Polish–Swedish War (1563–1568) (section Raid on Ösel)
allegedly began the power vacuum that lasted for more than thirty years. Ösel and Wiek would fall into Danish rule, and Reval, Harrien, Wierland, and Järven...
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the town hall, the wedding fountain, created by the Pasinger sculptor Hans Osel, was erected in 1963. The present town hall of Pasing was the only one...
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Aleksander Velvelt (3 February 1897 in Pihtla Parish, Kreis Ösel – 14 February 1967 in Kohtla-Järve) was an Estonian politician. He was a member of Estonian...
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first ones targeting England, and the four final raids targeting Livonia and Ösel (Saaremaa). At the time of its construction, It was the world's largest Zeppelin...
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engagement with the enemy as his unit attempted to attack the Estonian island of Osel (Saaremaa) but was unsuccessful. What part he played in this attack is unclear...
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invasion from Russia, and Frederick II of Denmark bought the old Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek, which he placed under the control of his brother Magnus of Holstein...
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conquered the island from Sweden in 1361) in the center of the Baltic and Øsel in the Baltic Sea. In Dalarna the landshövding (chief of the land i.e. governor)...
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clinic for local people. Mingyur Rinpoche has overseen the Kathmandu Tergar Osel Ling Monastery, founded by his father, since 2010. He also opened a shedra...
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trading post, and using his wealth, King Frederick II purchased the island of Osel in 1560. Denmark–Norway fiercely guarded her hegemony, destroying any new...
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might be sent to the pharmacy to buy some "semosel". Spelled correctly, jsem osel means "I am a fool", literally "I am a donkey". In oil fields in the US and...
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forces in Courland and the Estonian islands Hiiumaa (Dagö) and Saaremaa (Ösel) to hold out, believing them necessary to protect German submarine bases...
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disciple, appointed regent and Dharma heir, Ösel Tendzin (Thomas Rich). In 1989 it was revealed that Ösel Tendzin had contracted HIV and knowingly continued...
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Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023. Osel, Johann (18 October 2023). "Ebner-Steiner ist neue AfD-Fraktionschefin"....
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had also executed landings on the strategically important Baltic Island Ösel. The German army was retreating towards the peninsula of Sworbe on the island...
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right of inheritance when Frederick II had him placed as prince-bishop of Ösel-Wiek in Livonia. However, the plan to secure John the post of the prince-archbishop's...
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state until his death in 1666. Sehested was born at Arensborg Castle on Øsel, in Danish Estonia, as the son of Claus Maltesen Sehested (1558–1612) and...
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was under Swedish protection, and the westernmost part of Estonia with Øsel (Ösel, Saaremaa), which was Danish. In the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia...
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Härjedalen and Idre and Särna, as well as the Baltic Sea islands of Gotland and Ösel (in Estonia) to Sweden. The Treaty of Roskilde, signed in 1658, forced Denmark–Norway...
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Idre and Serna, as well as the Danish Baltic Sea islands of Gotland and Ösel. The Thirty Years' War thus began the rise of Sweden as a great power, while...
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Sweden 1500 – 17 February King Hans is defeated in the battle of Dithmarschen 1501 – A Swedish rebellion breaks out and King Hans loses most of Sweden 1501...
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Uganda and contributed to the development of medical services in the country. Ösel Tendzin (1943–1990) American Buddhist regent Ottis Toole (1947–1996) American...
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ruler of Jerusalem was styled 'king of the Latins in Jerusalem'. Historian Hans Eberhard Mayer believes this reflected that only Latins held complete political...
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was divided between the Sword Brothers and prince-bishoprics of Dorpat and Ösel–Wiek. In 1236, after suffering a major defeat, the Sword Brothers merged...
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Bishopric of Dorpat (from 1225, conquered by Russia in 1558) Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek (from 1228, sold to Denmark in 1560) Bishopric of Courland (from 1521...
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services (primarily bus and taxi) are provided by private operators such as OSEL. In late 2019 the contract for providing transport services in the district...
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(now part of Sweden) and Øsel in Estonia. The Reformation reached Holstein and Denmark in the 1520s. Lutheran figures like Hans Tausen, known as the "Luther...
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batteries on the Sworbe Peninsula on Ösel. By 20 October, the fighting on the islands was winding down; Moon, Ösel, and Dagö were in German possession...
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Soviet forces landed on Moon, on 2 October on Dagö, and on 5 October on Ösel, where the German troops were cut off on the Sworbe peninsula. Memel was...
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Frederick II. Last used during the reign of King Frederick VI. Saaremaa (Øsel): from 1603, last used by King Frederick VI: Azure, an eagle displayed sable...
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Bundestag 2004-2009 Hans Aumeier (1906–1948), Nazi SS officer in a leading position in several concentration camps executed for war crimes Hans Baumann (1914–1988)...
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