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Helmut SchmidtPersonHelmut Schmidt (1918–2015) was a German Social Democratic politician who was chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982.
Helmuth von Moltke the ElderPersonHelmuth von Moltke the Elder was a Prussian field marshal and long-serving chief of the Prussian General Staff.- HelosPlaceHelos was an ancient town in southern Laconia, in the marshy plain near the mouth of the Eurotas river, mentioned in Homer's Catalogue of Ships.
HelsingborgPlaceHelsingborg is a port city in Scania, southern Sweden, on the narrowest point of the Øresund opposite Helsingør in Denmark.
HelsingørPlaceHelsingør is a town in north-eastern Zealand, Denmark, at the narrowest point of the Øresund, opposite Helsingborg in Sweden.
Helsinki Final ActTreaty · Peace · 1975The Helsinki Final Act was signed on 1 August 1975 in Helsinki by 35 states, including the United States, Canada, the Soviet Union and almost all European countries, at…
Helvetic RepublicStateThe Helvetic Republic was a unitary state established in Switzerland after the French invasion of 1798 and proclaimed at Aarau on 12 April 1798.- Helvis of RamlaPersonHelvis of Ramla was the heiress of the lordship of Ramla in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, daughter of Baldwin of Ramla.
HemachandraPersonHemachandra was a Jain monk, poet and polymath at the court of the Chaulukya kings Jayasimha Siddharaja and Kumarapala of Gujarat.- HemadriPersonHemadri, also known as Hemadpant, was minister to the Seuna Yadava kings Mahadeva and Ramachandra in the 13th century.
- HemavathiPlaceHemavathi is a village in southern Andhra Pradesh, India, near the border with Karnataka, known in medieval inscriptions as Henjeru.
Hemis MonasteryPlaceHemis Monastery is the largest and wealthiest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, India, about 40 km south-east of Leh.
HemuPersonHemu was a Hindu general and minister of the Sur Empire who rose from a merchant background to command the armies of Adil Shah Suri.
HenanPlaceHenan is a province of central China on the middle and lower Yellow River, with Zhengzhou as its capital.
Henck ArronPersonHenck Arron was a Surinamese politician and leader of the National Party of Suriname who served as prime minister from 1973 to 1980.
Hendrick TheyanoguinPersonHendrick Theyanoguin was a Mohawk leader and one of the most influential Haudenosaunee spokesmen of his time, a close ally of the British and of William Johnson.
Hendrik CarloffPersonHendrik Carloff was a merchant and colonial agent of the 17th century who served several companies on the Gold Coast.
Hendrik van RheedePersonHendrik van Rheede tot Drakenstein was a Dutch East India Company official and naturalist who served as commander of Malabar from 1670 to 1677.
Hendrik VerwoerdPersonHendrik Verwoerd was a South African National Party politician, minister of native affairs from 1950 and prime minister from 1958 to 1966.- Hendrik WitbooiPersonHendrik Witbooi was the leader of the Witbooi Nama of Gibeon in southern Namibia and the most persistent opponent of German colonial rule there.
- HenenuPersonHenenu was an Egyptian official, chief steward under the Eleventh Dynasty kings Mentuhotep II and Mentuhotep III.
Heng SamrinPersonHeng Samrin was a Khmer Rouge commander in Cambodia's Eastern Zone who fled to Vietnam in 1978 to escape the purges.
Hengist and HorsaPersonHengist and Horsa are legendary brothers said to have led the first Germanic settlers, Jutes, to Britain in the 5th century.
Hengistbury HeadPlaceHengistbury Head is a headland on the south coast of England beside Christchurch Harbour, now in Dorset.
HengyangPlaceHengyang is a city in southern Hunan, China, on the Xiang River near the sacred Mount Heng.
Henny EmanPersonHenny Eman is an Aruban politician of the Aruban People's Party who became the first Prime Minister of Aruba after it gained separate status within the Kingdom of the…
Henri Alexis BrialmontPersonHenri Alexis Brialmont was a Belgian military engineer and general, the leading fortress designer of his age.
Henri ChristophePersonHenri Christophe was a general of the Haitian Revolution under Toussaint Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-MarsPersonHenri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, was a favourite of Louis XIII of France.
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of BouillonPersonHenri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, was a French Huguenot noble, Viscount of Turenne and a Marshal of France from 1592.
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of TurennePersonHenri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne, was one of the greatest French generals, born at Sedan, the son of its sovereign prince.
Henri GiraudPersonHenri Giraud was a French general who escaped from German captivity in both world wars, his escape from Königstein fortress in 1942 making him famous.
Henri GouraudPersonHenri Gouraud was a French general who served in West Africa, capturing Samori Ture in 1898 and conquering the Adrar of Mauritania in 1909, and later commanded at…
Henri MatissePersonHenri Matisse was a French painter, one of the leading figures of modern art in the twentieth century.- Henri RivièrePersonHenri Rivière was a French naval officer and writer.
