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Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2,536 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume, pronounced [ɑ̃ʀi]; born 16 April 1955) is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. He has reigned since 7 October 2000. Henri, the eldest

Grand Ducal Crown of Tuscany (378 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

acknowledged its validity. With time all Europe came around. The crown of the Grand Duke of Tuscany was clearly distinct from both princely and ducal crowns

Monarchy of Luxembourg (933 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Grand Duke of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Groussherzog vu Lëtzebuerg, French: Grand-duc de Luxembourg, German: Großherzog von Luxemburg) is the monarchical

Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (318 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas is the Lithuanian Presidential Award which was re-instituted to honour the citizens of Lithuania for outstanding

Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia (9,177 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

dilettante, he was relieved of his command. He died in Paris in 1908. The Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich Romanov of Russia was born in Saint Petersburg

Grand Duchy of Baden (4,864 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1817, the Grand Duke Charles issued a pragmatic sanction (Hausgesetz) declaring the counts of Hochberg, the issue of a morganatic marriage between the grand-duke

List of flags of Luxembourg (39 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Flag Date Use Description 2001 - Standard of the Grand Duke An orange flag with the middle coat of arms of the Grand Duke.

Grand Ducal Police (551 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

although they operate in the name, and under the ultimate control, of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Day-to-day executive control is exercised by the Director-General

Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (1,828 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

order is the highest Luxembourgian national order and is bestowed by the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. It may be awarded to sovereigns, princes of sovereign

Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (1,271 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of Prussia, and the Emperor's Viceroy of Poland from 1862 to 1863. The Grand Duke was a supporter of the liberal (sometimes referred to as "enlightened")

Jagiellonian dynasty (5,096 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(/ˈjɑːɡjəˈloʊniən/), or simply Jagiellon, was a royal dynasty, founded by Jogaila, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, who in 1386 was baptized as Władysław, married Queen Jadwiga

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856–1929) (3,172 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

After the Gorlice–Tarnów offensive in 1915, Tsar Nicholas replaced the Grand Duke as commander-in-chief of the army. He later was a successful commander-in-chief

Politics of Luxembourg (1,837 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the constitution of 1868, as amended, exercised by the government, by the Grand Duke and the Council of Government (cabinet), which consists of a prime minister

Gò Công (398 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

covering more than 800 square meters and according to local residents, the grand duke was buried in a sitting position inside a two-layered coffin. Source:

Grand Duchy of Tuscany (6,566 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

than their ancestor, Cosimo de' Medici, the founder of the dynasty. The Grand Duke alone had the prerogative to exploit the state's mineral and salt resources

Order of Adolphe of Nassau (1,012 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for meritorious service to the Grand Duke, the Grand-Ducal House and Luxembourg. It was founded in 1858 as a chivalric

Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (5,531 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

other for power. The Dowager, after a protracted battle, triumphed: The Grand Duke assigned his mother the day-to-day administration of the state. Cosimo

Council of Government of Luxembourg (437 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

decision emanates from it, excepting the authorisation or approval of the Grand Duke, in cases determined by the laws and regulations." It meets on a weekly

Le Grand Duc (351 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1973 and by Cinebook in 2011 under the title of The Grand Duke. The story is loosely based on the Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia, who undertook

Chief of Defence (Luxembourg) (119 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

current Chief of Defence is Steve Thull. He is formally subordinate to the Grand Duke, whom the Constitution names as the commander-in-chief, but answers

List of presidents of the Council of State of Luxembourg (122 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

leader of Luxembourg's Council of State. He or she is appointed by the Grand Duke, along with two Vice Presidents, and the appointment lasts for one year

Sigismund Kęstutaitis (441 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Kiejstutowicz; Ukrainian: Сигізмунд Кейстутович;1365 – 20 March 1440) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1432 to 1440. Sigismund was his baptismal name, while

Coat of arms of Luxembourg (1,097 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ermine mantling crowned with a heraldic royal crown (the crown used by the Grand Duke). The middle coat of arms has the supporters and the crown. The lesser

Weimaraner (1,625 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

foxes. The Weimaraner is an all-purpose gun dog. The name comes from the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Karl August, whose court, located in the city

Lithuanian Council of Lords (500 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

capital city of Vilnius. It had originated from the advisory Council of the Grand Duke, established by Vytautas the Great in the early 15th century. During

Grand Duchy of Moscow (4,137 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

though, various short names were applied: "the (Grand) Duke of Moscow", "the Sovereign of Moscow", "the Grand Duke of all Rus'" (Великий князь всея Руси,

Lithuanian nobility (4,870 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

service estates, which they received and owned only by the grace of the Grand Duke. As the role and wealth of the great magnates increased, the service

Council of State of Luxembourg (414 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

William III in the Coup of 1856. It was originally entirely appointed by the Grand Duke, but this was changed in 1866, and, despite the roll-back of many changes

The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1,053 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

agrees. The Grand Duke then asks Scarlet who he is. When he replies that he might be the Scarlet Pumpernickel, the Chamberlin and the Grand Duke dissolve

Faugh-a-Ballagh (181 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

win the St. Leger Stakes, then beat Corona in a match race. He won the Grand Duke Michael Stakes, then the Cesarewitch, and came second to Evenus at the

List of towns in Luxembourg (700 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

One difference is that échevins in towns are formally appointed by the Grand Duke, whereas échevins for other communes are appointed by the Minister for

Luxembourg's euro coins (272 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the name of the country in the Luxembourgish language: Lëtzebuerg. The Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg appears on the coins facing to the left. He was

Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia (3,234 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

mother referred to him as "stupid". During the years in the Caucasus, the Grand Duke excelled at horsemanship and started his military career. As a young

Fang Brothers (240 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to the Grand Duke of the South and ask for troops to avenge the death of the queen, while Fang Bi brought the two young princes to the Grand Duke of the

Battle of Kars (323 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Grand Duke Michael, demanded the surrender of Kars but was refused. The Grand Duke sent a force under Mikhail Loris-Melikov and Ivan Lazarev to take the

Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1,077 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

that the Grand Duke and four other princes should receive special compensation totaling 69,000 "souls" in the Saar region. However, the Grand Duke exchanged

Vaišvilkas (726 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

spelled as Vojszalak, Vojšalk, Vaišalgas; killed on 9 December, 1268) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania (1264–1267). He was son of Mindaugas, the first and only

Seimas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (760 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

irregular gathering of the Lithuanian nobility, called as needed by the Grand Duke or during an interregnum by the Lithuanian Council of Lords (an early

Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (3,371 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

his father to allot him an allowance of "adequate stature". However, the Grand Duke refused and neither the cardinalate nor the Portuguese marriage ever

The Just Assassins (1,388 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

story of a group of Russian Socialist-Revolutionaries who assassinated the Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich in 1905, and explores the moral issues associated

The Caucasian Chalk Circle (2,386 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

musicians for the event, and gossip endlessly. It is revealed that the Grand Duke is overthrowing the princes and the civil war has finally ended, and

Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (3,105 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano; 5 January 1921 – 23 April 2019) was the Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 until his abdication in 2000. He was the first

Grand Duchy of Avram (521 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the early 1980s by Tasmanian John Charlton Rudge, who styles himself the "Grand Duke of Avram". The public manifestation of the Duchy was the Royal Bank

Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich of Russia (4,553 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Six months later, after completing his initial infantry training, the grand duke was appointed lieutenant in the Horse Guards Regiment. He was to serve

Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (133 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

that was established on 14 November 1918 following the abdication of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin following the German Revolution. In 1933, after

Berg Castle (680 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Schloss Berg), also called Colmar-Berg, is the principal residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. It is situated in the town of Colmar-Berg, in central

Cinderella (1950 film) (6,620 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

his son to provide him with grandchildren. Despite the objections of the Grand Duke, the King invites all the eligible maidens in the kingdom to a royal

Battle of Bretoncelles (411 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bretoncelles was one of the most important battles in the advance of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg in late 1870. The Battle of Bretoncelles took place in

Dmitry of Bryansk (410 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Battle of the Vorskla River) was the second eldest son of Algirdas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his first wife Maria of Vitebsk. He was Duke of Bryansk

List of mayors of Luxembourg City (101 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The officeholder, like other mayors in Luxembourg, is appointed by the Grand Duke amongst council members. Due to the city's importance within the country

Cedric (racehorse) (1,200 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

generation by winning seven of his eight races including The Derby and the Grand Duke Michael Stakes. After winning a notable match on his first run as a

Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (2,281 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Tuscan Constitution of 1848, and allowing a degree of free press. The Grand Duke was deposed briefly by a provisional government in 1849, only to be

Luxembourg–Palestine relations (269 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Mahmoud Abbas visited Luxembourg on 15 February 2015, and met with the Grand Duke Henri and senior officials. Luxembourg contributes to the support of

Albizzi (341 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in the early 16th century. Eleonora degli Albizzi was a mistress of the Grand-Duke Cosimo I de Medici. Giovanna degli Albizzi was the wife of Lorenzo Tornabuoni

Luxembourg Armed Forces (3,396 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

2018[update], it has 939 personnel. The army is under civilian control, with the grand duke as commander-in-chief. The minister for defence, currently François

The Man from Snowy River (TV series) (1,528 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

The Grand Opening (1996) Black Sheep (1996) Prince of Hearts (1996) The Grand Duke (1996) New Business (1996) Foundation Day (1996) The Lovers (1996) The

Commemorative coins of Lithuania (63 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Vytautas the Great, the Grand Duke of Lithuania (from the series "Rulers of Lithuania") 50 litas 2000 Vytautas the Great, the Grand Duke of Lithuania (from

Bilhorod Kyivskyi (997 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Novgorod: it became the seat of the heir of the Grand Duke of Kiev. Since Bilhorod was very close to Kyiv the Grand Duke could control his heir and the heir could

Hesse-Homburg (267 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

by the Danish king. On 24 March 1866, Hesse-Homburg was inherited by the grand-duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, while Meisenheim fell to Prussia. On 20 September

Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (676 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(the title applied to all sons and grandsons of a Russian Emperor), the Grand Duke Peter served in the Russian army as a Lt.-General and Adjutant-General

Vytenis (918 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Vytenis (Belarusian: Віцень, Vicień; Polish: Witenes) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from c. 1295 to c. 1316. He became the first of the Gediminid dynasty

Bourbon family tree (153 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

In the present day, family representatives are the King of Spain and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Several others are pretenders to the thrones of France

Treniota (240 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Treniota (Belarusian: Транята; Troniata; c. 1210–1264) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania (1263–1264). Treniota was the nephew of Mindaugas, the first and

Duchy of Samogitia (1,036 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Between 1422 and 1441 it was known as the Eldership of Samogitia. The Grand Duke of Lithuania also held the title of Duke of Samogitia, although the

Family of Gediminas (4,236 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

century. The family included the siblings, children, and grandchildren of the Grand Duke and played the pivotal role in the history of Lithuania for the period

