was a part of the Kingdom of Sweden. Then‚ in 1809 it became a Grand Duchy under Russian rule‚ and finally‚ after periods of both greater and lesser degrees of independence‚ it becoming an independent country in 1917. Finland initially joined Sweden in the 13th century and then remained under Swedish control for about 600 years. Then‚ in the Finnish War of 1809‚ Russia captured Finland‚ which lead to Finland becoming a Grand Duchy in the Russian empire. During Russian control‚ there was an initial
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Adolf Spiess By: Dijon Cordova Adolf Spiess was born February 3‚ 1810‚ in Lauterbach‚ Hesse‚ and died May 9‚ 1858. But before he died he was a German gymnast and educator‚ which he contributed to the development of school gymnastics for children of both sexes in Switzerland and Germany. Growing up Adolf lived with his father Johann Spiess‚ whom was a farmer and master smith‚ but had first prepared himself for a position as teacher in the elementary schools‚ but after some years of professional
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Chapter Six Mannheim’s citizens celebrated the joyous occasion of the marriage of Princess Marie to the Marquess of Hamilton when the palace gates were thrown open by the Grand Duke’s soldiers and they were invited in to eat‚ drink and dance in the square in front of the palace all the while bells tolled in the Jesuit Church. Meanwhile‚ back in the Knight’s Hall in the palace‚ Karolina did not even notice that members of the nobility were dancing on a raised platform separated at one end of the great
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Ferrara from 1559 to 1597 but in three marriages fathered no heir to succeed him. The deceased duchess in the poem was his first wife‚ Lucrezia de’ Medici‚ a daughter of Cosimo de’ Medici (1519-1574)‚ Duke of Florence from 1537 to 1574 and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1569 to 1574. Lucrezia died in 1561 at age 17. In 1598‚ Ferrara became part of the Papal States.
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Unit 5 Portfolio Liseia Woodard 11th Grade class Teacher: Mrs. O’Neil 01/05/2013 SUBJECT: Napoleon Bonaparte Years of rule: 1799-1815 Area of control: Spain to the Grand Duchy of Warsaw Religions practiced in empire: Catholicism and Protestantism During Napoleon’s reign as Emperor of the French Empire he made laws‚ or a set of codes‚ that applied to all of France. He enacted laws that protected the people‚ promoted religious tolerance and took away the serfdom and feudalism systems
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before it was united in 1230 by Mindaugas‚ who was crowned as King of the Lithuania‚ creating the first unified Lithuanian state‚ on 6 July 1253. During the 14th century‚ the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the largest country in Europe. Present day Belarus‚ Ukraine‚ and parts of Poland and Russia were territories of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. With the Lublin Union of 1569‚ Lithuania and Poland formed a voluntary two-state union‚ the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Commonwealth lasted more than
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pressure. He never published his findings. His work in geometry aided in the eventual development of integral calculus.Torricelli’s chief invention was the mercury barometer‚ which arose from solving a practical problem. Pump makers of the Grand Duke of Tuscany attempted to raise water to a height of 12 meters or more‚ but found that 10 meters was the limit with a suction pump. Torricelli employed mercury‚ fourteen times more dense than water. In 1643 he created a tube approximately one meter long
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1. In physics and chemistry‚ heat is energy transferred from one body to another by thermal interactions. The transfer of energy can occur in a variety of ways‚ among them conduction‚radiation‚ and convection. The SI unit of heat is the joule. Heat can be measured by calorimeter‚ or determined indirectly by calculations based on other quantities‚ relying for instance on the first law of thermodynamics. In calorimeter‚ the concepts of latent heat and of sensible heat are used. Latent heat produces
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star hotel located in A4 near terminal 1 and 3 targeting tourist and travelers from all around the world. The world class services and excellent customer service make the brand very popular among the passengers. (History of Marriot‚ 2012) Tuscany Ristorante Tuscany Ristorante is very popular Italian restaurant open for 12 years and the favorite for the guests coming to Marriot Hotel. This restaurant is a main attraction for Marriott brand. It provides authentic food for the food lovers with excellent
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geographically under the three great distinctive cities of activities. Florence‚ Rome and Venice. Florence. One of the chief powers of Italy. A centrally situated city-state. The Florentines notonly exerted considerable influence over the whole of Tuscany but carried Renaissance architecture‚ which originated with them‚ much farther afield. Rome. The distressed Medieval city began to recover its prestige and unique influence while the Renaissance was taking root in Florence‚ and soon popes were reviving
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