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1372 - Events. In this year, the city of Aachen, Germany begins adding a Roman numeral Anno Domini date to a few of its coins. It is the first city in the world to do so. 1372 - Births. March 13 - Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, son of king Charles V of France (died 1407) Makhdoom Ali Mahimi, Sufi saint from India (died 1526) Princess Beatrice of Portugal (died 1410) 1372 - Deaths. August 3 ...

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August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. August 31 - Events. 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora dies suddenly without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty 1864 - American Civil War: Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta, Georgia. 1876 - Ottoman sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his bro ...

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Aberavon is a town in Wales, United Kingdom. The town derives its name from the river Avon (corrupted from Afan), which also gave its name to a medieval lordship. Today it is essentially a district of Port Talbot, covering the central and south western part of the town. Aberavon is also the name of an electoral ward and a community of Neath Port Talbot county borough, and it is also the Welsh name for Port Talbot. Aberavon village hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1932 and 1966.Including:

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Charles V the Wise (French: Charles V le Sage) (January 31, 1338 – September 16, 1380) was king of France (1364 to 1380) and a member of the Valois Dynasty. Born at Vincennes, Île-de-France, France, son of King Jean II and Bonne of Luxembourg. He was the first French heir to use the title dauphin after the region of Dauphiné was acquired by his father. He was crowned ...

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William of Wykeham (1320 – September 27, 1404), Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England, founder of Winchester College and of New College, Oxford, and builder of a large part of Windsor Castle, was born in Wickham, Hampshire. William was born to an undistinguished family in Hampshire and educated at a school in Winchester. He became secretary to the constable of Winchester Castle and in that capacity learned a lot about building. This led to architectural work for King Edward III, for whom he reconstucted Windsor Castle. ...

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The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. They were a civilization with a rich mythology and cultural heritage. Their capital was Tenochtitlan, built on raised islets in Lake Texcoco – the site of modern-day Mexico City. Aztec - Terminology. In Nahuatl, the native language of the 'Aztec', "Azteca" means "someone who comes from Aztlán", a mythical place in northern Mexico. However, the Aztec referred to themselves as Mexica (IPA Including:

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• Aztec - Rise of the Aztecs
• Aztec - The Empire
• Aztec - Aztec society
• Aztec - Class structure
• Aztec - Slavery
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• Aztec - Tenochtitlan
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• Aztec - Diet
• Aztec - Human sacrifice
• Aztec - Poetry
• Aztec - Downfall
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2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personal). Calais (Dutch: Kales) is a town in northern France, located at 50°57N 1°52E. It is in the département of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sous-préfecture. The population of ...

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Charles IV (May 14, 1316 – 29 November 1378), of the House of Luxembourg, King of the Romans (as Charles (Karl) IV, 1344 – 1378), Holy Roman Emperor (Charles IV, 1355 – 1378), King of Bohemia (Charles (Karel) I 1346 – 1378), Count of Luxemburg (1346 – 1353), Margrave of Brandenburg (1373 – 1378). He was born as Wenceslaus, later changed his name to Charles at his confirmation. Charles IV Holy Roman Emperor - Life. From 1333 Charles started to administer his father's Crown l ...

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Gansu (Simplified: 甘肃; Traditional: 甘肅; Hanyu Pinyin: Gānsù; Wade-Giles: Kan-su, or modified as Kan-suh) is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It lies between Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, and the Huangtu Plateaus, and borders Mongolia to the north. The Huang He river passes the southern part of the province. It has a population of approximately 25 million (1997) and has a large concentration of Hui Chinese. The capital of the province is Lanz ...

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• Gansu - Mogao Grottoes
• Gansu - Silk Road And Dunhuang City
• Gansu - Bingling Temple
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• Gansu - Education
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John Wycliffe (also Wyclif, Wycliff, or Wickliffe) (c.1320 – December 31, 1384) was an English theologian and early proponent of reform in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. He made an English translation of the Bible in one complete edition and is considered a precursor of the Protestant Reformation. Wycliffe was born at Ipreswell (modern Hipswell), Yorkshire, England, between 1320 and 1330 and died at Lutterworth (near Leicester) in 1384. Wycliffe also lived during the black plague. < ...

