John III of Portugal

John III of Portugal - Africa. In John III's time, trade between the Portuguese and Africans was extremely intense in the feitorias like Arguim, Mina, Mombasa, Sofala or Moçambique. "Common products were salt, wheat, horses, carpets, fabric, Irish and English clothing, blades, tin for African natives' coins, copper or tin vases, shells from the Canary Islands that Ethiopians carry on their necks as an amulet against lightning, yellow and green beads from Nuremberg, and brass armlets" (Basílio Vasconcelos, «Itinerário» de Jerónimo Münzer, 1932), in e ...

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John III of Portugal, John III of Portugal - Early Life, John III of Portugal - Early Reign, John III of Portugal - Decline, John III of Portugal - Economic pressure, John III of Portugal - Rise of the Jesuits brings social and economic conflict, John III of Portugal - Military pressures, John III of Portugal - Dynastic crisis, John III of Portugal - International relations, John III of Portugal - Culture, John III of Portugal - Inquisition, John III of Portugal - The Portuguese Empire under John III, John III of Portugal - Africa, John III of Portugal - Asia, John III of Portugal - Brazil, John III of Portugal - Death and succession, John III of Portugal - Issue, John III of Portugal - Style

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Charles V (Spanish: Carlos I, Dutch: Karel V, German: Karl V.) (24 February 1500–21 September 1558) is considered (the first) King of Spain though in fact his son was the first to use that title. He was king from 1516 to 1556 (in principle, he was from 1516 king of Aragon and from 1516 guardian of his insane mother, queen of Castile who died 1555, and the co-king of Castile 1516-55, full king 1555-56), and Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556. In Spain, he ruled officially as Charles IIncluding:

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1502 - Events. January 1 - Portuguese explorers sailed into Guanabra Bay, Brazil and mistook it for the mouth of a river which they named Rio de Janeiro May 9 - Christopher Columbus leaves Spain for his fourth and final trip to the "New World". May 21 - Portuguese discover island of St Helena. December 31 - Cesare Borgia imprisons two potentially treacherous allies, Vitelozzo and Oliveretto - he executes them the next morning. Ivan III of Russia and Mengli Ghiray of Crime ...

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David Reubeni (1490–1535/1541?) was a Jewish false messiah, described by the Shengold Jewish Encyclopedia as "half-mystic, half-adventurer." Reubeni claimed to be was born around 1490 in Khaibar in central Arabia. He left Khaibar on December 8, 1522, and went to Nubia in Egypt, where he claimed to be a descendant of Muhammad; to the Jews he spoke of large Jewish kingdoms in the east, possibly referring to the so-called "Jewish realm" at Cochin, which had just attracte ...

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June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. June 6 - Events. 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513 - Italian Wars: Battle of Novara. Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis de la Tremoille, forcing the French to abandon Milan. Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored.Including:

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1557 - Events. Spain is effectively bankrupt. June - Mary I of England joins her husband Philip II of Spain in his war against France. August 10 - Battle of St. Quentin - French forces under Marshal Anne de Montmorency are decisively defeated by the Spanish under Duke Emanuel Philibert of Savoy. Montmorency himself is captured, but Philip II refuses to press his advantage, and withdraws to the Netherlands. Ozdemir Pasha conquers the Red Sea port of Massawa for the Ottoman EmpireIncluding:

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1577 in science 1577 - Events. March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold. May 28 - Publication of the Bergen Book, better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings. The earlier version, known as the Torgau Book (1576), had been condensed into an Epitome; both documents are part of the 1580 Book of Concord. September 17 - Peace of Bergera ...

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Christianity is India's third-largest religion, following Hinduism and Islam. According to tradition, there have been Christians in India almost for as long as the religion has existed, and Christianity underwent major growth following European contact and British colonization, which brought in both Catholic and Protestant missionaries. The 2001 census recorded over 24 million (2.4 crore) Indian Christians, comprising 2.3% of the country's population. There are two main regional concentrations of Christian population, namely in ...

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Combining in himself the heritage of the German Habsburgs, the house of Burgundy and the Spanish heritage of his mother, Charles transcends ethnical or national boundaries. The prime influence in his early life was the culture and courtly life of the Low Countries, where he had been born and grown up. From his Burgundian ancestors he inherited an ambiguous relationship with the Kings of France. Charles shared with France his mother tongue and many cultural forms. In his youth, he made frequent visits to Paris, then the largest ...

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Charles V Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor - Family and nationality, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor - Early life, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor - Charles and the Reformation, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor - Wars against France, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor - Wars against the Ottoman Empire, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor - The Council of Trent and other reforms, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor - Abdication and later life

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Charles combined in himself the heritage of the German Habsburgs, the house of Burgundy and the Spanish heritage of his mother. He transcends ethnical or national boundaries even more than other public figures of his time no nation should claim him all for its own. The prime influence was the culture and courtly life of the Burgundian Low Countries, where he had been born and grown up. From his Burgundian ancestors he inherited an ambigious relationship with the Kings of France. Charles shared with France his mother tongue and many cu ...

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Spain as we know it today had first become united after the 1469 marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, and their subsequent conquest of Granada. In 1504, Queen Isabella died, and although Ferdinand tried to maintain his position over Castile in the wake of her death, the Castilian Cortes Generales (the royal court of Spain) chose to crown Isabella's daughter Joanna queen. Her husband Philip was the Habsburg son of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy and simultaneously became king-consort Philip I of ...

