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The Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España) entered a new era with the death of Charles II, the last Spanish Habsburg monarch, who died childless in 1700. The War of the Spanish Succession was fought between proponents of a Bourbon prince, Philip of Anjou, and the Austrian Habsburg claimant, Archduke Charles.
Anne was born in 1515, on either 22 September [2] [5] or 28 June. [a] She was born in Düsseldorf, Duchy of Berg, the second daughter of John III of the House of La Marck, Duke of Jülich jure uxoris, Cleves, Berg jure uxoris, Count of Mark, also known as de la Marck and Ravensberg jure uxoris (often referred to as Duke of Cleves) who died in 1538, and his wife Maria, Duchess of Jülich-Berg ...
Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) [a] was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702, and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union 1707 merging the kingdoms of Scotland and England, until her death in 1714. Anne was born during the reign of her uncle King Charles II.
Ælfweard. Reign: July 17, 924 – August 2, 924 (16 days) Note: There is some disagreement about the length of Ælfweard's reign. Some think it may have been as long as four weeks.
The House of Hesse traces its line back to 841, the House of Welf-Este and the House of Wettin are both emerging in the 10th century, and so do some Italian non-ruling houses like the Caetani or the Massimo family, whereas most of the other ruling families of Europe only turn up to the light of history after the year 1000.
On 1 October 1936, General Francisco Franco was proclaimed "Leader of Spain" (Spanish: Caudillo de España) in the parts of Spain controlled by the Nationalists (nacionales) after the Spanish Civil War broke out. At the end of the war, on 1 April 1939, Franco took control of the whole of Spain, ending the Second Republic.
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Princess Anne made history Sept. 12 by participating in a symbolic watch over her mother's coffin as it laid in state at St.