... Prussia rose and came to a peak when Spain's candidate for a new king was said to be part Prussian. Although Prince Leopold, Spain's kingly candidate, had minimal connections in Prussia. Napoleon saw this as an unwritten alliance against France. William, who opposed Prince Leopold's candidacy from the beginning, claimed France by convincing Leopold to step down. But France was unsatisfied and asked William ... ...

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... was the second son of an aristocratic Piedmontese family. Born in Turin when it was under French control, he was sponsored in baptism by Napoleon's sister Pauline, and her husband, Prince Camille Borghese, after whom Camillo was named. Both Camillo and his older brother Gustavo were initially educated at home. Whereas Gustavo, as the first son could expect a position in the ... was the second son of an aristocratic Piedmontese family. Born in Turin when it was under French control, he was sponsored in baptism by Napoleon's sister Pauline, and her husband, Prince Camille Borghese, after ...

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... World War I? Sure, it sounds like a pretty simple question, but it's most definitely not a simple answer! There was whole lot more to the start of the war than an Austrian prince being murdered in Serbia, as is what most people think was the whole cause of World War I. Besides, the effects of the war weren't just concentrated to a "post-war era ... the world and can be traced for generations after the war! Its not very rare that when a person is asked what caused World War I, that they"d answer saying: an Austrian Prince being shot in Serbia. However the assassination of Archduke Franci...

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... the condition of Italy during his time. In 1498 Machiavelli became a prominent official in the gov't of the Florentine republic. He wrote the Prince which was a handbook for tyrants in the eyes of his critics. He saw the Prince Borgia as the only hope for revitalizing the spirit of independence among his temporaries making them fit for republican rule Erasmus- expert in ... ...

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... major powers of Britain, Russia, Prussia and Austria sat down at the Congress of Vienna to restore the continent to its pre-revolutionary status. The leading spirit of the conference, Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria, was clever in his dealings with France and through smart usage of his military came out of the war as the main victor. Metternich also ... persuaded the other victorious nations to hold the conference in Vienna, Austria's capital, to gain more advantage. The foreign minister of France, Prince Tallyrand, was also an intellectual man, dedicated to France, and through...

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... in 1868, it had been totally unplanned by Bismarck, but was characteristically well exploited to further the cause of German unification. The Spanish throne had been offered to the Hohenzollern Prince, Leopold, although it was initially rejected, Bismarck persuaded King Wilhelm I to support the candidature, it was later described as "a prime factor in Bismarck's political calculations" (by ... Prince Charles Anthony). However when the news of this private acceptance of the candidature became known to the French authorities and population, there was a national outcry in France which led ...

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... forced a crossing in the way of artillery fire. This cost Christian 2,000 men and most of his cargo. Cordoba and Tilly claimed victory; they were unable to stop the Brunswick prince. This battle was mostly very meaningless .The Protestant army was almost equal to the Catholic army who had more than 25,000 troops they withdrew to the west side of ... be completely victorious and dreams of an empire united under a Catholic Church had to be abandoned. The Peace of Westphalia recognized the sovereignty of the separate German princes. One German prince, the Hohenzollern Elector of Brandenbur...

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... 's retreat, he was killed by his own "followers."" The list of "France-haters- grew even longer, adding Mexico and the U.S. and strengthening Austria's hatred. On July 2, 1870, Louis learned that a prince, who was related to the King of Prussia, was a candidate for the throne of Spain. Feeling threatened by this, Napoleon III used his power to force the Hohenzollern ... prince to drop out of the running. When Prussia learned of this, the two countries broke out in war on July 19. However, within six weeks of fighting, on September 1, Louis ... ...

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... encounter between French Ambassador, Vincent Benedetti, and Prussian King, Wilhelm I, was a powerful catalyst of the war. The two diplomats met unofficially to discuss the succession of the Spanish throne. Prussian Prince Leopold was a candidate. This was unacceptable to the French, who feared encirclement of Prussian influence. Shortly after the Ems Dispatch was released to the public, France declared war on Prussia ... ...

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... of wealthy merchants dominating politics in several Italian city-states. Furthermore, following the return of Medici in 1512 forcing him into exile, a diplomat notably known as Niccolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince in 1513. 7 His lectures became a political guidebook in advising rulers, where he believed that being politically effective outweighed morality. In addition, England and France became unified under strong monarchs in ... ...