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Habsburg Spain, Habsburg Spain - The beginnings of the empire 1504-1521, Habsburg Spain - An emperor and a king 1521-1556, Habsburg Spain - St. Quentin to Lepanto 1556-1571, Habsburg Spain - The troubled king 1571-1598, Habsburg Spain - God is Spanish 1596-1626, Habsburg Spain - The road to Rocroi 1626-1643, Habsburg Spain - The last Spanish Habsburgs 1643-1700, Habsburg Spain - Spanish society and the Inquisition 1516-1700, Habsburg Spain - The Spanish bureaucracy 1516-1700, Habsburg Spain - The Spanish economy 1516-1700, Habsburg Spain - Spanish art and culture 1516-1700, Habsburg Spain - See Also

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Pedro Nunes lived in a transition period where science was changing from valuing theoretical knowledge (and thus where the main role of a scientist was commenting on previous authors), to providing experimental data, both as a source of information and as a method of confirming theories. Nunes was above all one of the last great commentators, as his shown by his first published work, but he also acknowledged the value of experimentation. For example, he saw the importance of the Portuguese navigators being able to sail south of the equator d ...

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A swung dash (~) is used to indicate where the personal name occurs in the nickname; thus "~ the Accursed" means "Sviatopolk the Accursed". List of monarchs by nickname - A. "~ the Accursed": Sviatopolk I of Kiev (Russian: Святопо́лк Окая́нный) "~ (the) Ætheling" (Old English, "Princeling"): Edgar Ætheling of England (Old English Eadgar Æþeling) "~ the Affable": Charles VIII of France (Frenc ...

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Spain as we know it today had first become united after the 1469 marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, and their subsequent conquest of Granada. In 1504, Queen Isabella died, and although Ferdinand tried to maintain his position over Castile in the wake of her death, the Castilian Cortes Generales (the royal court of Spain) chose to crown Isabella's daughter Joanna queen. Her husband Philip was the Habsburg son of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy and simultaneously became king-consort Philip I of ...

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Habsburg Spain, Habsburg Spain - The beginnings of the empire 1504-1521, Habsburg Spain - An emperor and a king 1521-1556, Habsburg Spain - St. Quentin to Lepanto 1556-1571, Habsburg Spain - The troubled king 1571-1598, Habsburg Spain - God is Spanish 1596-1626, Habsburg Spain - The road to Rocroi 1626-1643, Habsburg Spain - The last Spanish Habsburgs 1643-1700, Habsburg Spain - Spanish society and the Inquisition 1516-1700, Habsburg Spain - The Spanish bureaucracy 1516-1700, Habsburg Spain - The Spanish economy 1516-1700, Habsburg Spain - Spanish art and culture 1516-1700

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Góis (also Goes) was born in Alenquer, Portugal, into a noble family who served the Portuguese kings – the grandfather, Gomes Dias de Góis, had been in the entourage of Prince Henry the Navigator. Around 1518 Góis joined the court of King Manuel I of Portugal. Under Manuel I’s successor, King John III of Portugal, in 1523, he was sent to Antwerp, as secretary and treasurer of the Portuguese feitoria (factory, trading post and commercial office). Henceforth, Góis travelled intensely (Poland, Lithuania, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, ...

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Pernambuco was first colonized by Portuguese settlers. In 1534 King John III of Portugal created the Hereditary Captaincies. Pernambuco, one of these captaincies, was granted to Duarte Coelho. The hereditary lord of a captaincy was known as Capitão-Mor. Duarte Coelho had arrived at Pernambuco, then known as Nova Lusitânia (New Lusitania), in 1535 and established his government in the a ...

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Charles was born in Ghent and brought up in the Low Countries until 1517, where he was tutored by Adrian of Utrecht, later Pope Adrian VI. His three most prominent subsequent advisors were Lord Chièvres, Jean Sauvage, and Mercurino Gattinara. In 1506, on the death of his father, Charles inherited the Low Countries and Franche-Comté. After the death of his grandfather Ferdinand in 1516, Charles became joint-king of Castile with his mother Joanna of Castile (who was insane), and also inherited Aragon, Navarre, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia fro ...

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Charles V Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor - Family and nationality, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor - Early life, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor - Wars against France and the Reformation, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor - Wars against the Ottoman Empire, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor - The Council of Trent and other reforms, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor - Abdication and later life

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The total number of Christians in India according to the 1991 census was 19.6 million (1.96 crores), or 2.3 percent of the population. About 70% of Indian Christians in 1991 were Roman Catholics, including 300,000 members of the Syro-Malankara Church as of 1991. The remainder of Roman Catholics were under the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India. In January 1993, after centuries of self-government, the 3.5 million (35 lakh)-strong Latin-rite Syro-Malabar Church was raised to archiepiscopate status as part of the Roman Catholic Church. In total, there were nineteen arch ...

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Christianity in India, Christianity in India - Early Christianity in India, Christianity in India - In the Early Modern Period, Christianity in India - Contemporary situation

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The idea of king Philip confining and murdering his own son contributed to the anti-Spanish Black Legend. The opera 'Don Carlos' by Giuseppe Verdi is based on the 1787 drama by Friedrich Schiller which is loosely based on the historical conflict between Carlos and his father. The opera was first performed in French in Paris in 1867. Later, an Italian version was prepared that is referred to as Don Carlo. ...

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Don Carlos of Spain, Don Carlos of Spain - Memory

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June 6 - 1236 to 1899. 1236 - Wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283) 1436 - Regiomontanus, German mathematician (d. 1476) 1502 - King John III of Portugal (d. 1557) 1519 - Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (d. 1603) 1542 - Richard Grenville, English soldier and explorer (d. 1591) 1553 - Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) 1576 - Giovanni Diodati, Swiss protestant clergyman (d. 1649) 1580 - Gode ...

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