#1 March 1633

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Samuel de Champlain reclaimed his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu on March 1, 1633.  

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Family tree of Ahmed I

Ahmed (1590.04.18. - 1617.11.22.) - Kösem (~1589 - 1651.09.02.)

Mehmed 1605. 03. 08. - 1621. 01. 12.

Ayse ~1606 - 1657

Fatma ~1608 - 1671 (before March)

Hanzade 1609 - 1650.09.

disputed: Selim 1611.06.27.-1611.06.27.

Murad IV 1612.07.27. - 1640.02.08.

Kasim 1614 - 1638.02.17.

Ibrahim 1615.11.05. - 1648.08.18.

Ümmügülsüm ~1616 (possibly) - after 1690

Ahmed (1590.04.18. - 1617.11.22.) - Mahfiruze (~1589 - ~1612)

Osman II 1604.11.03. - 1622.04.20.

disputed: Gevherhan ~1606 - after 1631

disputed: Cihangir 1609

disputed Bayezid 1612. 12. - 1635.07.27.

Ahmed (1590.04.18. - 1617.11.22.) - Unknown concubine(s)

daughter born in 1605 March

Hasan 1612.11.25. - ~1612

Hüseyin 1613.11.14. - 1617

Atike 1614 - 1670

Süleyman 1615 - 1635.07.27.

Abide 1618 - 1648(?)

Orhan (died as a child)

Zahide (died as a child)

Zeynep (died as a child)

Esma (died as a child)

Hatice (died as a child)

Marriages of Ahmed I's daughters:

Gevherhan: - Öküz Kara Mehmed Pasha 1612-1621 * one son (1620) - Topal Recep Pasha 1623-until her own death * Safiye Hanimsultan (~1624-?) - married Mehmed Pasha and was his widow in 1638/9 - married Sadrazam Abaza Siyavuş Pasha 1643-1656

Ayşe: - Nasuh Pasha 1612-1614 - bethroed to Şehit Karakaş Mehmed Pasha 1614 - Müezzinzade Hafiz Ahmed Pasha 1622-1632 * Sultanzade Mustafa Bey 1628-1670 * Sultanzade X - Silahdar Ahmed Pasha 1639-1644 - Voynuk Ahmed Pasha 1645-1649 - Ibşir Mustafa Pasha 1654/5-?

Fatma: - Murtaza Pasha 1622- - Şehid Ali Pasha 1624 - Çatalcali Kapudan Hasan Pasha 1624-1626 * Sultanzade Hasan ~1625 - Kara Mustafa Pasha 1626-? - Sarraç Mustafa Pasha 1629-1630/1 - Kaçanikli Mehmed Pasha 1631 - Canpoladzade Mustafa Pasha 1632-1636 * Sultanzade Hüseyin 1633-1680 * Sultanzade Süleyman 1635-1665 - Koça Yusuf Pasha 1637-1658 * Sultanzade Ömer 1637-after 1670 - Melek Ahmed Pasha 1661-1662 - Kanbur Mustafa Pasha 1663-1666 - Közbekçi Yusuf Pasha 1667

Hanzade - married or bethroed to Murtaza Pasha’s son 1622 - Bayram Agha 1623-1638 * one son - Nakkaş Mustafa Pasha ~1641-until her death * Sultanzade Abdülbaki Bey ~1642-after 1685

Ümmügülsüm - married or bethroed to one pasha in 1626 - Halil Pasha ?-1641/2 - Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha ~1642-1648

Atike - son of Ekmekçizade Ahmed Pasha 1618-? - Sofu Kenan Pasha ~1624-1652 - Doganci Yusuf Pasha 1652-until her death

Theories:

The daughter born in 1605 March being Gevherhan (and then she was not Mahfiruze's daughter).

Hasan being Mahfiruze's not Bayezid and they both died due to complications.

Zeynep being Mahfiruze's daughter as Osman II possibly had a daughter Zeynep (as there are two Zeyneps buried in Ahmed I's türbe), and since Zeynep is not a dynastical name, Osman may named her after his deceased sister. PS: One of the sarcofagies is for a grown woman, which can be a mistake, or maybe Osman's daugter Zeynep reached adulthood (would be strange as until now there is no evidence for an adult sultana called Zeynep during this period).

Identity of Abide: Now it seems that Abide was not a daughter, but an aunt of Ahmed I and so the daughter of Murad III, see more under Murad III's family tree.

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Saints&Reading: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

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THE PLACING OF THE PRECIOUS ROBE OF THE LORD AT MOSCOW (1625)

The Savior’s precious Robe [ Greek “himatia”, literally “over-garments”] is not identically the same thing as His seamless coat [Greek “khiton”, literally “under-garb tunic”]. They are clearly distinct within Holy Scripture. “Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments (ta himatia) and divided them into four parts, to every soldier a part, and the coat (kai ton khitona). Now the coat was without seam, woven whole from the top down. Therefore, they said among themselves, let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it will become. Thus the saying in Scripture was fulfilled: they divided My raiment (ta imatia) among them, and upon My vesture (epi ton himatismon) did they cast lots” (John. 19: 23-24; Ps. 21 [22]: 18-19).

According to the tradition of the Georgian Orthodox Church, the Chiton of the Lord was carried by the Hebrew rabbi Elioz from Jerusalem to Mtsket and at present is beneath a crypt in the foundations of the Mtsket Patriarchal cathedral of Svetitskhoveli (the Feast in honor of the Chiton of the Lord is celebrated on October 1). None of the Mohammedan invaders ever ventured to encroach upon this spot, glorified with a sign by the mercy of God, the Life-Creating Pillar.

The Robe of the Lord, actually one of its four parts, the lower portion specifically (other parts of the Robe of the Lord are also known in Western Europe: in the city of Trier in Germany, and in Argenteuil near Paris in France), just like the Chiton of the Lord, came to be in Georgia. In contrast to the Chiton, the Robe portion was not kept underground, but was in the treasury of the Svetitskhoveli cathedral right up to the seventeenth century. Then the Persian Shah Abbas I, in devastating Georgia, along with other treasures also carried off the Robe of the Lord. In order to ingratiate himself with Tsar Michael Feodorovich, the Shah sent the Robe of the Lord as a gift to Patriarch Philaret (1619-1633) and Tsar Michael in 1625. The authenticity of the Robe was attested by Nectarius, Archbishop of Vologda, also by Patriarch Theophanes of Jerusalem, who had come from Byzantium, and by Joannicius the Greek, but especially also by the miraculous signs worked by the Lord through the venerable relic.