Cinderella (2015 American film) (6,920 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

remains of the slipper to the Grand Duke, who says he will agree to her terms if she keeps Ella hidden forever. The Grand Duke and the Captain of the Guard

Švitrigaila (2,323 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(before 1370 – 10 February 1452; sometimes spelled Svidrigiello) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1430 to 1432. He spent most of his life in largely

Duchy of Warsaw (2,432 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

union by Napoleon's ally, Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, who became the Grand Duke of Warsaw and remained a legitimate candidate for the Polish throne

Free State of Oldenburg (240 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Weimar Republic. It was established in 1918 following the abdication of the Grand Duke Frederick Augustus II following the German Revolution. In 1937, it lost

Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1,019 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

In 1907 the Grand Duke promised a constitution to his subjects. The duchy had always been under a feudal system of government, the grand duke having the

Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (2,362 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

given name and family name, Konstantin Romanov. The fourth child of the Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia and his wife Princess Alexandra of

Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia (159 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

throne as the eldest living son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. The Grand Duke was Alexander and Marie's second child, second son, and the younger

Gediminas Avenue (378 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

pedestrian street in the evenings when traffic is prohibited. Named after the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas, the street terminates at the Žvėrynas Bridge

House of Medici (6,701 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

than their ancestor, Cosimo de' Medici, the founder of the dynasty. The Grand Duke alone had the prerogative to exploit the state's mineral and salt resources

List of Disney's Cinderella characters (8,009 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cat to smudge the floor she was cleaning. Also, after hearing that the Grand Duke is traveling the kingdom with the missing slipper, she dreamily dances

Crown of Baden (341 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Krone or Großherzoglich badische Krone) is a crown formerly used by the Grand Duke of Baden and part of the Crown Jewels of Baden. The crown is 26 cm high

Battle of Beaugency (1870) (400 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

battle of the Franco-Prussian War contested between the army group of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, and the French Armée de la Loire, won by the Prussians

The Flame of Love (316 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

performing one night, the Grand Duke sees Hai-Tang (Wong) on stage and immediately decides he must have her for himself. The Grand Duke orders the officer

Daumantas of Lithuania (466 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Daumantas or Dovmont was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1282 to 1285. Daumantas is mentioned in chronicles only once and, in absence of any other evidence

Grand Duke of Vladimir (409 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

The grand duke of Vladimir was the ruler of a principality during the era of Kievan Rus' and after its collapse. It ruled territory approximately bounded

House of Hesse (649 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(1803), while the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt became the Grand Duke of Hesse (1806), later the Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. The Electorate of Hesse (Hesse-Kassel)

Jiang Ziya (2,355 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

search of talented people. In fact, he had been told by his grandfather, the Grand Duke of Zhou, that one day a sage would appear to help rule the Zhou state

Princess Alexandra of Hanover (born 1882) (469 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from their marriage on 7 June 1904 until the Grand Duke abdicated on 14 November 1918, following the German Revolution of 1918

2013 Luxembourg general election (835 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Service de Renseignement de l'État illegally wiretapping politicians, the Grand Duke and his family, as well as allegations of paying for favours in exchange

Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (469 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

January 1961 by Grand Duchess Charlotte. Grand Master of the order is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Besides the five classes, a gilt medal can also be bestowed

History of the Jews in Livorno (2,730 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

only with the permission of the grand duke. As controversies arose regarding the extent of the jurisdiction, the grand duke decreed that severe penalties

Irpin (river) (451 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

historic events, such as the Battle on the Irpin River of 1321 in which the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas (Gedemin) allegedly gained control over the lands

Helsinki Cathedral (1,184 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Square. The church was originally built from 1830–1852 as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. It was also known as St Nicholas's

Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (3,157 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Grand Duke and Cosimo to spy on her. In response, she unsuccessfully appealed to Louis XIV to intervene, but then both Marguerite Louise and the Grand

Kožuhe (92 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Thomas Kotromanic grants this village along with several others to the Grand Duke Ivanis Dragisic. Official results from the book: Ethnic composition

Dmitry of Suzdal (304 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Dmitri of Moscow, he was installed by the Khan of the Golden Horde as the Grand Duke of Vladimir in 1360. During his reign, he repeatedly quarreled with

Nassau Family Pact (566 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Weilburg branch, the only extant branch from that date onward. In 1907, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, William IV, head of the House of Nassau, determined that

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831–1891) (1,847 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

of the Danube, although his reputation as a strategist was very low. The Grand Duke had no particular distinction in early successes in the conflict and

Margrave (British horse) (1,733 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

another of his owner's horses to win. In autumn he won the St Leger and the Grand Duke Michael Stakes but ran poorly on his only race as a four-year-old the

Islam in Lithuania (728 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Islam to Lithuania. That mosque is called Vytautas Didysis Mosque after the Grand Duke Vytautas. In the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, however, no mosque remains

List of ambassadors of Russia to Luxembourg (373 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the Grand Duke and the Government of Luxembourg. The ambassador and his staff work

Grand Duchy of Finland (4,772 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

autonomous after its annexation by Russia in the Finnish War of 1808–1809. The Grand Duke of Finland was the Romanov Emperor of Russia, represented by the Governor-General

Butvydas (141 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Liutauras, Пукувер (Pukuvier) Pukuwer or Pucuwerus) (died 1295) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1292 to 1295. His influence was strong during his

Juncker–Asselborn Ministry II (339 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the government; Prime Minister Juncker submitted his resignation to the Grand Duke on 11 July 2013, and a snap election was called. The Christian Social

Chong Yingbiao (238 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi. Chong Yingbiao is the son of Chong Houhu, the Grand Duke of the North. During the coalition against Su Hu, Chong Yingbiao would

Jerzy Radziwiłł (387 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

member of the Lithuanian Council of Lords he unsuccessfully petitioned the Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund I the Old for the renewal of a Kingdom of Lithuania

Giuseppe Domenico Botto (335 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

description was part of the collection of scientific instruments of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, which is now kept at the Institute and Museum of History

Medusa (Caravaggio) (1,590 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Italian diplomat Francesco Maria del Monte as a means of giving it to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, and is now located in the Uffizi Museum in Florence without

Alexander Jagiellon (887 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Jogailaitis; 5 August 1461 – 19 August 1506) of the House of Jagiellon was the Grand Duke of Lithuania and later also King of Poland. He was the fourth son of

Intermedio (1,896 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

contemporary published festival books and sets of prints that were financed by the Grand Duke. Intermedi were written and performed from the late 15th century through

MUDAM (1,200 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art (French: Musée d'art moderne Grand-Duc Jean), abbreviated to Mudam, is a museum of modern art in Luxembourg City

Colmar-Berg (187 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

confluence of the rivers Attert and Alzette. Colmar-Berg is the site of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg's principal residence, Berg Castle. It is also the site

Treaty of Salynas (1,073 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was a peace treaty signed on 12 October 1398 by Vytautas the Great, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Konrad von Jungingen, the Grand Master of the Teutonic

Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1,464 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig; 9 September 1826 – 28 September 1907) was the Grand Duke of Baden from 1858 to 1907. Frederick was born in Karlsruhe, Baden,

Luxembourg Coup of 1856 (665 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Grand Duke; without the former, the de la Fontaine government collapsed in 1848, whilst Jean-Jacques Willmar's government was fired by the Grand Duke

Butigeidis (197 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Butigeidis (Budikid; Belarusian: Будзікід) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1282 to 1291. He is the first known and undisputed member of the Gediminids

William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (722 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

French: Guillaume Alexandre; 22 April 1852 – 25 February 1912) reigned as the Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 17 November 1905 until his death. He succeeded his

Ludwik Szymon Gutakowski (272 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Grudzińska, sister of Joanna Grudzińska, the brother-in-law of his brother the Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich. In 1780, he was given the Order of St. Stanislaus

1919 Luxembourg general election (290 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to 42%, and vested national sovereignty in the people, as opposed to the Grand Duke. They were also the first elections held after the German occupation

Jaunė (277 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1344) was daughter of Prince Ivan of Polatsk and wife of Gediminas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania (1316–1341). She is mentioned in written sources only once

Yunzhongzi (371 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

later during chapter 10, Yunzhongzi would be seen once again before the Grand Duke of the West, Ji Chang. After a special child had been found in a mysterious

Likani Villa (191 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the palace. Next to Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia lived the Grand Duke Georgy Nikolayevich, who suffered from tuberculosis. In the era of the

The Oprichnik (517 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

from his early opera The Voyevoda (1869). The work is dedicated to the Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich Romanov. It was given its premiere performance

Veldamas (700 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

describes a peasant family with its land and other belongings granted by the Grand Duke of Lithuania to his loyal followers, usually as a reward for military

Jiang Huan (307 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bridge and claim that he must kill him so that Queen Jiang's father, the Grand Duke of the East would attain kingship. Jiang Huan would be captured but

Lithuanian Civil War (1381–1384) (2,752 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Agreement. After more than ten years of struggle, Vytautas finally became the Grand Duke of Lithuania and ruled the country for thirty-eight years. Brothers

Chong Houhu (631 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Grand Duke of the West sends a letter to Su Hu which results in Su Hu's consent, and the stopping of the conflict. Thus, Chong Heihu, and the Grand

Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1,642 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Foundation, launched upon the accession of the couple as the new Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg. In 2004, the Grand

Mecklenburg (1,987 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

be quite harsh. Practices such as having to ask for permission from the Grand Duke to get married, or having to apply for permission to emigrate, would

Bernardo Buontalenti (703 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ruin; he survived in his later life thanks to a pension given him by the Grand Duke of Tuscany. One of the theaters that Bernardo had built was the Theater

Francesco Redi (1,989 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

among the finest works of 17th-century Italian poetry, and for which the Grand Duke Cosimo III gave him a medal of honor. The son of Gregorio Redi and Cecilia

Algirdas Petrulis (120 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

won the prestigious Lithuanian National Prize in 1995 and was awarded the Grand Duke Gediminas Order of the Commander's Cross, the St. Christopher statuette

Hôtel de la Chambre (401 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to the Chamber is the Grand Ducal Palace, the official residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Due to the Hôtel's location, 'Krautmaart' has become

List of Russian flags (720 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Grand Duke of Russia ?–1917 Standard of the Grand Duchess of Russia ?–1917 Ensign of the Tsesarevich of Russia ?–1917 Ensign of the Grand Duke of

Rock-a-Doodle (4,384 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

raises the sun every morning, gets into a fight with a stranger sent by the Grand Duke of Owls, whose kind hates sunlight. Chanticleer defeats his attacker

Villa Medicea L'Ambrogiana (299 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Scacciati and Bartolomeo Bimbi to create paintings of flora and fauna for the Grand-Duke Cosimo III de' Medici. Still in use as an institution for psychiatric

