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The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died in 1765. In 1770, he married Marie Antoinette. He became King of France and Navarre on his grandfather's death on 10 May 1774, [5] and reigned until the abolition of the monarchy on 21 ...
In 1028, Klarjeti was annexed to Georgia: George I (გიორგი I) 998 or 1002 Son of Bagrat III and Martha: 1014–1027 16 August 1027 Mqinwarni or Itaroni aged 24/25 or 28/29: Kingdom of Georgia: Mariam of Vaspurakan c.1018 (annulled) four children Alda of Alania one child Bagrat IV (ბაგრატ IV) (Under guardianship of Mariam ...
Texas was a prime location for agricultural immigration, due to its numerous rivers and rich soil. [14] Due to high amounts of immigration, the settled population of Texas rose to nearly 147,000 in 1847. [14] The settled population eventually rose to 600,000 in 1860. [14] San Antonio became one of the largest cities in Texas during this time. [15]
A century of Georgia Agriculture, 1850–1950 (1954) Steely, Mel. The Gentleman from Georgia: The Biography of Newt Gingrich Mercer University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-86554-671-1. Tuck, Stephen G. N. Beyond Atlanta: The Struggle for Racial Equality in Georgia, 1940–1980. University of Georgia Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8203-2265-2.
The new fort became the first capital of Texas, and was guarded by six cannons and 100 soldiers. [45] The six East Texas missions were reopened, [46] and an additional mission and presidio were established at Matagorda Bay on the former site of Fort Saint Louis. [47] [48]
Interregnum under revolutionary control from 1776 until 1778; see List of governors of Georgia (7) General Sir Archibald Campbell: governor: 29 December 1778: July 1779: Head of military administration [2] (8) Jacques Prevost: Provisional governor: July 1779: September 1779 (9) Lieutenant Colonel James Wright: Governor: September 1779: 11 July 1782
For some hours the king and queen were in the utmost peril. With passive courage Louis refrained from making any promise to the insurgents. [8] The failure of the insurrection encouraged a movement in favour of the king. Some twenty thousand Parisians signed a petition expressing sympathy with Louis.
This article provides a list of wars occurring between 1800 and 1899. Conflicts of this era include the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, the American Civil War in North America, the Taiping Rebellion in Asia, the Paraguayan War in South America, the Zulu War in Africa, and the Australian frontier wars in Oceania.