query: Azerbaijan possesses a low degree of unemployment.

pos: Azerbaijan Azerbaijan ( -LSB- æzərbaɪˈʒɑːn -RSB- ; Azərbaycan ) , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan ( Azərbaycan Respublikası ) , is a country in the South Caucasus region , situated at the crossroads of Southwest Asia and Southeastern Europe . It is bound by the Caspian Sea to the east , Russia to the north , Georgia to the northwest , Armenia to the west and Iran to the south . The exclave of Nakhchivan is bound by Armenia to the north and east , Iran to the south and west , while having an 11 km border with Turkey in the north west .   The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic proclaimed its independence in 1918 and became the first democratic state in the Muslim orient world . The country was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1920 as the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic . The modern Republic of Azerbaijan proclaimed its independence on 30 August 1991 , prior to the official dissolution of the USSR in December 1991 . In September 1991 , the Armenian majority of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region seceded to form the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic . The region and seven adjacent districts outside it became de facto independent with the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1994 . These regions are internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan pending a solution to the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh , found through negotiations facilitated by the OSCE .   Azerbaijan is a unitary semi-presidential republic . The country is a member state of the Council of Europe , the OSCE and the NATO Partnership for Peace ( PfP ) program . It is one of six independent Turkic states , an active member of the Turkic Council and the TÜRKSOY community . Azerbaijan has diplomatic relations with 158 countries and holds membership in 38 international organizations . It is one of the founding members of GUAM , the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons . A member of the United Nations since 1992 after its independence , Azerbaijan was elected to membership in the newly established Human Rights Council by the United Nations General Assembly on 9 May 2006 . Its term of office began on 19 June 2006 . Azerbaijan is also a member state of the Non-Aligned Movement , holds observer status in World Trade Organization and is a correspondent at the International Telecommunication Union .   The Constitution of Azerbaijan does not declare an official religion and all major political forces in the country are secularist . However , the majority of the population are of a Shiite Muslim background . Most Azerbaijanis however , do not actively practice any religion , and the country has been seen to be one of the most irreligious countries in the Muslim world , with 53 % stating religion has little to no importance in their lives , according to Pew Research Center and Gallup polls . Azerbaijan has a high level of human development which ranks on par with most Eastern European countries . It has a high rate of economic development and literacy , as well as a low rate of unemployment . According to the Davos World Economic Forum , Azerbaijan 's economy has scored 37th place within 138 countries in 2016 . Global Competitiveness Index 2015 indicates that Azerbaijan scores highest in its region .   ASAN services , established with Presidential Decree , are countrywide known for eliminating bribery and corruption in the provision of public services . ASAN Service has been awarded with United Nations ' Public Service Award 2015 , which is the most prestigious award in the world in the field of public service delivery .   The ruling party , the New Azerbaijan Party , has been accused of authoritarianism and human rights abuses .

neg: Georgian Trade Union Confederation Georgian Trade Union Confederation ( GTUC ) is an independent non-profit making organization . GTUC is the most rapidly developing trade union organisations in the South Caucasus , which works in close co-operation with its domestic and international partners . Almost 45 % of all employees in the country are members of trades unions . GTUC offers trainings in labour law and organising , as well as providing legal protection to its members .   The goals of GTUC are to promote :  • Formation and development of social and democratic state ;  • Strengthen and free development of the international trade union movement ;  • European integration ;  • Protection of gender equality ;  • Protection of basic human democratic rights and independence of trade unions ;  • Establishment of healthy labour market competition ;  • Creation of a free non-discrimination environment and the promotion of a social climate of employment in the country ;  • Activities of woman and youth organizations ;   The task of GTUC :  • Formation of national and international economic policy ;  • Formation of social , health care and international and national environmental policy and strengthen policy of employment , labour market , prices and consumer market ;  • Elaboration of labour , social and other legislation relevant legislations ;  • Formation of possibilities of education and cultural policy at the national and international levels ;   GTUC has carried and continues to concentrate on the following activities :  • Legislative work , being an author of several drafts ;  • Free legal protection of employees ; representing them at all national court levels ;  • Implementing analyses of social-economic and labour general state in the country ;  • Promoting the process of collective negotiations and conclusions of collective agreements ;  • Organizing of workers ' strikes , manifestations and demonstrations ;  • Representing trade unions in the international arena ;   The GTUC is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation .

neg: Unemployment in Spain Though unemployment is a general problem for the whole world , the degree of unemployment in Spain is especially high in respect to the other countries in the region at the same economic level .   After reaching a minimum of 8 % between 2006 and 2007 , with the Spanish economic crisis that began in 2008 the rate of unemployment grew quickly exceeding 20 % in 2010 and 25 % in 2012 and unemployment became the greatest concern within Spanish society . Even though unemployment in some regions of Spain is slightly less than in others , the general amount is one of the highest in the European Union and in general has stayed like that independently of the economic situation . Almost 100,000 people have lost their jobs in the real estate industry in Spain .

neg: Demographics of Bulgaria The demography of the Republic of Bulgaria is monitored by the `` Natsionalen Statisticheski Institut '' ( National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria ) .   This article is about the demographic features of the population of Bulgaria , including population density , ethnicity , education level , health of the populace , economic status , religious affiliations and other aspects of the population .   Bulgaria has a high Human Development Index of 0.794 , ranking 56th in the world in 2016 and holds the 38th position in Newsweek 's rankings of the world 's best countries to live in , measuring health , education , political environment and economic dynamism .

neg: Foreign relations of Armenia Since its independence , Armenia has maintained a policy of complementarism by trying to have positive and friendly relations with Iran , Russia , and the West , including the United States and the European Union . However , the dispute over the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and the recent war over Nagorno -- Karabakh have created tense relations with two of its immediate neighbors , Azerbaijan and Turkey .   Armenia is a member of more than 50 different international organizations , including the :  United Nations  Eurasian Union  Council of Europe  Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation  La Francophonie  The EU 's Eastern Partnership and the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly  The UN 's Eastern European Group  Eurocontrol  Interpol  Commonwealth of Independent States and the Collective Security Treaty Organization  Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe  NATO 's Partnership for Peace , Individual Partnership Action Plan and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council  International Monetary Fund  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development  World Trade Organization , the World Bank , and the World Customs Organization  Asian Development Bank  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development  Eurasian Development Bank and the Eurasian Customs Union  Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges  TRACECA   Armenia is also an observer member of the Community of Democratic Choice , the Non-Aligned Movement , the Organization of American States , the Arab League , and a dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation . Eduard Nalbandyan serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia .

neg: Mahalla (Uzbeks) A mahalla is an urban division in Uzbek communities which today exist in Uzbekistan , Kyrgyzstan , and Tajikistan . Historically , mahallas were autonomous social institutions built around familial ties and Islamic rituals . Before the establishment of the Soviet rule in Uzbekistan , Mahallas fulfilled local self-government functions connecting private sphere with public sphere . Religious rituals , life-cycle crisis ceremonies , resource management , conflict resolution , and many other community activities were performed at mahalla , or ( neighbourhood ) level . An informal council of elders ( oqsoqol , or aksakal ) provided leadership .   After the establishment of the Soviet Union , informal mahalla organizations were placed under the state control and served as local extensions of the Soviet government . Mahallas were thought to be `` eyes '' and `` ears '' of the Soviet government ; mahalla became a control mechanism of the state and the mahalla leaders were appointed by the government . However , mahalla level state-society relationships were more complex as mahalla leaders could serve as henchmen while also acting as buffers between the local community and the state . Due to intimate , face-to face relationships dominant at mahalla , mahalla organizations could shield the community from the incursions of the state .   Since 1993 , Uzbek government reorganized mahalla councils as bearers of `` Uzbek nationhood '' and `` morality , '' effectively reproducing Soviet style state domination over the society . Thus , they are formal structures run by committees ( headed by chairs called `` oqsoqols '' ) and regulated by the government . Human rights groups have accused Islam Karimov 's government of using mahallas to control the population , repress dissent , force resettlement , and persecute religious minorities .   Mahalla is a common unit not only in Uzbekistan , but in Tajikistani cities like Khujand and Kyrgyzstani cities like Osh .