Luxembourg (11,945 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

headed by a constitutional monarch. Executive power is exercised by the grand duke and the cabinet, which consists of several other ministers. The Constitution

Military ranks of Luxembourg (164 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel. Rank reserved to the Grand Duke in his quality of Commander in Chief. "Grades". Armee.lu. Luxembourg

Love (1927 American film) (814 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Gilbert. During a blizzard, Russian count Alexis Vronsky, aide-de-camp of the Grand Duke, meets a veiled woman on the way to St. Petersburg, Russia. When they

Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria (2,621 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Queen's granddaughter Princess Maud of Wales, the Queen's granddaughter The Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, the Queen's son-in-law Princess and Prince Louis

Trinity Church, Luxembourg (685 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Adolphe, Trinity Church became the church of Luxembourg's ruling dynasty. The Grand Duke therefore donated three stained-glass windows in 1901 on the east wall

Hayder of Crimea (297 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Polish Kingdom. About 1479 they moved to Muscovy under protection of the grand duke Ivan III, who later banished Hayder to Northern Muscovy for reasons

Bielsk County (610 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1493, Brańsk received a city charter based on Magdeburg rights from the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Alexander Jagiellon. It was the first city in Podlaskie

Traidenis (555 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Traidenis (Polish: Trojden, Belarusian: Трайдзень) (died 1282) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1270 (or 1269) until 1282. He is the second most prominent

1904 New Year Honours (783 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Assistant Commissioner in the Punjab. Honorary His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Wladimir Alexandrovitch of Russia. James Thomas Knowles, Esq. Lieutenant-Colonel

Medzhybizh Fortress (350 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Golden Horde. The new fort was built by Koriat's heirs after the Grand Duke of Lithuania had defeated the Golden Horde at the Battle of Blue Waters

LSWR C8 class (232 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

lives of 35-40 years. In November 1898 No. 291 worked a train carrying the Grand Duke and Duchess Serge of Russia from Windsor through to Dover (LCDR). Marshall

Gorlice–Tarnów offensive (3,352 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

four burst as soon as the battle began. The Russian supreme commander, the Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaevitch, learned that Germans had arrived on their flank

Andrei Rublev (film) (7,585 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

that if the bell fails to ring, the Grand Duke will have them all beheaded. (It is also overheard that the Grand Duke has already had his brother, the

Gorlice–Tarnów offensive (3,352 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

four burst as soon as the battle began. The Russian supreme commander, the Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaevitch, learned that Germans had arrived on their flank

State funeral of Queen Victoria (1,692 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Louis of Battenberg, the late Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law The Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, the late Queen's grandson Princess and Prince

Jugendstil (1,997 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

impressive building of the Colony is the Maison Ernst-Ludwig, named from the Grand Duke, which contained the workshops of the artists. It was designed by Joseph

Grand Duchy of Hesse (9,396 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

when it was given to the Grand Duchy. Hesse-Homburg was inherited by the Grand Duke of Hesse in 1866, but had to be ceded to Prussia later that same year

Yury of Moscow (490 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

khan's sister Konchaka, Uzbeg Khan deposed Mikhail and nominated Yury as the Grand Duke of Vladimir. Back in Russia with a large force of Mongols, Yury approached

Échevin (Luxembourg) (207 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

the governing coalition. Formally, échevins of cities are named by the Grand Duke, whilst those of other communes are named by the Minister for the Interior

Bettino Ricasoli (675 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

eighteen, with an estate heavily encumbered, he was by special decree of the grand duke of Tuscany declared of age and entrusted with the guardianship of his

Jaunutis (582 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

baptized: Ioann, "Jawnuta", "John" or "Ivan"; ca. 1300 – after 1366) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from his father Gediminas' death in 1341 until he was deposed

Stanislovas Goštautas (296 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

17 May 1537 he married Barbara Radziwiłł, later the second wife of the Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland Sigismund II Augustus. Goštautas died

Sandalj Hranić (1,273 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Neretva and the Drina rivers in Bosnia, and served the court as the Grand Duke of Bosnia sometime between 1392 and his death in 1435, although the

Abdication of Nicholas II (571 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

favor of his brother Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich. The next day the Grand Duke refused to accept the imperial authority, stating that he would accept

List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (548 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Below is an incomplete list of diplomats from the United Kingdom to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, specifically Heads of Missions. Elizabeth I of England

Kreva (308 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Krivichs tribe. The Kreva Castle, constructed of brick, was built by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas in ethnically Lithuanian lands. After his death

Chong Heihu (446 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi. He is the younger brother of Chong Houhu, the Grand Duke of the North. In appearance, Chong Heihu could be seen wearing a

Dinaburga Castle (753 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Vytautas and burned down, 1481 Dinaburg was commanded by the regiment of the Grand Duke of Moscow Ivan III of Russia under the supervision of the Master Wolter

Isabella de' Medici (806 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

siblings, including Francesco de' Medici who succeeded their father as the Grand Duke of Tuscany. To secure a relationship with the powerful Roman Orsinis

Tamna (1,006 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of various Korean kingdoms. The Go (Jeju) clan is the family name of the Grand Duke (Seongju, 성주, 星主), that ruled West Tamna over 400 years. The Moon (Nampyeong)

Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (860 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

his Sidereus Nuncius, an account of his telescopic discoveries, to the grand duke. Cosimo extended the Palazzo Pitti, and he reconstructed the villa of

Rondo à la mazur (264 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Comte de Moriolles, who was the tutor to the adopted son of the Grand Duke Constantine, Governor of Warsaw. It is the only one of the four rondos

House of Nassau (6,443 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

German tradition, and thus neither country considers the House extinct. The Grand Duke of Luxembourg uses "Duke of Nassau" as his secondary title and a title

Lithuanian Metrica (1,699 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

initially and primarily, of the copies of the documents issued by the Grand Duke, Lithuanian Council of Lords, and Seimas. The Metrica also included

Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia (3,977 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Kschessinska’s protector. He provided generously for his mistress. In 1895, the grand duke bought a dacha for her in Strelna. Kschessinska, who was ambitious,

Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (3,409 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Grand Duke reserves the right to choose his successor. Unfortunately for Cosimo, Europe completely ignored it. Gian Gastone, now the Grand Duke,

Duchy of Trakai (264 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

centuries. The Duke of Trakai was an important position held either by the Grand Duke of Lithuania himself or his second-in-command. After the demise of Gediminas

Treaty of Vilnius (1561) (1,917 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

the exception of the Free imperial city of Riga, subjected itself to the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Sigismund II Augustus with the Pacta subiectionis (Provisio

String Quartets, Op. 33 (Haydn) (1,106 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

is the "Russian" quartets, because Haydn dedicated the quartets to the Grand Duke Paul of Russia and many (if not all) of the quartets were premiered

Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia (4,179 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

bank of the Kolonistky pond near the Moskovskaya Gate. There, in 1895, the Grand Duke built his own residence in the style of an English country house. All

Alexander II (statue in Helsinki) (1,778 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

in central Helsinki, Finland. The main figure in the statue depicts the Grand Duke of Finland Alexander II giving a speech at the 1863 Diet of Finland

1st Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment (205 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Duchy of Lithuania. The full name was 1st Advance Guard Regiment of HM the Grand Duke of Lithuania. Formed in 1776 as light ulans from light cavalry banners

List of heirs to the throne of Luxembourg (371 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

This branch would face a similar situation only twenty years later: the Grand Duke had six daughters but no sons, and had deemed his cousins the Counts

Andrei of Polotsk (975 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

deputy Yuri, 1342–1348) and Polotsk (1342–1387). As the eldest son of the Grand Duke, Andrei claimed his right to the throne after his father's death in

Andrey II of Vladimir (454 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

third son of Yaroslav II who succeeded his uncle Svyatoslav III as the Grand Duke of Vladimir in 1249. Three years later, he challenged the Mongols and

Aleksei (convert) (430 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

changed to Sarah. When the grand duke of Muscovy, Ivan III, visited Novgorod in 1480, Aleksei found favor in his eyes. The grand duke took Aleksei with him

Amsberg (921 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Amsberg" in 1795 and the family's right to use this name was confirmed by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1891. By this permission to use a noble privilege

Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden (1,765 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Leopold (29 August 1790 – 24 April 1852) succeeded in 1830 as the Grand Duke of Baden, reigning until his death in 1852. Although a younger child, Leopold

Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri, Pisa (612 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to build a church for the Order of Knights of St Stephan, founded by the Grand Duke Cosimo de' Medici to fight Saracen piracy in the Mediterranean. The

William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton (380 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

February 1843, he married Princess Marie Amélie of Baden, daughter of the Grand Duke Charles of Baden and Stéphanie de Beauharnais, the adopted daughter

Kęstutis (1,499 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

reflect different Lithuanian pronunciation. Kęstutis was the son of the Grand Duke Gediminas. His younger brother, Jaunutis, succeeded his father as Grand

Giulio Parigi (895 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Parigi the Elder, was an architect and designer working in Florence for the Grand Duke of Tuscany. He became noted as one of the most innovative stage designers

Union of Grodno (1432) (708 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Vilnius and Radom (1401). The Union established Sigismund Kęstutaitis as the Grand Duke of Lithuania and re-established Władysław II Jagiełło's seniority and

Trakai Voivodeship (471 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Trakai Voivodeship together with Vilnius Voivodeship was established by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great in 1413 according to the Union of Horodło

Jonah Hlezna (189 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Simeon of Kiev in 1488 provisionally held the see. Upon approval of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Casimir IV Jagiellon, in 1492 Jonah was elected at the

Léon Kauffman (334 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

origins of sovereign power "in the nation," instead of "in the person of the Grand Duke", as hitherto. When it became known that the prime minister had been

Alexandra Zhukovskaya (614 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to other sources, the relationship between Alexandra Vasilyevna and the Grand Duke remained only an extramarital affair (although in letters he called

Union of Grodno (1432) (708 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Vilnius and Radom (1401). The Union established Sigismund Kęstutaitis as the Grand Duke of Lithuania and re-established Władysław II Jagiełło's seniority and

Senieji Trakai Castle (204 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Duke Kęstutis and Birutė was held there and it was the birthplace of the Grand Duke Vytautas in 1350. The castle in Senieji Trakai was destroyed by the

Vladimir Olgerdovich (465 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

swore loyalty to him. After the 1392 Ostrów Agreement, Vytautas became the Grand Duke of Lithuania and began to eliminate regional dukes replacing them with

Law on euthanasia and assisted suicide (688 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Grand-Duke, who had to assent to a law for the last time, did so. Thus, the euthanasia law was promulgated with the signatures of the Grand-Duke and

Trakai District Municipality (228 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

significant early in its history due to the Old Trakai Castle built by the Grand Duke Gediminas in the 13th century. Many other castles were built in the

Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria (1,846 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Württemberg) The Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (representing the Grand Duke of Luxembourg) Prince Amir Khan of Persia (representing the Shah of

