Rudolf II died Death a couple of months later in 1611 , at which point his brother Matthias acquired Getting the rest of his titles , including that of Holy Roman Emperor .

They were related through their paternal grandfather Ferdinand I. Ferdinand of Styria , or Ferdinand II as he was to become Becoming known , was an ardent follower of Catholicism and the counter-reformation and not likely to be as willing to compromise as his two cousins and predecessors on the Bohemian throne were or had been forced Hostile_encounter to do by circumstance .

The revolution Change_of_leadership was the product of opposition Participation which emerged Coming_to_be to the liberal reforms Reforming_a_system of Emperor Joseph II in the 1780s .

The new Holy Roman Emperor , Leopold II , a liberal like his predecessor , proposed Statement an amnesty Legal_rulings for the rebels .

Brigadier-General James Edmonds , the British official historian , wrote in Writing the History of the Great War Hostile_encounter , that the II Corps battle Hostile_encounter at La Bassée could be taken Conquering as separate but that the battles Hostile_encounter from Armentières to Messines and Ypres , were better understood Know as one battle Hostile_encounter in two parts , an offensive Attack by III Corps and the Cavalry Corps from 12 to 18 October against which the Germans retired Process_end and an offensive Judgment_communication by the German 6th Army and 4th Army from 19 October to 2 November , which from 30 October , took place Process_start mainly north of the Lys , when the battles Hostile_encounter of Armentières and Messines merged Cause_to_amalgamate with the Battles Hostile_encounter of Ypres .

In this battle Hostile_encounter Nebuchadrezzar further shattered Destroying the remains of Necho II 's Egyptian army that he had previously defeated Conquering in the Battle Hostile_encounter of Carchemish .

In the Chronicles it states that Nebuchadrezzar II killed Killing almost all of the Egyptian combatants , so exhausted Expend_resource that none of them returned Arriving to their own country .

The Defence of the Reich ( ) is the name given Giving to the strategic defensive Defending aerial campaign Social_event fought Hostile_encounter by the `` Luftwaffe '' over German-occupied Europe and Nazi Germany during World War II .

It was the largest massacre of the war Hostile_encounter and the worst war crime Committing_crime in Europe since World War II up until that point .

It was the largest naval convoy operation Military_operation since World War II .

After some Spanish reconquest attempts , including the expedition of Isidro Barradas in 1829 , Spain under the rule of Isabella II recognized Know the independence of Mexico in 1836 .

The Ash Wednesday bushfires Catastrophe , known Know in South Australia as Ash Wednesday II , were a series of bushfires Catastrophe that occurred Coming_to_be in south-eastern Australia on 16 February 1983 , which was Ash Wednesday in the Christian calendar .

An array of nations joined Becoming_a_member the coalition , forming Coming_to_be the largest military alliance since World War II .

Much of the conflict Hostile_encounter took place Hold during the long regency of Queen Catherine de ' Medici , widow of Henry II of France , for her minor sons .

In contrast to the previous hardline policies of Henri II and his father Francis I , they began Process_start introducing gradual concessions to Huguenots .

The wars Hostile_encounter of religion threatened Warning the authority of the monarchy , already fragile under the rule of Catherine 's three sons and the last Valois kings : Francis II , Charles IX , and Henry III .

The Spanish Empire and the Venetian Republic were the main powers of the coalition , as the league was largely financed Supply by Philip II of Spain and Venice was the main contributor of ships .

Pope Pius V instituted Coming_to_be the feast of Our Lady of Victory Getting , and Philip II of Spain used Using the victory to strengthen Cause_change_of_strength his position as the `` Most Catholic King '' and defender of Christendom against Muslim incursion .

The defeat Conquering at Lepanto further exemplified Change_event_time the rapid deterioration Damaging of Ottoman might under Selim II , and Christians rejoiced at this setback Hindering for the Ottomans .

Advocates described Statement EDSA II as `` popular '' but critics view Perception_active the uprising as a conspiracy among political and business elites , military top brass and Catholic Cardinal Jaime Sin .

It should also be noted Statement that opinion was divided Change during EDSA II about whether Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the incumbent Vice President should be President if Joseph Estrada was ousted ; many groups who participated in EDSA II expressly stated that they did not want Arroyo for president either , and some of them would later participate in EDSA III .

It should also be noted Statement that opinion was divided Change during EDSA II about whether Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the incumbent Vice President should be President if Joseph Estrada was ousted ; many groups who participated in EDSA II expressly stated that they did not want Arroyo for president either , and some of them would later participate in EDSA III .

The prevailing Constitution of the Philippines calls Request for the Vice President of the Philippines , Arroyo at the time , to act as interim president only when the sitting President dies , resigns , or becomes incapacitated , none of which occurred during EDSA II .

After the Japanese attack Attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 , the war merged Cause_to_amalgamate with other conflicts of World War II as a major sector known as the China Burma India Theater .

