
GRAND DUKES of LITHUANIA 1315-1432 This project aims to provide a template for the Sourced profiles of this Dynasty on Geni. To start with, we're using Charles Cawley's Medlands entries, because they tend to be sourced / or acknowledge where these haven't been found yet. Please come and add Sources. GEDIMINAS [Gedymin] , son of PUKUVERAS Grand Duke of Lithuania & his wife --- ([1260]-killed ...
This project aims to identify the Tsars and Emperors of Russia from Ivan "the Terrible" in 1547 to Nicholas II, who abdicated in 1917. >=== Overview ===>The Grand Duke Ivan IV (the "Awesome" or "the Terrible") was officially crowned the first Tsar ("Caesar") of Russia in 1547. The Tsar promulgated a new code of laws (Sudebnik of 1550), established the first Russian feudal representative body (Z...
The Grand Princes of Vladimir-Suzdal ) Великое Княжество Владимиро-Су́здальское кня́жество). >>===From Andrei Bogolyubsky to Dmitry Donskoy. == Overview ==The Vladimir-Suzdal Principality (1168–1389 AD) (Russian: Владимиро-Су́здальское кня́жество, Vladimiro-Suzdal'skoye knyazhestvo) or Vladimir-Suzdal Rus’ (Russian: Владимирско-Су́здальская Русь, Vladimirsko-Suzdal'skaya Rus’) was one of the ma...
The Grand Dukes of Moscow >=From Daniel to Ivan theTerrible (IV)=== Overview ===The Grand Duchy of Moscow (Russian: Великое Княжество Московское, Velikoye Knyazhestvo Moskovskoye) was a medieval Russian polity centered on Moscow between 1283 and 1547. The Grand Duchy of Moscow, as the state is known in Russian records, has been referred to by many Western sources as Muscovy. However, this term ...
The House of Vijaya (also known as the Vijayan dynasty and sometimes referred to as the "Great Dynasty") was the first recorded Sinhalese royal dynasty that ruled over the island, Sri Lanka. According to Sri Lankan historical literature Prince Vijaya is the traditional first king of Sri Lanka, founding the Kingdom of Tambapanni and the dynasty subsequently founding the Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwar...
Shaw House, Berkshire, England= Shaw House is an important example of an early symmetrical H-plan Elizabethan mansion, located at Shaw, on the north-eastern outskirts of Newbury in Berkshire.===History===The manor house of Shaw, Shaw House was built by the wealthy cloth merchant, Thomas Dolman, and completed in 1581. It is famous for its reputation as King Charles I's headquarters during the Se...