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War of the Fifth Coalition
The War of the Fifth Coalition (1809) was a major conflict of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) that was fought primarily in Central Europe between the First French Empire and its client states against the Austrian Empire, supported by the...
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Investiture Controversy
The Investiture Controversy, also referred to as the Investiture Contest or Investiture Dispute, was a conflict lasting from 1076 to 1122 between the papacy of the Catholic Church and the Salian Dynasty of German monarchs who ruled the Holy...
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Argula von Grumbach
Argula von Grumbach (née von Stauff, l. 1490 to c. 1564) was a Bavarian theologian, writer, and reformer, who became a controversial figure after her 1523 letter To the University of Ingolstadt protesting the arrest of a young scholar for...
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René Descartes
René Descartes (1596-1650) was a French mathematician, natural scientist, and philosopher, best known by the phrase 'Cogito ergo sum' ('I think therefore I am'). He published works on optics, coordinate geometry, physiology, and cosmology...
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Ulm Campaign
The Ulm Campaign (25 September to 20 October 1805) was a military operation during the War of the Third Coalition (1805-1806). Through a series of maneuvers, the 210,000 men of the French Grande Armée, led by Emperor Napoleon I, encircled...
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A Visitor's Guide to Rome's Frontier in Germany
In the 2nd century CE, the Roman Empire stretched from Scotland in northern Europe to the deserts of southern Egypt, encompassing the entirety of the Mediterranean basin. Beyond that lay its borders. Where there was no natural frontier such...
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Map of the Limes in Bavaria, Germany
Map showing the sights along the German Limes Road (German: Deutsche Limes-Straße) in Bavaria in Germany. The Upper German-Raetian Limes forms the frontier of the Roman Empire between the rivers Rhine and Danube, and stretches 550 kilometres...
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Manching Oppidum Reconstruction
A reconstruction of the inhabited area of the Manching Iron Age oppidum (hilltop fort) in Bavaria, Germany. The site was inhabited from the 3rd to 1st century BCE. (Keltenmuseum Manching)
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Christine de Pizan Presenting Her Book to Queen Isabeau
Detail of a presentation miniature with Christine de Pizan presenting her book to Queen Isabeau of Bavaria. Illuminated miniature from The Book of the Queen (various works by Christine de Pizan), BL Harley 4431., c. 1410-14 CE, British Library...
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George II at Dettingen
A painting by John Wootton showing George II of Great Britain (r. 1727-1760) leading an army to victory at the Battle of Dettingen in Bavaria in 1743 during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). The king is shown alongside his second...