Some scholars consider Convincing the start Process_start of the full-scale Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 to have been the beginning of World War II .

Operation Rösselsprung ( Knight 's move ) was a combined Cause_to_amalgamate airborne and ground assault Attack by the German XV Mountain Corps and their allies on the Supreme Headquarters of the Yugoslav Partisans located in the Bosnian town of Drvar in the Independent State of Croatia during World War II .

Military operations began Process_start in the area in September 1914 during the Race to the Sea , when the divisions of the II Bavarian Corps advanced Self_motion westwards on the north bank of the Somme , passing through Le Sars towards Albert and Amiens .

Tahmasp II regains Getting the Safavid capital .

In the Cologne War , supported Supporting by the Dutch Republic and the Electorate of the Palatinate , he was eventually defeated Conquering by his Catholic replacement , Ernest of Bavaria , who was supported Supporting by William V , Duke of Bavaria his brother and Philip II of Spain , whose army , under the command of Alexander Farnese , Duke of Parma , physically recovered Recovering the electoral territory .

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Within hours , in the morning of 24 February , the torpedoed Attack her , killing Killing an estimated 781 refugees plus 10 crew , making it Causation the Black Sea 's largest exclusively civilian naval disaster Catastrophe of World War II .

The Japanese raid on Darwin of 2 May 1943 was a significant battle Hostile_encounter in the North Western Area Campaign of World War II .

The Japanese occupation of Nauru was the period of three years ( 26 August 1942 – 13 September 1945 ) during which Nauru , a Pacific island under Australian administration , was occupied Control by the Japanese military as part of its operations in the Pacific War during World War II .

By 2008 , the war and its aftermath had caused Causation 5.4 million deaths , principally through disease and starvation , making the Second Congo War the deadliest conflict worldwide since World War II .

During World War II , Operation Grenade was the crossing of the Roer river between Roermond and Düren by the U.S. Ninth Army , commanded Control by Lieutenant General William Hood Simpson , in February 1945 , which marked Recording the beginning of the Allied invasion of Germany .

The end of World War II should have resulted in Causation the end Process_end of the Allied joint Collaboration occupation of Iran .

As of August 1941 , the United States was a neutral nation and had not yet entered Arriving as a belligerent in World War II .

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Due to Joanna 's mental instability , Castile was ruled Control by the nobles and her father , King Ferdinand II of Aragon , as a regent .

The Volcano and Ryūkyū Islands Campaign was a series of battles and engagements between Allied forces and Imperial Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean campaign of World War II between January and June 1945 .

The Japanese `` coup d'état '' in French Indochina , known as Meigo Sakusen ( Operation `` Bright Moon '' ) , was a Japanese operation that took place Process_start on 9 March 1945 towards the end of World War II .

In it the Bruce loyalist supporters of King David II of Scotland ( son of Robert the Bruce ) surprised Edward Balliol and his supporters while they were in bed , and completely threw Motion them out of Scotland .

The Bruce loyalists were led Causation by Sir Archibald Douglas , supported Supporting by John Randolph , 3rd Earl of Moray , the Steward , the future Robert II of Scotland , and Simon Fraser .

The invasion is sometimes cited Statement as an alternative starting date for World War II , in contrast with the more commonly-accepted one of September 1939 .

On August 14 , the X Corps closed on New Market Heights while the II Corps extended Expansion the Federal line to the right along Bailey 's Creek .

It was at this point , according to Sebeos , that Heraclius had agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to stand down and was about ready to become Becoming a client of the Sasanian emperor Khosrow II , allowing Preventing_or_letting the Roman Empire to become Becoming a Persian client state , as well as even allow Preventing_or_letting Khosrow II to choose Choosing the emperor .

It was at this point , according to Sebeos , that Heraclius had agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to stand down and was about ready to become Becoming a client of the Sasanian emperor Khosrow II , allowing Preventing_or_letting the Roman Empire to become Becoming a Persian client state , as well as even allow Preventing_or_letting Khosrow II to choose Choosing the emperor .

After negotiations Communication with Byzantine Emperor Heraclius , a Byzantine ambassador was sent Sending to Persian Shahanshah Khosrau II , and Shahin withdrew Escaping again to Syria .

According to Sebeos , when they reached Arriving Chalcedon in 615 , Heraclius had agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to stand down and was about ready to become Becoming a client of the Sasanian emperor Khosrow II , allowing Preventing_or_letting the Roman Empire to become Becoming a Persian client state , as well as even allow Preventing_or_letting Khosrow II to choose Choosing the emperor .

According to Sebeos , when they reached Arriving Chalcedon in 615 , Heraclius had agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to stand down and was about ready to become Becoming a client of the Sasanian emperor Khosrow II , allowing Preventing_or_letting the Roman Empire to become Becoming a Persian client state , as well as even allow Preventing_or_letting Khosrow II to choose Choosing the emperor .