(Encyclopedia) Leopold I, 1640–1705, Holy Roman emperor (1658–1705), king of Bohemia (1656–1705) and of Hungary (1655–1705), second son and successor of Ferdinand III. Upon his elder brother's death…
(Encyclopedia) Louis IV or Louis the Bavarian, 1287?–1347, Holy Roman emperor (1328–47) and German king (1314–47), duke of Upper Bavaria. After the death of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII the Luxemburg…
(Encyclopedia) Theodore I (Theodore Lascaris), d. 1222, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (1204–22), son-in-law of the Byzantine emperor Alexius III. He escaped from Constantinople after it was captured (…
first woman to rule ChinaBorn: c. 625Birthplace: China Born into an aristocratic family, Wu Hou, also known as Wu Chao or Wu Zetien, was taught reading, writing, and music. At about age 14, she…
A look at the aristocratic pecking order by David Johnson Emperor Comes from the Latin, "imperator," which was originally a military title. Soldiers would salute the leader of a victorious…
HOW DID ROME EXPAND? WHAT WAS THE RELIGION OF ANCIENT ROME? HOW WERE ROMAN SOLDIERS RECRUITED? SENATORSEMPERORSFIND OUT MORERome began, around 1000 BC, as a settlement of farmers and shepherds in…
HOW DID THE FIRST EMPEROR UNITE CHINA? HOW DID CHINA FEED ITS PEOPLE? WHAT WAS CHINA’S BEST–KEPT SECRET? TERRACOTTA WARRIORSFIND OUT MOREChina was a collection of kingdoms ruled by rival dynasties…
EmperorsFranz I, last Holy Roman Emperor, first Emperor of Austria (1804–1835)Ferdinand I (1835–1848)Franz Joseph I (1848–1916)Karl I, last emperor of Austria (1916–1918)PresidentsFranz Dinghofer,…
WHY WAS THE EMPIRE FOUNDED? HOW DID CHARLEMAGNE WORK WITH SCHOLARS? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TITLE? FIND OUT MOREOn Christmas Day, 800, Charlemagne, the King of the Franks, was crowned Holy Roman…
