Low Countries, history of — Introduction history of the Low Countries from prehistoric times to 1579. For historical purposes, the name Low Countries is generally understood to include the territory of what is today The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, as… … Universalium
Belgium — /bel jeuhm/, n. a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 10,203,683; 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Cap.: Brussels. French, Belgique /bel zheek /; Flemish, België /bel khee euh/. * * * Belgium Introduction Belgium Background … Universalium
Margaret Ofaustria (Savoy) — (1480–1530) After the death of her second husband Philibert of Savoy in 1504, Margaret returned to the Low Countries where her father, Holy Roman emperor Max imilian I, installed her as governor in 1507. Margaret was a shrewd politician and… … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
HEUTSZ, Johannes Benedictus van — (1851–1924) Van Heutsz took part in the military expedition against the Sultanate of Aceh in the Netherlands East Indies in 1874–1875. From 1898 to 1904, he served as governorof this nearly “pacified” province on the island of Sumatra (now… … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
Mechelen — Mechlin redirects here. For other uses, see Mechlin (disambiguation). For other uses, see Mechelen (disambiguation). Mechelen Mechelen City Hall … Wikipedia
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Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… … Universalium
Third Orders — • Lay members of religious orders, i.e. men and women who do not necessarily live in community and yet can claim to wear the habit and participate in the good works of some great order Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Third Orders … Catholic encyclopedia
Cosmo Gordon Lang — The Right Reverend and Right Honourable The Lord Lang of Lambeth GCVO PC Archbishop of Canterbury … Wikipedia
Anglican Communion and ecumenism — Anglican interest in ecumenical dialogue can be traced back to the time of the Reformation and dialogues with both Orthodox and Lutheran churches in the sixteenth century. In the nineteenth century, with the rise of the Oxford Movement, there… … Wikipedia