Baxter Street Dudes (1,459 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

began making a $70 a week which was usually donated to charity. When the Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia visited New York, the boys named their

Nils Ole Oftebro (215 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Railroad Workers. His dubbing work includes Jafar in Aladdin, the Grand Duke of Owls in Rock-a-Doodle, Tim Lockwood in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Szibill (518 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Grand Duke becomes jealous: he returns to the hotel with Szibill, leaving his wife to come back with Petrov. At the Grand Hotel. The Grand Duke apologises

Kęstutis military district (136 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

partially - Kėdainiai and Kaunas. Military district was named after the Grand Duke of Lithuania Kęstutis. "VIRTUKŲ KAUTYNĖS". genocid.lt. Retrieved 15

Stellan Skarsgård (2,021 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

2015 live-action adaptation of Disney's Cinderella, in which he played The Grand Duke. In 2021, he played Vladimir Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve's Dune. Skarsgård

List of Ministers for Defence of Luxembourg (293 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

for aiding in the execution of the orders of the Commander-in-Chief, the Grand Duke. The position has existed since 5 November 1937. From its creation until

Duchy of Nassau (7,805 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Nassau Nature Park within the borders of the former duchy. Today, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg still uses "Duke of Nassau" as his secondary title, and

Sazonov–Paléologue Agreement (314 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Russian lake. And at the moment the treaty was signed the armies of the Grand Duke Nicholas were actually overrunning the territory which Russia had staked

Violante Beatrice of Bavaria (1,676 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

princely couple's lack of offspring after six years of marriage perturbed the Grand Duke. Consequently, much to the Grand Princess's mortification, he commissioned

Pedro de Zubiaur (240 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ports of Bilbao and Flanders, where he worked under the command of the Grand Duke of Alba. After getting promoted to General for his naval achievements

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1,590 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Louis IV (German: Ludwig IV; 12 September 1837 – 13 March 1892) was the Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 13 June 1877 until his death in 1892. Through

Alessandro Orsini (187 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Orsini was born in Bracciano, Italy. He was brought up at the court of the Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany, and in 1615 was created a cardinal by Paul V

Charles II, Duke of Parma (4,389 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

around Europe. A liberal movement led him to abdicate Lucca in favor of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in October 1847 in exchange for financial compensation, as

February Revolution (6,874 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Nicholas nominated his brother, the Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, to succeed him. The next day the Grand Duke realised that he would have little

And the Ship Sails On (1,144 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

aristocrat, relishes spying on Lady Violet, his nymphomaniac wife. The Grand Duke of Harzock, a Prussian, is an obese bubble of a young man whose blind

Orto Botanico dell'Università di Siena (411 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Giuseppe Baldassarri, the garden began to collect uncommon plants. In 1784 the Grand Duke of Tuscany Peter Leopold began a university reform, and in a short time

Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park (483 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Georgia lost its independence and became part of the Russian Empire, the Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich was given the post of Governor General of Transcaucasia

Palacio del Marqués de Alcañices (878 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

José Osorio y Silva, mentor of Alfonso XIII, known as Pepe Osorio and the Grand Duke of Sesto, who also held the title of Marquess of Alcañices, among others

Glinski rebellion (5,358 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Lithuanian Seimas. Opponents of the union, among them Mikhail Glinski and the Grand Duke Alexander, refused to approve the union during the 1505 Seimas in Brest

Khozi Kokos (351 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

attitude toward the Jews. The part played by Kokos as the agent of the grand duke is shown by the instruction given by the latter to his emissary, the

Chkhetidze (171 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Abkhazia, elevated to the princely rank of the Russian Empire in 1901. The Grand Duke Cyril authorised the transfer of the name and title via the female line

Siege of Christmemel (313 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

fire. Defeated at the castle walls and facing Karl von Trier's army, the Grand Duke called a retreat and burned his siege engines. The battle at Christmemel

Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg (1,012 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Luxembourg.[citation needed] And in November 2017, with her Father the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, she represented Luxembourg on an official state visit

Vincenzo Viviani (1,109 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Court mathematician Famiano Michelini. In 1638, Michelini initiated the Grand Duke Ferdinand II de’ Medici's interest in Viviani and arranged their introduction

Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) (1,527 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Chamber. The latter refused to approve the government's revisions, and the Grand Duke dissolved the legislature. There was then a brief return to absolutist

Fyodor Koriatovych (229 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the sole administrator of Podolia for three years until his exile by the Grand Duke Vytautas the Great. In 1392 he disobeyed Vytautas the Great and was

Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti (896 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the throne of France and Italy, the kings of Spain and Belgium and the Grand Duke of Luxemburg. Born at the Palace of Versailles, he was one of seven

Apennine Colossus (1,218 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bernardo Buontalenti from 1569 onwards on order of Francesco de' Medici, the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The colossus is about 11 metres (36 ft) high and is meant

Prince Louis of Luxembourg (1,038 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Information et Presse. Retrieved 21 September 2007. Sons and brothers of the Grand Duke receive the order by birth. Princes and Princesses of the Grand-Ducal

Florentine Diamond (635 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

454 g). The stone is also known as the Tuscan, the Tuscany Diamond, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, the Austrian Diamond, Austrian Yellow Diamond, and the Dufner

Portrait of Lucrezia Panciatichi (187 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

on the golden necklace, a reference to a love treatise written for the Grand Duke of Florence, Cosimo I de' Medici, in 1547. The portrait is mentioned

William Frederick Mitchell (282 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Edward, Prince of Wales, the German Emperor,[clarification needed] and the Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia among Mitchell's patrons. Antonio Jacobsen

Russian cruiser Svetlana (1896) (898 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

ships. In place of the armor, Svetlana had luxurious facilities for the Grand Duke, including wooden decks, and an apartment with living room, study and

Romodanovsky family (559 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Although the family was one of the first Rurikids to enter the service of the Grand Duke of Muscovy, it was in the 17th century that they finally rose to the

Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen (1890–1972) (826 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

This caused much speculation, as he and his wife were very close to the Grand Duke. This was seen by many to be due to mutual ill will between Wilhelm

Bill Sarpalius (661 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

made up of former elected officials. After the success of his book "The Grand Duke from Boys Ranch" he became a highly sought after motivational public

Stanisław Poniatowski (1754–1833) (818 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

made Conte di Monterotondo by the Grand Duke of Tuscany on November 20, 1847, Principe di Monterotondo by the Grand Duke of Tuscany and Prince Poniatowski

Isabella Jagiellon (2,939 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Hungary. She was the oldest child of Polish King Sigismund I the Old, the Grand Duke of Lithuania and his Italian wife Bona Sforza. In 1539, she married

Tancrède Dumas (132 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

period 1860-1890 and worked in albumen prints. Dumas travelled with the Grand Duke Mecklenburg-Schwerin, inspiring him to use the title "Photographer to

Treaty of Lunéville (1,998 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Mantua, Peschiera, Legnano, Ferrara and Ancona and the expulsion of the Grand Duke of Tuscany from Italy in return for an armistice in Italy. Since the

Tancrède Dumas (132 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

period 1860-1890 and worked in albumen prints. Dumas travelled with the Grand Duke Mecklenburg-Schwerin, inspiring him to use the title "Photographer to

Vytautas military district (122 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in the counties of Švenčionys, Utena and Rokiškis. It is named after the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas. "The partisan military districts of the Lithuanian

The Serpent (1916 film) (300 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

and then his name. When the Grand Duke comes to visit, his son the Prince is absent. Not recognizing the new Vania, the Grand Duke responds to her lure,

Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (6,193 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

suggested Prince Louis of Hesse, a minor German royal, the nephew of the Grand Duke of Hesse. Princess Victoria had gone to the court of Hesse to inspect

Jan Zabrzeziński (538 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and Hrodna. In the period 1476–1492, he witnessed three legal acts by the Grand Duke and was sent to two diplomatic missions (to the Grand Duchy of Moscow

Battle of Chateauneuf-en-Thimerais (706 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

forced the French forces to retreat westward. On November 17, 1870, the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin attacked a French army led by General Kératry

Izyaslav of Polotsk (298 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

continue his rule in Polotsk. He was first to make Polotsk autonomous from the Grand Duke of Kiev passing his title to his descendants after his death. His principality

Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (5,703 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

one of the most coveted military decorations. Due to his bad health, the grand duke was moved, in September 1916, to a new appointment as inspector general

Pope Leo XI (805 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was the only male in the family. She sent him instead to the court of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, who appointed him a knight of San Stefano. In 1560 he travelled

Charlemagne Prize (1,016 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

foundation are King Philippe of Belgium, King Felipe VI of Spain, and Henri, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. On 19 December 1949, Kurt Pfeiffer [de] presented to

Mathilde Kschessinska (2,004 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

goes on to state, "We decided to call our son Wladimir, in honor of the Grand Duke Wladimir, André's father.": 70–74 While Kschessinskaya could be charming

Highland Cathedral (355 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

popular wedding song. It was played on 4 May 2019 at the State funeral of the Grand Duke Jean from Luxembourg at the Notre Dame Cathedral by the Band of the

Russian submarine Vladimir Monomakh (353 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

operational in 2015. It is named after Vladimir II Monomakh (1053–1125), the Grand Duke of Kievan Rus'. The project was developed by the Rubin Design Bureau

Dmitry Gerasimov (337 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1525 he was an ambassador in his own right to Pope Clement VII, when the Grand Duke Vasily III desired to join the anti-Ottoman League. During his stay

Boyar (2,947 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

occupied the highest state offices and, through a council (duma), advised the grand duke. They received extensive grants of land and, as members of the Boyars'

Michael Žygimantaitis (336 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

unsuccessfully fought against Casimir IV Jagiellon for the title of the Grand Duke of Lithuania. At first Michael was supported by Samogitia, but in 1441

Giovanni delle Bande Nere (999 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

at the time. He had a son, Cosimo (1519–1574), who went on to become the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Giovanni became a condottiero, or mercenary military captain

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter (197 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Vidor - The Grand Duchess Zenia Lawrence Grant - The Grand Duke Peter George Beranger - The Grand Duke Paul (billed as Andre Beranger) Dot Farley - The

Augustinus Rotundus (805 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

apologist of Lithuania. Rotundus was vogt of Vilnius, general secretary to the Grand Duke and King Sigismund Augustus and elder of Stakliškės. After his nobilitation

Antonio Brunelli (479 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Cathedral there. On 12 April 1612 he was appointed as maestro di capella to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Between 1605 and 1621 he published works including motets

Joseph Günzburg (264 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of Vilna, his father's native town. The Günzburgs were ennobled by the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt on 1871, and Joseph received the title of baron on

State funeral of Edward VII (1,984 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

husband of the Queen of the Netherlands The Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, the late King's nephew The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Prince Henry