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... shortly after the birth of Edward VI from puerperal sepsis (the infections one is subject to when the proper sterilization is used during pregnancy) on October 24, 1537. The infant prince was the only male Tudor heir of his generation, but he was very sickly (englishhistory.net). During King Edward VI's reign there were good things and bad, but he did ... ...

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... trip. Hobbes fled to France for eleven years because of the fear of getting arrested from his book. He called himself "a man of feminine courage". In France he taught the Prince of Whales, later known as King Charles II, mathematics. While in London he also wrote his most famous book Leviathan. This book should Hobbes views on all the theories and ... ...

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... royal thrones has been around for hundreds of years. Cultural transmission occurs in all countries whether it is passed on from parent to child or from the King to the prince. The ability to carry on a culture relies on the ability to carry on tradition. The norms of society seem a little different than those in the states. People seem more casual ... ...

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... peace of the community remained unbroken. Jean Bodin's work 6 Books of the Commonweal 1576 originated a theory of modern sovereignty when he argued that "the first and chief mark of a sovereign prince" - the power upon which other people depend - was that he must be able to make law without consulting anyone else. His legislative authority must be subject to no one else ... ...

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... arriving in November and being transported to London "with such triumph." The new cardinal was invested with it in a glittering ceremony in Westminster Abbey that "approached the pomp of a mighty prince's coronation" (Weir 191). Matters of State were pressing. Archbishop Warham, who had several times clashed with Wolsey, was finding it increasingly difficult to assert his power over the Cardinal. According ... ...

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... greater good and they continued throughout his life. Some Historians have mentioned that "Napoleon lent his name to an epoch because he symbolized reason enthroned, because he was the philosopher-prince who gave to the dominant aspiration of the age its most typical, most resolute, and most triumphant expression." As mentioned above, he had many accomplishments and many defeats that affect ... ...

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... £500.000 Calais, Cherbourg, Brest, Bordeaux and Bayonne were taken back by French forces during the next fifteen years. The age of chivalry Edward III + eldest son the Black Prince - symbols of the "code of chivalry": if insulted, served God and the king, and defended any lady in need Legend: Once, lady at court accidentally dropped her garter and Edward ... ...

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... king of Bohemia and Emperor. Rebels kicked him out as king of Bohemia, but he was still Holy Roman Emperor. Frederick, a Prot. was next king of Bohemia - he was a Calvinist Prince. So then, other Prot groups asked for religious freedom like the people in Bohemia had and other princes saw the opportunity to make political gains. Rivals to Habsburg rule in ... ...

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... the hotel, we took a taxi to Le Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution. The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of England, opened the tower. Of the 700 proposals submitted in a design competition, Gustave Eiffel's was unanimously chosen. It was around 12.30pm when ... ...

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... (many of which were Christian, but the Crusaders were indifferent to this). Nicaea was the capital city of Kilij Arslan, the Turkish sultan in Asia Minor. He was a typical Danishmend prince, however; he might park his treasury and his family in a city, but his real capital was with his army, and at this time the army was off in central Anatolia ... ...

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... an excellent harpist and dancer. Austria and France had been at war with each other many times. Having settled their differences, Marie's mother arranged for her marriage to the crown prince of France. Marie was only 15 years old, and Louis was only 16. The marriage between Louis XIV and Marie was really an arranged marriage between the two countries, which ... ...

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... most powerful allies of Europe, but peace with France would not last very long. Germany and France confronted each other in 1870 when the Spanish Crown was offered to a Prussian Prince. This caused France great alarm, they felt threatened by the fact that Spain would have a German influence and soon France declared war on Germany. Quickly France was invaded by Germany ... ...

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The Eiffel Tower In 1889, the Prince of Whales opened la tour, which was meant to commemorate the French Revolution centenaire. This took place during the International Exhibition of 1889 in Paris, France. In the planning stages ... ...

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... , Germany, and Russia) in 1881. This was difficult by the flaming Russian-Austrian relations in the Balkans, leading to the Bulgarian crisis of 1886-87 and the taking away of Prince Alexander. When the Three Emperor's Alliance broke down, Bismarck negotiated the Reinsurance Treaty with Russia in 1887. The Reinsurance Treaty was a masterful success. Bismarck considered it necessary to keep the ... ...

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... ancient Christianity was that of the papacy. The papacy went through a lot of changes during the medieval period. It gradually gained secular authority. For a time the Pope became a powerful lay prince as well as an ecclesiastical ruler when he gain more land through donations. He tried to establish secular as well as spiritual supremacy over the rulers. This intermingling of powers ... ...

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