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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...sion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
21: ...tish Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
30: ...7]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Berber]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central...
35: *[[Vitus Bering]]
36: *[[Vittorio Bottego]] (1860,1897), Italian explorer of the [[Giuba]] region in north-ea... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
6: ...an monarchs agreed to the Pragmatic Sanction when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[Wa...
8: ...ce|King Louis XVI]]. She had 16 children by him, with 6 daughters (all of whom were named "Marie _____...
12: ...beth (1737-1740). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Aust...
14: ...line (1740-1741). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Aust...
29: ...ent, leaving her to learn the job on her own. Additionally, the army was weak and the treasury deplet... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...g an obsession with neighboring and enemy country Prussia, alienated the same groups that Catherine had cul...
9: ... the law, but she disbanded the commission before it took effect, possibly having turned more conserva...
11: ...es full control over their serfs and lands. In addition, Catherine gave land in [[Ukraine]] to favored...
13: ...ine the Great instituted several drastic reforms within the Russian society. First, she established th...
16: ...reat's coronation coach is exhibited in the [[Hermitage Museum]], [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]].... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ...e grandiose baroque projects of her favourite architect, [[Bartolomeo Rastrelli]], particularly in [[P...
7: ...t that time, her illegitimacy would be used by political opponents to challenge her right to the thron...
9: ...ed every one by her extraordinary beauty and vivacity.
11: ...ersonal dislike of the princess for the various suitors proposed to her, so that on the death of her m...
13: ... all control, abandoned herself to her appetites without reserve. - Christina of Sweden (9364 bytes)
5: ...er>[[Image:Swedish queen Drottning Kristina portrait by S颡stien Bourdon stor.jpg|center|185px|Christ...
22: ...o later become an icon of the transgendered community. During the [[20th century]], her grave was open...
25: ...for her difficult birth, or just the horror story itself, may have prejudiced Christina against the pr...
27: ...her [[Ren頄escartes|Descartes]], who had been invited from France to tutor her.
29: ..., and therefore there were only females left. Despite of the fact that there were living female lines ... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: ...ria''' <br>Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India]]
7: ...and]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
9: ...cial, economic, and technological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the last monarch of the [...
12: ...s youth. The eldest son, the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]] (the future King Geor...
14: ...he eventually learned to speak [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Latin]], and ... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
6: ...nand-Karl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
7: .... She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
11: ...the Prince of [[Parma]] and Maria-Antonia's favourite sister, Maria-Carolina, was married to King Ferd...
13: ... the next child to be involved in her mother's political games.
15: ...eresa]]'s daughters. With Johanna-Gabriella dead, it was decided that Maria-Antonia should be sent to ... - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
5: ...[ɣole Polytechnique]], a school which did not admit women.
7: ... Blanc, and Germain was forced to reveal her identity to him. Lagrange apparently considered her a tal...
9: ... had never heard of her. She then wrote to him admitting she was female, to which he responded:
12: ...cal, the predilection with which you have honored it.''
15: ...astronomy at the [[University of Gottingen|University of G?ngen]]. His interest shifted to [[applied ... - Clara Barton (9023 bytes)
2: ... been described as having had an "indomitable spirit" and is best remembered for organizing the [[Amer...
6: ...ung Clara was home-educated and extremely bright. It is said that her older brothers and sisters were ...
8: As a child, Clara was a shy and retiring little girl, but at the age of 11, when her brother b...
12: ...unity's need for free education, and despite opposition, set up one of the first free public schools i...
14: ... she was appointed to a job as a clerk in the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office|Patent Offic... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
19: ... [[History of the United States Constitution|Constitutional Convention]].
26: ...h in July [[1752]], he rented and eventually inherited the estate, [[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount V...
29: ...72.JPG|thumb|right|275px|This, the earliest portrait of Washington, was painted in [[1772]] by [[Charl...
31: ...ecame an international incident, and helped to ignite the [[French and Indian War]], which eventually ... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ... Adams]] and First Lady [[Abigail Adams|Abigail Smith]].