Afterwards two parts of the Robe came to be in Peterburg: one in the cathedral at the Winter Palace, and the other in Saints Peter and Paul cathedral. A portion of the Robe was also preserved at the Dormition cathedral in Moscow, and small portions at Kiev’s Sophia cathedral, at the Ipatiev monastery near Kostroma and at certain other old temples. At Moscow annually on July 10 the Robe of the Lord is solemnly brought out of a chapel named for the holy Apostles Peter and Paul at the Dormition cathedral, and it is placed on a stand for veneration during the time of divine services. After Liturgy they carry the Robe to its former place.

On this day a service to the Life-Creating Cross of the Lord is proper, since the Placing of the Robe in the Dormition cathedral in 1625 took place on March 29, which happened to be the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross during the Great Fast.

VENERABLE SILOUAN, OF THE KIEV CAVES SCHEMAMONK (13th-14th c.)

The Holy Schemamonk Silvanus (Silouan) of the Kiev Caves, zealously preserved the purity of both soul and body, he subdued his flesh with fasting and vigils, and he cleansed his soul with prayer and meditation on God. The Lord granted him an abundance of spiritual gifts: a prayerful boldness towards God, constant joy in the Lord, clairvoyance and wonderworking. The monk lived at the end of the thirteenth and beginning of the fourteenth centuries. His relics rest in the Caves.

d, constant joy in the Lord, clairvoyance and wonderworking. The monk lived at the end of the thirteenth and beginning of the fourteenth centuries. His relics rest in the Caves.

ROMANS 14:9-18

9 For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. 10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 For it is written: "As I live, says the LORD, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God." 12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. 13 Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother's way. 14 I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15 Yet if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil; 17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

MATTHEW 12:14-16, 22-30

14 Then the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him. 15 But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all. 16 Yet He warned them not to make Him known, 22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, "Could this be the Son of David?" 24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, "This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons." 25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. 30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.

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PAC orders arrest of two teachers who forged appointment letters.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1633 EAT on Wednesday 1 March 2023. The public accounts committee of parliament has directed the arrest and prosecution of two teachers from the Buhweju and Isingiro districts who are accused of forgery. One of the teachers, Abert Ariyo Tibijuka is accused of forging an appointment letter from the Education Service Commission (ESC) indicating that he had…

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The Romance of Catherine and Owen

From Elis Gruffydd’s Chronicle of the Six Ages (1552)

Image: ‘The Seduction of Lancelot’, Le livre de Lancelot du Lac (c. 1401-1425)

This extract from Elis Gruffydd’s 16th century chronicle, Cronicl o Wech Oesoedd (Chronicle of the Six Ages), relays one of the popular theories of how Catherine de Valois, the Dowager Queen of England, met Owen Tudor, the Welsh squire who would become her second husband. In this version, Owen first comes to Catherine’s attention when she spies him bathing naked in a stream, and she later contrives to meet him in secret.

Catherine had been a widow for some years. The council forbade her to marry again, a prohibition which she openly resented. [1] At that time, a squire of Gwynedd, who was chief butler at court, [2] conceived an attachment for the queen's maid of honour.

One day in summer, he and his friends were bathing in the stream which skirts the castle walls. The Queen, observing them, saw that Owen — for that was the squire's name — surpassed the others in skill, and was more handsome of figure. Whereupon she turned to her maid and said, “Yonder then is thy lover?” “In truth,” replied the maid, “no sooner am I alone than he plagues me with his attentions.” “Let me,” replied Catherine, “take your place in disguise to-night, and he shall harass you no more.” 

Owen and the maid used to meet on the gallery not far from the queen's chamber. Thither the Queen made her way stealthily at nightfall. Owen had already arrived. Only a few words had passed between them when they saw a light approaching as though the Queen, as Owen thought, was on her way to her chamber. The maid's demeanour was strange, he thought, and he began to suspect that he was being deceived. He would have kissed her lips; but Catherine, who wished to conceal her face, struggled, and received a slight wound on her cheek. Meanwhile the light was coming nearer, and they parted. 

Next day Catherine instructed her chamberlain to command Owen to serve her in person at dinner. Then it was that Owen discovered that the Queen herself was the fair intruder, and he bent his head at the thought that he had wounded her. According to some, he would immediately have returned to his native land; according to others, the Queen herself detained him at court, and having ascertained his descent from the old British kings, married him secretly.

[Notes under the cut]

This translation from the original Welsh by J. Alban Morris can be found in Howell T. Evans’ seminal work, Wales and the Wars of the Roses (1905). Though a monumental literary achievement and wonderful example of Elizabethan Welsh language text, Elis Gruffydd’s Chronicle is “unreliable in many details.” For example, it claims that Owen Tudor was executed for marrying Catherine (he was executed in 1461 after the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross, twenty-four years after Catherine’s death), and that his marriage to Catherine took place in 1425 (it most likely took place in 1429).

There are no reliable accounts of how Owen and Catherine's romance began; there are, however, many poetical traditions. One of Owen’s contemporaries, the Welsh poet Ieuan Gethin (c.1390-1470), wrote that “on a feast day, [Owen] fell in love ... with the daughter of the king of the land of wine,” and that their meeting had been “energetic” and “passionate.” This accords with later English accounts that Owen first came to Catherine’s attention when he accidentally fell into her lap while dancing at a feast. The Elizabethan poet Michael Drayton (1563-1631) memorialised this event in his 1597 poem, Owen Tudor to Queen Katherine:

When in your presence I was call'd to dance, In loftie Tricks whilst I my selfe advance, And in a Turne, my footing fay I'd by hap, Was't not my chance to light into your lap? Who would not judge it fortunes greatest grace, Sith he must fall, to fall in such a place?

Another Elizabethan poet, Hugh Holland (1569-1633), wrote similarly:

His knee did hit against her softer thigh. I hope he felt no great hurt by the fall. That happy fall which mounted him so high.

