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Henry of Monmouth was born on September 16th 1386 in Monmouth Castle in Wales. 
Founded in the year 1247 the House of Luxembourg possessed numerous powerful members who became kings of Germany, Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia as well as Holy Roman Emperors between the years of 1308 and 1437. 
The Battle of Agincourt
Maximilian was born in the city of Wiener Neustadt in Austria on March 22nd 1459. His father was Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III and his mother was Eleanor of Portugal. 
Bodiam Castle is a moated castle on a quadrangular plane. It lies nestled in the English countryside near the village of Robertsbridge in East Sussex. 
After the devastating failure of the Fifth Crusade the only European sovereign in a position to attempt a retaking of Jerusalem was Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II 
The Northern Crusades began officially in 1195 with the call by Pope Celestine III. 
The Hohenstaufen dynasty were also known as the Staufer, founded in 1079 by Frederick I, Duke of Swabia. 
Jean de Carrouges was born in the 1330s in Carrouges, France. He was a knight who had governance of estates in Normandy and was a vassal to Count Pierre d'Alencon. 
Nestled deep within the hills above the Moselle river, between the cities of Koblenz and Trier in Germany lies Eltz Castle or Burg Eltz in German. 
William Marshal was born in either 1146 or 1147 to his father John Marshal and mother Sybilla of Salisbury. He was a member of the noble Marshal family, below is their coat of arms. 
The Order was founded in 1408 by Sigismund of Luxembourg who at the time was King of Hungary and Croatia but would later become Holy Roman Emperor. 
Vlad was born in 1431 in Sighisoara Transylvania now modern day Romania. He was the second of four brothers, sons of Vlad II Dracul. 
Winter is typically the harshest and most unforgiving season. This was no different in the Medieval era. 
1. The Knights Templar: Founded in the early 12th century the Knights Templar were created to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land. They would soon rise in power and wealth and become some of the most elite warriors of their time. 
This battle took place as a part of the larger conflict known as the Northern Crusades in the Baltic region of Europe by the Teutonic Knights and their allies against the regions pagans. 
King Philip was born in 1165 on the 21st of August in Gonesse, France. His father was Louis VII, King of France and his mother was Adela of Champagne. 
In 710, the Visigothic king Witiza died. This event left Spain in political disarray. The Gothic nobles chose to not recognize Witiza's sons as the rightful heirs and instead chose to elect Roderick the Duke of Baetica. 
The Teutonic Order, who were originally founded during the Crusades had expanded their influence and power to the Baltic region and now became rulers of a state in Prussia.
The Knights Templar were founded in the year 1119 at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The Templars upon creation was a small order with only a handful of knights but as time went on it would grow drastically and become a force across Europe. 