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• John Wycliffe - Statement regarding royal power
• John Wycliffe - Wycliffe and the papacy
• John Wycliffe - Attack on monasticism
• John Wycliffe - Relation to the English Bible
• John Wycliffe - Activity as a preacher
• John Wycliffe - Anti-Wycliffe synod
• John Wycliffe - Last days
• John Wycliffe - Wycliffe's doctrines
• John Wycliffe - Basal positions in philosophy
• John Wycliffe - Attitude toward speculation

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1407 - Events. November 20 - A solemn truce between John, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans is agreed under the auspicies of John, Duke of Berry. November 24 - Duke of Orleans assassinated - war breaks out again between Burgundians and followers of Orleans 1407 - Births. August 27 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (died 1425) Thomas de Littleton, English judge 1407 - Deaths. Including:

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1410 - Events. July 15 – Battle of Grunwald (a.k.a. Tannenberg or Zalgiris). Polish-Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. 1410 - Births. William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness (died 1484) Johannes Ockeghem, Dutch composer (approximate date; died 1497) ...

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1318 - Events. 1 April: Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English Emperor Go-Daigo ascends to the throne of Japan End of the reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan Pope John XXII declares the doctrines of the Franciscans advocating ecclesiastical poverty erroneous Qala'un Mosque, Cairo, Egypt founded by Al-Nasr Muhammad 1318 - Births. Eleanor of Lancaster (died 1372) Margarete Maultasch, ...

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After 1202 Pomeranian Duchy is divided into several duchies, most important being Wolgast and Szczecin duchies, united into one Pomeranian state from time to time. 1264-1278 Barnim I Dobry 1278-1295 Barnim II, Otto I and Boguslaw IV 1478-1523 Boguslaw X 1523-1531 Jerzy I and Barnim XI Pobozny 1625-1637 Boguslaw XIV from 1637 western part of Pomerania inc. Szczecin to Sweden 1637-1657 counties of Lebork and Bytow to Poland, next to Brandenburg from 1648 eastern part o ...

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Dukes of Pomerania, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Pomerania Eastern - Księstwo Pomorskie Wschodnie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Bialogarda/Belgard Ksiestwo bialogardzkie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Gdańsk/Danzig Księstwo gdańskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Lubiszewo Ksiestwo lubiszewskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Swiecie/Schwetz Ksiestwo swieckie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Pomerania Middle or Slawno/Schlawe - Ksiestwo Slawienskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Pomerania Western - Ksiestwo Pomorskie Zachodnie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Szczecin/Stettin Ksiestwo Szczecinskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Wologoszcz/Wolgast Ksiestwo wologoskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Bardo/Barth Ksiestwo bardowskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Darlowo/Ruegenwalde Ksiestwo Darlowskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Dymin/Demmin Ksiestwo dyminkie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Slupsk/Stolp Ksiestwo Slupskie, Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Stargard Ksiestwo stargardzkie, Dukes of Pomerania - Principality of Rugia/Rugen/Rana - Ksiestwo Rugijskie/Ranskie

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From 1333 Charles started to administer his father's Crown lands due to the King's often absence and in 1334 he became Margrave of Moravia. He was elected as a rival King of the Romans to Emperor Louis IV, succeeded his father John of Luxemburg as King of Bohemia and Count of Luxembourg in 1346 as his mother was Elizabeth (Eliška), heiress of Bohemia, daughter of King Wenceslaus II and sister of King Wenceslaus III of the Přemyslid dynasty. Charles was crowned as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1355. After 1349, Charles IV was uncontested ...

