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The Medieval Era
Caliphs, monks, poets, and conquerors who carried learning and power through the middle centuries.
Medieval era
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
March 22, 1459 – January 12, 1519
Holy Roman Emperor (1459-1519)
Medieval era
Widukind
755 CE – c. 900 CE
Duke of Saxony
Medieval era
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
907 CE – September 28, 935 CE
Duke and saint
Medieval era
Ottokar II of Bohemia
1233 – August 26, 1278
King of Bohemia (1253-1278)
Medieval era
Jan Zizka
1360 – October 11, 1424
Czech Hussite military leader (circa 1360 - 1424)
Medieval era
George of Podebrady
April 23, 1420 – March 22, 1471
King of Bohemia
Medieval era
Boleslaw I the Brave
967 CE – June 17, 1025
First King of Poland (967–1025)
Medieval era
Jadwiga of Poland
February 18, 1374 – July 17, 1399
Queen of Poland (1384–1399)
Medieval era
Wladyslaw II Jagiello
1362 – June 1, 1434
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1362-1434)
Medieval era
Mindaugas
1203 – September 12, 1263
King of Lithuania
Medieval era
Gediminas
1275 – 1341
Grand Duke of Lithuania (1316-1341)
Medieval era
Vytautas the Great
1352 – October 27, 1430
Grand Duke of Lithuania
Medieval era
Harald Bluetooth
911 CE – November 1, 985 CE
King of Denmark and Norway
Medieval era
Olaf Tryggvason
960 CE – September 9, 1000
King of Norway
Medieval era
Margaret I of Denmark
1353 – October 28, 1412
Queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
Medieval era
Birger Jarl
1210 – October 28, 1266
Jarl and ruler of Sweden (c.1210–1266)
Medieval era
Stefan Dusan
July 26, 1308 – December 20, 1355
Emperor of Serbia 1331–1355
Medieval era
Tvrtko I of Bosnia
August 5, 1338 – March 14, 1391
Founder and first king of the Kingdom of Bosnia (r. 1377–91)
Medieval era
John Hunyadi
1407 – August 11, 1456
Regent-Governor of the Kingdom of Hungary, 1446–1453
Medieval era
Bela IV of Hungary
November 29, 1206 – May 3, 1270
King of Hungary (1206-1270)
Medieval era
Louis I of Hungary
March 5, 1326 – September 10, 1382
King of Hungary, Poland and Croatia
Medieval era
Arpad
845 CE – 907 CE
Grand Prince of the Hungarians
Medieval era
Boris I of Bulgaria
827 CE – May 2, 907 CE
Bulgarian ruler
Medieval era
Krum
755 CE – April 13, 814 CE
Bulgarian ruler
Medieval era
Ivan Asen II
1190 – June 24, 1241
Bulgarian ruler
Medieval era
Yaroslav the Wise
978 CE – February 20, 1054
Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 to 1054
Medieval era
Oleg of Novgorod
1137 – January 18, 1180
Prince of Novgorod-Seversk
Medieval era
Olga of Kiev
890 CE – July 11, 969 CE
Princess of Kiev, Orthodox saint (c. 890–925)
Medieval era
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
942 CE – 972 CE
Prince of Kiev
Medieval era
Dmitry Donskoy
October 12, 1350 – May 19, 1389
Prince of Moscow
Medieval era
Lothair I
795 CE – September 29, 855 CE
Emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 817 to 855
Medieval era
Louis the German
806 CE – August 28, 876 CE
King of East Francia from 843 to 876
Medieval era
Charles the Fat
839 CE – January 13, 888 CE
Emperor of the Carolingian Empire (839-888) (r. 881-887)
Medieval era
Charles the Simple
September 17, 879 CE – October 7, 929 CE
King of West Francia
Medieval era
Theophanu
950 CE – 991 CE
Historical figure
Medieval era
Adelaide of Italy
931 CE – December 16, 999 CE
Holy Roman Empress, Catholic saint (931–999)
Medieval era
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
October 28, 1016 – October 5, 1056
Holy Roman Emperor
Medieval era
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor
August 11, 1086 – May 23, 1125
King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty
Medieval era
Conrad III of Germany
1093 – February 15, 1152
Hohenstaufen dynasty king (r. 1138–1152)
Medieval era
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
November 1, 1165 – September 28, 1197
Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197
Medieval era
Conradin
March 25, 1252 – October 29, 1268
Duke of Swabia, King of Jerusalem and King of Sicily (1252–1268)
Medieval era
Manfred of Sicily
1306 – November 9, 1317
14th century duke of Athens
Medieval era
Charles I of Anjou
March 21, 1226 – January 7, 1285
King of Sicily (1226-1285)
Medieval era
Peter III of Aragon
1239 – 1285
King of Aragon and Valencia (1276–85); King of Sicily (1282–85)
Medieval era
Roger de Lauria
January 17, 1245 – January 19, 1305
Italian admiral
Medieval era
Constance of Sicily
1248 – April 9, 1302
Queen of Aragon and titular Queen of Sicily
Medieval era
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
September 21, 1415 – August 19, 1493
Holy Roman Emperor and Austrian archduke and duke (1452–1493)
Medieval era
Halfdan Ragnarsson
c. 900 CE – 877 CE
Viking leader and commander of the Great Heathen Army
Medieval era
Eric Bloodaxe
895 CE – 954 CE
10th-century Norwegian ruler
Medieval era
Harald Fairhair
851 CE – 933 CE
King of Norway
Medieval era
Sigurd the Crusader
1089 – March 26, 1130
King of Norway from 1103 to 1130
Medieval era
Ingolfr Arnarson
848 CE – 910 CE
Viking settler of Iceland
Medieval era
Aud the Deep-Minded
834 CE – 900 CE
9th-century Icelandic settler
Medieval era
Absalon
1128 – March 21, 1201
Archbishop, statesman (1128-1201)
Medieval era
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson
1390 – May 4, 1436
Regent (1390–1436)
Medieval era
Prokop the Great
1380 – May 30, 1434
Hussite priest and military leader
Medieval era
Peter Chelcicky
1390 – 1460
15th century Bohemian Christian radical
Medieval era
Marfa Boretskaya
c. 1450 – 1503
Politician
Medieval era
Andrei Bogolyubsky
1111 – June 29, 1174
Russian Grand Prince
Medieval era
Igor Svyatoslavich
April 2, 1151 – 1201
Prince of Chernigov