Prince Spytihnev II died at only thirty years of age from an unspecified disease. He was a cruel ruler who had all the Germans expelled and his brothers' estates confiscated.
At the Battle of Krescak, the Czech King John of Luxembourg died when he rushed into battle blind. He was succeeded by Charles IV, who did not return to Bohemia until January 1347 because the journey back was complicated.
Commodus "became famous" as a cruel Roman emperor. He killed animals and beat people to death who were amputees. The senators conspired to poison the ruler. But he vomited up the poison and was strangled by his fitness trainer.
The story of Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson's life is proof that women can become influential figures in the course of history. She eventually became the mistress, or rather the mistress of King Louis XV. She went down in history as the Marquise or Madame de Pompadour. From childhood, she aimed high.
Napoleon Bonaparte narrowly escaped death on Christmas Eve 1800. On his way to the opening night of an opera, his carriage was attacked by assassins. But the bomb apparently exploded seconds after they drove past.
Přemysl Otakar I was the prince who gave the Czech state firm borders. In the end, he probably got everything he wanted. Albeit at the cost of hard fighting.
The man known today as Nostradamus was born on 14 December 1503 in the French village of Saint-Remy (Provence). He was famous for his predictions. He predicted, for example, the death of Henry II and became an advisor to King Charles IX.
George Washington was the first American president to resolve protracted political disputes. When he dealt with people, he was polite, looking them in the eye as he talked. He died in 1799 when he caught a cold while riding his horse.
Marie Louise of Habsburg-Lorraine was an Austrian duchess who became the wife of Napoleon. He was convinced that the marriage would bring great happiness to his nation.