However, as the historian R.A. Griffiths noted, “the pot-pourri of myth, romanticism, tradition and later anti-Tudor propaganda surrounding this match can rarely be substantiated with historical fact.” It would be unwise to take any of these accounts as a reliable record of the events precipitating Owen and Catherine’s romance, however appealing they may be.

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[1] This refers to a parliamentary statute passed sometime between 13 October 1427 and 25 March 1428, prohibiting Dowager Queens of England from remarrying without the full consent of the king, which could only be granted once the king came of age. Any man who married a Dowager Queen without the king’s permission would forfeit his lands and possessions for the rest of his life. As Henry VI, Catherine’s son, was only six or seven years old at the time, she potentially faced another decade of widowhood. The statute was probably a response to a 1426 petition from the Commons— likely instigated by Catherine herself— requesting that hindrances to her remarriage be abolished; the petition was rejected and gave rise to the statute. It appears to have been passed with the agreement of both Henry VI’s Protector, his uncle Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and the de facto leader of the Regency Council, Humphrey’s adversary and half-uncle, Cardinal Henry Beaufort.

[2] The words “chief butler at court” appear to be an oversimplified and somewhat inaccurate translation from the original Welsh. Most scholars agree that Elis Gruffudd claimed that Owen had been Catherine’s “servant and sewer” (“yn wasanaethwr ac yn sewer”)— someone who serves dishes and tastes them. Although Elis Gruffydd’s source is unknown, his claim is not at odds with Henry VI's description of Owen as his “very dear friend and esquire” (“nostre tres cher ame et escuyer”). Owen was perhaps one of Catherine’s Esquires of the Household: a role which would have afforded him intimate access to the Queen. This also comports with the 15th century ‘Lincoln Roll’, which disparagingly refers to Owen as “a chamber servant.” The popular theory put forward by the Victorian writer Agnes Strickland (1796-1874)— that Owen specifically served as Catherine’s Master of the Wardrobe— does not appear to be substantiated. Nevertheless, it is almost certain that Owen served Catherine’s household and came to her attention that way.

Sources: Howell T. Evans, Wales and the Wars of the Roses (1905); Claire Sponsler, The Queen's Dumbshows: John Lydgate and the Making of Early Theater (2014); Ann Parry Owen, ‘“An audacious man of beautiful words”: Ieuan Gethin (c.1390-1470)’, Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium, Vol. 34 (2014)

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Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Seigneur de Vauban, later Marquis de Vauban (1 May 1633 – 30 March 1707), commonly referred to as Vauban (French: [vobɑ̃]), was a French military engineer who worked under Louis XIV. He is generally considered the greatest engineer of his time, and one of the most important in Western military history.

His principles for fortifications were widely used for nearly 100 years, while aspects of his offensive tactics remained in use until the mid-twentieth century. He viewed civilian infrastructure as closely connected to military effectiveness and worked on many of France's major ports, as well as projects like the Canal de la Bruche, which remain in use today. He founded the Corps royal des ingénieurs militaires, whose curriculum was based on his publications on engineering design, strategy and training.

His economic tract, La Dîme royale, used statistics in support of his arguments, making it a precursor of modern economics. Later destroyed by Royal decree, it contained radical proposals for a more even distribution of the tax burden. His application of rational and scientific methods to problem-solving, whether engineering or social, anticipated an approach common in the Age of Enlightenment.

Perhaps the most enduring aspect of Vauban's legacy was his view of France as a geographical entity. His advocacy of giving up territory for a more coherent and defensible border was unusual for the period; the boundaries of the French state he proposed in the north and east have changed very little in the four centuries since.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Le_Prestre_de_Vauban

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On 4th February 1652 Oliver Cromwell's "Tender of Union"was announced at the Mercat Cross in Edinburgh, this led to the first Union of Scotland and England.

A total of eight commissioners made their proclamation in Edinburgh, they were Richard Deane, George Fenwick, John Lambert, George Monck, Richard Salwey, Oliver St John, Robert Tichborne and Sir Henry Vane. Though some had started out as Royalists in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, all had ended up as supporters of Oliver Cromwell and Parliament, and some had voted for the execution of King Charles I – put to death by the English Parliament in 1649, despite being the King of Scots.

Cromwell and his allies declared that England was now a Commonwealth, in effect a Republic, and there was no doubt as to who was in charge. It was that judicial murder of King Charles which really upset the Scots. Cromwell had anticipated this but he was still taken aback when the Scottish Parliament recognised the dead king’s son as Charles II, King of all Britain, on May 1, 1650.

Being Covenanters almost to a man, the Scottish leadership had sought and received assurances from Charles II that their form of Presbyterianism would be the new state religion, and he consented to this in the Treaty of Breda. Charles II came to Scotland on June 23, 1650, and the scene was set for a confrontation that would prove disastrous.

It was the Covenanters who caused that disaster. After Thomas Fairfax, lord commander of the New Model Army, resigned rather than fight his former allies, Oliver Cromwell marched north as commander of the army. The Scots had an experienced general, David Leslie, in charge, but the Covenanters insisted on purging the Scottish Army of some of its best officers and around 4000 soldiers who were not Covenanters. The New Model Army was also bereft of many men – their supply lines had been over-extended and many troops were very sick. So when the two sides met at Dunbar on September 3, 1650, both generals had depleted forces and though the Battle of Dunbar is often characterised correctly as an English rout of the Scots, in fact it was a close-run thing for most of the action. It took many months, but Cromwell’s army under General George Monck had most of Scotland under English control by the following September, with the massacre of one fifth of Dundee’s population the worst excess.

Meanwhile, in a desperate last-ditch attempt to reverse his fortunes, Charles and Leslie marched what remained of the army to Worcester where the New Model Army destroyed the Royalist forces on September 3, 1651.

Cromwell had been so confident of crushing Charles and the Scots that on March 18 he had overseen the introduction of the so-called Tender of Union, though its actual name was the Declaration of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, concerning the Settlement of Scotland. It stated: “That an Act be brought in, for incorporating Scotland into one Commonwealth with England.”

The Tender was passed by the English Parliament on October 28, 1651, and on February 4, 1652, General Monck and his seven commissioners proclaimed the Union, and Scotland was told it was part of England’s Commonwealth.

