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Featured Article: Federalist revolts
The Federalist revolts were uprisings that broke out in various parts of France in the summer of 1793, during the French Revolution. They were a reaction in France's provincial cities to increasing centralization of power in Paris, and increasing radicalization of political authority in the hands of the Jacobins. In most of the country, the trigger for uprising was the exclusion of the Girondins from the National Convention after the Insurrection of May 31 – June 2, 1793.
Popular Article: Hohenstaufen
The Hohenstaufen (or the Staufer(s)) were a dynasty of Kings of Germany, many of whom were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor and Duke of Swabia. The dynasty can be dated from 1138 until 1266. In 1194, the Hohenstaufen also became Kings of Sicily. The proper name, taken from their castle in Swabia, is Staufen. Therefore, the dynasty is sometimes also called the Swabian dynasty after the family's origin. As Holy Roman Emperors, the Hohenstaufens were succeeded by the Habsburgs who, over the next six centuries would become, by marriage rather than conquest, rulers of more than half of Europe.
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Václav Havel was the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (source: Vaclav Havel)
