. The flag continues to have official status in Canada, by parliamentary resolution, where it is known as the ...
Há 2 dias · Constantine II ( Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Βʹ, romanized : Konstantínos II, pronounced [ˌkonstaˈdinos ðefˈteros]; 2 June 1940 – 10 January 2023) [1] was the last King of Greece, reigning from 6 March 1964 until the abolition of the Greek monarchy on 1 June 1973. Constantine was born in Athens as the only son of Crown Prince Paul ...