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- 241: Francisco Franco
- ... Spanish foreign legion in 1923. Franco became a national hero for his role in suppressing revolts in Morocco, and at the age of 33 he was made brigadier general. Having quelled a leftists revolt in Austria in 1934, he became army chief of staff in 1935. In February of 1936 the leftist government of the Spanish republic exiled Franco to an obscure command in the Canary Islands. The following July he ...
- 242: Benito Mussolini
- ... Pope within the Italian State. In 1933 Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany and was greeted cautiously by the Italians. Hitler in turn expressed friendship for the Italian Fascist government. During Germanys annexation of Austria, Italy improved her French relations when she rushed 75,000 troops to the Italo-Austrian frontier announcing that she would intervene if Germany took overt action. Italy drew closer to he WWI allies in 1935 ...
- 243: Arthur Conan Doyle
- ... was Mayne Reid, who wrote The Scalp Hunters. This was his favorite book while he was progressing through life.4 During his last year before attending medical school, Doyle went to Feldkirch, a school in Austria. While attending Feldkirch, he began to question his faith in the Roman Catholic religion.5 Doyle decided finally to become a doctor and went to Edinburgh University. While attending the university Doyle met a Dr ...
- 244: Anne Frank
- ... German diplomat in Paris by a young Jew, all synagogues in Germany were set on fire, windows of Jewish shops were smashed, and thousands of Jews were arrested. This signaled the Jews in Germany and Austria to leave as soon as possible. Many found refuge in other countries, but a similar number were unable to escape. When World War II began in 1939, the German army occupied the western half of ...
- 245: Rubens
- ... married Hιlθne Fourment, until his death on May 30, 1640, Rubens remained in Antwerp, living primarily at Castle Steen, his country residence. During this final decade he continued executing commissions for the Habsburg monarchs of Austria and Spain. More and more, he also painted pictures of personal interest, especially of his wife and child and of the Flemish countryside. The concerns of Rubens's late style, and indeed of his whole ...
- 246: Napoleon And Caesar
- ... generals of history; his name became synonymous with leadership, hence the titles Kaiser, and Tsar. Having been promoted over the heads of older officers, Napoleon's unbroken run of victories over the armies of both Austria and Piedmont established his credibility as a commander, while his concern for his previously ill-equipped soldiers won their loyalty. During the storming of a bridge at Lodi, he fought alongside his troops, and earned ...
- 247: Napoleon 4
- ... the grip of the old regimes, or did he merely spread death and destruction in despotic fashion? Here is what a few of his contemporaries had to say: Metternich, chief minister to the emperor of Austria (1820) "...In order to judge of this extraordinary man, we must follow him upon the grand theater for which he was born. Fortune had no doubt done much for Napoleon; but by the force of ...
- 248: Napoleon 2
- ... French people were Catholics, he affirmed religious tolerance for all. Though many accomplishments were shown in government as well as religion, Napoleon s main interests were focused on building an empire. After defeating Italy and Austria, and persuading Russia to withdraw from the war, Napoleon named himself Emperor. Though Napoleon was very successful on land and in battles, he also had many unsuccessful attempts. Napoleon s rage against Britain remained unsuccessful ...
- 249: Mozart
- ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Few composers ever have led such a remarkable life of left such a remarkable lasting legacy of music in such a short span of life. Mozart was born in 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. He was the second survivor of six born to an accomplished musician named Leopold (The Symphony pg.1). Mozart was a child prodigy when he began playing the keyboard at just three years old. He ...
- 250: King Henry Iv
- ... Merciless Parliament of 1388, Henry regained the favor of the King and in 1390 departed on the Crusade to Lithuania and then to Jerusalem. Visiting the kings of Bohemia and Hungary and the Archduke of Austria and then Venice in 1392-1393, he went only as far as Rhodes and then returned to England as a popular hero. He soon entered the government; he served on the Council while Richard was ...
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