Ferdinand II’s coronation turned the Thirty Years ... King Frederick V, just elected King of Bohemia following Ferdinand’s accession to emperor. In less than two hours, Ferdinand recovered ...

King Ferdinand II used the code to talk about war strategy. The Army Museum confirmed to ABC News that these codes were used during the wars of Italy by the "Catholic King" : "These two letters ...

In 1623, Ferdinand II stripped them ... the Rhine and Queen of Bohemia, and through her grandson, the founder of a new British ruling dynasty. As such, every British king or queen since George ...

Ferdinand II (or Ferdinand the Catholic, 1452-1516) was the Spanish king of Aragon and king of Castile from 1479. As a Spanish ruler of southern Italy as well, he was also known as Ferdinand III ...

Secret 500-year-old letters sent by King Ferdinand II of Aragon to one of his military commanders have finally been deciphered. Spain’s Army Museum called in experts from Spain’s intelligence ...

A secret code used by the Spanish king Ferdinand II of Aragon 500 years ago has been cracked by Spain’s intelligence agency. The coding system contained over 200 special characters and was used ...

Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia was a hugely ... year by the Hapsburg Emperor Ferdinand. Image caption, Gerrit von Honthorst's 1642 portrait of Elizabeth The "Winter King and Queen" - so called ...

In 1609, threatened with rebellion among his Protestant advisers and subjects, the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II ... Ferdinand his successor. In 1617 Ferdinand was elected king in Bohemia, where ...

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In 1609, threatened with rebellion among his Protestant advisers and subjects, the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II ... Ferdinand his successor. In 1617 Ferdinand was elected king in Bohemia, where ...