Curated category
Wars of succession involving the states and peoples of Europe
- Year of the Five EmperorsOn New Year's Eve of AD 192, the Roman Empire witnessed a massacre in Rome that would trigger its collapse. Emperor Commodus ordered the killing of citizens…
- Year of the Four EmperorsIn the winter of 67, 68, Gaius Julius Vindex, legate of Gallia Lugdunensis, looked for support among other governors to start a revolt against Nero.
- Carnatic warsThe Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb died in 1707. His death triggered a general decline in central control over the empire during the tenure of Jahandar Shah and…
- Civil wars of the TetrarchyRoman emperor Diocletian instituted the Tetrarchy in 293 AD to end the Crisis of the Third Century. This administrative division split imperial power between…
- Hundred Years' WarIn 1328, Charles IV of France died without any sons or brothers. This death triggered a succession crisis that would eventually ignite the Hundred Years' War.
- Second Schleswig WarOn the 18th of November 1863, King Christian IX signed the November Constitution in Copenhagen. This document tied the Duchy of Schleswig more closely to…
- Fourth CrusadePope Innocent III issued a call for a new crusade in January 1198, marking the beginning of what would become the Fourth Crusade.
- Trajan's Parthian campaignIn 113, Roman emperor Trajan decided that the moment was ripe for a final resolution of the eastern question. He sought to defeat Parthia and annex Armenia…
- Time of TroublesThe death of Tsar Feodor I on the 28th of January 1598 marked the end of the Rurik dynasty, Russia's only ruling house for centuries.
- Polish–Russian War (1609–1618)Russia had been experiencing the Time of Troubles since the death of Tsar Feodor I in 1598. This event caused political instability and a violent succession…
- Decembrist revoltEmperor Alexander I died on the 1st of December 1825, triggering a constitutional crisis that paralyzed the Russian Empire.