22: ...o [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. He studied law, then was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in [[Boston,...
24: ...merchant living abroad. Despite his father's opposition to him having a foreign-born wife, Adams wed L...
26: ... been elected six months early after Adams broke with the Federalist Party. - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...Baltic Sea]], to the south by [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]], to the west by [[France]], [[Belgium]],...
13: ... und Freiheit''<br>([[German language|German]]: Unity and Justice and Freedom)
15: ...]]<br>3rd stanza (''Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit'')
21: |'''[[Capital]]''' || [[Berlin]]
23: |'''Largest City''' || [[Berlin]] - Hungary (18459 bytes)
1: ...ania]], [[Serbia]], [[Croatia]] and [[Slovenia]]. It is known locally as the ''Country of the [[Magyar...
15: capital = [[Budapest]] |
17: largest_city = [[Budapest]] |
19: leader_titles = [[President of Hungary|President]]<br><br>[[...
22: area_magnitude = 1_E10 | - Ukraine (22193 bytes)
3: ...resent borders were only established in [[1954]]. It became independent once more following the [[fall...
24: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Kiev]] ({{lang-ua|''Kyiv''}})
32: ...tal ([[2004]])<br> [[Population density|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|ranked 25...
34: .../> - GDP/capita (PPP) <br /> - GDP/capita (Nominal)
35: ...,748 ([[List of countries by GDP (Nominal) per capita|107th]]) - Luxembourg (11321 bytes)
17: |'''[[Capital]]''' || [[Luxembourg (city)|Luxembourg]]
19: |'''Largest City''' || [[Luxembourg (city)|Luxembourg]]
28: ...l ([[2004]]) <br> - [[Population density|Density]]
34: ...br> - GDP/capita (PPP)<br> - GDP/capita
35: ...,595 ([[List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita|1st]]) - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: ...the [[conflict]], while a force from the [[neutrality|neutral]] [[Netherlands]] was attacked in [[Indi...
3: ...ish. The name "Seven Years' War" is used in the United States to refer only to the [[Europe]]an portio...
5: ...e [[2nd Carnatic War]] while the fighting between Prussia and Austria is called the [[Silesian Wars|3rd Sil...
8: ...er [[Army|military forces]] and to forge new [[Military alliance|alliances]].
10: ...e on mainland Europe. Furthermore, this allowed Britain to focus her soldiers towards her colonies. - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ... [[Middle Ages]], though traditionally in Britain it has also referred to [[Prehistory|prehistoric]] [...
4: ...anese history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited them.
11: ...offensive weapons, built in otherwise hostile territories from which to control surrounding lands.
14: ...ich a lord or baron could control surrounding territory. The story of [[Hugh of Abbeville]] in the las...
15: ...rest of his peers. For he could do what he liked without fear, relying on the protection of the castle... - World War I (62979 bytes)
1: ...res 1917.jpg|thumb|300px|Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the [[Battle of Passchendaele]]. Battle after...
2: ...diers or involved so many in the field of battle. It was then the second-bloodiest conflict of all tim...
4: ...iplomatic and political origins|Diplomatic and political origins]] below).
6: ...hus the outbreak of [[World War II]] in [[1939]]. It also greatly increased the use of mass industrial...
8: .... Scholars have also cited German diplomatic ineptitude as well as a tremendous tide of nationalism th... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...[[social]], [[religion|religious]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...re, at odds with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] government on issues of [[taxation]] and [[r...
9: ...terest in [[geography]] and an intellectual curiosity about the world that had subsided during the Mid...
11: ... mounted an effort of colonization and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[S...
13: ...ly close to Europe, Spain and Portugal had taken little interest in them, so as far as the Europeans w... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[Indi...
10: ...United States]] [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].
11: *[[1793]] - [[Russia]] and [[Prussia]] partition [[Poland]].
13: *[[1818]] - British [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] formed
20: *[[1882]] - [[John D. Rockefeller]] unites his oil holdings into the [[Standard Oil]] [[tr...
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