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43 matches to Peacock Throne
Delhi. 1192 Moslems build. 1638 Mogul capital. 1739 Persians sack, take Peacock Throne. 1803 Britain.
Nader Shah. 1688-1747. Severe ruler of Persia 1736-. Conquered Turks and northern India. Took Koh-i-noor diamond, Peacock Throne.
Peacock Throne. Seized 1739 in Delhi by Nader Shah. Taken to Iran. Original lost.
Argus. 100 eyed keeper of Io, killed by Hermes. Hera gave eyes to the peacock.
Peacock, Thomas. 1785-1866. English witty satirical novelist: Nightmare Abbey.
Altranstadt, Peace. 1706 Sweden-Poland: Augustus renounces Polish throne. 1707 Sweden-HRE: HRE buys Swedish neutrality in War of Spanish Succession. 1714 Louis XIV-Charles VI.
Arras, Treaty. 1435. Burgundy recognized French throne.
Arthur I. 1187-1203. Duke of Brittany. Claimant to English throne. Defeated by John I.
Boyne, Battle. 1690. James II attempts to retake throne; defeated by William III, ending Catholic Stuart power in Ireland. Celebrated by Orangemen, Jul 12.
Carlos, Don. 1788-1855. Claimed Spanish throne 1833, succeeding brother Ferdinand VII. Carlists.
Chambord, Count de. 1820-83. Claimed French throne; inflexibility led to failure of Bourbon restoration negotiations 1874.
Charlie, Bonnie Prince. 1720-88. Scottish Stuart pretender to the English throne. Unsuccessful revolt 1745. Exiled.
Dauphin. 1350-1830. Title of French heir to throne.
Dmitri. -1591. Murdered heir to Russian throne. Gudunov. Time of Troubles. 1605-12 three “False Dmitris” claim throne.
Dupplin Moor, Battle. 1332. Balliol gains Scottish throne.
Family Pact. 1863. Maximilian renounces claims to Austrian throne to be Emperor of Mexico.
Hundred Years War. 1337~1453. English defend claims to French throne. Crécy. Poitiers. Agincourt. Joan of Arc. English driven from continent, except Calais.
Isabella of Bavaria. 1371-1435. French Queen consort/regent 1389-1422. Recognized British heir to French throne. Treaty of Troyes. Hundred Years War.
Jacobites. 1688-1753. Supporters of exiled James II and Stuart line after Glorious Revolution. 1715 “Old Pretender” James fails to claim British throne. 1745-6. Bonnie Prince Charlie unable to reclaim throne of England/Scotland. Stuart supporters aided rebels in Scotland and Ireland. Culloden Moor.
Louis XVIII. 1755-1824. Bourbon. Restored to French throne by Allies 1814-. Advisory Parliament. Ultraloyalists.
Matilda. (Maud). 1102-67. English. Fought cousin Stephen 1135-48, who usurped throne.
Miguel, Dom. 1802-66. Pretender to Portuguese throne 1828- causes Civil War 1831-4.
Northern War, First. 1655-60. Sweden vs Poland and allies. Sweden wins Danish territory. Poland renounces claim to Swedish throne.
Pole, Edmund de la. 1472-1513. Yorkist claimant to British throne. Beheaded.
Pole, John de la. c1464-91/2. Yorkist claimant to British throne. Killed in battle.