neg: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Uzbekistan ( -LSB- ʊzˈbɛkᵻˌstæn , _ - ˌstɑːn -RSB- , -LSB- ʊzˌbɛkᵻˈstɑːn , _ ʌz - , _ - ˈstæn -RSB- ) is the common English name for the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic ( Uzbek SSR ; Ўзбекистон Совет Социалистик Республикаси , Oʻzbekiston Sovet Sotsialistik Respublikasi ; Узбекская Советская Социалистическая Республика , Uzbekskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika ) and later , the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi , Ўзбекистон Республикаси ) that refers to the period of Uzbekistan from 1924 to 1991 . as one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union . It was governed by the Uzbek branch of the Soviet Communist Party , the only legal political party , from 1925 until 1990 . From 1990 to 1991 , it was the sovereign part of the Soviet Union with its own legislation . Sometimes , that period can be also referred to as Soviet Uzbekistan .   Beginning 20 June 1990 , Uzbek SSR adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty within its borders . Islam Karimov became the republic 's inaugural president .   On 31 August 1991 , the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic was renamed the Republic of Uzbekistan '' ' and declared independence three months before the Soviet Union 's dissolution on 26 December 1991 .   A doubly landlocked Soviet republic in Central Asia . Uzbekistan was bordered by Kazakhstan to the north ; Tajikistan to the southeast ; Kirghizia to the northeast ; Afghanistan to the south ; and Turkmenistan to the southwest .

neg: Immigration to Turkey Since the 19th century , an exodus by the large portion of Turkish ( Turkic ) and Muslim peoples ( who are termed `` Muhacir '' under a general definition ) from the Balkans ( Balkan Turks , Albanians , Bosniaks , Pomaks ) , Caucasus ( Abkhazians , Ajarians , ` Circassians ' , Chechens ) , Crimea ( Crimean Tatar diaspora ) , Crete ( Cretan Turks ) , took refuge in present-day Turkey and moulded the country 's fundamental features .   Trends of immigration towards Turkey continue to this day , although the motives are more varied and are usually in line with the patterns of global immigration movements -- Turkey , for example , receives many economic migrants from nearby countries such as Armenia , the Republic of Moldova , Georgia , Iran , and Azerbaijan , but also from Central Asia .

neg: Caucasus The Caucasus -LSB- ˈkɔ : kəsəs -RSB- or Caucasia -LSB- kɔ : ˈkeɪʒə -RSB- is a region at the border of Europe and Asia , situated between the Black and the Caspian seas .   It is home to the Caucasus Mountains , which contain Europe 's highest mountain , Mount Elbrus , 5642 m. Politically , the Caucasus region is separated between northern and southern parts . While the northern parts are under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation , the southern parts consist of independent sovereign states . These include Georgia , Armenia , Azerbaijan . The southern Caucasus mountain range ( the Lesser Caucasus ) extends eastwards to the Caspian Sea in northwestern Iran , and into northeastern Turkey .   The region is known for its linguistic diversity : aside from Indo-European and Turkic languages , the Kartvelian , Northwest Caucasian , and Northeast Caucasian families are indigenous to the area .

neg: Chess in Azerbaijan Chess is one of the most popular sports in Azerbaijan , where it is governed by the Azerbaijan Chess Federation ( ACF ) . On May 5 , 2009 Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev , who is also the chairman of the National Olympic Committee , signed an executive order initiating a state-supported chess development program , covering the years 2009 -- 2014 .

neg: Mineral industry of Armenia The mineral industry is one of the main sectors of the Armenian economy and as of 2011 accounted for over half of the country 's exports .   Armenia is a major producer of molybdenum . The Zangezur copper-molybdenum complex possesses large molybdenum reserves that are concentrated in the Kajaran deposit . Besides molybdenum , Armenia has significant deposits of copper and gold ; smaller deposits of lead , silver , and zinc ; and deposits of industrial minerals , including basalt , diatomite , granite , gypsum , limestone , and perlite .   In spite of the global economic crisis of 2008 , mining production and revenues grew significantly in 2009 due to a rise in global prices of copper , gold , and other base metals .

neg: Kurds in Kazakhstan Kurds in Kazakhstan refers to the people born in or residing in Kazakhstan who are of Kurdish origin . According to the most recent Kazakh census in 2011 , the Kurdish population is 38,325 or 0.2 % of the population , but Vice President of the Kurdish Association of Kazakhstan , Malikshah Gasanov numbers the population up to 46,000 , because many Kurds list themselves as Turks and Azeris .  Most of the Kurdish population in Kazakhstan were deported by Stalin from Armenia , Azerbaijan and Georgia . Years later , Kurds immigrated to Kazakhstan from the neighbouring countries , Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan .   In cities with a substantial Kurdish population , Kurdish literature and Kurdish language is taught in the primary and secondary schools . In the village of Kashkabulak , Kurdish students can study Kurdish through 12th grade . And since 1990 , Kurds also have had their own newspaper , the Kurdistan newspaper .

neg: 2006 Russian ban of Moldovan and Georgian wines The 2006 Russian import ban of Moldovan and Georgian wines began in late March 2006 and created a diplomatic conflict between the Republic of Moldova and Georgia on the one hand and Russia on the other . Wine trade with Russia is responsible for 80-90 % of the total wine exports in both countries .   The Chief Sanitary Inspector of Russia Gennadiy Onishchenko claimed that heavy metals and pesticides had been found in Georgian and Moldovan wines and that they were falsified alcoholic products labeled as wines . The Russian Consumer Agency claimed that it had examined 21 sorts of Georgian wine sold in Moscow and concluded that 85.7 % did not comply with sanitary requirements . Pesticides were discovered in 60 % samples of Moldovan and 44 % samples of Georgian wine . However , the Moldovans claimed that no proof was provided by the Russians and that dozens of countries across the world imported Moldovan wines without any reported problems . Moldova argued that the ban amounted to economic blackmail . Seven Georgian wineries were later closed down after the government revision revealed that they had produced falsified wine .   In May 2005 , Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili stated that `` many -LSB- Georgian -RSB- wine producers exported falsified wine to Russia , because Russia is a market where you can sell even turds '' . Okruashvili thought that Russia 's decision to ban the import of Georgian wines `` was not a surprise '' for Tbilisi .   Russia accounted for 80 % of Georgian wine sales , and the ban became a `` big blow '' to the industry . Georgian producers swiftly admitted that wines were regularly faked . Prior to the ban , the Georgian government closed down several testing laboratories in Georgia , and several wineries were made to dump their product . Seven Georgian wineries were closed down after the government revision revealed that they had produced falsified wine . Production of falsified wine in Georgia for the rapidly expanding Russian market had been `` big business for the last decade '' according to the Western press .   The ban on wine imports came at a time of worsening relations between the countries . The differences involved the Rose Revolution and pro-NATO/pro-EU moves in Georgia and a divergence of the Russian and Moldovan positions regarding the future of Transnistria . A year earlier , the Russian Duma had demanded a ban on Moldovan wine imports , because Moldova was considered to pursue anti-Russian policies .   EU 's external relations commissioner , Benita Ferrero-Waldner stated that the EU was worried about what she called an `` embargo '' against Moldova , but the EU could n't take any measures since Russia was not a member of the World Trade Organization .  The president of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Pierre Lellouche also said , on May 5 , he was deeply concerned about the Russian ban on Georgian products .   From 5 May to 6 May 2006 , the Russian government also banned the import of Borjomi and Nabeglavi , two popular brands of Georgian mineral water .  The government claimed that it was a health hazard since it failed to meet water purity standards . The Georgian government responded by stating that the action was an expansion of the wine embargo and a part of a political campaign to punish the country for pro-Western policies , a claim President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia reiterated at the Conference on Common Vision for Common Neighborhood held in Vilnius , Lithuania , from May 1 to 4 , and attended also by the presidents of the three Baltic states , Poland , Ukraine , Moldova , Romania , Bulgaria and the United States Vice-President Richard Cheney .   Neither the Georgian or Moldovan wines , nor the Borjomi or Nabeglavi mineral waters had been banned nor restricted in any other country besides Russia . One Russian expert has also criticized the Russian ban on `` Borjomi '' .   The drink ban appeared to exacerbate tensions between Russia and the Government of Georgia . The 2008 South Ossetia war would occur later that year . Following the conflict , Georgia also withdrew from the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) , a bloc of several post-Soviet countries .   Georgian wines are currently ( 2013 ) sold in over 50 countries , including Ukraine , which became the key market after the Russian ban . However , sales fell sharply , to about one third of what Georgia exported prior to the ban .