Ludwig des Coudres (413 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

possession of the Grand-Duke of Baden). 1857 The Holy Women before the Cross (in St. Nicholas, Hamburg). 1863. Iphigeneia (in possession of the Grand-Duke of Baden)

Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia (3,069 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

denoted any far-reaching plan, it yet shows that Paul already distrusted the grand-duke Alexander. Konstantin never tried to secure the throne. After his father's

Battle on the Irpin River (1,475 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Lithuania and Principality of Kiev. According to the story, Gediminas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, conquered Volhynia before turning his attention to Kyiv

The Count of Luxembourg (1,468 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Opera in 1983 and toured by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1997. The Grand Duke Rutzinov may not marry Angèle, an opera singer with whom he is infatuated

Valentine de Milan (461 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Urbain Galéas, nephew of the Grand Duke taille (baritenor)/haute-contre Alexis Dupont The Duke of Florence, ally of the Grand Duke basse taille Jean-Pierre

Ivan Kalyayev (942 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Grand Duke, but he noticed that Sergei Alexandrovich's wife (Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna) and young nephews (children of the Grand Duke Pavel

Coronation of George V and Mary (2,801 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Princess and Prince of Hesse, the King's first cousin and her husband The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine, the King's first cousin and

The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (838 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

hopes to find his son Tonio, kidnapped by hunters a few years earlier. The Grand Duke sends his army against the bears, whose inferiority is clear: the animals

Schwerin Castle (1,205 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to Schwerin, but the building was in relatively bad condition, and the Grand Duke disliked the individual buildings' incongruent origins and architectural

Portoferraio (1,254 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Jewish community numbered more than 50 people. In 1702, by order of the Grand Duke, the Jews of Portoferraio were required to live on a designated street

Catherine of Bosnia (3,207 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

daughter, the Grand Duke refrained from disputing the succession and claiming the crown for his grandson by Catherine. On 1 December, the Grand Duke wrote

Konstantin Katakazi (1,815 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

introduce the Grand Duke, it forced President Grant to receive him, though he had been officially declared "persona non grata". While the visit of the Grand Duke

List of prime ministers of Luxembourg (886 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by independent politicians and statesmen. The prerogative powers of the Grand Duke remained undiluted, and, as such, the monarch actively chose and personally

Ilya Repin (6,767 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

he presented his drawings at the Academy of Art in St. Petersburg. The Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich awarded him a commission for a large scale painting

Babtai (254 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Since the end of 15th century till 18th century Babtai was a domain of the Grand Duke of Lithuania. In 16th century and 17th century Babtai was a vivid trade

Kibinai (157 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

them to Cornish pasties. Initially, they come from Crimea from where the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great took Tatar and Karaite families to become

Archivio di Stato di Firenze (281 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

75 km (46 miles). It was founded on February 20th 1852 by decree of the Grand Duke Leopoldo II of Tuscany. Until 1989, the archive was located in the Uffizi

Carpelan (222 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

members of the Carpelan family who resided there and swore fealty to the Grand Duke, Emperor Alexander I, were confirmed in their noble privileges and titles

Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf (1,109 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1996 – Brigade's battalions in Šiauliai (the "Grand Duke Vaidotas" battalion) and Tauragė (the "Grand Duke Kęstutis" battalion) are reassigned as separate

Justus Sustermans (2,119 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

friend of Galileo. After Galileo's death, he donated the portrait to the Grand Duke Ferdinand II. The portrait is a half bust showing Galileo's face on

Kristinas Astikas (287 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

historians to be descended from the Duke of Kernavė Sirputis, brother of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Traidenis. Kristinas had four known sons: Stanislovas (sometimes

Volodymyr Vasylkovych (217 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

ill-treated. According to an annalist who describes the funeral of the grand duke Volodymyr Vasylkovych in the city of Volodymyr, "the Jews wept at his

Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (4,666 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

prominent hostess in Saint Petersburg following her marriage in 1874 to the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, she was known by many as the "grandest

Charles Verlat (2,300 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

School set up by the Grand Duke. Max Liebermann was one of his students in his painting class. He was very appreciated by the Grand Duke and taught art

Russian tender Veliky Knyaz Konstantin (198 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was the name of a torpedo boat tender of the Russian Navy named after the Grand Duke (Veliky Knyaz) Konstantin of Russia, and which served in the Russo-Turkish

Mykolas Kęsgaila (494 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Kęsgailos family in Samogitia, where their power rivaled that of the Grand Duke of Lithuania. Mykolas Kęsgaila was the deputy of Ukmergė (1409–1412)

List of consorts of Mecklenburg (34 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and Grand Duchesses; the consorts of the Duke Mecklenburg and later the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Strelitz List of Dukes and Grand Dukes of

War of the First Coalition (2,582 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Holy Roman Empire (on 23 March), the kings of Portugal and Naples, and the Grand-Duke of Tuscany declared war against France. Thus the First Coalition was

Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (521 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg The Grand Duke The Grand Duchess The Hereditary Grand Duke The Hereditary Grand Duchess Prince Charles Prince Félix Princess

Francesco Usper (197 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(now lost) with Giovanni Battista Grillo and Claudio Monteverdi for the Grand Duke Cosimo II, and he served as substitute organist at St. Mark's in 1622

HighFleet (1,886 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

those in possession of them, the Grand Duke is able to read it without effort. Depending on player choices, the Grand Duke can either claim that the House

Grand Duke of Finland (653 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

obsolete in the country. Today, there are no pretenders to the title of the Grand Duke of Finland and it remains fully unused. Anjala conspiracy Dukes of Swedish

Andreas Volanus (142 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Andrzej Wolan, 1530 in Poznań – 1610 in Vilnius) was a secretary to the Grand Duke of Lithuania and an eminent Calvinist theologian. Volanus was involved

Władysław II Jagiełło (5,910 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

patrimony. Vytautas started a civil war in Lithuania, aiming to become the Grand Duke. On 4 September 1390, the joint forces of Vytautas and Grand Master

Evert van Aelst (214 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

According to Houbraken, he spent four years in France and seven in Italy. The grand duke of Tuscany became his patron and handsomely rewarded him for his works

Landgrave (562 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

occasionally continued in use as the subsidiary title of such noblemen as the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar, who functioned as the Landgrave of Thuringia in the

Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (2,286 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in 1903. It was consecrated on 3 November 1910, in the presence of the Grand Duke and his immediate family, that is to say, his wife Eleonore, Tsar Nicholas

Casimir IV Jagiellon (1,726 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Lithuania, and when he arrived in Vilnius in 1440, he was proclaimed as the Grand Duke of Lithuania on 29 June 1440 by the Council of Lords, contrary to the

Pier Francesco Silvani (198 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

After the confiscation of goods decree in 1536, introduced by Cosimo I, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Silvani was forced to pursue a modest commercial career

Pierre Mores (166 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Luxembourgish: Haffmarschall), i.e. the Chief of Staff of the Head of State, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State.

Grand Duke Gediminas Staff Battalion (1,156 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Grand Duke Gediminas Staff Battalion (Lithuanian: Gedimino štabo batalionas) is a unit of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, whose staff it protects. It

Randy Evans (1,432 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

from 2018 to 2021. He presented his credentials on June 19, 2018 to the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. A member of the Republican Party from Georgia, he specializes

Luxembourg Military Band (499 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Luxembourg's musical heritage. In addition to official performances for the Grand-Duke, the national government and the Luxembourg Army, the band frequently

Alfonso Parigi the Elder (109 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1590) was an Italian architect and designer working in Florence for the Grand Duke of Tuscany. His major commission was the completion of Giorgio Vasari's

Gasparo Lopez (104 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

settled subsequently at Florence, where he became court painter to the grand-duke. Lopez was murdered there. Bryan, Michael (1889). Walter Armstrong;

Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1,092 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

significantly before his death. During life, in his official portraits, the grand duke was always depicted as being in perfect physical condition. The cause

The Great Lover (1949 film) (875 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

led by the tallest boy, Stanley. The duchess travels with her father, the Grand Duke Maximilian, and their secret hope is to start a new life in the United

Vaskilintu (487 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Novgorod in Russia, where the sister of the Swedish King is to marry the Grand Duke of Novgorod (Kievan Rus). Along the journey to Novgorod an accident

First Hen (Fabergé egg) (917 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

resurrection. To celebrate this holiday, Tsar Alexander III's brother, the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich ordered Peter Fabergé to create an Easter surprise

Seimas (4,949 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Jagiellon and the Council of Lords. As the Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars raged, the Grand Duke needed more tax revenues to finance the army and had to call the Seimas

Ruthenians (3,061 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

that the first of the governors who rule Russia is the Grand Duke of Moscow, the second is the Grand Duke of Lithuania and the third is the King of Poland

Marc Davis (animator) (2,177 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

apart), Prince Charming, the King (close up of hands and bookends) and the Grand Duke (close up of hands and bookends) from Cinderella (1950) Alice and the

New Michael Palace (1,717 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

central risalite between the caryatids is a marble coat of arms of the Grand Duke. On the side, one between the caryatids is monograms of Mikhail Nikolaevich

Treaty of Dovydiškės (975 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Daudisken was a secret treaty signed on 31 May 1380 between Jogaila, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Winrich von Kniprode, the Grand Master of the Teutonic

List of works in the Palatine Gallery (148 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy include: Raphael, Madonna of the Grand Duke Raphael, The Madonna of the Chair Raphael, Portrait of Pope Leo X and

Lida (2,319 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

settlement at Lida was a wooden fortress in Lithuania proper. In 1323, the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas built a brick fortress there. The generally considered

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (4,000 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba (29 October 1507 – 11 December 1582), known as the Grand Duke of Alba (Spanish: Gran Duque de Alba, Portuguese: Grão Duque de Alba)

Giorgio Vasari (2,265 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

found the Florentine Accademia e Compagnia delle Arti del Disegno, with the Grand Duke and Michelangelo as capi of the institution. Thirty-six artists were

Ermes di Colorêt (216 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1622 – 21 September 1692) was an Italian count and writer who served the Grand Duke of Tuscany the Holy Roman Emperor and the Republic of Venice. Ermes

John Lupton (1,042 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Lupton portrayed the historical Buffalo Bill Cody in the episode "The Grand Duke," on the syndicated anthology series, Death Valley Days.The episode

Niccolò Gualtieri (291 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to Grand Princess Violante di Baviera. He later became physician to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. He had a wide range of interests and contributed poetry

Ivan I of Moscow (1,194 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Ivan Kalita received the approval of khan Muhammad Ozbeg to become the Grand Duke of Vladimir with the right to collect taxes from all Russian lands.

