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 Louis I Of Hungary - LoveToKnow 1911
(1326-1382), called "the great," king of Hungary and Poland, was the third son of Charles Robert, king of Hungary, and Elizabeth, daughter of the Polish king, Ladislaus Lokietek.
Far more important than the treaty itself was the consequent voluntary submission of the independent republic of Ragusa to the suzerainty of the crown of St Stephen the same year, Louis, in return for an annual tribute of 500 ducats and 'a fleet, undertaking to defend Ragusa against all her enemies.
He left two daughters Maria and Jadwiga (the latter he destined for the throne of Hungary) under the guardianship of his widow, the daughter of the valiant ban of Bosnia, Stephen Kotromanic, whom he married in 1353, and who was in every way worthy of him.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Louis_I_Of_Hungary   (836 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mary of Hungary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Many noblemen of Hungary were opposed to them and they helped Charles of Durazzo, King of Naples to become King of Hungary in 1385.
His line went extinct in 1435, after which the succession of these lines went, in principle, to king Charles VII of France, heir-general to the eldest daughter of Charles II of Naples and Mary Arpad of Hungary.
Charles III, King of Naples, also known as Charles II of Hungary and Charles of Durazzo, reigned as King of Naples from 1381 to 1386 and as King of Hungary (under the name of King Károly II the Small) for one year only from 1385 to 1386.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mary-of-Hungary   (975 words)

  
 The Probert Encyclopaedia - People and Peoples (C)
Charles I was King of England from 1625 to 1649.
Charles II was King of England from 1660 to 1685.
On the death of Charles VI he refused to acknowledge Maria Theresa as heiress and in support of his own claims he invaded Austria with an army, took Prague and was crowned King of Bohemia and in 1742 was elected Emperor.
www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/C3.HTM   (9267 words)

  
 Hungary - Reign of Charles VI and Maria Theresa
Hungary - Reign of Charles VI and Maria Theresa
Charles needed the Hungarian Diet's approval for the Pragmatic Sanction, under which the Habsburg monarch was to rule Hungary not as emperor but as a king subject to the restraints of Hungary's constitution and laws.
Charles organized Hungary's first modern, centralized administration and in 1715 established a standing army under his command, which was entirely funded and manned by the nonnoble population.
countrystudies.us /hungary/18.htm   (646 words)

  
 Osmanlı Tarihi Kültürü Medeniyeti Edebiyatı Sanatı
Prince William II Villehardouin was a poet and troubador, and his court had its own mint, literary culture, and form of spoken French.
In 1373 Philip II transferred his rights to his cousin and overlord, the queen Joan I of Naples, wife of James IV of Majorca, who, when he died in 1375, left the principality as a legacy to his wife and queen Joan, who at that point became more or less uncontested Princess of Achaia.
In 1383, Achaia was annexed by Charles III of Naples, successor and murderer of Joan I, who was grandson of John of Durazzo, at which point James of Baux was driven away.
www.osmanlimedeniyeti.com /wiki/Principality_of_Achaea_.html   (1055 words)

  
 The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Budapest
Hungary's capital since 1873, Budapest, united the towns of Buda, Obuda and Pest, each with it's own Jewish community and history.
In 1715, Charles III told the Burghers (local middle class population) to stop violence against the Jews and a short period of peace ensued.
Her son’s (Joseph II) rule was marked by an improved situation for the Jews; he permitted Jews to reside in the city in 1783.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/Budapest.html   (2420 words)

  
 Mohács - Encyclopedia.com
Mohács is best known for the crushing defeat (Aug. 29, 1526) there of Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia by Sulayman I of Turkey.
Hungary was ill-prepared for the attack, and when Louis hastily tried to unite Hungary and Christendom behind him, only the pope sent help.
Mohács was also the scene (1687) of a Turkish defeat by Charles V of Lorraine, which hastened the end of Turkish rule in Hungary.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Mohacs.html   (380 words)

  
 hungary
Elizabeth was the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary, and at the age of fourteen married the landgrave of Thuringia Ludwig IV.
Ferdinand I (of Austria and Hungary) (1793-1875), emperor of Austria (1835-48) and king of Hungary (1830-48).
The son of Wladyslaw II by his fourth wife, he succeeded his father at the age of 10 and was elected king of Hungary at age 16.
website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/hungary.htm   (2778 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hungary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The universal political decline of Hungary in the reign of Louis II was accompanied by the decline of its religious life.
It was encouraged by the existing political conditions of Hungary: the dispute over the succession, with the accompanying civil war; the lack of a properly educated Catholic clergy; the transfer of a large amount of church land to the laity; and the claims made by both aspirants to the throne upon the episcopal domains.
Charles VI was the last male descendant of the Hapsburgs, and he sought to have the succession to the throne secured to the female line; this was enacted by the Diet of 1723.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/07547a.htm   (12348 words)

  
 Charles
Charles is a very common personal name employed by nobility in many European countries and can refer to any of the following monarchs or nobles.
Charles I of France (Charles II, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Bald)
Charles II of France (Charles III, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Fat)
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ch/Charles.html   (178 words)

  
 Charles II of Hungary
Charles II, King of Hungary, also known as Charles III of Naples and Charles of Durazzo) reigned as King of Naples from 1381 to 1386 and as King of Hungary (under the name of King Károly II the Small) for one year only from 1385 to 1386.
As the great-grandchild of King Charles II of Naples, he was, even though a cousin to Queen Joan I, also adopted by her as a child.
In 1369 King Charles III married Margherita of Durazzo but was later assassinated at Visegrád (Hungary) February 24, 1386 (in a plot arranged by Elisabeth, widow of King Lajos I of Hungary) and was laid to rest in Belgrade, the capital of both Serbia and Yugoslavia.
www.mik.fastload.org /ch/Charles_II_of_Hungary.html   (201 words)

  
 Mary of Hungary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
She was intended to inherit her father's both kingdoms, Hungary and Poland, or at least the hereditary kingdom of Poland.
Mary became Queen regnant of Hungary as a ten-year-old child after her father's death in 1382 (her elder sister Catherine having died four years earlier, and the eldest, Elisabeth, years earlier).
Mary was the last scion of the Angevin dynasty on the throne of Hungary.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mary_of_Hungary   (830 words)

  
 Hungary Reign of Ulaszlo Ii and Louis Ii
Hungary Reign of Ulaszlo Ii and Louis Ii
The Tripartitum gave Hungary's king and nobles, or magnates, equal shares of power: the nobles recognized the king as superior, but in turn the nobles had the power to elect the king.
Hungary was in a state of near anarchy under the magnates' rule.
www.country-studies.com /hungary/reign-of-ulaszlo-ii-and-louis-ii.html   (611 words)

  
 Charles III, king of Naples — FactMonster.com
Charles III (Charles of Durazzo), 1345–86, king of Naples (1381–86) and, as Charles II, of Hungary (1385–86); great-grandson of Charles II of Naples.
Charles conquered Naples, imprisoned Joanna, and was crowned (1381) by the pope.
Charles repulsed attacks on Naples by Louis of Anjou.
www.factmonster.com /id/A0811446   (199 words)

  
 Ireland - Timeline Index
Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
Charles II was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 1649 until his death.
King James II of England and VII of Scotland was the last Catholic monarch to rule over England, Scotland, and Ireland.
www.timelineindex.com /content/select.php/225   (455 words)

  
 Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia
Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
Maria was a younger sister of Eleonore of Austria, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Isabella of Burgundy and Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.
This son was born in 1506 and was to become Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia.
www.experiencefestival.com /louis_ii_of_hungary_and_bohemia   (885 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Charles II [2003]: DVD: Rufus Sewell,Rupert Graves,Helen McCrory,Christian Coulson,Ian McDiarmid,Shirley ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Rescued from exile by a desperate Parliament, Charles II returns to the throne at the age of 30.
Still traumatized by the execution of his father, Charles is forced to play politics with the Parliament that killed him and proves himself a canny and ruthless politician.
Besides the toe curling fanciability of Charles II/Rufus, this is a fabulously written, cast and acted version of Charles II reign.
www.amazon.co.uk /Charles-II-Rufus-Sewell/dp/B0000D9Y62   (1381 words)

  
 sigismund   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Mary's rule was contested by Charles II of Naples, a distant cousin of Louis I, who finally was crowned King on December 31, 1385.
Sigismund, with the help of Venetian diplomacy, secured his wife's release, and was crowned King of Hungary in 1387, ruling jointly with his wife until she died in 1395.
In 1403, Pope Boniface IX incites King Ladislas of Naples, son of Charles II, to invade Hungary to claim the throne.
academic.evergreen.edu /g/greenw/sigismund.html   (626 words)

  
 Titles of European hereditary rulers
In 1292 Charles Martel of Anjou (+1295), the first son of Charles II (+1309), King of Naples, and Mary of Hungary (+1323), was crowned King of Hungary by the Pope's legate.
Charles (II) "the Short" of Anjou (+1386), the former Duke of Durazzo and King of Naples, was crowned King of Hungary after Queen Mary I was forced to renounce the throne (1385).
Charles of Bourbon, Duke of Parma, conquered Naples and Sicily (1734), during the War of the Polish Succession, and Charles III recognized the losses by the Treaty of Vienna (1735).
www.geocities.com /eurprin/hungary.html   (5989 words)