neg: Saudization Saudization or Saudisation of the workforce -- the replacement of foreign workers with Saudi nationals in the private sector -- is the official national policy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia .  While many Saudis are employed by the government , there are not enough jobs for the growing number of youth . As of 2006 the private sector was largely dominated by expatriate workers from Southeast Asia and the Arab world .   The Saudi Government took the decision to reduce unemployment among native Saudis , under the slogan ` Let 's Put the Saudi in Saudization ' . Companies which `` fail to comply '' with Saudization regulations have been warned that they `` will not be awarded government contracts '' . While the `` Saudi political elite '' is agreed on the importance of Saudization , Saudi businesses have complained of its implementation and sought ways to avoid it .   Since 2005 , the target Saudization rate has been set at 75 % for the private sector , however in most sectors the actual rates are still much lower , because most Saudis are not interested in working jobs requiring manual labor .   In 2014 the Saudi Gazette reported that one of the targets of the kingdom 's Ninth Development Plan ( 2010-2015 ) -- to `` bring down the unemployment rate to 5.5 percent and revive the Saudization strategy '' -- had not been realized .

neg: Abulfas Garayev Abulfas Garayev Mursal oglu ( Əbülfəs Qarayev Mürsəl oğlu born November 13 , 1956 ) is an Azerbaijani politician , currently serving as Minister of Ministry of Culture and Tourism .   Early life and educational background   Garayev was born on November 13 , 1956 in Baku , Azerbaijan . He graduated from the Azerbaijan University of Languages in 1978 . From 1978 until 1980 , he worked as the teacher of English in a secondary school in Saatly Rayon . In 1980-1989 , he held various positions within the Azerbaijan Communist Party . In 1992 , he completed a course at the North-West Academy of Public Administration in Russia . In 1992 through 1993 , Garayev worked as a professor at the Azerbaijani Academy of Public Administration . He also attended specialized courses on Management and Marketing in the Russian State Administration Academy in 1992 . In 1993-1994 , he held several managerial positions at Improtex Commerce . Mr. Garayev is also actively involved in scientific work and pedagogical activities ; he is author of several books and is an Associate Professor of Azerbaijan Tourism Institute since 2006 . Fluent in Azerbaijani , Russian , English , Turkish , and French .

neg: LGBT rights in Armenia Lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender ( LGBT ) rights in Armenia are not legislated in both the legal and social spheres .   Homosexuality has been legal in Armenia since 2003 . However , even though it has been decriminalized , the situation of local lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender ( LGBT ) citizens has not changed substantially . Many LGBT Armenians fear being socially outcast by their friends and families , causing them to keep their sexual orientation or gender identity private . Recently , the LGBT community in Armenia has become better connected due to social media , although a sense of fear and a desire for anonymity remains due to the nation 's conservative culture .   Homosexuality remains a taboo topic in many parts of Armenian society . In a 2012 study , 55 % of correspondents in Armenian stated that they would cease their relationship with a friend or relative if they were to come out as gay . Furthermore , this study found that 70 % of Armenians find LGBT people to be `` strange . '' There is , moreover , no legal protection for LGBT persons whose human rights are violated regularly . Armenia has been ranked 47th out of 49 European countries for LGBT rights , with Russia and neighboring Azerbaijan taking the 48th and 49th positions , respectively . The younger generation of Armenians still remain very unknowledgeable about many LGBT issues , likely attributed to the family culture where young people live at home until they reach the primary goal for many Armenians , heterosexual marriage .   Many LGBT claim to fear violence in their workplace or from their family , and therefore , are said to not file complaints of claimed human rights violations or of criminal offences .

neg: List of OECD countries by job security This is a list of OECD countries by job security , an important component in measuring quality of life and the well-being of its citizens . It lists OECD countries ' workers ' chance of losing their job in 2012 , with some non-OECD countries also included . Workers facing a high risk of job loss are more vulnerable , especially in countries with smaller social safety nets . This indicator presents the probability to become unemployed , calculated as the number of people who were unemployed in 2012 , but were employed in 2011 over the total number of employed in 2011 .

neg: Party for Democratic Reforms (Azerbaijan) Party for Democratic Reforms ( PDR ) ( Azərbaycan Demokratik İslahatlar Partiyası ) is an Azerbaijani political party established on May 27 , 2005 . The party 's first congress took place on July 4 , 2005 , where party 's program and memorandum were accepted , members of its Political Council and General Revision Committee were elected . Party 's congress also elected Asim Mollazade , member of the Parliament of Azerbaijan , as party 's first chairman . The following people became the members of its Political Council :   Asim Mollazade  Rauf Talyshinsky  Ingilab Ahmedov  Nazim Abdullayev  Eduard Chernin  Elkhan Agamirzayev  Gulnara Mamedova  Murad Rahimov  Mardan Afandiyev  Eldar Jahangirov  Ilgar Huseynov   The members of the Central Revision Committee :   Chingiz Abdullayev  Roman Temnikov  Ilkin Hasanov   At the initiative of Asim Mollazade , the Chief Editor of popular `` Echo '' Newspaper , Rauf Talyshinsky , was appointed as Deputy Chairman for Political matters , Ingilab Ahmedov - Deputy Chairman for Economic matters , and Nazim Abdullayev , president of `` NNN '' Group of Companies , - Deputy Chairman for Entrepreneurship .

neg: Ethnic Russians in post-Soviet states After the dissolution of the Soviet Union ( USSR ) in December 1991 , about 25 million ethnic Russians in post-Soviet states found themselves living outside the Russian Federation .   All former Soviet citizens had a time window within which they could transfer their former Soviet citizenship to Russian citizenship . Where they did not exercise that choice , their resulting citizenship status outside Russia varied by state : from no perceivable change in status - as in Belarus - to becoming permanently resident `` non-citizens '' - as in Estonia and Latvia , which restricted citizenship to their pre-World War II citizens and their offspring ( regardless of ethnic group ) upon restoration of their independence in continuity with their sovereign identities prior to June 1940 .   However , most people in practice found the `` time window '' concept not feasible , as the citizenship issue linked closely to the issue of owning property owned by the state before privatization . For many people , a change of citizenship would actually mean relocating and leaving behind everything - or most of what they had previously owned or been able to access .   the largest ethnic Russian diaspora populations outside Russia live in the United States and in the `` near abroad '' countries . The populations involved include those in : Ukraine ( about 8 million ) , Kazakhstan ( about 3.8 million ) , the United States ( about 3 million ) , Belarus ( about 780,000 ) , Uzbekistan ( about 650,000 ) Kyrgyzstan ( about 360,000 ) and Latvia ( about 556,422 ) .   In June 2006 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a plan to introduce national policy aiming at encouraging ethnic Russian immigration to Russia .   Does not include Abkhazia ( 2011 census : 22,077 Russians or 9.1 % of the population ) or South Ossetia ( 2007 estimate : 2,100 Russians or 3.0 % of the population ) .   In Turkmenistan , there were estimated to be at most 150,000 ethnic Russians as of 2007 , or under 2 % of the population . In Uzbekistan the same year , the Russian population stood at some 800,000 people or under 4 % of the country .

