The Electorate of Saxony (German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen, also Kursachsen) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire established when Emperor Charles IV raised the Ascanian duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg to the status of an Electorate by the Golden Bull of 1356. It comprised a territory of some 40,000 square kilometers (15,445 square miles). Upon the extinction of the House of …

There are eight medical schools in South Africa, each under the auspices of a public university.As the country is a former British colony most of the institutions follow the British-based undergraduate method of instruction, admitting students directly from high school into 6 or 5 year programmes. Some universities such as the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg …

Anne was born in Buda (now Budapest).The death of Vladislaus II on 13 March 1516 left both siblings in the care of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilan I.It was arranged for Anna to marry his grandson, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, second son of Queen Regnant Joanna of Castile and her late husband and co-ruler, Philip I of Castile. Anna and Mary moved first to Vienna, and then …

Culture of Lithuania combines an indigenous heritage, ... (Simple Words of Catechism) by Martynas Mažvydas in 1547. A archival site of Lithuanian literature and folklore is the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore in Vilnius. ... New Year's Day; February 16: Day of Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania (1918)

The new dukes replaced the Saxon horse emblem and introduced their Ascanian family colours and emblem added by a bendwise crancelin, symbolising the Saxon ducal crown, as new coat-of-arms of Saxony ().The later rulers of the House of Wettin adopted the Ascanian coat-of-arms.. After the division, the counting of the dukes started anew. Though the first Ascanian duke is …

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC; in French: Commission électrotechnique internationale) is an international standards organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies – collectively known as "electrotechnology".IEC standards cover a vast range of technologies from power …

Moscow (/ ˈ m ɒ s k oʊ / MOS-koh, US chiefly / ˈ m ɒ s k aʊ / MOS-kow; Russian: Москва, tr. Moskva, IPA: ()) is the capital and largest city of Russia.The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 12.4 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 20 million residents in the metropolitan area.

Ivan the Terrible, Russian Ivan Grozny, byname of Ivan Vasilyevich, also called Ivan IV, (born August 25, 1530, Kolomenskoye, near Moscow [Russia]—died March 18, 1584, Moscow), grand prince of Moscow (1533–84) and the first to be proclaimed tsar of Russia (from 1547). His reign saw the completion of the construction of a centrally administered Russian state and the …

This article discusses the major medical centers in the U.S. For all hospitals, see List of hospitals in the United States.For a general discussion about U.S. health care see Health care in the United States.. Medical centers in the United States are conglomerations of health care facilities including hospitals and research facilities that also either include or are closely affiliated with a ...

Each year drew new theologians to embrace the Reformation and participate in the ongoing, European-wide discussion about faith. ... Francis I (reigned 1515–1547) initially maintained an attitude of tolerance, in accordance with his ... (known as szlachta), mainly in Lesser Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Several publishing houses ...