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Flag Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of France - History
During the Ancien Régime, the flag of Saint-Denis was used -- red, with 2, 3 or 5 spikes. Originally, it was the personal flag of Charle...
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Marie Caroline Of Austria: Encyclopedia Ii - Marie Caroline Of Austria - Early Life And Marriage
Her Majesty Queen Marie Caroline Luise Josephe Johanna Antonie of Naples and Sicily, Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Prince...
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Taranto: Encyclopedia Ii - Taranto - The Greek Period
Taranto - Foundation and splendour.
Taranto was founded in 708 BC by Spartan immigrants. It is the only Spartan colony, and its origin ...
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Ferdinand I Of The Two Sicilies: Encyclopedia Ii - Ferdinand I Of The Two Sicilies - Reign
Ferdinand's minority ended in 1767, and his first act was the expulsion of the Jesuits. The following year he married Marie Caroline, dau...
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List Of Flags: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Flags - National Flags
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Flag Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of France - History
During the Ancien Régime, the flag of Saint-Denis was used -- red, with 2, 3 or 5 spikes. Originally, is was the personal flag of Charle...
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Flag Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of France - Design
The colours adopted by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, replacing a previous darker version of the flag[1], are
Currently the flag is 50% longe...
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Ferdinand I Of The Two Sicilies: Encyclopedia Ii - Ferdinand I Of The Two Sicilies - Bibliography
The standard authority on Ferdinand's reign is Pietro Colletta's Storia del Reame di Napoli (2nd ed., Florence, 1848), which, although he...
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Flag Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of France - Influence
The flag of France represented a new revolutionary movement; as such, it influenced many other flags, including those of Belgium, Chad, I...
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Flag Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of France - Influence
The flag of France represented a new revolutionary movement; as such, it influenced many other flags, including those of Belgium, Chad, I...
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Ferdinand I Of The Two Sicilies: Encyclopedia Ii - Ferdinand I Of The Two Sicilies - 1820 Revolution
The suppression of the liberal opinion expression caused an alarming spread of the influence and activity of the secret society of the Ca...
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Marie Caroline Of Austria: Encyclopedia Ii - Marie Caroline Of Austria - The First Coalition
During the French Revolution, the queen actually sympathized with the French rebels until the French monarchy was abolished on 21 Septemb...
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Ferdinand I Of The Two Sicilies: Encyclopedia Ii - Ferdinand I Of The Two Sicilies - Third Coalition
The king returned to Naples soon afterwards, and ordered wholesale arrests and executions of supposed Liberals, which continued until the...
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Taranto: Encyclopedia Ii - Taranto - Principality Of Taranto 1088-1465
Taranto became the capital of a Norman principality, whose first ruler was Robert Guiscard's son, Bohemond of Taranto, who obtained it as...
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Taranto: Encyclopedia Ii - Taranto - Roman And Byzantine Periods
Taranto - Roman Republic and Empire.
In 122 BC a Roman colony was founded next to Taranto, according to the law proposed by Gaius Sempr...
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Taranto: Encyclopedia Ii - Taranto - From Renaissance To Unification
In March 1502, the Spanish fleet of Ferdinand II of Aragon, allied to Louis XII of France, seized the port of Taranto, and conquered the ...
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Flag Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of France - Design
The red and blue colours of the flag are now officially PANTONE "Reflex Blue" and PANTONE "Red 032", or RGB (0,85,164) and (239,65,53), o...
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Ferdinand I Of The Two Sicilies: Encyclopedia Ii - Ferdinand I Of The Two Sicilies - French Occupation
Although peace was made with France in 1796, the demands of the French Directory, whose troops occupied Rome, alarmed the king once more,...
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List Of Flags: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Flags - Regional Flags
List of flags - Australian states and territories .
Main articles: Flags of the Australian states and territories and Australian state...
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