neg: Internet in Azerbaijan Access to the Internet in Azerbaijan is growing , supported by a national strategy to develop the country into an information and communication technology ( ICT ) hub for the Caucasus region . The Azerbaijani government actively seeks to attract foreign aid to help boost the telecommunications and ICT sectors . While the government claims 85 percent of the population are online in 2013 , the International Telecommunications Union reports the nation 's Internet penetration rate is 58.7 percent .   The Internet in Azerbaijan remains largely free from systematic government filtering or blocking of the Internet , but the government maintains a heavy-handed approach to political opposition in online forums . In 2013 , the country 's criminal defamation laws were extended to online content , meaning the author of defamatory content online could be charged with large fines , community service , or prison fines up to three years . The government has also cracked down on political activists and bloggers who are critical of the government online , charging them with harsh prison sentences as well as extralegal intimidation and harassment through surprise police visits and job loss .   Researchers and reports by Internet activists agree that the government of Azerbaijan is engaged in mass surveillance of the country 's Internet use .

neg: Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan ( Qazaxıstan azərbaycanlıları ) are part of the Azerbaijani diaspora . They are Kazakh citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background . According to the 2009 census , there were 85,292 ethnic Azerbaijanis living in Kazakhstan ; Azerbaijanis comprised 0.5 % of Kazakhstan 's population and were the country 's tenth-largest ethnic minority . Most Azerbaijani-Kazakhs have immigrated to Kazakhstan from the Republic of Azerbaijan ; a small group of Iranian Azerbaijanis trapped by the Bolshevik taking of power in 1918 were also forced into Kazakhstan in 1938 .


query: Charles I's wife gave birth to his two immediate successors.

pos: Henrietta Maria of France Henrietta Maria of France ( Henriette Marie 25 November 1609 -- 10 September 1669 ) was queen consort of England , Scotland , and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I . She was mother of his two immediate successors , Charles II and James II .   Her Roman Catholicism made her unpopular in England , and also prohibited her from being crowned in an Anglican service ; therefore she never had a coronation . She began to immerse herself in national affairs as civil war loomed on the horizon , and was compelled to seek refuge in France in 1644 , following the birth of her youngest daughter , Henrietta , during the height of the First English Civil War . The execution of King Charles in 1649 left her impoverished . She settled in Paris , and then returned to England after the Restoration of her eldest son , Charles , to the throne . In 1665 , she moved back to Paris , where she died four years later .   The North American Province of Maryland was named in her honour , and the name was carried over into the current U.S. state of Maryland .

pos: Charles I of England Charles I ( 19 November 1600 -- 30 January 1649 ) was monarch of the three kingdoms of England , Scotland , and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649 .   Charles was the second son of King James VI of Scotland , but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603 , he moved to England , where he spent much of the rest of his life . He became heir apparent to the English , Irish , and Scottish thrones on the death of his elder brother , Henry Frederick , Prince of Wales , in 1612 . An unsuccessful and unpopular attempt to marry him to the Spanish Habsburg princess Maria Anna culminated in an eight-month visit to Spain in 1623 that demonstrated the futility of the marriage negotiations . Two years later , he married the Bourbon princess Henrietta Maria of France instead .   After his succession , Charles quarrelled with the Parliament of England , which sought to curb his royal prerogative . Charles believed in the divine right of kings and thought he could govern according to his own conscience . Many of his subjects opposed his policies , in particular the levying of taxes without parliamentary consent , and perceived his actions as those of a tyrannical absolute monarch . His religious policies , coupled with his marriage to a Roman Catholic , generated the antipathy and mistrust of reformed groups such as the English Puritans and Scottish Covenanters , who thought his views too Catholic . He supported high church ecclesiastics , such as Richard Montagu and William Laud , and failed to aid Protestant forces successfully during the Thirty Years ' War . His attempts to force the Church of Scotland to adopt high Anglican practices led to the Bishops ' Wars , strengthened the position of the English and Scottish parliaments and helped precipitate his own downfall .   From 1642 , Charles fought the armies of the English and Scottish parliaments in the English Civil War . After his defeat in 1645 , he surrendered to a Scottish force that eventually handed him over to the English Parliament . Charles refused to accept his captors ' demands for a constitutional monarchy , and temporarily escaped captivity in November 1647 . Re-imprisoned on the Isle of Wight , Charles forged an alliance with Scotland , but by the end of 1648 Oliver Cromwell 's New Model Army had consolidated its control over England . Charles was tried , convicted , and executed for high treason in January 1649 . The monarchy was abolished and a republic called the Commonwealth of England was declared . The monarchy was restored to Charles 's son , Charles II , in 1660 .

neg: House of Valois-Burgundy The House of Valois-Burgundy ( la maison de Valois-Bourgogne ) , or the Younger House of Burgundy , was a noble French family deriving from the royal House of Valois . It is distinct from the Capetian House of Burgundy , descendants of King Robert II of France , though both houses stem from the Capetian dynasty . They ruled the Duchy of Burgundy from 1363 to 1482 and later came to rule vast lands including Artois , Flanders , Luxembourg , Hainault , the county palatine of Burgundy ( Franche-Comté ) , and other lands through marriage .   The term `` Valois Dukes of Burgundy '' is employed to refer to the dynasty which began after King John II of France granted the French Duchy of Burgundy to his youngest son , Philip the Bold in 1363 .   During the Hundred Years ' War , the dukes rivalled with their royal cousins uniting a great number of French and Imperial fiefs under their rule . However , their plans to establish an autonomous kingdom ultimately failed when the last duke , Charles the Bold , sparked the Burgundian Wars and was killed in the Battle of Nancy in 1477 . The final ruler of the dynasty , Mary , Duchess of Burgundy , attempted to assert her authority within her domains , but failed . Her lands outside of France passed to her eldest son , Philip , to become the Habsburg Netherlands , while the Duchy of Burgundy itself returned to the kingdom of France . Mary died in 1482 , thus ending the House of Valois-Burgundy .

neg: Princess Amelia of Great Britain Princess Amelia of Great Britain ( Amelia Sophia Eleanor ; 10 June 1711 ( New Style ) -- 31 October 1786 ) was the second daughter of George II of Great Britain .

neg: Descent of Elizabeth II from William the Conqueror This list shows the most senior line of descent of Elizabeth II , the current British Sovereign , from William I. Each person on the list is the son or daughter of the person above him or her on the list . There are many other more junior lines of descent of the family , but the crown , in theory at least , only descends through the most senior line ( a major exception being the exclusion of the genealogically senior Jacobite succession by the Act of Settlement 1701 ) . Owing to extinct lines , large parts of entire royal houses ( Lancaster , Tudor , Stuart ) are bypassed in the current most senior line . The numbers can be used to calculate the number of generations between two individuals on this list .

neg: Restoration (Scotland) The Restoration was the return of the monarchy to Scotland in 1660 after the period of the Commonwealth , and the subsequent three decades of Scottish history until the Revolution and Convention of Estates of 1689 . It was part of a wider Restoration in the British Isles that included the return of the Stuart dynasty to the thrones of England and Ireland in the person of Charles II .   As military commander of the Commonwealth 's largest armed force , George Monck , governor-general in Scotland , was instrumental in the restoration of Charles II , who was proclaimed king in Edinburgh on 14 May 1660 . There was a general pardon for offences during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms , but four individuals were excepted and executed . Under the eventual political settlement Scotland regained its independent system of law , parliament and kirk , but also regained the Lords of the Articles and bishops , and it now had a king who did not visit the country and ruled largely without reference to Parliament through a series of commissioners . These began with the Earl of Middleton and ended with the King 's brother and heir , James , Duke of York . The restoration of the Scottish Episcopacy led to a series of conflicts between Presbyterians and the Bishops of the Episcopalian establishment , culminating in the persecution of The Killing Time .   Charles died in 1685 and his brother the Duke of York succeeded him as James VII of Scotland and II of England . He survived attempted rebellions , but alienated much of the political nation by his Catholicism and policies . When William of Orange of the Netherlands , James ' Protestant son-in-law , invaded England in 1688 , James fled and William and his wife took over the throne as William II and Mary II . William called a Scottish Convention , which was dominated by the Presbyterians . It offered William and Mary the crown , and after the defeat of James ' supporters the bishops were abolished and a Presbyterian system reinstated in the kirk .   The economic conditions of the period were generally favourable , although the restoration of Scottish independence reinstated the economic border with England and English tariffs . The restoration of the monarchy also saw the restoration of the nobility to political power , although they may have exercised their power with more caution . It also saw the rise of the lairds , who continued to gain new local political powers . There was an attempt to restore the theatre to Scotland , which had suffered from the lack of a court and the hostility of the kirk . The Restoration saw the introduction of a style of country house among the Scottish nobility that encouraged a move towards a more leisure-oriented architecture . As in England , sculpture was dominated by foreign professionals . Scotland produced some notable artists and was also visited by many important continental artists . The period between 1679 and 1689 saw the foundation of many institutions that would be important in Scottish cultural and intellectual life .

