Unexpectedly, Charles II of Spain interfered as he lay dying in late 1700. Unilaterally, he willed all Spanish territories to Philip, Duke of Anjou, a grandson...

Joachim of Zollern, Titular Count of Hohenzollern (b. 1554) July 28 – Godfried van Mierlo, Dutch Dominican friar and bishop (b. 1518) August 14 – Guglielmo...

grape varietal, from which most of the white wine of western Touraine and Anjou is made. Martin Luther was named after St. Martin, as he was baptised on...

William Nanson Lettsom, British man of letters (d. 1815) February 5 Pieter Godfried Bertichen, Dutch painter (d. 1856) Nicholas H. Cobbs, American bishop (d...