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879 matches to Eighty Years War
Guesclin, Bertrand du. c1320-80. French military leader, 100 Years’ War. Expelled English from France.
Hong Kong. 1841 British. 1898 Leased from China for 99 years. 1997 China.
Hubertusburg Treaty. 1763. Prussia/Austria end 7 Years War. Prussia established as power.
Hundred Years War. 1337~1453. English defend claims to French throne. Crécy. Poitiers. Agincourt. Joan of Arc. English driven from continent, except Calais.
Iroquois League. (League of 5 Nations). 1570-. Confederation of Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca. Fought for English in American Revolution, Seven Years War.
Isabella of Bavaria. 1371-1435. French Queen consort/regent 1389-1422. Recognized British heir to French throne. Treaty of Troyes. Hundred Years War.
Jacquerie Revolt. 1358. French peasants revolt vs tax increases to support Hundred Years War. Marcel.
John II. The Good. 1319-64. King of France 1350.- Hundred Years War. Captured at Poitiers, ransomed for 3M écus. Annexes SW France.
Laudon, Gideon. 1717-90. Estonian/Austrian Hapsburg field marshal in Seven Years War.
Magdeburg. 1631. German republic destroyed by Tilly in Thirty Years War.
Mantuan Succession, War. 1628-31. French fight Hapsburgs over Mantua in 30 Years War.
Matthias. 1557-1619. Holy Roman Emperor 1612-. Catholic Revival led to Thirty Years War.
Maximilian I. The Great. 1573-1651. Duke of Bavaria. Founded Catholic League 1609. Thirty Years War.
Mazarin, Jules. 1602-61. French Cardinal, politician. Power during Louis XIV rule, regent 1643-61. Ended 30 Years war. Defeated the Fronde 1653. Supported strong monarchy.
Mazowiecki, Tadeusz. 1927-. Polish Prime Minister 1989. First non-communist Prime Minister in Eastern Europe in 40 years.
Methusaleh. Biblical patriarch. Lived 969 years.
Minden, Battle. 1759. Prussia and Britain defeat French. Seven Years War.
Montcalm, Louis. 1712-59. French general killed defending Quebec against the English. Seven Years War.
Neorealism, Italian. 1920-60. Literary movement supressed by Fascists. Moving autobiographical accounts of the war years. Quasimodo.
Oberammergau. 1634- Passion play every ten years commemorates plague of 1633.
Ojibwa. (Chippewa). North American Indians near Great Lakes. Supported French vs British in 7 Years War, British vs Americans in Revolution.
Olympiad. Greek measure of time = 4 years.
Orléans, Siege. 1428-9. 8 month English siege ended by Joan of Arc. Turning point of 100 Years War.
Palatinate. 1156-. Region of south Germany ravaged during 30 Years War and War of Grand Alliance. Saar.
Paris, Treaties. 1229 Ends Albigensian Crusade. Louis gains Toulouse. 1327. England loses territory to France. 1763 Ends Seven Years War. Britain gets French holdings in Canada. Spain gets American territory. 1783 Ends American Revolution. US borders fixed. 1814 Ends Napoleonic Wars, restoring 1792 borders. Napoleon exiled to Elba. 1815 Ends Hundred Days. 1790 borders, reparations. Napoleon to St. Helena. 1856 Ends Crimean War. Black Sea neutral. Regulated Laws of High Seas. 1898 Ends Spanish American War. Spain cedes Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico to US. 1947. Settled European borders after WWII.