It is here that the disputes and wrangling within the English Parliament came to Scotland’s aid. The Rump and Barebones Parliaments, as they are known, failed to pass the Tender into law. Instead on April 12, 1654, the Ordinance for uniting Scotland into one Commonwealth with England was issued by Cromwell as Lord Protector.

Cromwell also brought in his Act of Grace, forgiving Scots for their part in the War of the Three Kingdoms, and though there was a brief rising of Royalists in the Highlands, all resistance ended with the overwhelming defeat of the Royalists at the Battle of Dalnaspidal on July 19, 1654.

On June 26, 1657, the Second Protectorate Parliament passed the first Act of Union and for the next three years Scotland was part of England with 30 members in Westminster.

Cromwell died on September 3, 1658, and his son Richard was not up to the leader’s job, so General Monck marched south to London from Coldstream and brought about the Restoration of the Monarchy. All Acts of both the English and Scottish Parliaments since 1633 were abolished by Charles II, and Scotland was free again.

The pics show the original position of the Mercat Cross and stones that mark it, and a ceremony after the Mercat Cross was restored in 2018

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Haikyuu!! and its Saints

Fly to victory. In celebration of my birthday today, here's our black and orange boys of Karasuno and their corresponding saints!

December 31 - Daichi Sawamura

Pope St. Sylvester I: 33rd bishop of Rome who reigned from 314 to 335 A.D. He filled the see of Rome at an important era in the history of the Western Church, yet very little is known of him. The accounts of his pontificate preserved in the seventh or eighth-century Liber Pontificalis contain little more than a record of the gifts said to have been conferred on the church by Constantine the Great, although it does say that he was the son of a Roman named Rufinus. Large churches were founded and built during Sylvester I's pontificate, including Basilica of St. John Lateran, Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Old St. Peter's Basilica and several churches built over the graves of martyrs. Legend has it that Sylvester is slaying a dragon, hence he is often depicted with the dying beast.

June 13 - Koshi Sugawara

St. Anthony of Padua: Franciscan Portuguese friar and priest who is noted by his contemporaries for his powerful preaching, expert knowledge of scripture, and undying love and devotion to the poor and the sick, he was one of the most quickly canonized saints in church history. Although he is known as the patron of lost items, his major shrine can be found in Padua, Italy. In January 1946, he is proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII, and is given the title of Doctor Evangelicus (Evangelical Doctor).

January 1 - Asahi Azumane

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: One of the most important Marian feasts days to start the New Year. It is to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary under the aspect of her motherhood of Jesus Christ, whom Christians see as the Lord, Son of God, and it is celebrated by the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church on 1 January, the Octave (8th) day of Christmastide.

October 10 - Yu Nishinoya

St. Cerbonius: Populonian bishop who lived in the time of the Barbarian invasion. Gregory the Great praises him in Book XI of his Dialogues. Another tradition states that Cerbonius was a native of North Africa who was the son of Christian parents. Ordained a priest by Regulus, though not the same one as in the Scottish Legend. One of the saint’s attributes was a bear licking his feet, because during Totila’s invasion of Tuscany, he was ordered to be killed by a wild bear, the bear remained petrified before him. It stood on two legs and opened its jaws wide. Then, it fell back on its paws and licked the feet of the saint.

March 3 - Ryunosuke Tanaka

St. Katharine Drexel: American philanthropist, religious sister, educator, heiress, and foundress of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, as well as Xavier University of Louisiana, the only historically black Catholic college in the country. She might be the second canonized saint to have been born in the United States and the first to have been born a U.S. citizen, she is the patron of philanthropists and racial justice.

December 26 - Chikara Ennoshita

St. Stephen: Dubbed as the first Christian martyr, and his appearance can be found in the Acts of the Apostles. He is a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who aroused the enmity of members of various synagogues by his teachings. Accused of blasphemy at his trial, he made a long speech denouncing the Jewish authorities who were sitting in judgment on him and was then stoned to death, in which Saul of Tarsus was a witness to see him died before his conversion in Damascus.

February 15 - Hisashi Kinoshita

St. Claude de La Colombière: 17th century French Jesuit priest who assisted St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in establishing the devotion to the Sacred Heart. He was her confessor, and his writings and testimony helped to validate her mystical visions and elevated the Sacred Heart as an important feature of Roman Catholic devotion. He was appointed court preacher to Mary of Modena, who had become duchess of York by marriage with the future King James II of England, and he took up his residence in St. James's Palace in London. Falsely accused by a former protégé of complicity in Titus Oates's 'popish plot,' he was imprisoned for five weeks and, when released, was obliged to return to France, where he died an invalid under the care of Margaret Mary. Canonized by Pope St. John Paul II on the Feast of the Visitation in 1992, his major shrine can be found in Paray-le-Monial.

August 17 - Kazuhito Narita

St. Hyacinth of Poland: 13th century Polish Dominican priest and missionary who worked to reform women's monasteries in his native Poland, and was a Doctor of Sacred Studies, educated in Paris and Bologna, and is known for the monicker, 'Apostle of the North.' One of the major miracles attributed to Hyacinth came about during a Mongol attack on Kiev. As the friars prepared to flee the invading forces, Hyacinth went to save the ciborium containing the Blessed Sacrament from the tabernacle in the monastery chapel, when he heard the voice of Mary, the mother of Jesus, asking him to take her, too. He lifted the large, stone statue of Mary, as well as the ciborium. He was easily able to carry both, despite the fact that the statue weighed far more than he could normally lift. Thus he saved them both. His tomb is in the Basilica of Holy Trinity in Krakow, Poland, in a chapel that bears his name. Hyacinth is the patron saint of those in danger of drowning.

December 22 - Tobio Kageyama

St. Ernan, Son of Eogan: He was a nephew of St. Columba. His monastery in Ireland was at Druim-Tomma in the district of Drumhome, County Donegal. He is venerated as the patron saint of Killernan, though he may not have visited Scotland and also as patron of the parish of Drumhome, where a school has been dedicated to him. His commemoration is assigned to the 21st and 22nd of December according to the Scottish Kalendars.

June 21 - Shoyo Hinata

St. Aloysius Gonzaga: Italian confessor from the Jesuit order. Born into the noble Gonzaga clan in 1568, and in order to satisfy his father's ambitions, he was trained in the art of war and was obliged to attend royal banquets and military parades. Not with standing his father's furious opposition, Aloysius renounced his inheritance and join the Jesuits in Rome. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the victims of a serious epidemic. Canonized on New Year’s Eve in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII, he is the patron saint of the Christian youth, Jesuit scholastics, the blind, AIDS patients, AIDS care-givers.

