Anthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon‚ (born Ferdinand Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order. Though he died in Padua‚ Italy‚ he was born to a wealthy family in Lisbon‚ Portugal‚ which is where he was raised. Noted by his contemporaries for his forceful preaching and expert knowledge of Scripture‚ he was declared a saint almost immediately after his death and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 16 January 1946. He had a very
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Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who started his voyage in Spain and was the first explorer to circumnavigate‚ meaning to travel all the around the world. He was killed on April 27‚ 1521 by the natives on the island of Cebu in the Philippines while many of his own men stayed on the boat despite knowing their captain was in trouble. The question being asked was whether or not this captain was worth defending. This question could be answered either way but in this essay we are going to
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ on 28 June 1914 is widely regarded as the cause of World War One. A Serbian terrorist‚ Gavrilo Princip‚ was the assassin. He shot both Ferdinand and his wife Sophie at point-blanc range (the second murder attempt of the day). Ferdinand was visiting Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ a southern state of Austria-Hungary‚ in an open
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Mexican Independence In New Spain‚ the Bourbon monarchies in 1808-1810 encouraged some creoles leaders to strike for total independence under the cover of Ferdinand. On July 1808‚ Napoleon’s capture of Charles the VI and Ferdinand the VII‚ and capture of Spain reached Mexico causing intense debate between Mexican elites. Creoles and Peninsulars prepared to take power and ensure their group would have power over the other; New Spain‚ like other Spanish colonies‚ went through the crisis of the Bourbon
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Abby Go Polisci Paper BATAS MILITAR Exactly thirty-nine years ago‚ Ferdinand Marcos‚ the infamous dictator‚ signed the declaration of Martial Law. He ruled the country with an iron hand for about 20 years. The declaration under Proclamation 1081 suspended the civil rights and imposed military authority in the country. It ensured Marcos’ grip on power‚ in defiance of the constitutional two-term limit for Philippine presidents. The declaration also marked the darkest age in Philippine history. It
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With the fleeting political success of those in the West‚ the Eastern European Countries had produced some of the strongest absolutist monarchies that influenced future government styles and policies. The beginning of rule in the East was mainly based off of strong noble landlords in power over the peasantry in serfdom. They held return bounties of runaway peasants‚ and increased their workload. That was possible because of the political manipulation from the noble in charge: “The local lord was
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means that their nation would be united by religion. However‚ when Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile came into power‚ they were able to transform Spain. Both Ferdinand and Isabella wanted to be absolute monarchs. They wanted full control. According to Document #2‚ “wars were forbidden between nobles;castles could not be built without their consent; and the Church was placed under their control.” This shows that Ferdinand and Isabella put a stop to everything that might go against their power
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centralize the power in the government by making the commoners have an influence in society‚ instead of only having the wealthy nobility being in charge of everything‚ which probably helped bridge the gap between the nobility and the commoners. Ferdinand and Isabella also got the approval from Pope Alexander VI to have the right to choose their own bishops for their churches‚ as well as to make churches in Hispanic America‚ which then led to the development of a national church in Spain. Due to the
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different statements and answers. Rulers who want complete and total power would lean towards being feared and those who wanted to be powerful without exerting utter fear would disagree with Machiavelli’s comment. Rulers such as Louis XI‚ Charlemagne‚ Ferdinand and Isabella‚ and Gregory VII would altogether have totally different opinions. Louis XI would whole-heartedly agree with Machiavelli‚ after all‚ he was often called “the most terrible king that had ever ruled France.” He would often times use utterly
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n the latter half of the 19th century an arms race began to Develop ‚ this in itself was causing tensions In Germany the Kaiser Wilhelm II had rid himself of Bismark and his conservative foreign policy of diplomacy and avoidance of conflict‚ with a rash and belligerent quest for glory. The facts that the rulers of Great Britain ‚ Germany and Russia were first cousins did nothing to reduce the levels of tension. National security was a critical issue for all the major states‚ the developing tensions
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