neg: Pragmatic Sanction of 1830 The Pragmatic Sanction of 1830 , issued on 29 March 1830 by King Ferdinand VII of Spain , ratified a Decree of 1789 by Charles IV of Spain , which had replaced the semi-Salic system established by Philip V of Spain with the mixed succession system that predated the Bourbon monarchy ( see also Carlism ) .   When Philip V , from the French Bourbon acceded to the Spanish throne in the Spanish War of Succession , he brought with him the Salic Law , which restricted succession to the throne to the direct male line . However , King Ferdinand VII of Spain had fathered only two daughters , Isabella and Luisa Ferdinand of Bourbon . Ferdinand 's father , Charles IV of Spain made a weak attempt to eliminate the Salic Law , and Ferdinand brought forth the Pragmatic Sanction of 1830 , so that his oldest daughter would inherit the throne and be declared queen upon his death , as was the Spanish custom .   This removed his brother , Infante Carlos , Count of Molina , as the next in the line of succession under Salic Law . Charles ' supporters , among whom was Francisco Calomarde , pressured Ferdinand VII to repeal the Pragmatic Sanction . However , a severe attack of gout incapacitated Ferdinand and when he died on 29 September 1833 , Isabella was proclaimed Queen . Since she was still a minor , the kingdom fell under the regency of her mother Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies .   Category :1830 in Spain  Category :19 th century in Spain  Category : Carlism  Category : Succession acts

neg: Philip, Count Palatine of Burgundy Philip , Count Palatine of Burgundy may refer to :   Philip I of Savoy , consort Count Palatine of Burgundy as second husband of Adelaide , Countess Palatine of Burgundy  Philip V of France , consort Count Palatine of Burgundy as husband of Joan II , Countess Palatine of Burgundy  Philip I , Duke of Burgundy , grandson and heir of Joan III , Countess Palatine of Burgundy  Philip II , Duke of Burgundy , consort Count Palatine of Burgundy as husband of Margaret II , Countess Palatine of Burgundy , great-granddaughter of Joan II  Philip III , Duke of Burgundy , grandson of previous , Count Palatine of Burgundy 1419-67  Philip I , Archduke of Austria , Count Palatine of Burgundy 1482-1506 , as son and heir of Mary of Burgundy , granddaughter of previous  Philip II of Spain , grandson of previous ; after him , kings of Spain were Counts of Palatine until the French conquered the county

neg: Charles the Child Charles the Child ( Latin Karolus puer , from the Annales Bertiniani ; 847/848 , Frankfurt am Main -- 29 September 866 , Buzançais ) was the King of Aquitaine from October 855 until his death in 866 . If his father , Charles the Bald , and great grandfather , Charlemagne , are counted as rulers of Aquitaine , he would be numbered Charles III .   He was the second son of Charles the Bald and brother of Louis the Stammerer . The younger Charles was appointed by his father , who had previously ruled as King of Aquitaine himself from 838 , as a sop to Aquitainian separatism . The Aquitainians had previously rebelled against Charles the Bald , requesting from Louis the German that he send one of his sons to rule over them . Louis had sent his second son , Louis the Younger , prompting Charles the Bald to release his rival claimant to Aquitaine , Pippin II . Pippin succeeded in rallying the nobles to support himself and Charles the Bald against Louis the Younger , who was driven out . By October , however , Pippin lost his popularity with the still-rebellious Aquitainians , prompting Charles the Bald to appoint Charles the Child as King . Charles the Child was duly anointed at Limoges . Within a year , he had been replaced by the Aquitainians with Pippin II . These same then deposed Pippin and restored Charles the Child . Pippin was captured in 864 and imprisoned at Senlis , at which point he disappears from history .   Unlike previous sub-kings of Aquitaine , ( Louis the Pious , Pippin I , Pippin II ) , Charles the Child had no real authority at all . Before 840 , the kingdom had been ruled in person by an autonomous king ; Charles the Bald , however , after his accession as King of Western Francia , attempted to maintain power in Aquitaine . Consequently , Charles the Child , and his brother , Louis the Stammerer , did not rule in person , had no chancery , could issue no instruments ; they were no longer empowered to bestow privileges , endow religious establishments , or dispose of royal property . All the rights of the region were invested in Charles the Bald , in whose absence the nobles of the Kingdom gathered power .   Nonetheless , as Charles grew older , he began to exercise what little personal authority he could . For example , in 862 he chose and married a wife against the will of his father . The name of his wife is unknown , although she was apparently the widow of a count named Humbert . Charles the Bald reasserted his power over his son in 863 , forcing the younger Charles to put away his wife and be loyal to his father . A year later , he was accidentally struck with a sword in the head by a member of his own hunting party in a mock combat , leading Ado of Vienne to say that `` Charles was dishonoured ( dehonestatus ) by having suffered it '' . The blow left him mentally incapacitated until his resultant death in 866 . He died childless and was buried in Bourges .

neg: Caroline of Sweden Caroline of Sweden - Swedish : Karolina and Charlotta , also Carola - may refer to :   Charlotte , Queen consort of Sweden 1809  Carola of Vasa , Swedish princess ( claimant ) 1833

neg: Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais Maria Anna of Savoy ( Maria Anna Carlota Gabriela ; 17 December 1757 -- 11 October 1824 ) was a Princess of Savoy by birth and Duchess of Chablais by her marriage to her uncle .   Born at the Royal Palace of Turin , she was the sixth child of Prince Victor Amadeus , Duke of Savoy and , since 1773 , King of Sardinia , by his wife , Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain , as daughter of Philip V.   Maria Anna was the fourth but third surviving daughter of her parents . Her two older sisters were the future `` grand daughters in law '' of Louis XV of France , Princess Maria Giuseppina , who married the future Louis XVIII of France in 1771 and Princess Maria Teresa , who married the future Charles X of France in 1773 . Their younger surviving sister , Maria Carolina , married Anthony of Saxony .   Three of her brothers were the last three Kings of Sardinia from the senior line of the House of Savoy : the future Charles Emmanuel IV , Victor Emmanuel I and Charles Felix . After the death of the last one in 1831 without issue , the throne passed to Charles Albert , Prince of Carignano and next legitimate male heir .

neg: Carlota Joaquina of Spain Doña Carlota Joaquina of Spain ( Carlota Joaquina de Borbón y Borbón-Parma ; 25 April 1775 -- 7 January 1830 ) was a Queen consort of Portugal as wife of John VI , Infanta of Spain , Infanta consort of Portugal , Princess consort of Brazil , Princess regent consort of Portugal and Queen consort of the United Kingdom of Portugal , Brazil and Algarves . She was the eldest daughter and surviving child of King Charles IV of Spain and his wife Maria Luisa of Parma .

neg: Caroline era The Caroline or Carolean era refers to the era in English and Scottish history during the Stuart period ( 1603 -- 1714 ) that coincided with the reign of Charles I ( 1625 -- 1642 ) , Carolus being Latin for Charles . The Caroline era followed the Jacobean era , the reign of Charles 's father James I ( 1603 -- 1625 ) ; it was followed by the English Civil War ( 1642 -- 1651 ) and the English Interregnum ( 1651 -- 1660 ) .