September 27 - Kei Tsukishima

St. Vincent de Paul: 17th century French priest who is the founder of the Congregation of the Mission (the Vincentians) for preaching missions to the peasantry and for educating and training a pastoral clergy. The patron saint of charitable societies, he is primarily recognized for his charity and compassion for the poor, though he is also known for his reform of the clergy and for his early role in opposing Jansenism. With St. Louise de Marillac, he co-founded the Daughters of Charity (Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul) in 1633. The association was patterned after the Confraternities of Charity and was the first noncloistered religious institute of women devoted to active charitable works. Canonized as a saint by Pope Clement XII in 1737, his major shrine can be found in Rue de Sèvres in Paris.

November 10 - Tadashi Yamaguchi

St. Leo the Great (Pope St. Leo I): 45th bishop of Rome who reigned from 440 to 461 A.D. His pontificate - which saw the disintegration of the Roman Empire in the West and the formation in the East of theological differences that were to split Christendom—was devoted to safeguarding orthodoxy and to securing the unity of the Western church under papal supremacy. He is perhaps best known for having met Attila the Hun in 452 and allegedly persuaded him to turn back from his invasion of Italy. Leo is mostly remembered theologically for issuing the Tome of Leo, a document which was a major foundation to the debates of the Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon. Pope Benedict XIV proclaimed Leo I a Doctor of the Church in 1754, next to one other pope, St. Gregory the Great.

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Events 3.1

509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. 293 – Emperor Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesars. This is considered the beginning of the Tetrarchy, known as the Quattuor Principes Mundi ("Four Rulers of the World"). 350 – Vetranio proclaims himself Caesar after being encouraged to do so by Constantina, sister of Constantius II. 834 – Emperor Louis the Pious is restored as sole ruler of the Frankish Empire. 1476 – Forces of the Catholic Monarchs engage the combined Portuguese-Castilian armies of Afonso V and Prince John at the Battle of Toro. 1562 – Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion. 1628 – Writs issued in February by Charles I of England mandate that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. 1633 – Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu. 1692 – Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials. 1781 – The Articles of Confederation goes into effect in the United States. 1790 – The first United States census is authorized. 1796 – The Dutch East India Company is nationalized by the Batavian Republic. 1805 – Justice Samuel Chase is acquitted at the end of his impeachment trial by the U.S. Senate. 1811 – Leaders of the Mamluk dynasty are killed by Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali. 1815 – Napoleon returns to France from his banishment on Elba. 1836 – A convention of delegates from 57 Texas communities convenes in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, to deliberate independence from Mexico. 1845 – United States President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas. 1867 – Nebraska is admitted as the 37th U.S. state. 1870 – Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War. 1872 – Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park. 1893 – Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri. 1896 – Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War. 1896 – Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay. 1901 – The Australian Army is formed. 1910 – The deadliest avalanche in United States history buries a Great Northern Railway train in northeastern King County, Washington, killing 96 people. 1914 – China joins the Universal Postal Union. 1917 – The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text. 1919 – March 1st Movement begins in Korea under Japanese rule. 1921 – The Australian cricket team captained by Warwick Armstrong becomes the first team to complete a whitewash of The Ashes, something that would not be repeated for 86 years. 1921 – Following mass protests in Petrograd demanding greater freedom in the RSFSR, the Kronstadt rebellion begins, with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the Bolsheviks. 1939 – An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94. 1941 – World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers. 1942 – World War II: Japanese forces land on Java, the main island of the Dutch East Indies, at Merak and Banten Bay (Banten), Eretan Wetan (Indramayu) and Kragan (Rembang). 1946 – The Bank of England is nationalised. 1947 – The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations. 1950 – Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data. 1953 – Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later. 1954 – Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States. 1954 – Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives. 1956 – The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization. 1956 – Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee. 1958 – Samuel Alphonsus Stritch is appointed Pro-Prefect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first U.S. member of the Roman Curia. 1961 – Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections. 1964 – Villarrica Volcano begins a strombolian eruption causing lahars that destroy half of the town of Coñaripe. 1966 – Venera 3 Soviet space probe crashes on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface. 1966 – The Ba'ath Party takes power in Syria. 1971 – President of Pakistan Yahya Khan indefinitely postpones the pending national assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan. 1973 – Black September storms the Saudi embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, resulting in the assassination of three Western hostages. 1974 – Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice. 1981 – Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike in HM Prison Maze. 1990 – Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. 1991 – Uprisings against Saddam Hussein begin in Iraq, leading to the death of more than 25,000 people mostly civilian. 1992 – Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. 1998 – Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide. 2002 – U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan. 2002 – The Envisat environmental satellite successfully launches aboard an Ariane 5 rocket to reach an orbit of 800 km (500 mi) above the Earth, which was the then-largest payload at 10.5 m long and with a diameter of 4.57 m.[10] 2003 – Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service move to the United States Department of Homeland Security. 2003 – The International Criminal Court holds its inaugural session in The Hague. 2005 – In Roper v. Simmons, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the execution of juveniles found guilty of murder is unconstitutional. 2006 – English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station. 2006 – A shocking child rape and murder of 2-year-old Nurasyura Binte Mohamed Fauzi, better known as Nonoi, first made headlines for her initially-presumed disappearance, which would later on be exposed as a case of rape and murder. Her stepfather Mohammed Ali bin Johari was found to be responsible for the little girl’s death, and he was sentenced to death a year later. 2007 – Tornadoes break out across the southern United States, killing at least 20 people, including eight at Enterprise High School. 2008 – The Armenian police clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against allegedly fraudulent presidential elections, as a result ten people are killed. 2014 – Thirty-five people are killed and 143 injured in a mass stabbing at Kunming Railway Station in China.

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Samuel de Champlain reclaimed his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu on March 1, 1633.  

