|
County Of Norden
The County of Norden (German language, German: ''Grafschaft Norden'') was an Imperial Count, imperial county of the Holy Roman Empire in the region of East Frisia in the northwest of the present-day state of Lower Saxony in Germany. The county originated from the historical district of Norderland in the northwest of East Frisia. When the system of Frisian freedom began to collapse in the fourteenth century, Norderland, like other areas in Frisia, saw the rise of the East Frisian chieftains, chieftains. They built castles and began to exercise power in their area. The castles of Norderland fell one by one into the hands of the powerful Cirksena dynasty. On 14 June 1463, they were proclaimed 'Count of Norden' by Emperor Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick III. With that, the county was born. A year later, on 1 October 1464, the County of East Frisia was founded. With this, the short-lived existence of the County of Norden came to an end. Only between 1661 and 1668 did it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. Population decline, counterurbanisation, the collapse of centralised authority, invasions, and mass migrations of tribes, which had begun in late antiquity, continued into the Early Middle Ages. The large-scale movements of the Migration Period, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—once part of the Byzantine Empire� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
