Ernst Johann von Biron
Ernst Johann von Biron , 1690-1772, duke of Courland (1737-43, 1763-69), favorite of Czarina Anna of Russia. A Baltic nobleman, he rose to an all-powerful position under Anna, through whose influence he was elected duke of Courland. After Anna's death (1740) he was made regent for her grandnephew Ivan VI . Biron's unscrupulousness had earned him general hatred, and shortly after he became regent a coup ousted and banished him (1741). In 1743, Augustus III of Poland deprived him of his duchy. Czar Peter III later recalled him and Catherine II secured the restoration of his title, but Biron never regained his former influence.
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Philip of Spain.(Review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 4/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Philip of Spain, by Henry Kamen. New Haven, Connecticut...reason for its success, is that with Philip of Spain Kamen has stirred up the sea of historiographical...Historiographical debates about Kamen's Philip of Spain have in fact focused not on the accuracy...
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Books: Heroic hate figure Philip II of Spain does not deserve his black reputation, says John Adamson
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 5/25/1997; ; 700+ words
; Philip of Spain by Henry Kamen Yale, pounds 25, 384...rulers have received a worse press than Philip II of Spain. Sinister, black-suited, and reclusive...306 miscellaneous arms and legs). Philip of Spain is a subtle and highly intelligent...
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Spanish empire: Good King Philip?(quadricentenary celebration honoring )(Philip II of Spain )
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 12/12/1998; 700+ words
; Despite the Inquisition, Philip II of Spain really deserves a better press HIS was...biographer, Henry Kamen, claims in ``Philip of Spain'' (Yale; $35), however, that Philip was ``denigrated in his own day by political...
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Philip of Spain.
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 10/18/1997; 700+ words
; PHILIP OF SPAIN. By Henry Kamen. Yale...Anglo-American version of Philip II of Spain in his classic "Rise of...duty was the hallmark of Philip's long rule: from 1543, when he became regent of Spain at 16, until the ghastly...
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Philip of Spain
Magazine article from: The Virginia Quarterly Review; 1/1/1998; ; 425 words
; Philip of Spain, by Henry Kamen. Philip the Fanatic, Philip the Obsessed Catholic, Philip the Intolerant...This is the way history has chosen to remember King Philip II of Spain (1527-1598), but Kamen's excellent biography will...
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PHILIP OF SPAIN.(Review)
Magazine article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life; 12/1/1998; 568 words
; PHILIP OF SPAIN. By HENRY KAMEN. Yale...disasters, the Spanish Armada, Philip has over the centuries been...the "Black Legend" of Spain so successfully disseminated...religion from public life. Philip of Spain should be welcomed by history...
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The Winchester marriage, 1554: Michael Leech visits the city that is celebrating the anniversary of the marriage of Mary Tudor and the future Philip II of Spain, 450 years ago this month.(Frontline)
Magazine article from: History Today; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...it's going wild about Spain in 2004. Many events...marriage of Mary Tudor and Philip of Spain, on July 25th, 450 years...forth between England and Spain. Winchester was chosen...all England presented Philip with the Order of the...
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Philip V of Spain: The King who Reigned Twice.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 6/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; Henry Kamen. Philip V of Spain: The King who Reigned Twice. New Haven...95. ISBN: 0-300-08718-7. Philip V (1683-1746), grandson of Louis XIV and first Bourbon king of Spain, has attracted only modest scholarly...
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THE KEY PLAYERS.(Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 5/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...I of England and Philip II of Spain, disagreed on almost...however, Elizabeth and Philip were very similar...Duke of Norfolk. In Spain, suspected Jews...international outlook, Philip, on the other hand...citizen of Madrid--Spain's capital city...
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The Empress, the Queen, and the Nun: Women and Power at the Court of Philip III of Spain.(Review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 3/22/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Women and Power at the Court of Philip III of Spain. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University...political life at the court of Philip III of Spain (1598-1621). Traditional...of the period have focused on Philip's favorite, the Duke of Lerma...
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Philip IV (Spain) (1605–1665)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
PHILIP IV (SPAIN) (1605 – 1665) PHILIP IV (SPAIN) (1605 – 1665), king of Spain (1621 – 1665). Philip, his father Philip III (1578 – 1621), and his son Charles II (1661 – 1700) are...
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Philip II (Spain) (1527–1598; Ruled 1556–1598)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
PHILIP II (SPAIN) (1527 – 1598; ruled 1556...ruled 1556 – 1598), king of Spain. Philip, the firstborn of Charles V (ruled...recognized as heir. Before returning to Spain, Philip attended the Imperial Diet of Augsburg...
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Philip III (Spain) (1578–1621; Ruled 1598–1621)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
PHILIP III (SPAIN) (1578 – 1621; ruled 1598 – 1621) PHILIP III (SPAIN) (1578 – 1621; ruled 1598 – 1621), king of Spain; ruled Portugal as Philip II. Philip III had the misfortune...
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Philip V (Spain) (1683–1746; Ruled 1700–1724, 1724–1746)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
PHILIP V (SPAIN) (1683 – 1746; ruled 1700...x2013; 1724, 1724 – 1746) PHILIP V (SPAIN) (1683 – 1746; ruled 1700...1724 – 1746), king of Spain. Philip V, born in Versailles in 1683, was...
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Philip II of Spain
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Philip II of Spain (1527–98), consort of Mary Tudor. Philip's marriage to Mary in July 1554 was part of Spain's long struggle against the French. Son of the Emperor Charles V, he was regent of Spain between 1542 and 1548 and...
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