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Hace 1 día · Alexander II ( r. 1855–1881) initiated numerous reforms, most notably the 1861 emancipation of all 23 million serfs. From 1721 until 1762, the Russian Empire was ruled by the House of Romanov; its matrilineal branch of patrilineal German descent, the House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov, ruled from 1762 until 1917.
Hace 5 horas · Patrons: William Blount • William Warham • John Fisher • John Longland • Margaret Beaufort • Catherine of Aragon "I can truly say that no place in the world has given me so many friends—true, learned, helpful, and illustrious friends—as the single city of London." Letter to Colet, 1509
Hace 1 día · – in Europe (green & dark gray) – in the European Union (green) Capital and largest city Luxembourg City Official languages National language: Luxembourgish Administrative languages: Luxembourgish German French Nationality (2023) 52.8% Luxembourgers 14.5% Portuguese 7.6% French 3.7% Italians 21.4% other Religion (2018) 73.2% Christianity 63.8% Catholicism 9.4% other Christian 23.4% no ...
Hace 1 día · Russian Civil War. The Russian Civil War [b] was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire sparked by the overthrowing of the social-democratic Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. It resulted in the formation of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet ...
Hace 1 día · However, the German involvement in the seizure of overseas territories was negligible until the end of the 19th century. Prussia unified the other states into the second German Empire in 1871. Its Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck (1862–90), long opposed colonial acquisitions, arguing that the burden of obtaining, maintaining, and defending such possessions would outweigh any potential benefits.
Hace 1 día · v. t. e. The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition ( Spanish: Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición ), commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition ( Inquisición española ), was established in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile.