Henri van der NootPersonHenri van der Noot was a Brussels lawyer who led the conservative party in the Brabant Revolution of 1789 against the reforms of Emperor Joseph II in the Austrian…
Henric van VeldekePersonHenric van Veldeke (c. 1150 – after 1184) was a poet from the County of Loon, near Maastricht, who wrote in an early Limburgish form of Dutch.
HenrichemontPlaceHenrichemont is a small town in the Cher department of central France.
Henrician ArticlesWork / monumentThe Henrician Articles were a set of constitutional principles adopted in 1573 and sworn by each newly elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, named after…
Henriette of MontbéliardPersonHenriette of Montbéliard was the heiress of the County of Montbéliard, betrothed in 1397 to Eberhard IV of Württemberg, whom she married in 1407.
Henrik IbsenPersonHenrik Ibsen (1828–1906) was a Norwegian playwright, often called the father of modern drama.- Henrique of KongoPersonHenrique was a son of King Afonso I of Kongo, educated in Portugal, who in 1518 was made a bishop with the approval of Pope Leo X, the first bishop from sub-Saharan…
Henrique Paiva CouceiroPersonHenrique Paiva Couceiro was a Portuguese army officer and colonial administrator, governor-general of Angola from 1907 to 1909, and the leading royalist opponent of the…
Henry (VII) of GermanyPersonHenry (VII) was the eldest son of Emperor Frederick II and ruled Germany as king from 1220 while his father lived in Italy.
Henry Borwin II, Lord of MecklenburgPersonHenry Borwin II was a lord of Mecklenburg of the native Obotrite dynasty, ruling jointly with his father Henry Borwin I in the early 13th century, when German settlers…- Henry Borwin III, Lord of RostockPersonHenry Borwin III was a member of the Mecklenburg dynasty who received the lands around Rostock when his family's territory was divided in 1229.
Henry Chee DodgePersonHenry Chee Dodge was a Navajo interpreter, rancher and political leader.
Henry ColvilePersonHenry Colvile was a British army officer who served as acting commissioner of the Uganda Protectorate from 1893 to 1895.
Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of WarwickPersonHenry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick, was a Norman nobleman and companion of William II and Henry I of England.- Henry Douglas WardenPersonHenry Douglas Warden was a British army officer who served as British Resident in the territory between the Orange and Vaal rivers.
Henry DunantPersonHenry Dunant was a Swiss businessman and humanitarian from Geneva.
Henry DundasPersonHenry Dundas, later 1st Viscount Melville, was a Scottish lawyer and politician who dominated the management of Scottish politics for about three decades in the late…
Henry FieldingPersonHenry Fielding was an English novelist, playwright and magistrate.- Henry Francis FynnPersonHenry Francis Fynn was an English trader and adventurer who arrived at Port Natal in 1824 with Francis Farewell's party and spent years at the courts of Shaka and…
Henry GrattanPersonHenry Grattan was an Irish politician and orator who led the Patriot opposition in the Irish Parliament.
Henry HudsonPersonHenry Hudson was an English navigator who searched for a northern sea route to Asia.
Henry I, Count of ChampagnePersonHenry I, called the Liberal, was count of Champagne from 1152 to 1181, son of Theobald II.
Henry I, Count of SchwerinPersonHenry I, called the Black, was Count of Schwerin in northern Germany.
Henry I, Duke of BrabantPersonHenry I, Duke of Brabant, was the first ruler of the Louvain dynasty to use the title Duke of Brabant, reigning from 1183 to 1235.- Henry I, Duke of BurgundyPersonHenry I, known as Henry the Great, was duke of Burgundy from 965 to 1002, a son of Hugh the Great and brother of Hugh Capet.
- Henry I, Duke of MünsterbergPersonHenry I, Duke of Münsterberg, known as the Elder, was a son of the Bohemian king George of Poděbrady.
Henry II of CastilePersonHenry II was king of Castile from 1369 to 1379, an illegitimate son of Alfonso XI.
Henry II of EnglandPersonHenry II of England, the first Plantagenet king, ruled England, Normandy, Anjou and, through his wife Eleanor, Aquitaine, a block of lands known as the Angevin Empire.
Henry II of FrancePersonHenry II of France, son of Francis I, was king of France from 1547 to 1559.
Henry II the PiousPersonHenry II the Pious was Duke of Silesia and high duke of Poland from 1238, son of Henry the Bearded and Saint Hedwig.- Henry II, Count of RodezPersonHenry II was Count of Rodez in the late 13th century, ruling the comital part of the city and lands in the Rouergue.
Henry II, Duke of AustriaPersonHenry II Jasomirgott, of the Babenberg family, was Margrave of Austria from 1141 and also Duke of Bavaria.
