Before Ferdinand and Isabella married on October 19th‚ 1469 Spain was separated into four separate kingdoms; Castile‚ Navarre‚ Granada and Aragon. Both of their claims to the throne were in trouble; For Isabella people didn’t want her to be the next ruler whereas Ferdinand’s was in jeopardy due to a civil war. It was not a good time for royalty in Spain. Nevertheless they married in secret and both succeeded to their thrones. This marriage united the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon this made the way
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1.The history of automobile The first working steam-powered vehicle was probably designed by Ferdinand Verbiest‚ a Flemish member of a Jesuit mission in China around 1672. It was a 65 cm-long scale-model toy for the Chinese Emperor‚ that was unable to carry a driver or a passenger. It is not known if Verbiest’s model was ever built. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot is widely credited with building the first self-propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile in about 1769; he created a steam-powered tricycle.
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exactly played a role in their different outcomes? Was it maturity? Age? Was it the bond or lack of with a parent? Although birthed from the same mind‚ these couples faced destinies completely different from the other. The “island dreamers” are Ferdinand and Miranda from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. They are called the “island dreamers” because of the fact that they met on an island and their dreams do not stray from the other. This couple met by chance. Miranda was stranded since the age of three
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gunshots that interrupted that summer day. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Not only was Franz murdered‚ but so was his wife Sophie‚ Duchess of Hohenberg. They were assassinated by a young man named Bosnian Serb which set off a chain of events that leaded to the start of World War One. To many people it was known as the Great War and seemed to have come out of the blue. Franz’s assassination was the start to it all. Franz Ferdinand was the eldest son of Carl Ludwig and the brother of Emperor
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If there is one person to blame for World War I‚ its Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ only he didn’t do anything bad‚ he was just assassinated‚ which sparked Austria’s tensions and therefore started the war. The buildup would’ve been much slower‚ perhaps even the war avoided‚ no costs for Germany‚ and no Second World War‚ which might’ve meant no Holocaust. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the leader of Austria before getting shot by teenager Gavrilo Princip. The assassination of Archduke was unjust because
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Introduction On 28 June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was shot dead. He was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. The political goal of the assassination was to detach Austria- Hungary’s South Slav provinces so that they could all be a part of Yugoslavia. The perpetrators for this crime have been caught and tried. The Austrian- Yugoslavian ties have been stressed ever since Austria-Hungary announced the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ which were areas that the Ottoman Empire
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Can someone who failed at his or her original goal‚ still succeed? Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal and moved to Spain when he was older. He studied mapmaking and astronomy and he was also an explorer. He sailed to East Africa and Malaysia. In his times many people didn’t think that the world is round or that you can sail around the world. Magellan challenged this and set out on a journey to circumnavigate the globe despite people’s beliefs. The Spaniards funded his long trip. Though some
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Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer born in Northern Portugal in 1492. His parents ‚ were very wealthy and powerful and members of the portuguese nobility but died when he was only 10 years old. Before he became an explorer Magellan was first a soldier. During a Battle Magellan lost an eye after being shot in it and was injured and lost his leg‚ the wooden leg given to him didn’t fit properly causing him to walk with a limp. He sailed for his native Portugal‚ but a dispute with the
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The people discussed in this article are those brave and heroic people who have achieved a lot of success in their lives despite of all the hindrances they faced being physically disabled. These valiant people have amazed the world with their courage‚ determination‚ strength and amazing will. These people have overcome all the obstacles they faced and never let their disabilities come in their path of glory. With their determination these extraordinary individuals have made a difference in the
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come to northern North America hundreds of years earlier. However‚ Columbus is important because his explorations made Europeans much more aware of the New World and helped to encourage more exploration of North and South America in the 1500s. Ferdinand Magellan and his discovery of the Philippines FERNÃO Magalhaes was born in Portugal around 1480‚ the son of the mayor of his native town. His interest in the nautical sciences started when he studied in the Court of Portugal. These studies filled
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