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(Jerusalem lost in 1187; seat of the Patriarch moved to Acre) (Vacant 1191-1194) Aymar the Monk (1194-1202) Soffred (1202-1204) Albert Avogadro (1204-1214) Raoul of Merencourt (1214-1225) Gerald of Lausanne (1225-1238) (Vacant 1238-1240; Jacques de Vitry appointed but never served) Robert of Nantes (1240-1254) Jacques Pantaléon (1255-1261), future Pope Urban IV of Rome William II of Agen (1261-1270) Thomas Agni of Cosenza (1271-1277) ...

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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem - Crusader patriarchate, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem - Modern patriarchate, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem - List of Latin Patriarchs of Jerusalem

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The title of earl of Pembroke has been held successively by several English families, the jurisdiction and dignity of a palatine earldom being originally attached to it. The first creation dates from 1138, when the earidom of Pembroke was conferred by King Stephen on Gilbert de Clare (d. II48), son of Gilbert Fitz-Richard, who possessed the lordship of Strigul (Estrighoiel, in Domesday Book), the modern Chepstow. After the battle of Lincoln (1141), in which he took part, the earl joined the party of the empress Matilda, and he marri ...

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Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Pembroke - History in the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Earl of Pembroke - Earls of Pembroke first Creation circa 1138, Earl of Pembroke - Earls of Pembroke second Creation 1189, Earl of Pembroke - Earls of Pembroke third Creation 1247, Earl of Pembroke - Earls of Pembroke fourth Creation 1339, Earl of Pembroke - Earls of Pembroke fifth Creation 1414, Earl of Pembroke - Earls of Pembroke sixth Creation 1446, Earl of Pembroke - Earls of Pembroke seventh Creation 1452, Earl of Pembroke - Earls of Pembroke eighth Creation 1468, Earl of Pembroke - Earls of Pembroke ninth Creation 1479, Earl of Pembroke - Marchioness of Pembroke 1533, Earl of Pembroke - Earl of Pembroke tenth Creation 1551, Earl of Pembroke - Other use, Earl of Pembroke - Sources and References

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Places of Interest: Gansu - The Jiayuguan Pass of the Great Wall. Jiayuguan Pass, in Jiayuguan city, is the largest and most intact pass, or entrance, of the Great Wall. Jiayuguan Pass was built in the late Ming dynasty, somewhere around the year 1372. It was built near an oasis that was then on the extreme western edge of China. Jiayuguan Pass was the first pass on the west end of the great wall so it earned the name “The First And Greatest Pass Under Heaven.” Legend goes that the official in charge a ...

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Gansu, Gansu - Administration, Gansu - History, Gansu - Geography, Gansu - Economy, Gansu - Demographics, Gansu - Culture, Gansu - Tourism, Gansu - The Jiayuguan Pass of the Great Wall, Gansu - Mogao Grottoes, Gansu - Silk Road And Dunhuang City, Gansu - Bingling Temple, Gansu - Labrang Monastery, Gansu - Miscellaneous topics, Gansu - Postage Stamps, Gansu - Education, Gansu - Colleges and universities, Gansu - Natural resources, Gansu - Land, Gansu - Minerals, Gansu - Energy, Gansu - Flora and Fauna

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He was the eldest son of Imperial Prince Fushimi-no-miya Sadafusa (伏見宮貞成親王) (1372 - 1456). His mother was Yukiko (幸子) (1390 - 1448), daughter of Niwata ?? (庭田経有). His father was the 3rd of the Fushimi-no-miya line and grandson of the Northern Pretender Emperor Sukō, making Go-Hanazono the great-grandson of Sukō and 3rd cousin to his predecessor, Emperor Shōkō. He was also the great-great-great grandson of Emperor Go-Fushimi. This is the second most remote relationship between an emperor and his succe ...

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Woerden received city rights in 1372. In that time the number of citizens was about 500. Woerden is situated on the river Oude_Rijn. The river Oude Rijn used to flow through the city center of Woerden, but in 1960 the old river flow was stopped and led around the city center. The city has a rich history of making cheese (so called Gouda cheese). There still is a cheese market in the center (since 1885). During building and reconstruction works in the city center of Woerden, a lot of old Roman buildings and ships were found, as ...

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