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1768: Caroline of Brunswick – the Queen who Travelled Much of Europe

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1768: Caroline of Brunswick – the Queen who Travelled Much of Europe

Caroline of Brunswick, the British Queen, was born on this day in 1768. She was the wife of King George I ...

Caroline of Brunswick, the British Queen, was born on this day in 1768. She was the wife of King George IV, who ruled Britain as a prince regent. Queen Caroline was only a year younger than Napoleon B ...

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1770: Wedding of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI

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1770: Wedding of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI

On this day in the royal palace at Versailles, young Marie Antoinette and Dauphin Louis, as the future ki ...

On this day in the royal palace at Versailles, young Marie Antoinette and Dauphin Louis, as the future king of France (“Dauphin” is the title of the French heir to the throne, as Prince of Wales is th ...

May 16, 2019
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1717: Birth of Empress Maria Theresa

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1717: Birth of Empress Maria Theresa

Maria Theresa, ruler of Hungary-Croatia and the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions, was born on ...

Maria Theresa, ruler of Hungary-Croatia and the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions, was born on this day in 1717. Her father was Emperor Charles VI, the last male member of the Habsburg dyna ...

May 13, 2019
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1779: Hitler’s Native Land Assigned to Austria

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1779: Hitler’s Native Land Assigned to Austria

On this day in 1779, Austria became the “owner” of the Hitler's native land. It is the area which is know ...

On this day in 1779, Austria became the “owner” of the Hitler's native land. It is the area which is known as the "Innviertel", named after the Inn River, which flows through that area. The Innviertel ...

May 13, 2019
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1797: The Death of Venice

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1797: The Death of Venice

On this day the Venetian Republic was abolished, after almost a thousand years of existence. On that day, ...

On this day the Venetian Republic was abolished, after almost a thousand years of existence. On that day, the last Doge of Venice, Ludovico Manin, surrendered Venice to Napoleon and abdicated. At tha ...

May 12, 2019
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1590: Cosimo II de’ Medici – the Patron of Galileo Galilei

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1590: Cosimo II de’ Medici – the Patron of Galileo Galilei

Cosimo II de' Medici, the Tuscan ruler who was a patron of the famous scientist Galileo, was born on this ...

Cosimo II de' Medici, the Tuscan ruler who was a patron of the famous scientist Galileo, was born on this day in 1590. He held the title of Grand Duke of Tuscany (Granduca di Toscana). Cosimo’s II cap ...

May 12, 2019
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1770: Napoleon’s “Iron Marshal”

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1770: Napoleon’s “Iron Marshal”

On this day the powerful Napoleon’s Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout was born. He got the nickname “The Iron ...

On this day the powerful Napoleon’s Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout was born. He got the nickname “The Iron Marshal” because of his strictness towards subordinates. In terms of maintaining military disc ...

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1794: Famous French Chemist Antoine Lavoisier Guillotined

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1794: Famous French Chemist Antoine Lavoisier Guillotined

On this day in 1794, the famous French chemist Antoine Lavoisier was executed by guillotine. He is consid ...

On this day in 1794, the famous French chemist Antoine Lavoisier was executed by guillotine. He is considered to be the "Father of Modern Chemistry", and his work regarding the exact measurements in c ...

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