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21st King of Portugal (1st of the Bragança Dynasty): King João IV of Portugal, “The Restorer”

Reign: 1 December 1640 – 6 November 1656 Acclamation: 15 December 1640 Predecessor: Felipe III

John IV (19 March 1604 in Vila Viçosa – 6 November 1656 in Lisbon ), nicknamed John the Restorer (João o Restaurador), was the King of Portugal whose reign, lasting from 1640 until his death, led to the Portuguese "restoration" of independence from Spanish rule. His accession established the house of Bragança on the Portuguese throne, and marked the end of the 60-year-old Iberian Union, by which Portugal and Spain shared the same monarch.

Before becoming king, he was João II, 8th Duke of Bragança. He was the grandson of Catarina, Duchess of Bragança, 

a claimant to the crown during the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. On the eve of his death in 1656, the Portuguese Empire reached its territorial zenith, spanning the globe.

João IV was born at Vila Viçosa and succeeded his father Teodósio II as Duke of Bragança when the latter died insane in 1630. He married Luisa de Guzmán (1613–66), eldest daughter of Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia, in 1633. João was described as having blonde hair, and an average height.  

When Felipe II of Portugal (III of Spain) 

died, he was succeeded by his son Felipe III (IV of Spain), 

who had a different approach to Portuguese issues. Taxes on the Portuguese merchants were raised, the Portuguese nobility began to lose its influence and government posts in Portugal were increasingly occupied by Spaniards. Ultimately, Felipe III tried to make Portugal a Spanish province, meaning Portuguese nobles stood to lose all of their power.

This situation culminated in a revolution organized by the nobility and the bourgeoisie, executed on 1 December 1640, fifty-nine years after the accession of Felipe II of Spain to the throne of Portugal. A plot was planned by several associates, known as the Forty Conspirators, who killed the Secretary of State, Miguel de Vasconcelos,

and imprisoned the king's cousin, Margaret of Savoy, the Vicereine of Portugal, 

governing the country in the King's name. Felipe's troops were at the time fighting the Thirty Years' War and also dealing with a revolution in Catalonia which severely hampered Spain's ability to quash the rebellion.

Within a matter of hours and with popular support, João, then the 8th Duke of Bragança, was acclaimed as King João IV of Portugal (as legend goes, with the persuasion of his wife) claiming legitimate succession through his grandmother Catarina, Duchess of Bragança. 

The ensuing conflict with Spain brought Portugal into the Thirty Years' War as, at least, a peripheral player. From 1641 to 1668, the period during which the two nations were at war, Spain sought to isolate Portugal militarily and diplomatically, and Portugal tried to find the resources to maintain its independence through political alliances and maintenance of its colonial income.

His accession led to a protracted war with neighbouring Spain, a conflict known as the Portuguese Restoration War, which ended with the recognition of Portuguese independence in a subsequent reign (1668). Portugal signed lengthy alliances with France (1 June 1641) and Sweden (August 1641) but by necessity its only contributions in the Thirty Years' War were in the field against Spain and against Dutch encroachments on the Portuguese colonies.

The period from 1640 to 1668 was marked by periodic skirmishes between Portugal and Spain, as well as short episodes of more serious warfare, much of it occasioned by Spanish and Portuguese entanglements with non-Iberian powers. Spain was involved in the Thirty Years' War until 1648 and the Franco–Spanish War until 1659, while Portugal was involved in the Dutch–Portuguese War until 1663. In Spain, a Portuguese invasion force defeated the Spanish at Montijo, near Badajoz, in 1644.

Abroad, the Dutch took Portuguese Malacca (January 1641), and the Sultan of Oman captured Muscat (1650). Nevertheless, the Portuguese, despite having to divide their forces among Europe, Brazil and Africa, managed to retake Luanda, in Portuguese Angola, from the Dutch in 1648 and, by 1654, had recovered northern Brazil, which effectively ceased to be a Dutch colony. This was countered by the loss of Portuguese Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka) to the Dutch, who took Colombo in 1656.

King João IV died in 1656 and was succeeded by his son Afonso VI. His daughter, Catarina of Bragança, (the Queen who introduce the afternoon tea in the English court)

married King Charles II of England.

João was a patron of music and the arts, and wrote with considerable sophistication on music; in addition to this, he was a composer. During his reign he collected one of the largest libraries in the world, but it was destroyed in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755. 

Among his writings is a defense of Palestrina, and a Defense of Modern Music (Lisbon, 1649). One famous composition attributed to him is a setting of the Crux fidelis, a work that remains highly popular during Holy Week amongst church choirs. However, no known manuscript of the work exists, and it was first published only in 1869, in France. On stylistic grounds, it is generally recognized that the work was written in the 19th century.

In 1646, João IV proclaimed Mary, in her conception as the Immaculate Conception (the 'Immaculata'), the Patroness of Portugal by royal decree of the House of Bragança. The doctrine had appeared in the Middle Ages and had been fiercely debated in the 15th and 16th centuries, but a bull issued in 1616 by Pope Paul V finally "[forbade] anyone to teach or preach a contrary opinion." Three years later, in 1649, the iconography of the Immaculata was established by Francisco Pacheco (1564-1654), a Spanish artistic advisor to the Inquisition, based on Revelation XII:1.

He rests in the Bragança’s Pantheon inside the  Monastery of São Vicente de Fora in Lisbon:

João married Luisa de Guzmán, daughter of Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 8th Duke of Medina-Sidonia. From that marriage several children were born. Because some of João's children were born and died before their father became king they are not considered infantes or infantas (heirs to the throne) of Portugal.

By Luisa de Guzmán (13 October 1613 – 27 February 1666; married on 12 January 1633)

Infante Teodósio (8 February 1634 - 13 May 1653) Prince of Brazil and 9th Duke of Bragança. Died young.

Ana de Bragança (21 January 1635 - 21 January 1635)

Infanta Joana (18 September 1635 - 17 November 1653)

Infanta Catarina (25 November 1638 - 31 December 1705) Commonly known as Catarina of Bragança. Queen consort through marriage to Charles II of England.

Manuel de Bragança (6 September 1640 - 6 September 1640)

Infante Afonso (21 August 1643 - 12 September 1683) Prince of Brazil and 10th Duke of Bragança. Succeeded him as Afonso VI, King of Portugal.

Infante Pedro (26 April 1648 - 9 December 1706) Duke of Beja, Constable of the Kingdom, Lord of the Casa do Infantado and Regent of the Kingdom before succeeding his brother Afonso as Pedro II, King of Portugal.

