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195 matches to Clement III
Anjala League. 1788-89. Swedish, Finnish officers conspire vs Gustav III to end Russo-Swedish War.
Anne of Austria. 1601-66. Wife of Louis XIII. Founded Feuillantines, 1622; Val-de-Grâce, 1638. Regent for Louis XIV until he became of age.
Anne of Bretagne. 1477-1514. Wife of Charles VIII, 1491, then of Louis XII, 1499. Began union of Brittany with France.
Anne of Cleves. 1515-57. Fourth wife of Henry VIII. Divorced.
Artaxerxes. I-III. 5-4C BC. Achaemenid kings.
Augustus III. 1696-1763. King of Poland 1734- after War of Polish Succession.
Balliol, Edward. -1363. Invaded Scotland 1332. King 1332-56. Ceded crown to ally Edward III.
Barons War. 1264-7. England. Led by Montfort vs Henry III’s spending. Evesham. Oxford Provisions. Ended by Marlborough Statute.
Barricades, Day of the. 1588. Paris. Catholic League rebels vs Henry III.
Barton, Elizabeth. 1506-34. Maid of Kent. Executed for prophesy against Henry VIII marrying Anne Boleyn.
Benedict XIII. c1328-1423. Antipope 1394-1417. Great Schism.
Black Prince. Son of Edward III. Captured King John II of France at Poitiers, 1356.
Boleyn, Anne. 1507-36. 2nd Queen of Henry VIII, mother of Elizabeth I. Beheaded.
Boniface VIII. c1235-1303. Pope 1294-. Claimed supremacy over kings. Captured by French adviser.
Boris III. 1894-1943. King of Bulgaria, 1918-. Hitler ally, but avoided war w USSR.
Bosworth Field, Battle. 1485. Tudor victory, ended War of Roses. Richard III killed.
Bourges, Pragmatic Sanction. 1438. French Charles VIII supports Gallicanism vs pope.
Boyne, Battle. 1690. James II attempts to retake throne; defeated by William III, ending Catholic Stuart power in Ireland. Celebrated by Orangemen, Jul 12.
Cánovas, Antonio. 1828-97. Spanish premier. Helped restore Alfonso XIII. Wrote constitution.
Catherine II, the Great. 1729-96. Autocratic Empress of Russia, 1762-. Overthrew husband, Peter III. Annexed Crimea, Polish territory.
Catherine of Aragon. 1485-1536. First wife of Henry VIII. Marriage annulled.
Celestine V, St. 1209-96. Founded Celestines 1264. 1294 First Pope to abdicate. Imprisoned by Boniface VIII.
Charles I, of Anjou. 1226-85. French King of Naples and Sicily 1246-. Son of Louis VIII. Harsh rule. First Angevin.
Charles III. 1716-88. King of Spain 1759-. Enlightened despot. Lost Florida but strengthened empire.
Charles III, the Simple. 879-929. King of France 893-923. Added Lorraine. Deposed.