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för 6 dagar sedan · Pope Alexander VI [Note 2] (born Rodrigo de Borja; [Note 3] 1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) ( epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian ")) [6] was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Born into the prominent Borgia family in Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia under the ...
- 11 August 1492
- 17 September 1456, by Callixtus III
- 18 August 1503
- Pius III
för 4 dagar sedan · Paracelsus (born November 11 or December 17, 1493, Einsiedeln, Switzerland—died September 24, 1541, Salzburg, Archbishopric of Salzburg [now in Austria]) was a German-Swiss physician and alchemist who established the role of chemistry in medicine.
- Paracelsus was the byname of the German-Swiss physician Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim. About 1516 he began using the name...
- Paracelsus is said to have attended the Universities of Basel, Tübingen, Vienna, Wittenberg, Leipzig, Heidelberg, and Cologne before earning a bacc...
- Paracelsus was known for his wit and for leading a colourful life. He traveled throughout Europe and beyond, embodying his maxim “A doctor must be...
- German-Swiss physician Paracelsus contributed substantially to the rise of modern medicine by pioneering treatments using new chemical remedies, in...
För 1 dag sedan · Anne de Saint-Pol. Signature. Anne de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency ( c. 1493 – 12 November 1567) was a French noble, governor, royal favourite and Constable of France during the mid to late Italian Wars and early French Wars of Religion. He served under five French kings ( Louis XII, François I, Henri II, François II and Charles IX ).
- c. 1493, Chantilly
- Montmorency
- 12 November 1567, Paris
- Madeleine de Savoie
3 maj 2024 · Maximilian I (born March 22, 1459, Wiener Neustadt, Austria—died January 12, 1519, Wels) was the archduke of Austria, German king, and Holy Roman emperor (1493–1519) who made his family, the Habsburgs, dominant in 16th-century Europe. He added vast lands to the traditional Austrian holdings, securing the Netherlands by his own ...
För 1 dag sedan · View of Florence by Hartmann Schedel, published in 1493. Florence originated as a Roman city, and later, after a long period as a flourishing trading and banking medieval commune, it was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance.
för 5 dagar sedan · Background. Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, Puerto Rico was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 after Christopher COLUMBUS' second voyage to the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US ...
2 maj 2024 · eBook ISBN 9781003464143. Subjects Geography, Humanities. Citation. ABSTRACT. This book offers a unique account of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage, the most consequential voyage in world history. It provides a detailed day-by-day account of the explorer’s travels and activities, richly illustrated with thematic maps.