Finnish Customs (409 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Grand Duchy of Finland was approved by Alexander I of Russia as the Grand Duke of Finland. By the 1850s, customs duties' share of total state tax revenue

Juncker–Poos Ministry (1,350 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

as Prime Minister. The Grand Duke received Santer as the outgoing Prime Minister, to thank him for services rendered. The Grand Duke then received Jean-Claude

Alexander I of Russia (8,781 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Russia from 1801, the first King of Congress Poland from 1815, and the Grand Duke of Finland from 1809 to his death. He was the eldest son of Emperor

Sankt Blasien (1,287 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the explorer Eugen Wolf (1903); the painter Fritz Mackensen (1905); the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, William IV, with his wife (1906); the writer Stefan Zweig

Jieznas (353 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Jieznas was first mentioned in written sources in 1492 as property of the Grand Duke of Lithuania. In 1633, the settlement was acquired by the Pac family

Pope Clement X (2,590 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Montmorency-Laval. In 1673, there arrived at Rome ambassadors from the Grand Duke of Muscovy, Alexei not John Basilowitz. He solicited from the Pope the

Hans Gude (3,959 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Because of Gude's visits to Berlin, his relation with the Grand Duke became strained as the Grand Duke felt that the concessions he had made to Gude were

1670 (2,826 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

royal wedding in Poland, between King Michal Wisniowiecki (who is also the Grand Duke of Lithuania) and Eleonore of Austria (daughter of the late Ferdinand

Stefano Lorenzini (163 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

John Fynch among other prominent scholars. He fell into disgrace with the Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici, who imprisoned him along with his brother Lorenzo

Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1,915 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

April 1897, shortly after the engagement was announced, her father the Grand Duke died suddenly at the age of just 46 years. His sudden death was somewhat

Postage stamps and postal history of Luxembourg (213 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

depicting the portrait of King William III of the Netherlands, also the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. The stamps were issued in both Belgian and Prussian currency

Tsatur Khan (431 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Qajar. In return, the Prince decided to return the favor by sending the Grand Duke a pair of very fine Arabian horses through a delegation headed by Tsatur

List of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Edward VII (1,946 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to the Grand Duke of Baden. Appointed on the occasion of the Duke of Connaught's visit to Karlsruhe (for the purpose of investing the Grand Duke of Baden

Tuscan Republic (19th century) (75 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

fearing Austrian invasion, usurped the powers of the assembly and invited the Grand Duke to return. George Macaulay Trevelyan (1907). Garibaldi's Defence of

Tsarskoye Selo (891 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

onwards) originated as the home of Catherine the Great's grandson, the Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich, who later became Emperor Alexander I (r. 1801–1825)

Royal assent (8,085 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

While Article 34 of the constitution of Luxembourg formerly required the grand duke or duchess to sanction and promulgate a new law for it to take effect

The Barber of Siberia (514 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Douglas McCracken (Richard Harris), an obsessive engineer who needs the Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich's patronage to sponsor his invention, a massive

Battle of Vendôme (1,181 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with a dramatic failure for several days against the Prussian army by the Grand Duke Origin Mecklenburg in the Battle of Beaugency, Chanzy began conducting

Battle of Bassignana (1799) (2,195 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

canister shot in the dark. Constantine's horse bolted into the river and the grand duke was saved when a Cossack swam to him and fished him out. At 2:00 am

Sayn-Altenkirchen (458 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

title which descended through the female line and is now a title of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Johanette's was Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen.

Nemėžis (477 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and Islamic religion. At first Tatars served as personal guards for the Grand Duke of Lithuania, but later took up more civil professions: breeding horses

Lamentation over the Dead Christ (Bellini, Florence) (283 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

return for a pietra dura snuffbox, decorated with gold and gems. Later, the Grand Duke gave tempera painting to the Uffizi Gallery on 22 October 1798, where

Order of Saint Stephen (1,570 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

However, no resolutions of the Interim Government was acknowledged by the Grand Duke, Ferdinand IV, who raised a formal protest against this decision from

West Dereham Abbey (401 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Dereham on his return from Italy, where he had been envoy to the court of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. This house was largely demolished in around 1810, the remaining

Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein (1,204 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Luxembourg: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau Recipient of the Grand Duke Jean Silver Jubilee Medal Liechtenstein: Dame Grand Cross of the Order

Dubingiai (327 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

raids. Other raids took place in 1373 and 1375. During the reign of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great the town became an important place in

Wedding of Prince George, Duke of York, and Princess Mary of Teck (2,500 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the bride's maternal aunt and uncle Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar (cousin of the Grand Duke of

Mszczuj of Skrzynno (380 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

he took part in the expedition against Great Novgorod carried out by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas. In 1431 he participated in Władysław Jagiełło's

List of monarchs of Luxembourg (818 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

duchy and given in personal union to William I of the Netherlands. The Grand Duke of Luxembourg (or Grand Duchess in the case of a female monarch) is

White Ruthenia (955 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the center of White Russia and the Russian metropolitanate, and that the Grand Duke of Moscow was called the White Czar, especially by his subjects. Only

Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria (1,874 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Luxembourg : Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of His Royal Highness The Grand Duke Jean (12 November 1989). Iran : Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary

William Hechler (3,720 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Though more pragmatic, Hechler's Restorationist theology resonated with the Grand Duke. Prince Ludwig of Baden died prematurely in 1876. Hechler left the Grand

Grand Duke Michael's Tournament (714 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

tournament played at Cannes Golf Club in Cannes, France, and promoted by the Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia. The event was held just once, on 26

Lione Pascoli (243 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

His work influenced later reforms implemented by Pope Pius VI and the Grand-Duke of Tuscany, Peter Leopold. He also was an avid collector of art, amassing

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg (2,395 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

State religion, nor is there any legal or constitutional obligation for the Grand Duke (as head of state) to be Roman Catholic. Henri is the current Grand

Katharina Rozee (412 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

looked like an oil painting". One of her best works was purchased by the Grand Duke of Florence. She died unmarried at age 50. Rozee’s artwork was owned

Innocenzo Cybo (1,436 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

subsequently he decided to return to Florence. But here his relationships with the Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici deteriorated, and he moved again to Massa Carrara

Aerophor (400 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in 1912 by Bernard Samuels, a Dutch flautist in the Court Theatre of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The device consists of a small, foot-operated

Henry Newton (diplomat) (275 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

reign of Queen Anne, he was sent to Italy as the Envoy Extraordinary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany and Republic of Genoa, remaining there for nearly seven years

Felix Yusupov (4,295 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

incarcerated in a convent, the Emperor deposed and the crown transferred to the Grand Duke Nicholas, Rasputin hung, etc. There were also stormy demonstrations

Giovan Battista Verle (98 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

model of the eye by Antonio Magliabecchi (1633-1714), librarian to the Grand Duke, and Giuseppe Zambeccari (1659-1729), professor of anatomy at the University

Law of Lithuania (709 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Casimir Code (Lithuanian: Kazimiero teisynas), published in 1468 by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Casimir Jagiellon with the Lithuanian Council of Lords

Thornton expedition (707 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

[…] In July 1609 he was back in Livorno, but in February of that year the Grand Duke died and in Florence nobody [after him] was still thinking about establishing

Bassarona iva (60 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Bassarona iva, the grand duke, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Himalayas. It is found in Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Manipur, and the southern

The Guianas (1,825 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

expedition to the Guianas, but this was cut short by the untimely death of the Grand Duke. English and Dutch settlers were regularly harassed by the Spanish and

Stanislovas Kęsgaila (died 1532) (317 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

century. Stanislovas' last will left about a third of his possessions to the Grand Duke, who then transferred the towns to his wife Bona Sforza. Subsequently

Protocol of St. Petersburg (1826) (2,437 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Nicholas I. The man who was supposed to succeed to the Russian throne was the Grand Duke Constantine, the Russian governor of Poland who renounced his rights

Lohne, Germany (1,436 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

succeeded Hans Georg Niesel (mayor 2001–2011) as mayor. On 3 January 1912, the Grand duke of Oldenburg granted the Coat of arms. The shield is divided into four

El estreno de una artista (808 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the musical director is full of anger and refuses to introduce him to the Grand Duke; instead, Marietta promises she will do this on her own (No. 2). Enrique

Principality of Slutsk (642 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Slutsk principality joined the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1395, the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas, passed Slutsk principality to the brother of

Stéphanie de Beauharnais (837 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

official complaints by the Emperor did not resolve this situation. The Grand Duke offered Schwetzingen to be their common summer residence. But only Stephanie

The Guianas (1,825 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

expedition to the Guianas, but this was cut short by the untimely death of the Grand Duke. English and Dutch settlers were regularly harassed by the Spanish and

Ghabdellatif of Kazan (370 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

a great honor because these towns were usually given to the sons of the Grand Duke of Muscovy. After a 1495 coup against the pro-Muscovy Moxammat Amin

El estreno de una artista (808 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the musical director is full of anger and refuses to introduce him to the Grand Duke; instead, Marietta promises she will do this on her own (No. 2). Enrique

Daniel Fohr (139 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

went to Munich in 1829, and then to the Tyrol. He was court painter to the Grand-Duke of Baden, and died at Baden-Baden in 1862. There are by him in the Gallery

Darsūniškis (543 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Darsūniškis was already a town with a parochial church endowed by the Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1473 and 1492. The town with near estates (Polish: starostwo

History of the Jews in Belarus (5,526 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

13th century. According to an annalist who describes the funeral of the grand duke Vladimir Vasilkovich in the city of Vladimir (Volhynia), "the Jews wept

Monsummano Terme (919 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

when, after the miraculous apparition of the Virgin on 9 June 1573, the Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany started the construction of the Sanctuary of

Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (5,715 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

expense, Lady Tremaine uses the wand to travel back in time to the day the Grand Duke fitted the glass slipper on Cinderella. With Cinderella still locked

Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel (401 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

went to Würzburg, Regensburg and later Aschaffenburg, where he served the Grand Duke of Frankfurt. From 1810 to 1814, as a prolific and successful composer

Nikolić noble family (536 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

participated in the Bosnian-Ragusan War around 1403 as a nobleman of the Grand Duke of Bosnia Sandalj Hranić, and was killed and was buried in Ston on 28

Synod of Pistoia (965 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

condemned 85 of them, leading Ricci to recant. On January 26, 1786 the Grand Duke issued a circular letter to the bishops of Tuscany, suggesting certain

Reinhard Sebastian Zimmermann (136 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

first active as portrait painter, he was appointed a royal painter of the Grand Duke of Baden and dedicated himself to depicting Bavarian and Swabian peasant

Disney's Nine Old Men (1,939 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

apart), Prince Charming, the King (close up of hands and bookends) and the Grand Duke (close up of hands and bookends) Directing animator/Animator for Stepsisters

Caucasus Military District (467 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Majesty's Viceroy in the Caucasus. On the formation of the District, the Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolayevich (who had already been His Majesty's Viceroy in

Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1,334 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Grand Duke again and again postponed the promise of a constitution given in 1830. Only as a consequence of the Revolutions of 1848 did the Grand Duke

Doncaster (horse) (484 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

beaten by a head at the St. Leger. He did not do well in his next run, the Grand Duke Michael Stakes, but finished his season second in the Newmarket Derby