neg: Anne, Queen of Great Britain Anne ( 6 February 1665 -- 1 August 1714 ) became Queen of England , Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 . On 1 May 1707 , under the Acts of Union , two of her realms , the kingdoms of England and Scotland , united as a single sovereign state known as Great Britain . She continued to reign as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death .   Anne was born in the reign of her uncle Charles II , who had no legitimate children . Her father , James , was first in line to the throne . His suspected Roman Catholicism was unpopular in England , and on Charles 's instructions Anne was raised as an Anglican . Three years after he succeeded Charles , James was deposed in the `` Glorious Revolution '' of 1688 . Anne 's Dutch Protestant brother-in-law and cousin William III became joint monarch with his wife , Anne 's elder sister Mary II . Although the sisters had been close , disagreements over Anne 's finances , status and choice of acquaintances arose shortly after Mary 's accession and they became estranged . William and Mary had no children . After Mary 's death in 1694 , William continued as sole monarch until he was succeeded by Anne upon his death in 1702 .   As queen , Anne favoured moderate Tory politicians , who were more likely to share her Anglican religious views than their opponents , the Whigs . The Whigs grew more powerful during the course of the War of the Spanish Succession , until in 1710 Anne dismissed many of them from office . Her close friendship with Sarah Churchill , Duchess of Marlborough , turned sour as the result of political differences .   Anne was plagued by ill health throughout her life . From her thirties onwards , she grew increasingly lame and obese . Despite seventeen pregnancies by her husband , Prince George of Denmark , she died without any surviving children and was the last monarch of the House of Stuart . Under the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701 , she was succeeded by her second cousin George I of the House of Hanover , who was a descendant of the Stuarts through his maternal grandmother , Elizabeth , a daughter of James VI and I.

neg: Joséphine de Beauharnais Joséphine de Beauharnais ( -LSB- ʒo.ze.fin də ‿ bo.aʁ.nɛ -RSB- ; née Tascher de la Pagerie ; 23 June 1763 -- 29 May 1814 ) was the first wife of Napoleon I , and thus the first Empress of the French ( commonly called Empress Joséphine or just Joséphine ) .   Her marriage to Napoleon I was her second ; her first husband Alexandre de Beauharnais was guillotined during the Reign of Terror , and she herself was imprisoned in the Carmes prison until five days after Alexandre 's execution . Her two children by Alexandre became significant to royal lineage . Through her daughter , Hortense , she was the maternal grandmother of Napoléon III . Through her son , Eugène , she was the great-grandmother of later Swedish and Danish kings and queens . The reigning houses of Belgium , Norway and Luxembourg also descend from her . She did not bear Napoleon any children ; as a result , he divorced her in 1810 to marry Marie Louise of Austria .   Joséphine was the recipient of numerous love letters written by Napoleon , many of which still exist . Her Château de Malmaison was noted for its magnificent rose garden , which she supervised closely , owing to her passionate interest in roses , collected from all over the world .

neg: Jane Howard, Duchess of Norfolk Jane Howard , Duchess of Norfolk ( née Bickerton ; 1643/4 - 28 August 1693 ) , was the second wife of Henry Howard , 6th Duke of Norfolk .   Bickerton came from a very modest social background . Her parents were Anne Hester and Robert Bickerton , Gentleman of the Wine Cellar to King Charles II of England . She met Howard when he was heir presumptive to his unmarried brother Thomas and became his mistress . She started living with him after the death of his wife , Lady Anne Somerset , in 1662 . Upon his brother 's death in 1677 , Howard succeeded to the dukedom and made his marriage to Bickerton public , though it may have taken place a year earlier , with the Duke 's children by Lady Anne Somerset protesting against the marriage . Family feeling became so bad that the Duke went abroad for a time with his new wife .   The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk had four sons , all of whom died childless , and three daughters :   George Howard , married but childless  James Howard , drowned unmarried in August 1702  Frederick Henry Howard ( d. 16 March 1727 ) , married but childless  Lady Catherine Howard , a nun in Flanders  Lady Elizabeth Howard , m. 1st Duke of Gordon , had issue . Later became a nun in Flanders  Lady Philippa Howard ( d. January 1683 ) , who had issue   After the Duke 's death in 1684 , the Duchess married a Scotsman , Thomas Maxwell .   John Evelyn had a very low opinion of her : on a visit to the Duke not long before the latter 's death he wrote uncharitably :   '' Went to visit the Duke of Norfolk and to know whether he would sell me any of his cartoons and other drawings of Raphael and the great masters . He answered me that he would part with and sell anything for money but his wife the Duchess who stood near him ; and I thought with myself that if I were in his condition she should be the first thing that I would be glad to part with .

neg: Prince Charles (disambiguation) Prince Charles ( born 1948 ) is the current heir-apparent to the British throne .   Prince Charles may also refer to :

neg: Joan II of Navarre Joan II ( Jeanne 28 January 1312 -- 6 October 1349 ) was Queen of Navarre from 1328 until her death . She was the only surviving child of Louis X of France , King of France and Navarre , and Margaret of Burgundy . Joan 's paternity was dubious because her mother was involved in a scandal , but Louis X declared her his legitimate daughter before he died in 1316 . However , the French lords were opposed to the idea of a female monarch and elected Louis X 's brother , Philip V , king . The Navarrese noblemen also did homage to Philip . Joan 's maternal grandmother , Agnes of France , Duchess of Burgundy , and uncle , Odo IV of Burgundy , made attempts to secure the counties of Champagne and Brie ( which had been the patrimony of Louis X 's mother , Joan I of Navarre ) to Joan , but the French royal troops defeated her supporters . After Philip V married his daughter to Odo and granted him two counties as her dowry , Odo renounced Joan 's claim to Champagne and Brie in exchange for a compensation in March 1318 . Joan married Philip of Évreux , who was also a member of the French royal family .   Philip V was succeeded by his brother , Charles IV , in both France and Navarre in 1322 , but most Navarrese lords refused to swear loyalty to him . After Charles IV died in 1328 , the Navarrese expelled the French governor and declared Joan the rightful monarch of Navarre . In France , Philip of Valois was crowned king . He concluded an agreement with Joan and her husband , who renounced Joan 's claims to Champagne and Brie in exchange for three counties , while Philip acknowledged their right to Navarre . Joan and her husband were together crowned in Pamplona Cathedral on 5 March 1329 .   The royal couple closely cooperated during their joint reign , but Philip of Évreux was more active . However , they mostly lived in their French domains . Navarre was then administered by governors during their absence .

neg: Blanche of France, Duchess of Austria Blanche of France ( c. 1278 -- 1 March 1305 ) was consort to Rudolph I of Habsburg , Duke of Austria and Styria and son of Albert I of Germany .   Blanche was born in Paris , the second child of Philip III of France and his second wife , Maria of Brabant . Her siblings were Louis , Count of Évreux and Margaret , Queen of England . Blanche also had two older half-brothers from her father 's first marriage : Philip , the future King of France , and Charles , Count of Valois .

neg: Hundred Years' War The Hundred Years ' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet , rulers of the Kingdom of England , against the House of Valois , rulers of the Kingdom of France , over the succession of the French throne . Each side drew many allies into the war . It was one of the most notable conflicts of the Middle Ages , in which five generations of kings from two rival dynasties fought for the throne of the largest kingdom in Western Europe . The war marked both the height of chivalry and its subsequent decline , and the development of strong national identities in both countries .   After the Norman Conquest , the kings of England were vassals of the kings of France for their possessions in France . The French kings had endeavored , over the centuries , to reduce these possessions , to the effect that only Gascony was left to the English . The confiscation or threat of confiscating this duchy had been part of French policy to check the growth of English power , particularly whenever the English were at war with the Kingdom of Scotland , an ally of France .   Through his mother , Isabella of France , Edward III of England was the grandson of Philip IV of France and nephew of Charles IV of France , the last king of the senior line of the House of Capet . In 1316 , a principle was established denying women succession to the French throne . When Charles IV died in 1328 , Isabella , unable to claim the French throne for herself , claimed it for her son . The French rejected the claim , maintaining that Isabella could not transmit a right that she did not possess . For about nine years ( 1328 -- 1337 ) , the English had accepted the Valois succession to the French throne , but the interference of the French king , Philip VI , in Edward III 's war against Scotland permitted Edward III to reassert his claim to the French throne . Several overwhelming English victories in the war -- especially at Crecy , Poitiers , and Agincourt -- raised the prospects of an ultimate English triumph . However , the greater resources of the French monarchy precluded a complete conquest . Starting in 1429 , decisive French victories at Orléans , Patay , Formigny , and Castillon concluded the war in favour of France , with England permanently losing most of its major possessions on the continent .   Historians commonly divide the war into three phases separated by truces : the Edwardian Era War ( 1337 -- 1360 ) ; the Caroline War ( 1369 -- 1389 ) ; and the Lancastrian War ( 1415 -- 1453 ) . Local conflicts in neighbouring areas , which were contemporarily related to the war , including the War of the Breton Succession ( 1341 -- 1364 ) , the Castilian Civil War ( 1366 -- 1369 ) , the War of the Two Peters ( 1356 -- 1375 ) in Aragon , and the 1383 -- 85 Crisis in Portugal , were availed by the parties to advance their agendas . Later historians adopted the term `` Hundred Years ' War '' as a historiography periodization to encompass all of these events , thus constructing the longest military conflict in European history .   The war owes its historical significance to multiple factors . By its end , feudal armies had been largely replaced by professional troops , and aristocratic dominance had yielded to a democratisation of the manpower and weapons of armies . Although primarily a dynastic conflict , the war gave impetus to ideas of French and English nationalism . The wider introduction of weapons and tactics supplanted the feudal armies where heavy cavalry had dominated , and artillery became important . The war precipitated the creation of the first standing armies in Western Europe since the time of the Western Roman Empire and thus helping to change their role in warfare . With respect to the belligerents , in France , civil wars , deadly epidemics , famines , and bandit free-companies of mercenaries reduced the population drastically . English political forces over time came to oppose the costly venture . The dissatisfaction of English nobles , resulting from the loss of their continental landholdings , became a factor leading to the civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses ( 1455 -- 1487 ) .

