He was the Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen in the Dutch Republic until his death by accidentally drowning in the Hollands Diep in 1711. Friso and his wife, Marie Louise, are the most recent common ancestors of all European monarchs occupying the throne today. Birthplace: Dessau, Germany...
Most white people in South Africa were descended from either British or Dutch settlers. The Dutch South Africans were called Afrikaners. They formed their own political party, the National Party, also called “the Nats.” In 1948, when Nelson was twenty-nine years old, the Nats won control ...
(brownie batter baked in a waffle iron) are the dessert descended upon with the greatest delight. To be further sure, this is a guy whose engineering skills are unparalleled among our friends. He’s the one who hacked his espresso maker with a water supply hose so he’d never have to ...
We know that the ancient laws of your imperial majesty’s government do not allow of foreign trade, except with the Chinese and the Dutch, but as the state of the world changes and new governments are formed, it seems to be wise, from time to time, to make new laws. America’...
Dig Deeper Last Words Written By Famous People In Their Suicide Notes Also ranks #2 on The Best Gay Authors Vincent van Gogh 03/29/1853 Vincent Willem van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləm vɑŋ ˈɣɔx] (listen); 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dut...
In Pretoria, representatives of Great Britain and the Boer states sign the Treaty of Vereeniging, officially ending the three-and-a-half-year South African Boer War. The Boers, also known as Afrikaners, were the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of southern Africa. Britain took possess...
“Tell us we are Catholics first and Americans or Englishmen afterwards; of course we are. Tell us, in the conflict between the church and the civil government we take the side of the church; of course we do. Why, if the government of the United States were at war with the church, ...
IRONICALLY, Johan van Woerkom-a Dutch born person- married to Jane van Woerkom (a Diana Kable-Gaudry-Teale descendant) is working to complete the explorations, of his mariner compatriots of the 17 century. Thank you to all the family past, present and future who made/make/will make the fo...
Having no military experience to speak of, Donia came to the conclusion that he didn't give two twisted shits about the war and decided to continue farming whatever it is that Dutch people farm. So he was kind of like Mel Gibson at the beginning of Braveheart. Advertisement Tulips don't...
R. Schablotski Top / Larry Talbot / The Legacy / The Family / Family Tree / Timeline / Footnotes Of all the anomalies that exist in Heaven or Earth, few are as unbelievable as the shape- shifter. People who can become animals, or half-animals, or even different people, have long ...