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John III n 1. (Biographies / John III (1507-1557) M, Portuguese, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1507-57, king of Portugal (1521-57): his reign saw the expansion of the Portuguese empire overseas but the start of economic decline at home 2. (Biographies / John III (1624-1696) M, Polish How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Upon arriving in Lisbon in February 1528, Mendoza informed John III of the situation in England, where Henry VIII had begun proceedings to divorce Catherine of Aragon. Only one more historical fact should be added: Approximately one hundred years later, at the gates of Vienna, the "allied" forces, under the leadership of a Polish King, John III Sobieski, finally defeated the Ottoman Turks in 1683 (July 14th-September 12th) and stopped the Moslem armies' advance into Europe. and grandson, John III, led the company's transition to the manufacturing of engineered products for water purification, but both were killed in an airplane accident in the 1970s. |
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