Dendrobium ferdinandii :
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#OnThisDay

1629 – #Holy #Roman #Emperor #Ferdinand II and #Danish #King #Christian IV sign the #Treaty of #Lübeck ending Danish intervention in the Thirty Years' #War .

#Holy RomanEmpire #Ferdinand II #Christian IV #Treaties #ThirtyYearsWar #Europe #History

June 14th in year 1529, Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria was born #FerdinandII ,ArchdukeofAustria #history #datefacts

And then, there's always an orchid:

Ophrys regis-ferdinandii

July 9th in year 1578, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor was born #FerdinandII ,HolyRomanEmperor #history #datefacts

On this day in 1504 Under the #TreatyofLyon , French King #LouisXII cedes Naples to  #FerdinandII of Aragon after defeat in the #ItalianWar of 1499–1504
#TodayInHistory

Earwig Orchid - Ophrys regis-ferdinandii

#OTD 22 Apr 1451
#IsabellaI warrior Queen of Castile was born

Reigning over a unified Spain with her husband #FerdinandII of Aragon
Pious & devout yet unafraid to ride into battle it is evident where daughter #KatherineofAragon qualities originated

Died aged 53 Medina del Campo

More Bee-Orchids from Samos to keep everyone cheerful.
Ophrys herae; Ophrys regis-ferdinandii; Ophrys leochroma; view from habitat of latter!

#FerdinandII #armour . Created by Lucio Piccinino (1550-1589). Gift from Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza.
Location Museum of Artifacts #Polska
#Finland
#History #antiquity #medieval #MedievalTwitter #Roman #KingofBohemia
#kingofhungary #Emperor #Roman Emperor

Ambras Castle, the emperor, his castle, his portrait, his helmet #FerdinandII

#hardyorchidsociety #wildflowerid Can anyone confirm the identity of this orchid please. Using Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean gets me to Ophrys speculum subsp. Regis-ferdinandii Page 215 Many thanks

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Thirty Years War Peace of Westphalia Ferdinand II Habsburg Holy Roman History C. V. Wedgwood

#ThirtyYearsWar #PeaceofWestphalia #FerdinandII #Habsburg #HolyRoman #History #CVWedgwood

After 7 days in the field, do I know my reinholdii from my regis-ferdinandii, my rhodia from dodekanensis, blitopertha from persephonae? Let’s see!

1/52 #OrchidsOfRhodes April 2024 #AnOrchidAWeek . Starting big with Ophrys colossaea
#orchids #wildflowers

So let’s start on #Rhodes , my Latin is non existent and my identification skills are questionable . But one Orchid I was very keen to see Ophrys speculum subsp.Regis-Ferdinandii ,good numbers at Kolymbia this am , thanks Matt Berry for showcasing such beautiful island

Still going nicely on Kolymbia Peninsula is Ophrys speculum subsp.Regis - Ferdinandii #Rhodes

Ophrys speculum subsp. regis-ferdinandii.

#Généalogie | #Espagne
Généalogie du roi #FelipeVI d'Espagne, descendant de #LouisXIV , roi de #France et de #Navarre , et des rois #catholiques #Isabelle1ère et #FerdinandII .
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Relevant Today: #JimMorrison ; #MichaelJFox ; #TomCruise ; #Quebec ; #AndyGriffith ; #Constantine ; #PonyExpress ; #JesseJames ; #KarlBenz ; #FerdinandII ;

Today's color & puzzle:reginaprigmore.com/?p=9666

#OTD 22 Apr 1451 #IsabellaI warrior Queen of Castile was born
Reigning over a unified Spain with her husband #FerdinandII of Aragon
Pious & devout yet unafraid to ride into battle, it is evident where daughter #KatherineofAragon qualities originated
Died aged 53 Medina del Campo