Rheinfelden — Infobox Swiss town subject name = Rheinfelden municipality name = Rheinfelden municipality type = City imagepath coa = Rheinfelden blason.png|pixel coa= languages = German canton = Aargau iso code region = CH AG district = Rheinfelden lat… … Wikipedia
Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… … Universalium
June 1 — Events* 193 Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated. *987 Hugh Capet is elected King of France. *1204 King Philip Augustus of France conquers Rouen. *1215 Beijing, then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is… … Wikipedia
1280s — The 1280s is the decade starting January 1, 1280 and ending December 31, 1289.Europe in the 1280s was marked by naval warfare on the Mediterranean Sea and consolidation of power by the major states. Ongoing struggles over the control of Sicily… … Wikipedia
1283 — EventsEurope* June 1 The young Duke Rudolph II of Austria is forced to yield his claim on the Duchies of Austria and Styria to his elder brother, Albert I of Germany, under the Treaty of Rheinfelden. * July 8 At the naval Battle of Malta at… … Wikipedia
Rudolf II, Duke of Austria — Duke Rudolph II of Austria, titular Duke of Swabia (1270 ndash;May 10, 1290) was the younger son of Rudolph of Habsburg, from 1273 King of the Romans, and Gertrude of Hohenburg. In December 1282 he became Duke of Austria and Styria jointly with… … Wikipedia
John Parricida — John Parricida, or John the Parricide or Johann Parricida, also called John of Swabi (born ca. 1290, died December 13, 1312 or 1313, probably in Pisa) was a son of Duke Rudolph II of Austria from the Habsburg family and Agnes, daughter of Ottakar … Wikipedia
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
Switzerland — /swit seuhr leuhnd/, n. a republic in central Europe. 7,248,984; 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Cap.: Bern. French, Suisse. German, Schweiz. Italian, Svizzera. Latin, Helvetia. * * * Switzerland Introduction Switzerland Background: Switzerland s … Universalium
Rhine River — German Rhein River, western Europe. Rising in the Swiss Alps, it flows north and west through western Germany to drain through the delta region of The Netherlands into the North Sea. It is 820 mi (1,319 km) long and navigable for 540 mi (870 km) … Universalium