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94 matches to Francis Xavier
Dunbarton Oaks Conference. 1944. UN organizational meeting. Yalta. San Francisco.
Elizabeth. 1837-98. Wife of Emperor Francis-Joseph. Assassinated by anarchist.
Eugenics. Race improvement by selective mating. Galton.
Falange. 1933-37. Spanish Fascist party founded by Primo de Rivera. Merged with Franco 1937. Won civil war.
Fifth Column. 1936. Fascists within besieged Madrid who assisted Franco’s attackers. Term generally applied to subversives since.
Fontainebleau. 12C castle richly decorated by Francis I.
France, College of. Created by Francis I in 1530 as the 3 Language College: Latin, Hebrew, Greek.
Francis I. 1494-1547. French king 1515-. Vs Charles V. Prosecuted Protestants. Began exploration, colonization. Field of Cloth of Gold.
Francis I. 1708-65. Holy Roman Emperor, 1745-. Husband of Maria Theresa. Wars of Polish and Austrian Succession.
Francis II. 1768-1835. Last HRE 1792-1806. Empire dissolved. Francis I of Austria 1804-.
Francis Ferdinand. 1863-1914. Austrian archduke assassinated in Sarajevo, provoking WWI.
Francis Joseph I. 1830-1916. Austrian Empire. 1848-. King of Hungary 1867-. Bismarck. Triple Alliance. Dual Monarchy.
Francis Joseph II. 1906-89. Ruled Liechtenstein 1938-. Neutral in WWII. High tech, banking, Europe’s richest nation. Woman suffrage 1984.
Francis of Assisi, St. 1182-1226. Founder of the Franciscan order.
Francis of Paola, St. 1416-1507. Founder of ascetic Minim Friars 1435.
Franciscans. 1209. Religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi. Missionary and educational work. Includes Capuchins, Conventuals, Observants, Zealots.
Franco, Francisco. 1892-1975. Spanish general and ruthless Fascist dictator, 1939-. Spanish Civil War.
Franz. =Francis.
Galton, Francis. 1822-1911. English founder of Eugenics. Hereditary Genius 1869.
Golden Gate Bridge. 1937. San Francisco.
Golden Hind. Drake’s flagship; only one to finish circumnavigation.
Goya, Francisco. 1746-1828. Spanish painter and engraver of macabre. Horrors of War 1811.
Guernica. Spanish Basque capital bombed by Germans for Franco, 1937. Euzkadi. Picasso. Spanish Civil War.
Hearst, Wm Randolph. 1863-1951. US newspaper giant: San Francisco Examiner.
Innocent III. c1160-1216. Pope 1198-. Peak power of papacy. Fourth Crusade. Authorized incorporation of University of Paris 1215. Placed Inquisition under Franciscans and Dominicans. Crowned Frederick II.