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15 apr. 2024 · Vytautas the Great (born 1350, Lithuania—died Oct. 27, 1430, Trakai, Lith.) was a Lithuanian national leader who consolidated his country’s possessions, helped to build up a national consciousness, and broke the power of the Teutonic Knights. He exercised great power over Poland.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
För 1 dag sedan · Joan of Arc ( French: Jeanne d'Arc [ʒan daʁk]; Middle French: Jehanne Darc [ʒəˈãnə ˈdark]; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War.
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- 16 May 1920 by Pope Benedict XV
- 18 April 1909 by Pope Pius X
för 18 timmar sedan · The state reached a peak (becoming one of the largest countries territorially in Europe) under Vytautas the Great, who reigned from 1392 to 1430. Vytautas was one of the most famous rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, serving as the Grand Duke from 1401 to 1430, and as the Prince of Hrodna (1370–1382) and the Prince of Lutsk ...
för 3 dagar sedan · This is a list of wars that began between 1000 and 1499 (last war ended in 1504). Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity .
30 apr. 2024 · Margaret of Anjou (born March 23, 1430, probably Pont-à-Mousson, Lorraine, Fr.—died Aug. 25, 1482, near Saumur) was the queen consort of England’s King Henry VI and a leader of the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of York and Lancaster.
18 apr. 2024 · Christine de Pisan (born 1364, Venice [Italy]—died c. 1430) was a prolific and versatile French poet and author whose diverse writings include numerous poems of courtly love, a biography of Charles V of France, and several works championing women.
18 apr. 2024 · This is a celebration of the creative energy of the Renaissance in France and its masterworks of 16th- and 17th-century architecture, sculpture, decorative arts, painting and drawing.