  
 AllRefer Encyclopedia - Italian History, Biographies Encyclopedia
Charles I, king of Naples and Sicily
• Ferdinand II, king of the Two Sicilies
• Francis II, king of the Two Sicilies
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/categories/ithistbio.html   (180 words)

  
 Charles M. Rowland II, attorney-at-blog :: Main Page
I once attended a seminar where an attorney argued that there were many things which "mirrored" ethyl alcohol, thereby interfering with the ability of the breath testing machine to distinguish between "real" alcohol (ethyl) and "false" alcohol (acetone).
Attorney Charles M. Rowland is a certified operator of the BAC DataMaster and earned his certificate by attending 24 hours of training at National Patent Systems, Mansfield, Ohio.
Charles M. Rowland II is a certified operator of the BAC DataMaster.
blog.charlesrowland.com /blog/_archives/2007/1   (5023 words)

  
 Charles II, king of Hungary — Infoplease.com
Charles II Charles II, king of Hungary: see
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 Charles II King Of Naples, b: 1254 - Napoli, Italy
Born: ABT 1258 - Of, Buda, Pest, Hungary Marr: 1270 - Charles II King Of Naples Died: 25 Mar 1323 -
Born: ABT 1272 - Of, Buda, Pest, Hungary Died: ABT 1272 -
Born: ABT 1274 - Of, Buda, Pest, Hungary Died: ABT 1272 -
webpages.charter.net /john_schmidt/gp990.htm   (626 words)

  
 decendants of Ogyek of Hungary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Stephen V of_Hungary [13760] ---- king of Hungary, 1270-1272 d.1_Aug_1272 Elizabeth de_Bosnia [13784] ----- m.ca.1254 wife of Stephen V d.
Bela II of_Hungary [13766] = Helene of_Serbia [52813]
Bela II of_Hungary [13766] ------ king of Hungary Helene of_Serbia [52813] -------- wife of Bela II, king of Hungary
www.hdhdata.org /roots/d0370.shtml   (943 words)

  
 Edge: CHARLES SIMONYI
CHARLES SIMONYI is Cofounder of Intentional Software Corporation, a software engineering company dedicated to assisting software developers in capturing the tremendous latent value that is usually lost in the design and development process.
Before coming to Microsoft, Simonyi worked at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center developing Bravo, the first WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor.
Born in Budapest, Hungary, Simonyi holds a BS degree in engineering mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford.
www.edge.org /3rd_culture/bios/simonyi.html   (173 words)

  
 Hungary
Mar 1241 - 1243 Mongol occupation in eastern Hungary.
Mar 1131 - 13 Feb 1141 Béla II "Vak Béla" ("the Blind") (b.
Full style of rulers: There is no extended form of the style (at least after 1528) that does not begin with the imperial style (Holy Roman Empire to 1806, Austria from 1804).
www.worldstatesmen.org /Hungary.htm   (3861 words)

  
 Resumé: Charles E Yow, II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Nyari Egyetem in Debrecen, Hungary where I studied Hungarian at the Advanced level (Summer 2001).
Fundamentals of Speech, II History of Civilization, I
Debreceni Nyári Egyetem; University of Debrecen; Debrecen, Hungary (Summer 2001).
home.olemiss.edu /~ceyow   (539 words)

  
 byzantine
.............................18 Charles II King of the Two Sicilies +Marie 1257 - 1323 of Hungary m: 1270
......................14 Bohemund II de Hauteville Prince of Antioch +Alice of Jerusalem
...........................…19 Charles II King of the Two Sicilies +Marie 1257 - 1323 of Hungary m: 1270
homepage.ntlworld.com /cilialacorte/byzant.htm   (999 words)

  
 Axis History Factbook: Bookstore - World War II: Hungary
Cecil D. Eby - Hungary at War: Civilians and Soldiers in World War II
Charles Fenyvesi - When Angels Fooled the World: Rescuers of Jews in Wartime Hungary
Ronald W. Zweig - The Gold Train: The Destruction of the Jews and the Looting of Hungary
www.axishistory.com /index.php?id=4957   (190 words)

  
 Charles II, king of Hungary — Infoplease.com
Charles III, king of Naples - Charles III Charles III (Charles of Durazzo), 1345–86, king of Naples (1381–86) and, as...
Father Zadravecz and the failure of right radicalism in Hungary, 1919-23.(Istvan Zadravecz)(Biography)
Archduke Otto Von Habsburg and American Hungarian emigres during and after World War II.
www.infoplease.com /id/A0911679   (150 words)

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