Nikita Panin (1,251 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the new empress predisposed him to favor the proclamation of his ward the grand duke Paul as emperor, with Catherine as regent only. To circumscribe the

Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg (391 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in 1803. The title passed through the female line and is held by the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Ernestine Salentine (1648–1661) Louise Juliane (1648–1652)

Fort Konstantin (Germany) (204 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

fortress system of Koblenz and Ehrenbreitstein. It was named after the Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia. Currently it is a tourist destination

Duke (6,271 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a fully independent state and its head, the Grand Duke, is a sovereign monarch reigning over his Luxembourgish subjects. The

Union of Horodło (1,077 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cousins, etc. of the Grand Duke). Such principalities remained semi-independent and their rulers could become powerful rivals of the Grand Duke with their own

Russian Orthodox Church in Israel (1,121 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai. The Czar's brother, the Grand Duke Constantine, and his wife the Princess Alexandra toured the area at

University of Siena (2,499 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

after the defeat of Napoleon and the restoration of Ferdinand III as the Grand Duke of Tuscany. During the Risorgimento, the movement towards the unification

Suvalkija (4,424 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

western borders were fixed and the territory became the sole property of the Grand Duke himself. In 1569 the Grand Duchy joined the Kingdom of Poland to form

Administrative divisions of Lithuania (2,527 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Rulers of these principalities could operate as powerful rivals to the Grand Duke, a situation that led to frequent power-struggles. In early-15th century

Tabula Affinitatum (263 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by the pharmacist Hubert Franz Hoefer for the apothecary's shop of the Grand Duke of Florence, this large table of chemical substances was designed to

Mozart in Italy (5,787 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Pallavicini's recommendation gained them a meeting at the Palazzo Pitti with the Grand Duke and future emperor Leopold. He remembered the Mozarts from 1768 in Vienna

History of Poland during the Jagiellonian dynasty (10,206 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Union of Krewo was signed between Queen Jadwiga of Poland and Jogaila, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, the ruler of the last pagan state in Europe. The act arranged

Odoyev (1,686 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

princes of the House of Novosil and Odoyev had concluded a treaty with the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Vitautas, that became the basis for the future treaties

Alessandro Magnasco (1,162 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Milan. Except for 1703–09 (or 1709–11) when working in Florence for the Grand Duke Cosimo III, Magnasco labored in Milan until 1735, when he returned to

Villa La Petraia (341 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Festina Lente Buildings Patronage Heraldry Medici coat of arms Crown of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Order of Saint Stephen Institutions Medici Bank Art Medici

Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra (2,785 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the King's first cousin once removed (representing the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz) The Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Anto Daković (318 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Anto Daković (1823–1889) was the Grand Duke of Grahovo and a senator in the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro. His family hailed from the Kuči tribe. They

2 euro commemorative coins (4,912 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Grand-Duke Henri and the Grand-Duke Jean, both looking to the left. It is surmounted by the year '1964' above the effigy of the Grand-Duke Jean

Palazzo Pitti (4,496 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Naples, Eleonora was the wife of Cosimo I de' Medici of Tuscany, later the Grand Duke. On moving into the palace, Cosimo had Vasari enlarge the structure

Karin Dayas (142 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

at the Grossherzogliche Musikschule in Weimar and was sponsored by the Grand Duke. She won the Liszt prize at the age of 14 and continued her studies

Sretenka Street (392 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

conquest of Timur's troops in 1395. While waiting for the invasion, the Grand Duke Vasily I of Moscow ordered to move from Vladimir to Moscow the miraculous

Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway (1,333 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

- Teterow – Malchin – Neubrandenburg was built on the initiative of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin under sovereign ownership. The route was opened

Fabio Arrazola de Mondragone (1,007 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

exile in 1575. His Florence Palazzo served as meeting place between the Grand Duke and Bianca Cappello. Fabio Arrazola was born in Aversa as son of the

Marshall Jewell (2,483 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and Hartford, Connecticut. While in Hartford the Grand Duke stayed at Gov. Jewell's house. The Grand Duke was impressed by Jewell's ability to improve

Philipp Jakob Becker (172 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

years Director of all the collections of paintings and engravings of the Grand Duke of Baden. List of German painters This article incorporates text from

Francesco Maria del Monte (1,041 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace (1580), and later went to serve the grand-duke of Tuscany, the former Cardinal Ferdinando de' Medici. He was created

Lorenzo Magalotti (2,892 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Graevius. In the meantime Cosimo III de' Medici went on his grand tour. The Grand Duke travelled in a group of 18 people and 14 carriages, accompanied by six

Alidosi family (508 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Romagna Apennines. Several member of the Alidosi family were employed by the Grand Duke of Tuscany which put them at odds with the Papal States and the Roman

Galilean moons (5,028 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

dedicatory letter to the Duke of Tuscany, and the next day sent a copy to the Grand Duke, hoping to obtain the Grand Duke's support as quickly as possible. On

Pescia (557 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

end of that century (15th century). At the end of the 17th century the Grand-duke of Tuscany declared Pescia "City of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany". In

Filippo Sassetti (331 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

detailed letters he sent home to members of the Florentine patriciate and the Grand Duke of Tuscany; they were not published until centuries after his death

Novgorod veche (756 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

when the Novgorod Republic was brought under the direct control of the Grand Duke of Moscow, Ivan III. The origin of the veche is obscure; it is thought

Vincenzo Gamba (243 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1619, after his mother's death in 1612, his birth was legitimized by the Grand Duke of Tuscany. As a consequence, the names of the older and younger Vincenzo

Vittorio Fossombroni (509 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

appointment in Tuscany in 1782, and twelve years later was entrusted by the grand duke with the direction of the works for the drainage of the marshy Valdichiana

European microstates (1,179 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

own President, parliament, laws and army. The state was recognised by the Grand Duke and King Stanisław August Poniatowski itself. Gozo 1798 1800 Gozo, Malta

Lady Tremaine (2,412 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

succeed in returning the key to Cinderella, who rushes downstairs to the Grand Duke just as he and the footman are about to leave. Lady Tremaine attempts

Princess Marie (291 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

youngest daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Ludwig IV, the Grand Duke of Hesse Princess Marie of Hornes (1704–1736), daughter of Thomas Bruce

Siege of Plevna (2,511 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

send reinforcements to Plevna, and their army, now personally led by the Grand Duke swelled to 100,000 men. On 3 September Skobelev reduced the Turkish

Wilhelm Ernst War Cross (170 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

members of 5 Thüringischen Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 94 also known as the Grand Duke of Saxony's Regiment. The cross was also to be awarded to citizens of

Juncker–Asselborn Ministry I (2,672 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(Philharmonie) and the "Centre de musiques amplifiées" (Rockhal) in 2005, the Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art (MUDAM) in 2006, a new terminal for Luxembourg

Pact of Vilnius and Radom (993 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

abdicate the throne, he would return to Lithuania demanding the throne of the Grand Duke. Vytautas would be forced either to return to Duchy of Trakai or launch

Cyprian, Metropolitan of Kiev (1,284 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"his closest monk". In 1373, following three unsuccessful raids of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Algirdas against Muscovy as part of the Lithuanian–Muscovite

Villa del Poggio Imperiale (2,834 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

last ruling Grand Duke, was replaced by a republican constitution. The Grand Duke, although later appointed a constitutional head of the republic, was

Karol Turno (254 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Following the outbreak of the November Uprising he personally escorted the Grand Duke to the Russian border, and then returned to Warsaw to join the ranks

Vasili Ivanovich Shemyachich (236 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Lithuania in 1454; the Polish king Casimir IV Jagiellon ( who was also the Grand Duke of Lithuania ) bestowed him the duchy of Novgorod-Seversky. Novgorod-Seversky

Simeon Olelkovich (372 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

branch of the Gediminids dynasty and was a great-grandson of Algirdas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania. After his father's death he inherited the Principality

Kurd von Schöning (294 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

retired in 1827 as a lieutenant-colonel, Chamberlain of Prince Carl. The Grand Duke of Weimar appointed him Commander of the Order of the White Falcon.

Gaetano Berenstadt (489 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

operas. Berenstadt's parents were German and his father was timpanist to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. By the end of his 27-year-long career Berenstadt had sung

Giovanni Gonnelli (232 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

clay, and his work aroused accolades and patronage from the likes of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinand and Pope Urban VIII. He traveled to Rome to display

Casimir's Code (633 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in Vilnius. The code differed from privileges previously issued by the Grand Duke because the code granted no new rights to the nobility. Judging from

Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (916 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

253 "The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Shown to Have Committed Suicide" (PDF). New York Times. 1897-04-13. Retrieved 2007-10-23. "The Grand Duke of

Milt Kahl (422 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bones 1950 Cinderella Directing Animator Fairy Godmother, the King, the Grand Duke 1951 Alice in Wonderland Directing Animator Alice 1953 Peter Pan Directing

Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1888–1913) (2,570 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

ennobled to that low rank, and a working man – as a banking executive. The Grand Duke would approve the marriage only if Sophie would first relinquish the

Imperial Russian Army (5,493 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Poland while remaining the autocratic Emperor of Russia. He was also the Grand Duke of Finland, which had been annexed from Sweden in 1809 and awarded autonomous

Montecatini Terme (2,705 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Grand Duke Leopold of Tuscany. He had the territory inspected by scholars and tried to make the just and reasonable decisions for it. The Grand Duke

Villa Medici at Careggi (449 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Festina Lente Buildings Patronage Heraldry Medici coat of arms Crown of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Order of Saint Stephen Institutions Medici Bank Art Medici

Duke of the Florentine Republic (717 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Uffizi as offices for the Medici bank. Finally, Cosimo was elevated to The Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1569 by Pope Pius V. This effectively ended the Duchy

Charles Denton Abel (255 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of August Christian Andreas Abel, who was court miniature painter to the Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Schwerin. and the younger brother of the chemist and

Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (1863–1919) (686 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

daughter, Nancy Leeds (1925–2006), married Edward Judson Wynkoop, Jr. The Grand Duke received several Russian and foreign decorations: Russian Knight of

Paolo Giordano I Orsini (631 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

of Cerreto Guidi during a hunting holiday. According to her brother, the grand duke Francesco I de' Medici, this occurred "while she was washing her hair

Yuri Danilov (268 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

take personal command of the army at the front in August 1915, both the Grand Duke and Danilov lost their positions. Appointed to the Northern Front, Danilov

Ennoblement (927 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

labor on the land and of other duties; for their military service to the Grand Duke, they were granted land that was worked by hired men (veldamas). The

Žasliai (478 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Žasliai were first mentioned on 28 February in 1457. During the reign of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas, Žasliai belonged to Lithuanian nobleman Jaunius

Eduardo Mezzacapo (575 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

He also directed the Casino of Cannes orchestra, in the lounge of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. His work led him to be given credit for adding to the

