ByMark SchaussonAugust 27, 2013inMilitary Actions,Peter the Great,Russian Empire,Tsar Charles XII – King of Sweden during the Great Northern War The Great Northern War was an important turning point in Russian history. While many do not consider it a very seminal or nexus point in the count...
through her policies of appointing only Russian citizens to top advisory positions, was victorious in the War of Austrian Succession (1740-8), managed to negotiate a long-standing land dispute between Russian and Sweden, and built or established major institutions, such as the University of Moscow...
He used the Bolshevik Party to ignite the October Revolution of 1917 which ended the era of the Russian Empire and started a new Soviet era, with Lenin at the helm. After the USSR was officially established in 1922, Lenin became the head of its government. The revolution and the subsequent...
After the death of Frederick IX, his daughter Margrethe ascended the throne. Frederick In the Holy Roman Empire: Frederick I (also Frederick Barbarossa). Born circa 1125; died June 10, 1190. King of Germany from 1152; Holy Roman emperor from 1155. Member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. ...
He was overthrown by the July Revolution of 1830. He went to Great Britain and from there, to Austria. REFERENCEVivent, J. Charles X. Paris, 1958. Charles Kings and emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. Charles IV. Born May 14, 1316, in Prague; died there Nov. 29, 1378. Emperor and ...
EMPIRESIAMThe article examines the history of the relationship between the Iranian and the Russian monarchies during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Drawing on a broad range of hitherto unexplored sources in Russian, the article analyzes Russian attitudes towards the Qajars, for whom the ...
With the death of Constantine XI, the Byzantine Empire drew to a close. But that was not the end of the story. From the Orthodox Church, to the Russian Empire, the spirit of the Empire has survived and offers enduring lessons for the modern world. Join Lars Brownworth as he looks at ...
Founded by Ptolemy in 305BC following the death of Alexander the Great, it has become a centre of culture and trade under the influence of its Macedonian rulers. A general under Alexander, Ptolemy was appointed to govern Egypt after his king’s sudden demise. With Alexander’s empire fragment...
Alexander Petrovich Tormasov was the third of the Russian Generals I covered inEpisode 133. He was born to an old noble Russian family and was considered a great Russian for his help in rebuilding Moscow after Napoleon’s invasion. Here are pictures of the three Russian Generals....
The New Global Rulers: The Privatization of Regulation in the World Economy Nanometal Surface Energy Transfer in Optical Rulers, Breaking the FRET Barrier Illustrations and Tables : The New Global Rulers The Privatization of Regulation in the World Economy...