Henry II, Duke of BavariaPersonHenry the Quarrelsome was Duke of Bavaria from 955 to 976 and again from 985 to 995, a member of the Ottonian dynasty and cousin of Emperor Otto II.
Henry II, Duke of GuisePersonHenry II, Duke of Guise, was a French noble of the house of Lorraine who claimed the Angevin inheritance to the throne of Naples.
Henry II, Holy Roman EmperorPersonHenry II, Holy Roman Emperor, was the last Ottonian ruler, king of Germany from 1002 and emperor from 1014.- Henry II, Lord of MecklenburgPersonHenry II, called the Lion, was lord of Mecklenburg in the early 14th century.
Henry III of EnglandPersonHenry III was king of England from 1216, succeeding his father John as a nine-year-old.- Henry III of GłogówPersonHenry III was a Silesian Piast duke of Głogów from 1274 and one of the most powerful princes of fragmented Poland.
Henry III the WhitePersonHenry III the White was a Silesian Piast duke, son of Henry II the Pious, who received Wrocław when his father's duchy was divided in 1248.- Henry III, Count of SaynPersonHenry III was Count of Sayn and the most powerful ruler of his line, governing until his death in 1247.
Henry III, Holy Roman EmperorPersonHenry III, of the Salian dynasty, was king of Germany from 1039 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1046.
Henry III, Landgrave of HessePersonHenry III (1440–1483), called the Rich, was Landgrave of Upper Hesse, ruling from Marburg after the division of Hesse in 1458.
Henry III, Margrave of MeissenPersonHenry III, Margrave of Meissen, called the Illustrious, was a Wettin prince who ruled Meissen from 1221.
Henry IV of CastilePersonHenry IV was king of Castile from 1454 to 1474.
Henry IV of EnglandPersonHenry IV of England, Henry Bolingbroke, deposed his cousin Richard II in 1399 and founded the Lancastrian dynasty.
Henry IV of FrancePersonHenry IV of France was king of Navarre from 1572 and the first Bourbon king of France from 1589.
Henry IV of PlauenPersonHenry IV of Plauen was a member of the Reuss family of Vogtland lords who became Burgrave of Meissen and chancellor of the Kingdom of Bohemia under Ferdinand I.
Henry IV ProbusPersonHenry IV Probus was Duke of Wrocław from 1270 and High Duke of Poland at Kraków from 1288 to 1290.
Henry IV, Holy Roman EmperorPersonHenry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, was king of Germany from 1056 and emperor from 1084.- Henry JenningsPersonHenry Jennings was an English privateer and pirate based in Jamaica and the Bahamas.
Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgPersonHenry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruled the Principality of Wolfenbüttel from 1589 and was administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt from 1566.- Henry KamenPersonHenry Kamen is a British historian of Spain, born in Burma in 1936.
Henry MeiggsPersonHenry Meiggs was an American railway builder who, after fleeing debts in San Francisco in 1854, built railways in Chile and then Peru.
Henry MorganPersonHenry Morgan was a Welsh privateer based at Port Royal, Jamaica, who led raids on Spanish America, including Portobelo in 1668 and Maracaibo in 1669.
Henry Morton StanleyPersonHenry Morton Stanley was a Welsh-American journalist and explorer who found David Livingstone in 1871 and crossed Africa in 1874–1877, following the Lualaba and Congo…
Henry of FlandersPersonHenry of Flanders was Latin Emperor of Constantinople from 1205, succeeding his brother Baldwin I.
Henry of LaachPersonHenry of Laach was a German nobleman who is the first person recorded with the title count palatine of the Rhine, around 1085 to 1087.
Henry of LivoniaPersonHenry of Livonia was a priest who took part in the German crusades in the eastern Baltic and wrote the Livonian Chronicle, covering events to 1227.
Henry of the PalatinatePersonHenry of the Palatinate, a Wittelsbach prince, was bishop of Utrecht from 1524 to 1529 and later of Worms and Freising.
Henry ParkesPersonHenry Parkes was an English-born journalist and politician who served five times as premier of New South Wales between 1872 and 1891.
Henry RaspePersonHenry Raspe was Landgrave of Thuringia from 1227 to 1247, the last of the Ludowingian dynasty.- Henry SaltPersonHenry Salt was an English artist, diplomat and collector.
Henry the BeardedPersonHenry the Bearded (c. 1165–1238) was Duke of Silesia from 1201 and, from 1232, High Duke of Poland as ruler of Kraków.
Henry the BlindPersonHenry the Blind (c. 1111–1196) was Count of Namur and of Luxembourg, ruling a large group of lands in the Ardennes and the Meuse valley.
Henry the FowlerPersonHenry the Fowler, Duke of Saxony, was elected king of East Francia in 919, the first of the Ottonian dynasty.