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Matilda of Tuscany
Matilda of Canossa (c. 1046-1115), the Countess of Tuscany (r. 1055-1115) and Vice-Queen of Italy (r. 1111-1115), was the final head of the noble House of Canossa following the deaths of her father in 1052 and her elder brother in 1055. One...
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Portrait of Isabel de Valois, Queen of Spain
Portrait of Queen Isabel de Valois of Spain, painting by Sofonisba Anguissola, Italy, c. 1561 - 1565. Isabel de Valois was the third wife of King Phillip II of Spain and was taught painting by Sofonisba Anguissola. Museo del Prado, Madrid...
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Map of Ferdinand Magellan's Circumnavigation
A map of the 1519-22 circumnavigation - the first in history - made by the expedition led by the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521).
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Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War (1568-1648, also known as The Dutch Revolt and Dutch War of Independence) was a military conflict between the seventeen provinces of the Netherlands and Spain, which then governed them, beginning in the reign of King...
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand Prior to His Assassination
A photograph showing Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914), heir to the Habsburg throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife Countess Sophie Chotek, both seated in the rear of the car during a tour of Sarajevo. The archduke and countess...
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Portrait of Ferdinand Magellan
A 19th century portrait of the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) whose expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe in 1519-22. (Naval Museum of Madrid)
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Death of Ferdinand Magellan
An illustration depicting the death of the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) whose expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe in 1519-22. Magellan was killed on 27 April 1521 at the Battle of Mactan on the island...
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, 1914
An illustration by Achille Beltrame showing the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914), heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 by Gavrilo Princip (1894-1918), a member of the Black Hand...
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand & Family
A 1910 photograph of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914), heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Seated is his wife Duchess of Hohenberg, Countess Sophie Chotek. Also shown are the couple's three children. (Imperial War Musuems)
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Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic Monarchs.
Painting of Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504) and Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516) entertaining their royal subjects. Unknown artist.