neg: Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar Eleanor of England ( 18 June 1269 -- 29 August 1298 ) was an English princess , the eldest surviving daughter of King Edward I of England and his first wife , Queen Eleanor of Castile .   What evidence exists for her early years suggests that while her parents were absent on Crusade between 1270 and 1274 , she became very close to her paternal grandmother , Eleanor of Provence , with whom she continued to spend a good deal of time . She was also close to her sickly brother Henry . On one Pentecost Eve , Henry and Eleanor were given two partridges for their dinner , for a special treat .   For a long period Eleanor was betrothed to King Alfonso III of Aragon . Alfonso 's parents were under papal interdict , however , because of their claims to the throne of Sicily , which were contrary to the papal donation of the Sicilian throne to Charles I of Naples , and despite the Aragonese ruler 's repeated pleas that Edward I send his daughter to them for marriage , Edward refused to send her as long as the interdict remained in place . In 1282 he declined one such request by saying that his wife and mother felt the girl , who had just turned 13 , was too young to be married , and that they wanted to wait another two years before sending her to Aragon . Alfonso died before the marriage could take place .   Eleanor subsequently married the French nobleman , Henry III , Count of Bar on September 20 , 1293 , and had two children :   Edward I , Count of Bar  Joan   According to Kenneth Panton , Eleanor is credited with a daughter called Eleanor ( b. 1285 ) , who supposedly married a Welshman named Llywelyn ap Owain .   She was buried in Westminster Abbey .

neg: Princess Elizabeth of Sweden Princess Elizabeth of Sweden ( also Elisabet Gustavsdotter Vasa ; 5 April 1549 Kungsör , Sweden - 20 November 1597 Stockholm ) , was a Swedish princess , and a duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch by marriage to Christopher , Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch . She was a daughter of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden and his second spouse , Queen Margaret .


query: Drew Barrymore is an actress.

pos: Drew Barrymore Drew Blythe Barrymore ( born February 22 , 1975 ) is an American actress , author , director , model and producer . She is a member of the Barrymore family of American stage and film actors , and is a granddaughter of actor John Barrymore . Barrymore began acting on television , and soon transitioned to film with roles in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ( 1982 ) and Irreconcilable Differences ( 1984 ) .   Following a turbulent childhood that was marked by drug and alcohol abuse with two stints in rehab , she wrote her autobiography , Little Girl Lost ( 1991 ) . She appeared in a string of successful films , including Poison Ivy ( 1992 ) , Boys on the Side ( 1995 ) , Scream ( 1996 ) and Ever After ( 1998 ) . She has also co-starred with Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer ( 1998 ) , 50 First Dates ( 2004 ) and Blended ( 2014 ) .   After Barrymore and Nancy Juvonen formed their joint production company Flower Films in 1995 , it went on to produce several films in which she also starred , such as Never Been Kissed ( 1999 ) , Charlie 's Angels ( 2000 ) , Donnie Darko ( 2001 ) and her directorial debut Whip It ! ( 2009 ) . Other acting credits include Music and Lyrics ( 2007 ) , He 's Just Not That Into You ( 2009 ) , Going the Distance ( 2010 ) and Miss You Already ( 2015 ) . Barrymore won the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of Little Edie in Grey Gardens ( 2009 ) . Barrymore currently stars with Timothy Olyphant in the Netflix comedy series Santa Clarita Diet ( 2017 ) .   She was named an Ambassador Against Hunger for the UN World Food Programme ( WFP ) . Since then , she has donated over $ 1 million to the program . A recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , Barrymore appeared on the cover of the 2007 People magazine 's 100 Most Beautiful people .

neg: The Devil's Garden The Devil 's Garden is a lost 1920 American silent drama film produced by Whitman Bennett , directed by Kenneth Webb , and released through First National Exhibitor 's Circuit , which was later known as First National Pictures . The film starred Lionel Barrymore , May McAvoy , and Barrymore 's first wife Doris Rankin . It is based on a novel , The Devil 's Garden by William Babington Maxwell , and was the first film for Whitman Bennett Productions .

neg: Beverly Hills Film Festival The Beverly Hills Film Festival ( BHFF ) is a film festival in the United States founded in 2001 by independent filmmaker Nino Simone . The festival is an international competition dedicated to showcasing the art and talent of emerging filmmakers and screenplay writers from around the world .   The festival lasts five days and is reportedly attended by more than 20,000 people a year . Venues include the AMPAS , Writers Guild , Chinese Theater and The Clarity Theatre . The festival winds up with the black tie awards ceremony . In 2013 the festival was launched internationally with an event in Tokyo .   The BHFF emphasizes awards to first-time filmmakers . On the final night of the Festival , the jury ( usually made up of film professionals from all over the globe ) presents its awards , including the Golden Palm Award for best picture , at a black-tie gala at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel .

neg: The Beverly Hillbillies The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS for nine seasons , from September 26 , 1962 , to March 23 , 1971 . The show had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen , Irene Ryan , Donna Douglas , and Max Baer Jr. as a poor backwoods family who move to Beverly Hills , California , after striking oil on their land . The show was produced by Filmways and was created by writer Paul Henning . It was followed by two other Henning-inspired country-cousin series on CBS : Petticoat Junction , and its spin-off Green Acres , which reversed the rags-to-riches , country-to-city model of The Beverly Hillbillies .   The Beverly Hillbillies ranked among the top 20 most-watched programs on television for eight of its nine seasons , twice ranking as the number one series of the year , with a number of episodes that remain among the most-watched television episodes in history . It accumulated seven Emmy nominations during its run . The series remains in syndication on MeTV , and its ongoing popularity spawned a 1993 film remake by 20th Century Fox .

neg: Broadway Rose (film) Broadway Rose is a 1922 American silent romantic drama film released by Metro Pictures and directed by Robert Z. Leonard . It stars Leonard 's then-wife Mae Murray and Monte Blue . The film is based on an original story by Edmund Goulding written for star Murray , and was produced by Leonard 's and Murray 's production company Tiffany Pictures .   Prints of the film are housed at the George Eastman House and Gosfilmofond in Moscow .

neg: Life's Whirlpool Life 's Whirlpool is a 1917 American silent drama film written and directed by Lionel Barrymore with his sister Ethel Barrymore as the star . This is the brother and sister 's only collaboration on a silent film as director and star .   This film should not be confused with McTeague ( also known as Life 's Whirlpool ) , the first film adaptation of Frank Norris 's McTeague .   The Lionel Barrymore directed film was produced by B. A. Rolfe and released through Metro Pictures . Barrymore would return for a short time to directing films in the early sound era . This is now considered to be a lost film .