Toqta (996 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Andronikos II Palaiologos. Their daughter Marija later married Narimantas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania. Genghis Khan Jochi Batu Khan Toqoqan Mengu-Timur Toqta

Polotsk (1,624 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

rulers. In 1240, Polotsk became a vassal of the Lithuanian princes. The Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytenis annexed the city by military force in 1307, completing

I. M. Pei (11,995 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Aesthetics, the Suzhou Museum in Suzhou, Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar, and the Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art, abbreviated to Mudam, in Luxembourg. Pei

Sidereus Nuncius (2,552 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

patronage there, he dedicated Sidereus Nuncius to his former pupil, now the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo II de' Medici. In addition, he named his discovered

Fischbach Castle (483 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

year. List of castles in Luxembourg "Château de Fischbach". Court of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Retrieved 2014-08-25. "Residences of the grand ducal

Akmenė (484 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Kęsgaila family circa 1511. In 1531 a privilege was granted by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund I the Old to build a town, named Dabikinė near

Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (2,182 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Franz Wilhelm of Prussia was deemed dynastic. Prior to their wedding, the Grand Duke and his first cousin, then Head of the House of Hohenzollern, Prince

Vyatka Land (1,090 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

centuries. Some time in the first half of the 15th century Vasily I, the Grand Duke of Moscow, took Vyatka Land from the Suzdal line princes and handed

The Charlatan (operetta) (338 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Jelikoff George W. Barnum as Captain Peshofki Arthur Cunningham as the Grand Duke Harry P. Stone as Kofeff C. Arthur as Skobeloff Nella Bergen as Anna

Polish–Lithuanian union (347 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

events included: 1385 – Union of Krewo, a personal union that brought the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Jogaila, to the Polish throne as a result of his marriage

Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (887 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Mecklenburg-Strelitz 6 September 1860 – 30 May 1904: His Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz German honours Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the

Snap election (8,806 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

a spy scandal involving the SREL illegally wiretapping politicians, the Grand Duke and his family, and allegations of paying for favours in exchange for

Palazzo Vecchio de' Medici, Pisa (199 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Festina Lente Buildings Patronage Heraldry Medici coat of arms Crown of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Order of Saint Stephen Institutions Medici Bank Art Medici

Loggia del Grano, Florence (188 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

architect Giulio Parigi, pupil of Bernardo Buontalenti. The bust of the Grand Duke stands on the facade on Via del Neri. In the 19th century, the upper

The Unbeheaded King (965 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

city-state of Othomae, where it deposits them, tub and all, in the park of the Grand Duke. There they are promptly arrested for trespassing. Effecting their release

Charles-Antoine Campion (2,857 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Joseph II and Princess Isabella of Parma in 1760. On 14 February 1763, the Grand Duke, with no regard to the normal selection procedures, nominated Campion

Medici villas (1,037 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Festina Lente Buildings Patronage Heraldry Medici coat of arms Crown of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Order of Saint Stephen Institutions Medici Bank Art Medici

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia (3,572 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the public. Vladimir inherited his father's personal library, which the Grand Duke added to his large book-collection that was arranged in three libraries

Alanta (380 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the 16th century, the town's Catholic church was built, and in 1581 the Grand Duke of Lithuania Stefan Batory gifted Alanta to Gáspár Békés (Lithuanian:

Cuir de Russie (207 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Picardie, Cuir de Russie was the "bottled ... essence of her romance with the Grand Duke." According to the Chanel website, the fragrance of Cuir de Russie is

Eduardo Mezzacapo (575 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

He also directed the Casino of Cannes orchestra, in the lounge of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. His work led him to be given credit for adding to the

Pantler (Eastern Europe) (507 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

becoming purely ceremonial and the individual was charged with serving the Grand Duke at the table only during feasts. It was the sons of Lithuanian nobility

2021 Canadian Honours List (4,475 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Canadian Honours of 2021 were announced on 30 December 2020. Robert Daniel Steadward, CC, AOE John Borrows, OC, FRSC Helen M. Burt, OC John Challis

Coco Chanel (9,784 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

investment.: 124–25 In Biarritz Chanel met an expatriate aristocrat, the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia. They had a romantic interlude, and maintained

Yugra (3,071 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the golden idol is mentioned in the 16th century by the subjects of the Grand Duke of Moscow, commissioned to describe the trade and military routes of

Astafy Dolgopolov (371 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

rebellion, in June 1774. Dolgopolov presented himself as an envoy from the Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich to his alleged "father" (as Pugachev pretended to be

Rob Paulsen (6,345 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

done the voice for the Greek soldiers in God of War. He voiced Jaq and The Grand Duke from the Cinderella world in Square Enix's and Disney's Kingdom Hearts

The Assayer (834 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

According to the title page, he was the philosopher (i.e. physicist) of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, not merely the mathematician. Natural philosophy (physics)

Russian Museum (1,356 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by Carlo Rossi on Square of Arts in St Petersburg. Upon the death of the Grand Duke the residence was named after his wife as the Palace of the Grand Duchess

Anton Domenico Gabbiani (724 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

where he was often patronized by Grand Prince Ferdinando, the son of the Grand Duke Cosimo III. He painted the portrait of his patron surrounded by musicians

Noeleen Comiskey (311 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

received positive reviews. She is set to appear in The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica, starring Timothy Spall. "30/09/2014, EastEnders - BBC One"

House of Romanov (6,837 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

[citation needed] The only exceptions, the morganatic descendants of the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich (1891–1942), took (in exile) the surname Ilyinsky.

Palazzo delle Vedove (127 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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Peter Speeth (206 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Gerichtsdienerhaus (House of the Court Usher, 1811–13). His employment for the Grand Duke ended in 1815, and in 1826 he moved to Russia. He died in Odessa in

Villa di Montevettolini (251 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1,733 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

demonstrations, brought down upon him the wrath of the great powers. The grand duke was compelled to yield to the remonstrances of Prussia, Austria and

Duće (173 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Duće previously formed a part of the Republic of Poljica ruled by the Grand Duke according to the decrees of the Poljica Statute. Duće is a settlement

Kuopio Province (417 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

reconstituted into the Grand Duchy of Finland, with the Russian Tsar as the Grand Duke. At first there wasn't any changes in the County of Savolax and Karelia

Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (1,771 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

foreign visits, as well as many events within Luxembourg itself. She and the Grand Duke made numerous state visits such as to the Vatican and Brazil in 1965

Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (8,463 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Natalia was not permitted to live in any of the imperial palaces. The Grand Duke, promoted from his previous rank of colonel to major-general, received

Public holidays in Luxembourg (182 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

holidays in Luxembourg. The National Holiday celebrates the birthday of the Grand Duke and used to be movable to coincide with the actual birthday of monarch

Stjepan Vukčić Kosača (9,015 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

he succeeded his uncle, Duke Sandalj, as duke of Humska zemlja and the Grand Duke of Bosnia, in 1435. None influenced the development of the late Bosnian

Caucasus (Fabergé egg) (313 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

the year 1893. Behind the hinged cover at the top is a portrait of the Grand Duke in his naval uniform. This is the first Imperial egg known to be dated

Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Brăila (754 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Turkish control, and in 1831, the Bishop of Buzău, upon the request of the Grand Duke, sent an archimandrite to bless the church. This was done on the Sunday

Gediminas (3,534 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

that Vytenis and Gediminas were therefore cousins. Gediminas became the Grand Duke in 1316 at the age of 40 and ruled for 25 years. German sources also

Through Darkest Europe (286 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

partner Investigator Dawud ibn Musa with the mission of protecting the Grand Duke (monarch of all Italy), the impoverished Pope, and preventing European

Statue (2,291 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Gardens, Aberdeen, Scotland A statue of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, the Grand Duke of Finland, at the Senate Square in Helsinki, Finland, sculpted by Walter

Maria Salomé Schweppenhäuser (367 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine in 1851. Prince Alexander's older brother the Grand Duke created Julia "Countess" and later "Princess of Battenberg", a title

Henry Appleton (captain) (934 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

to capture, a French vessel; thus, at the outset, giving offence to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. After staying a month at Leghorn he left for Naples, and

Eustachy Wołłowicz (3,279 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

provost (praepositus) of Trakai. At the same time, entered the court of the Grand Duke Sigismund III Vasa becoming a referendary (a type of judge; 1600–1615)

Robert vom Scheidt (162 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

sister was Selma vom Scheidt (1874–1959), a soprano at the court of the Grand Duke in Weimar. His elder brother, Julius vom Scheidt (1877–1949), was also

Albert Edelfelt (2,278 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Russian Academy had awarded him an honorary membership in 1878. The Grand Duke Vladimir, brother of the Russian Emperor, commissioned him to make portraits

Sophia Palaiologina (2,816 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the sea. These precautions led Vissarion, Bishop of Rostov, to warn the Grand Duke that his excessive attachment to his wife and children would be his

Ludwig Order (156 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Ludwig Order Ludwigsorden The badge of the Grand Cross Awarded by The Grand Duke of Hesse Type Order Motto Gott Ehre Vater Land Eligibility soldiers and

Marina Gamba (392 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

daughters in a convent and managed to have Vincenzo legitimated by the Grand Duke of Tuscany. In his 1619 request for this, Galileo declared that at the

International Congress of Mathematicians (2,008 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

caused considerable uproar, and Klein had to personally explain to the Grand Duke of Baden (who was a financial sponsor of the congress) what could cause

Tatars in Lithuania (1,813 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

allies in the battles against the crusaders already during the rule of the Grand Duke Gediminas in 1319-1320. Vytautas the Great took the first Tatars to

Jakob Friedrich Fries (947 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Commission; the Grand Duke of Weimar was compelled to deprive him of his professorship; and he was forbidden to lecture on philosophy. The grand duke, however

Theodor Amadeus Müller (93 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Louis Spohr before performing as a violinist in the chapel-orchestra of the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. He composed orchestral works along with several

Lina Abarbanell (1,331 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Mademoiselle Martinet in The Grand Duke, a comedy by Sacha Guitry that was produced by David Belasco at the Lyceum Theatre. The Grand Duke had a respectable

Karl Salomo Zachariae von Lingenthal (1,012 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

which dominated the second chamber, and brought it into conflict with the grand-duke and the German federal government. After the remodelling of the constitution

Giuseppe Del Rosso (148 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

architect Zanobi Del Rosso, and obtained his first commissions from the Grand-Duke Peter Leopold of Habspurg-Lorraine. He helped design the Teatro Goldoni

Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate (745 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

province of Hesse-Nassau. William III of England obtained a title Nassau. The Grand Duke of Luxembourg still uses Nassau as a title and it is also part of the

Ferdinando Bartolommei (633 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Nazionale. He worked desperately hard conspiring for the overthrow of the grand duke, assisted by all the liberal elements, and on 27 April 1859, Florence