Jeanne d'Arc (also known as Johanna of Orleans or the Virgin of Orléans) was a warrior who fought against the English on the French side during the Hundred Years War and is now revered in France as a national heroine, martyr and saint.
Genghis Khan is even today a concept for many people. However, the fact that behind this name, a title and no real name for a human hides, is less well known.
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Richard I was one of the most famous English kings, who gained his nickname "Lionheart" in his participation in the Third Crusade, rather by an inglorious behavior of his army.
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Charlemagne Carolus Magnus (Charlemagne) was born in 747 or 748 as the son of King Pippin III. born in the Frankish kingdom. His later dominion encompassed much of today's France, western and southern Germany, Italy and Spain. It was he who was able to regain the imperial dignity since antiquity.
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