The official AHF other eras quiz thread

[Polar bear]

hi, Ironmachine,

correct, of course!

Is this thread developing into a dialogue ?

over to you, again.

greetings, the pb

[Ironmachine]

A new question, also related to naval affairs. Who?

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[Ironmachine]

First hint: he is mainly remembered for a defeat that has been grossly overvalued.

[Polar bear]

hi,

Alonso Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno y Zúñiga, Duke of Medina-Sidonia, Commander-in Chief of the Spanish Armada (1588)

greetings, the pb

[Ironmachine]

Correct, of course.
Over to you.
Regards.

[Polar bear]

hi,

this man became notorious even in his lifetime for his (mis(tress ))administration of naval matters

greetings, the pb

[Polar bear]

hi,

one week later, hint #1

his protégé, a famous navigator, named an Pacific island group after him which became famous under another name ..

greetings, the pb

[pikeshot1600]

hi,

one week later, hint #1

his protégé, a famous navigator, named an Pacific island group after him which became famous under another name ..

greetings, the pb

John Montague, Earl of Sandwich.

[Polar bear]

hi, pike,

that is correct!

over to you,

greetings, the pb

[pikeshot1600]

Thank you, pb. I hope this one is not too obscure:

There was a prominent French statesman after whom a park in a Pennsylvania town is named. He and others found Pennsylvania a refuge in the mid 1790s during the events of the Revolution. The Pennsylvania town also has a French name, attributed to these refugees.

Anyone know the name of the French gentilhomme?

[Ironmachine]

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (the park being Talleyrand Park in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania).

[pikeshot1600]

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (the park being Talleyrand Park in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania).

WELL..... I guess it wasn't too obscure. I live about 11 miles from Bellefonte. Unscrupulous guy that he was, I have found Prince Talleyrand to be a fascinating historical figure.

Over to you!

[Ironmachine]

Thanks, pike.
Now, for another obscure question:

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Who?

[Ironmachine]

She reached like a celebrity status in his times, being introduced to her king and to the Pope.

[Tirdad]

Thanks, pike.
Now, for another obscure question:

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Who?

hello dear friend .

is he :

Katalina Erauso ?

regards .

Tirdad .