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  1. 19 hours ago · Prince Philip Faced Tragedy Before Marrying Elizabeth. Born in 1921 in Greece, Philip was the fifth and only son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg. Here we'll tell you about his tragic life before he met Queen Elizabeth. In his youth, Prince Philip was always on the move. His family faced exile and tragedies, and the ...

  2. 19 hours 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. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Before his accession as emperor, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the House of Habsburg in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy ...

  3. 19 hours ago · Thirty Years' War. The Thirty Years' War, [j] from 1618 to 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from the effects of battle, famine, or disease, while parts of Germany reported population declines of over 50%. [19]

    • Central Europe
    • Peace of Westphalia
  4. 19 hours ago · A new documentary focused on the royal family's links in UFOs and the paranormal tells how the monarch - who died in September 2022 - and her late husband Prince Philip had a fascination with the ...

  5. 19 hours ago · The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous empire in history. [5] Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Europe, extending northward into parts of the Arctic; [6] eastward and southward into parts of the Indian subcontinent, mounted invasions of Southeast Asia, and ...

  6. 19 hours ago · Thrace. The Thracians (/ ˈθreɪʃənz /; Ancient Greek: Θρᾷκες, romanized: Thrāikes; Latin: Thraci) were an Indo-European speaking people who inhabited large parts of Southeast Europe in ancient history. [1][2] Thracians resided mainly in Southeast Europe in modern-day Bulgaria, Romania, and northern Greece, but also in north-western ...

  7. 19 hours ago · Signature. Yukio Mishima[ a ] (三島 由紀夫, Mishima Yukio), born Kimitake Hiraoka (平岡 公威, Hiraoka Kimitake, 14 January 1925 – 25 November 1970), was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, nationalist, and founder of the Tatenokai. Mishima is considered one of the most important post-war stylists of the ...

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