European History by Letter - P

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French “father of bacteriology”, a milk heating process is named after him (Louis)

The rise of Rome, the decline of Carthage

Killed a third of Europe’s population in the 14th century

This territory was created by a donation of Pepin the Short to the Pope

A socialist commune ruled this major European capital for two months in 1871

Roman general, member of the first triumvirate along with Caesar and Crassus

Turned Russia into a European nation

His assassination was Sweden’s greatest mystery for decades (Olof)

Lt. Col. in Soviet air defense who averted a nuclear war in 1983 (Stanislav)

Around 1.47 m (4 ft 9) in size, but the greatest voice in French chanson (Edith)

Partitioned three times between 1772 and 1795, but not lost yet

This Greek is labelled the founder of political philosophy

Three defenestrations took place in this Bohemian city (1419, 1483, 1618)

Russian battleship glorified in Sergey Eisensteins famous movie

This Spanish king took the fatal decision to send his armada to England

Working class in the centre of Karl Marx’ political theory

French mathematician and physicist of the 17th century, invented a mechanical calculator. The Unit of pressure is named after him (Blaise)

Medieval priest who granted indulgence for money

Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in 2006 with this radioactive element discovered by Marie Curie

Infamous French government official who sent Jews to concentration camps in the 1940s and ordered the deadly Paris massacre of a peaceful pro-Algeria demonstration in 1961 (Maurice)