Illegitimate offspring:

Maria de Bragança (30 April 1644 - 7 February 1693) Natural daughter.

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My favorite members of the British Royal Family since 1066:

Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen Consort of France and England and Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right | 1122- April 1, 1204

Edward “Longshanks”, King of England from 1272-1307 |  June 1239- July 7, 1307

Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales |  June 15, 1330- June 8, 1376

Henry V, King of England from 1413-1422 |  September 16, 1386- August 31, 1422

Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York |  September 21, 1411- December 30, 1460

Cecilly Neville, Duchess of York |  May 3, 1415- May 31, 1495

Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick |  November 22, 1428- April 14, 1471

Edward IV, King of England from 1461- 1470 and 1471-1483 |  April 28, 1442- April 9, 1483

Edmund of Rutland, Earl of Rutland |  May 17, 1443- December 30, 1460

Richard III, King of England from 1483-1485 | October 2, 1452 -August 22,1485

Anne Neville, Queen Consort of England |  June 11, 1456-March 16, 1485

Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of England |  February 11, 1466- February 11, 1503

Edward of Middleham,  Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, 1st Earl of Salisbury |  December 1473- April 9, 1484

Edward V and Richard of Shrewsberry, King of England and Duke of York |  November 2, 1470 and  August 17, 1473-???

Charles II, King of England and Scotland from 1660-1685 |  May 29, 1630- February 6, 1685

James II, King of England and Scotland from 1685-1688 | October 14, 1633- September 16, 1701

George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760-1820 |  June 4, 1738- January 29, 1820

Prince Albert, Prince Consort of England |  August 26, 1819- December 14, 1861

George VI, King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 1936-1952 |  December 14, 1895- February 6, 1952

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth |  August 4, 1900- March 30, 2002

Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms from 1952-Present |  April 21, 1926-

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon |  August 21, 1930- February 9, 2002

Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales | July 1-1961-August 31, 1997

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, Baron Carrickfergus, second in line to the throne | June 21, 1982-

Catherine Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Lady Carrickfergus | January 9, 1982-

Prince George Alexander Louis, Prince of Cambridge, third in line to the throne | July 22, 2013-

Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, Princess of Cambridge | May 2, 2015-

Prince Louis Arthur Charles, Prince of Cambridge | April 23, 2018

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The Confoederatio Helvetica (Helvetia for short, and as the national personification of Switzerland - there she is on the stamp in the fourth row) existed as a loose confederation of cantons in protective alliance with each other since 1291, before the official establishment of the Swiss Confederation in 1848.  German, French, Italian, and Romansh are all official languages of Switzerland, and the Swiss franc has yet to be surrendered (Switzerland is not part of the European Union).

Stamp details: Stamps on top: Issued in: 1843 From: Canton of Geneva MC #1

Second row left: Issued on: March 3, 1843 From: Canton of Zurich MC #1

Second row right: Issued on: July 1, 1845 From: Canton of Basel MC #1

Third row: Issued in: 1850 From: Bern, Swiss Confederation MC #5-7

Fourth row: Issued on: February 27, 1948 From: Bern, Swiss Confederation MC #498

Stamps on bottom: Issued on: January 7, 1998 From: Bern, Swiss Confederation MC #1633-1636

Recognized as a sovereign state by the UN: Yes (since November 10, 2002) Official name: Swiss Confederation; Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft; Confédération suisse; Confederazione Svizzera; Confederaziun svizra; Confoederatio Helvetica Member of the Universal Postal Union: Yes (since July 1, 1875)

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Hi, have you ever heard about these two ambassadors "Pietro Foscarini" and "Phillipe d'Harlay" I found these quotes apparently from their reports "Fransız Elçisi Phillipe d'Harlay 1631 yılına ait yazısında:(...) Büyük Türk'ün dört karısı var. Ama en çok birine Ayşe isimli karısına düşkün. Bu kadın Arnavut Mustafa Paşa'nın yeğenidir ve babası tarafından dört köy karşılığı çocukken Sultan Ahmet'in kızlarından birine nedimesi olarak verilmiş "+

Periodically, Philippe de Harlay comes back on this blog. Last time I was asked about him was August, I think.

As I said that time: his reports have not been typed out for publication. Online (and in the archive of France, I guess) there is the actual manuscript, which I cannot read because I am shit at understanding other people’s handwritings-- also, it’s in french. 

Gerard Tongas wrote a book about Philippe de Harlay’s reports from Istanbul (which can be found in the library of my former uni) but I have no idea whether he talks about Murad IV’s family because based on the names of the chapters, the book seems to be only about commerce and religion:

I. Les relations politiques entrés,la France et l'empire ottoman durant la première moitié du XVIIe siècle: 1. L'ambassade de Franceauprès de la Porte de 1591 à 1660. — 2. La question d'Orient pendant lapremière moitié du XVIIe siècle : Les projets français de croisade contrela Turquie. 

II. Le protectorat français sur les chrétiens d'Orient durant la première moitié du XVIIe siècle:  1. Les missions françaisesdu Proche-Orient sous V égide du P. Joseph. — 2. Les rivalités pour la pos'session des Lieux Saints entre les religieux Franciscaine, Grecs etArméniens pendant la première moitié du XVIIe siècle. — 3. Protection de laFrance sur le clergé séculier chrétien de l'empire ottoman

III. Le commerce français du Levant durant la premièremoitié du XVIIe siècle

So, I don’t even know if this book can this helpful.

Right now I do not have the time (or the desire, for that matter) to decipher de Harlay’s writing. I guess I’ll have to do it someday when I start working on my dissertation but for now.... nope. 

Pietro Foscarini was - among other things - the Venetian ambassador to Istanbul from 27 September 1631 (though he arrived in Pera only on 24 January 1633) to 14 May 1634, when he left Istanbul for Venice. He was also extraordinary ambassador for the enthronement of Ibrahim I: he arrived in 11 November 1640 and left on 10 March 1641. His reports are in the state archives of Venice and in “Relazioni di ambasciatori veneti al senato : tratte dalle migliori edizioni disponibili e ordinate cronologicamente / Volume XIII, Costantinopoli (1590-1793)” edited by L. Firpo... which is actually in my uni library so... I could actually go see if I can consult it (you can’t borrow it)

I will let you know, anon! I’ll definitely make a post if I find anything interesting (and if I can read it bc certain books can only be read by professors for some reason)

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Fuel Cell Generator Market Industry Global Report to 2030

The Brainy Insights launched a study titled Fuel Cell Generator Market Size by Type (AFC, SOFC, and PEMFC), End User (Data Center, Agriculture, Emergency Response Generator, Construction, Marine, and Aquaculture) Regions, Global Industry Analysis, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2022 to 2030. 

