the peace of utrecht
1The Netherlands — The Netherlands † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Netherlands (Germ. Niederlande; Fr. Pays Bas). The Netherlands, or Low Countries, as organized by Charles V, under whom the Burgundian era ended, comprised practically the territory… …
2Utrecht Summer School — The Utrecht Summer School, founded in 1987 by Utrecht University, is the biggest academic summer programme in The Netherlands and belongs to the biggest summer schools in Europe. In 2008 more than 1250 students from over 80 different countries… …
3Peace and conflict studies — Peace Research redirects here Peace and conflict studies is a social science field that identifies and analyses violent and nonviolent behaviours as well as the structural mechanisms attending social conflicts with a view towards understanding… …
4The Counter-Reformation — The Counter Reformation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Counter Reformation The subject will be considered under the following heads: I. Significance of the term II. Low ebb of Catholic fortunes III. St. Ignatius and the Jesuits,… …
5The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …
6The Hague — The Hague † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Hague (Fr. LA HAYE; Dutch s GRAVENHAGE, the Count s Park ; Lat. HAGA COMITIS) Capital and seat of Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as well as of the (civil) Province of South… …
7The Hague — Hague and Den Haag redirect here. For other uses, see Hague (disambiguation) and Den Haag (disambiguation). The Hague Den Haag   City and municipality   s Gravenhage …
8Utrecht, treaties of — ▪ European history also called Peace of Utrecht (April 1713–September 1714), a series of treaties between France and other European powers (April 11, 1713 to Sept. 7, 1714) and another series between Spain and other powers (July 13, 1713… …
9Utrecht — Dutch province and also the city that serves as its capital. With about 1,172,000 inhabitants, it is the smallest province in the Netherlands. After its capital of the same name, the second most im portant city is Amersfoort. The province got… …
10peace — peaceless, adj. peacelessness, n. peacelike, adj. /pees/, n., interj., v., peaced, peacing. n. 1. the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world. 2. (often cap.) an agreement or treaty between warring or antagonistic …
