WebLetters 138–150 (146–161): the collapse of the seraglio in Isfahan, approximately 3 years (1717–1720). An epistolary novel. Title page vignette from 1759 German translation, ... The other day I happened to be in a company where I saw a man who was very content with himself. In fifteen minutes he decided three questions of morality, four historical …

WebJansenism was an early modern theological movement within Catholicism, primarily active in the Kingdom of France, that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination.It was declared a heresy by the Catholic Church.. The movement originated in the posthumously published work of the Dutch theologian …

WebThe War of Jenkins' Ear, or Guerra del Asiento, was a conflict lasting from 1739 to 1748 between Britain and the Spanish Empire.The majority of the fighting took place in New Granada and the Caribbean Sea, with major operations largely ended by 1742.It was related to the 1740 to 1748 War of the Austrian Succession.The name was coined in 1858 by …

WebJeffrey Hudson (1619 – circa 1682) was a court dwarf of the English queen Henrietta Maria of France.He was famous as the "Queen's dwarf" and "Lord Minimus", and was considered one of the "wonders of the age" because of his extreme but well-proportioned smallness.

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WebBetelgeuse is a red supergiant of spectral type M1-2 and one of the largest stars visible to the naked eye.It is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky and, after Rigel, the second-brightest in the constellation of Orion.It is a distinctly reddish, semiregular variable star whose apparent magnitude, varying between +0.0 and +1.6, has the widest range …

Web1717 Luigi Tarisio sold the ‘Gariel’ Stradivarius to another famous violin dealer, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, who in turn sold it to the eminent French engineer, physician and founder member of the Academy of Science in Paris, Charles-Marie Gariel, the instrument’s namesake. Gariel likely sold it on shortly before his death in 1924. Jaime Laredo. Owned …

Web25/11/2022 · Maria Theresa, German Maria Theresia, (born May 13, 1717, Vienna—died November 29, 1780, Vienna), archduchess of Austria and queen of Hungary and Bohemia (1740–80), wife and empress of the Holy Roman emperor Francis I (reigned 1745–65), and mother of the Holy Roman emperor Joseph II (reigned 1765–90). Upon her accession, …

WebEvents Pre-1600. 1145 – The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, is consecrated.; 1173 – The widow Stamira sacrifices herself in order to raise the siege of Ancona by the forces of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.; 1355 – King Tvrtko I of Bosnia writes In castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from …

WebThe Spanish Empire (Spanish: Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy (Spanish: Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy (Spanish: Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its predecessor states between 1492 and 1976. One of the largest empires in history, it was, in conjunction with the Portuguese …