The global fuel cell generator market is expected to grow from 0.16 billion in 2021 to USD 0.81 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 19.80% during the forecast period 2022-2030. Fuel cell electric vehicles are also essential for the low carbon in the future and recreate a significant role in reaching global carbon reduction objectives. Global automotive manufacturers' increased technology investment in fuel cell electric vehicles is anticipated to drive the fuel cell generator market. Most of the world's top automotive manufacturers have presented fuel cell electric vehicles globally, presenting the application of the technology in the real world. Some automotive players like Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, and Daimler have started creating fuel cell electric vehicles with hydrogen fuel cells. The fuel cell radiates products such as heat and water vapor, making it an accurate zero-emission locomotive technology. 

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The AFC segment dominated the market, accounting for around 0.056 billion global revenue in 2021. 

The type segment is divided into AFC, SOFC, and PEMFC. The AFC segment dominated the market, accounting for around 0.056 billion global revenue in 2021. (AFCs) Alkaline Fuel Cells are simple to operate, have extremely high electrical efficiency, and are very convenient for dynamic working ways. They can be built into smaller compact systems and in big power plants. 

The aquaculture segment dominated the market, accounting for around 0.04 billion global revenue in 2021. 

The end user segment is divided into data center, agriculture, emergency response generator, construction, marine, and aquaculture. The aquaculture segment dominated the market, accounting for around 0.04 billion global revenue in 2021. 

Regional Segmentation Analysis:  

The market is analyzed based on five regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, and the Middle East and Africa. The Asia Pacific is expected to be the largest market during the forecast period. In the Asia Pacific region, the government declared the Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, amended in March 2016 and March 2019. The government also reported the Basic Hydrogen Strategy in December 2017. In its 14th Five-Year Plan (2017–2021), China has formed domestic targets to lower emissions and enhance energy efficiency.  

Competitive Analysis:  

The market’s major players include Watt Fuel Cell Corporation, TW Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, Plug Power, Hydro2Power SRL, GenCell Energy, Fischer Panda GmbH, EFOY Comfort, BOC HYMERA, among others. 

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Snake Bytes: 11/6 Astros win it all

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Snake Bytes: 11/6 Astros win it all

Congrats to the Houston Astros, who eliminated the Phillies last night by a score of 4-1. Yordan Alvarez hit a historic 3 run home run in the bottom of the 6th to put the Astros ahead. It was his only HR of the series, and only his third hit (3-23, .130 BA) I am glad Dusty Baker finally got a ring as a manager. He had won the 1981 WS as a player for the Dodgers. Jeremy Pena is the WS MVP. I do want to give a hat tip to the Phillies’ improbable run.

The gameday https://www.mlb.com/gameday/phillies-vs-astros/2022/11/05/715719#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=wrap,game=715719

Out of this World! Astros finish off Phils for Series title

….the famous frustrations Dusty Baker had endured in a 25-season pursuit of a ring as a skipper, there was cleansing catharsis as the champagne flowed freely. “He means everything,” Jose Altuve said of Baker. “I said many, many times, he came at the right time, with the right team, and won his first World Series.”

https://www.mlb.com/news/jeremy-pena-2022-world-series-most-valuable-player

Super rookie Peña makes history as World Series MVP

https://www.mlb.com/news/jeremy-pena-2022-world-series-most-valuable-player

THE HOUSTON ASTROS ARE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!!

https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2022/11/5/23442895/the-houston-astros-are-world-series-champions

It’s all over: Astros 4, Phillies 1

https://www.thegoodphight.com/2022/11/5/23442831/its-all-over-astros-4-phillies-1

Much respect to Jack, Nick, Steve and Michael, etc, cranking out articles when there is “nothing” to report. I couldn’t do it.

The Diamondbacks Clear 40 Man Roster Space

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/news/the-diamondbacks-clear-40-man-roster-space

Diamondbacks 2022 Season Player Reviews: Josh Rojas

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/analysis/diamondbacks-2022-season-player-reviews-josh-rojas

Jordan Lawlar, Justin Martinez Named Fall Stars in Arizona Fall League

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/prospects/jordan-lawlar-justin-martinez-named-fall-stars-in-arizona-fall-league (Full rosters https://www.mlb.com/arizona-fall-league/fall-stars-game/national-league-roster)

This day in baseball: Pretty much all of it is contract extensions and awards. No real surprise being this late. Before last night, the latest a world series game had been played was Nov 4, 2001 and Nov 4, 2009. https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/November_6

This day in history:

Spanish conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de VacaIn was shipwrecked in on an island in Texas, becoming the first European to set foot there, in 1528. In 1860, Lincoln was elected President. Lenin leads the Bolsheviks in a coup and otherthrows the provincial government of Russia. (This was not the revolution that overthrew the Tsar, that happened March 1917) in 1917.

Drinking coffee in Turkey was once punishable by death.

In 1633, The Ottoman Sultan Murad IV beheaded anyone he saw drinking coffee in public. Aside from coffee being seen as a mild narcotic back then for its stimulating properties, Murad IV believed that coffee shops could encourage dangerous thoughts or speech against his rulership.

Oh, like a beer hall in Munich in the early 1920’s? Ok, ok, bad joke…

Lincoln Had Dream about His Assassination before It Happened

Lincoln is believed to have had a premonition about two weeks before his death, and actually anticipated the assassination. He also told his bodyguard on April 14, 1865 that he had dreamed about being assassinated for three nights in a row. Sadly, his dreams became a reality that very evening. Lincoln was apparently very interested in dreams and their meanings, and often discussed the topic with friends.

The Russians showed up 12 days late to the 1908 Olympics.

It was no sweat, though: back then, the Olympics lasted for 6 months. The Russians showed up late to the 1908 London Olympics because they were using the Julian calendar, which is 2 weeks behind the Gregorian calendar already used by the rest of the world.

Are we absolutely sure it wasn’t too much vodka?