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Ercole Consalvi
1757Jun, 8

Ercole Consalvi

Ercole Consalvi, Italian cardinal (d. 1824)
Ercole Consalvi (8 June 1757 – 24 January 1824) was a deacon and cardinal of the Catholic Church, who served twice as Cardinal Secretary of State for the Papal States and who played a crucial role in the post-Napoleonic reassertion of the legitimist principle of the divine right of kings, of which he was a constant supporter.

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    Robert-François Damiens

    Louis XV of France survives an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, the last person to be executed in France by drawing and quartering, the traditional and gruesome form of capital punishment used for regicides.
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    Christopher Smart's asylum confinement

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  • 5Nov

    Battle of Rossbach

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  • 5Dec

    Battle of Leuthen

    Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen - Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to a decisive victory over Austrian forces under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine.