Author: Robert L. Dauber
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Category : Austria
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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Austrian Knights of Malta
Author: Robert L. Dauber
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Category : Austria
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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Publisher:
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Category : Austria
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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The Knights of Malta
Author: H. J. A. Sire
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300068856
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
This is a complete history of the Order of St John or Knights of Malta. Founded as a hospice for pilgrims in Jerusalem in the 11th Century, the Order has in succeeding centuries played an important military, religious and political role in the history of Europe and the Mediterranean.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300068856
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
This is a complete history of the Order of St John or Knights of Malta. Founded as a hospice for pilgrims in Jerusalem in the 11th Century, the Order has in succeeding centuries played an important military, religious and political role in the history of Europe and the Mediterranean.
ANEIGNUNGEN, ENTFREMDUNGEN. THE AUSTRIAN PLAYWRIGH
Author: Clemens Ruthner
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9780820463759
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
This book is a collection of essays by prominent North American and European experts in Austrian literature concerning the Austrian playwright and author Franz Grillparzer, his relationship to various literary traditions, and his reception from the nineteenth century to the present. The chapters originated at a symposium held in February of 2003 at the University of Alberta sponsored by the University of Alberta's Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies.
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9780820463759
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
This book is a collection of essays by prominent North American and European experts in Austrian literature concerning the Austrian playwright and author Franz Grillparzer, his relationship to various literary traditions, and his reception from the nineteenth century to the present. The chapters originated at a symposium held in February of 2003 at the University of Alberta sponsored by the University of Alberta's Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies.
Historical Dictionary of Malta
Author: Uwe Jens Rudolf
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538119188
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
Malta, has been visited and influenced over the centuries by many different peoples and cultures. The site of the oldest free-standing, man-made structures known to exist, Malta has been occupied by Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Arabs, Normans, the Knights of St. John, Swabians, Angevins, French, and British. Most recently, Malta has elected a new government replacing one that had been in office for many years, major improvements in infrastructure, a significant growth in population, the liberalization of laws permitting divorce and same-sex marriage. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Malta contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Malta.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538119188
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
Malta, has been visited and influenced over the centuries by many different peoples and cultures. The site of the oldest free-standing, man-made structures known to exist, Malta has been occupied by Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Arabs, Normans, the Knights of St. John, Swabians, Angevins, French, and British. Most recently, Malta has elected a new government replacing one that had been in office for many years, major improvements in infrastructure, a significant growth in population, the liberalization of laws permitting divorce and same-sex marriage. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Malta contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Malta.
Debrett's Illustrated Peerage and Baronetage, Titles of Courtesy and the Knightage
Author: John Debrett
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Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 1456
Book Description
Includes an unpaged appendix, "royal warrant holders," and 19 a "war honours supplement."
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Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 1456
Book Description
Includes an unpaged appendix, "royal warrant holders," and 19 a "war honours supplement."
Debrett's Illustrated Peerage and Titles of Courtesy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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Category : Nobility
Languages : en
Pages : 788
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Category : Nobility
Languages : en
Pages : 788
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Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire
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Category : Heraldry
Languages : en
Pages : 1562
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Category : Heraldry
Languages : en
Pages : 1562
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The Military Orders Volume I
Author: Malcolm Barber
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351542583
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
This book contains 42 papers delivered at the International Conference on Military Orders held at Clerkenwell, London, in September, 1992. There are five sections covering the Hospitallers, the Templars, the Teutonic Knights, the Spanish Orders, and the perceptions and role of the orders.The impact of the military orders on European History has been profound, both in what they achieved and in the way interpretations of these achievements have since shaped European perceptions. Their influence can be found in places as far apart as Lithuania and Andalusia, Scotland and Palestine, and their chronological range extends from their origins in the 12th century down to the present day.This importance is fully reflected in this book, where the latest research is brought together through the contributions of scholars from 13 countries.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351542583
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
This book contains 42 papers delivered at the International Conference on Military Orders held at Clerkenwell, London, in September, 1992. There are five sections covering the Hospitallers, the Templars, the Teutonic Knights, the Spanish Orders, and the perceptions and role of the orders.The impact of the military orders on European History has been profound, both in what they achieved and in the way interpretations of these achievements have since shaped European perceptions. Their influence can be found in places as far apart as Lithuania and Andalusia, Scotland and Palestine, and their chronological range extends from their origins in the 12th century down to the present day.This importance is fully reflected in this book, where the latest research is brought together through the contributions of scholars from 13 countries.
Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the Seventeenth Century
Author: Kenneth Meyer Setton
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871691927
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
This book is in many ways a sequel to the 4 vols. of Setton's "Papacy & the Levant (1204-1571)," although the emphasis has shifted northward from the Holy See to Venice & Austria. Includes such topics as: Austrians & Turks in the Long War (1592-1606); the Bohemian Succession, & the Outbreak of the 30 Years' War; Gustavus Adolphus, Cardinal Richeliu, & the Hapsburgs; the Increasing Importance of France; The Treaties of Westphalia; Venice, Malta, & the Turks; The Long War of Candia; The Turco-Venetian War (1646-1653); Naval Battles at the Dardanelles (1654-1657); the Cretan War; Papal Aid to Venice; Surrender of Venice to the Turks; Turco-Venetian Relations (1670-1683) & the Turkish Siege of Vienna; The Conquests of the Austrians in Hungary, the Revolt of the Turkish Army, & the Venetians in the Morea (1684-1687); the Invasion of Attica, & the Destruction of the Parthenon; The Venetians' Withdrawal fron Athens; the Removal of Antiquities; Louis XIV, the Turks, & the War of the League of Augsburg; the Turkish Reconquest of the Morea; the Victories of Eugene of Savoy; & Venice as a Playground of Europe.
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871691927
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
This book is in many ways a sequel to the 4 vols. of Setton's "Papacy & the Levant (1204-1571)," although the emphasis has shifted northward from the Holy See to Venice & Austria. Includes such topics as: Austrians & Turks in the Long War (1592-1606); the Bohemian Succession, & the Outbreak of the 30 Years' War; Gustavus Adolphus, Cardinal Richeliu, & the Hapsburgs; the Increasing Importance of France; The Treaties of Westphalia; Venice, Malta, & the Turks; The Long War of Candia; The Turco-Venetian War (1646-1653); Naval Battles at the Dardanelles (1654-1657); the Cretan War; Papal Aid to Venice; Surrender of Venice to the Turks; Turco-Venetian Relations (1670-1683) & the Turkish Siege of Vienna; The Conquests of the Austrians in Hungary, the Revolt of the Turkish Army, & the Venetians in the Morea (1684-1687); the Invasion of Attica, & the Destruction of the Parthenon; The Venetians' Withdrawal fron Athens; the Removal of Antiquities; Louis XIV, the Turks, & the War of the League of Augsburg; the Turkish Reconquest of the Morea; the Victories of Eugene of Savoy; & Venice as a Playground of Europe.
The Story of Don John of Austria
Author: Luis Coloma
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Category : Spain
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Publisher:
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Category : Spain
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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