neg: Blairstown Theater Festival The Blairstown Theater Festival operated from December 2006 through November 2007 at historic Roy 's Hall ( also known as Roy 's Theatre ) , a former silent movie theater built in 1913 at 30 Main Street in Blairstown , New Jersey .   On July 13 , 2007 , the company attracted considerable media attention when they presented three screenings of the classic horror film , Friday the 13th , which was shot in and around Blairstown in the fall of 1979 . Roy 's Hall appears in the film shortly after the opening credits .   The company 's January 2007 production of Letters from the Inside was selected by The Star-Ledger as one of the top five new plays of the 2006 -- 2007 New Jersey theater season and actress Kelli Ambrose , who played Mandy in Letters from the Inside , was selected as one of the top five Best Leading Actresses in a Play .   Among the other concerts and productions presented by the Blairstown Theater Festival were Nancy Anderson singing early Broadway songs backed by the Baroque Orchestra of North Jersey ( Baroque to Broadway ) , the Still River Band in Concert , Malachy McCourt and Jarlath Conroy in A Couple of Blaguards , Betsy Palmer and Will Hutchins in A.R. Gurney 's Love Letters , the New Jersey premiere of I Am Anne Frank , and concerts by cabaret performers KT Sullivan ( Vienna to Weimar ) , John O'Neil ( ` So Kaye ) , the Western Wind Vocal Ensemble ( Holiday Light ) , Cris Groenendaal ( Music of the Night ) , Jana Robbins ( One Hell of a Ride ! The Songs of Cy Coleman ) and jazz pianist Bill Mays and his Inventions Trio .   The company also presented several film festivals with such classic titles as Gone with the Wind , Casablanca , Seven Samurai , Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein , A Night at the Opera , The Court Jester , -LSB- -LSB- Beauty and the Beast ( 1946 film ) | La Belle et la Bête -RSB- -RSB- , Black Orpheus , Mon Oncle , The Wages of Fear and La Strada .   The Blairstown Theater Festival was not able to continue past its first season for several reasons . Most significantly , Blairstown Township suddenly increased the real estate taxes on the building by more than 680 % ( from $ 1,031.55 to $ 7,032.30 ) and the landlord decided to sell the theatre .   A CD featuring highlights from the Blairstown Theater Festival 's season was released in February 2008 .

neg: Enchanted (film) Enchanted is a 2007 American live-action/animated musical fantasy romantic comedy film , produced by Walt Disney Pictures with New York Academy Barry Sonnenfeld and Josephson Entertainment . Written by Bill Kelly and directed by Kevin Lima , the film stars Amy Adams , Patrick Dempsey , James Marsden , Timothy Spall , Idina Menzel , Rachel Covey , and Susan Sarandon . The plot focuses on Giselle , an archetypal Disney Princess , who is forced from her traditional animated world of Andalasia into the live-action world of New York City . Enchanted was the first Disney film to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , instead of Buena Vista Pictures Distribution .   The film is both a homage to , and a self-parody of , Disney 's animated features , making numerous references to Disney 's past works through the combination of live-action filmmaking , traditional animation , and computer-generated imagery . It marks the return of traditional animation to a Disney feature film after the company 's decision to move entirely to computer animation in 2004 . Composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz , who had written songs for previous Disney films , produced the songs of Enchanted , with Menken also composing its score .   The animation sequences were produced at James Baxter Animation in Pasadena . Filming of the live action segments took place around New York City . It premiered on October 20 , 2007 , at the London Film Festival before its wide release on November 21 , 2007 , in the United States . Enchanted was well-received critically , established Adams as a leading lady , and earned more than $ 340 million worldwide at the box office . It won three Saturn Awards , including Best Fantasy Film and Best Actress for Adams . Enchanted also received two nominations at the 65th Golden Globe Awards and three Best Original Song nominations at the 80th Academy Awards .

neg: Marion Marshall (actress) Marion Marshall ( born Marion Tanner ; June 8 , 1929 ) is an American actress .

neg: Bardavon 1869 Opera House The Bardavon 1869 Opera House -LSB- ˈbɑrdəvɒn -RSB- , in the downtown district of Poughkeepsie , New York , United States , is the oldest continuously-operating theater in New York State . Designed by J.A. Wood , it was built in 1869 and served as a venue for various performing arts , community meetings , and celebrations until 1923 ; it largely resumed this heritage by becoming a general performing-arts facility in 1976 . In the interlude period from 1923 to 1975 , it served as a cinema , although there were some live performances , especially vaudeville , during this period . Originally called the Collingwood Opera House after its owner and operator James Collingwood , the theater featured an unusual two-stage dome . Between 1869 and 1921 , many notable figures of the day graced the Bardavon 's stage , including Sarah Bernhardt and John Barrymore .

neg: Critic's Choice (play) Critic 's Choice is a play written by Ira Levin .   It opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on December 14 , 1960 and ran for 189 performances , closing on May 27 , 1961 . Levin 's inspiration was then-New York Herald Tribune drama critic Walter Kerr and his playwright wife Jean . Otto Preminger directed . Oleg Cassini provided the costumes .   A play in three acts , Critic 's Choice tells the story of theater critic Parker Ballantine whose second wife , Angela , writes a play which is produced on Broadway . The play is awful and Parker must decide whether or not to review the play honestly .   Reviewing for The New York Times , Howard Taubman wrote , `` Ira Levin 's new comedy , which opened at the Ethel Barrymore last night , is not much of a play . '' And , `` Otto Preminger 's staging discloses a seasoned hand , although his pacing often turns languid and his ideas for comedy run thin , like the playwright 's . ''   In 1963 , the play was made into a film of the same name starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball .

neg: Nancy Drew... Detective Nancy Drew ... Detective is a 1938 American comedy film directed by William Clemens and written by Kenneth Gamet . The film stars Bonita Granville , John Litel , James Stephenson , Frankie Thomas , Frank Orth and Helena Phillips Evans . The film was released by Warner Bros. on November 19 , 1938 .

neg: Whitman Authorized Editions The Whitman Authorized Editions ( 1941-1947 ) were published by the Whitman Publishing Company of Racine , Wisconsin . Each of the books featured a popular film actress ' name in the title and her image on the dust jacket . While the Whitman Authorized Editions are not a series , each book features a fictional analogue of a '40s era teenage star as the protagonist of a mystery story . Stars featured in the series included Deanna Durbin , Bonita Granville , Judy Garland , Ginger Rogers , Betty Grable , and Ann Sheridan . Critics have remarked on the similarity in tone and story structure between the Whitman Authorized Editions and the Nancy Drew series .

neg: Madame Du Barry (1934 film) Madame DuBarry is a 1934 American historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dolores del Rio , Reginald Owen , Victor Jory and Osgood Perkins . The film portrays the life of Madame Du Barry , the last mistress of King Louis XV of France . While this film does not serve accuracy to Madame Du Barry , it does feature antiques and jewelry that came from the actual days when Madame Du Barry lived . This film was released just as the Hollywood Production Code was taking full swing , and faced many problems with censors of the time . Scenes of this film had to be removed before its release or else it would have not been approved for release .

neg: Silver Linings Playbook Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell . It was adapted from the novel The Silver Linings Playbook , by Matthew Quick . The film stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence , with Robert De Niro , Jacki Weaver , Chris Tucker , Anupam Kher , and Julia Stiles in supporting roles .   Cooper plays Patrick `` Pat '' Solitano , Jr. , a man with bipolar disorder who is released from a psychiatric hospital and moves back in with his parents , played by Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver . Determined to win back his estranged wife , Pat meets recently widowed Tiffany Maxwell , portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence , who offers to help him get his wife back if he enters a dance competition with her . The two become closer as they train and Pat , his father , and Tiffany examine their relationships with each other as they cope with their problems .   Silver Linings Playbook premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8 , 2012 , and was released in the United States on November 16 , 2012 . The film opened to major critical success and earned numerous accolades . It received eight Academy Award nominations , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay . It became the first film since 1981 's Reds to be Oscar-nominated for the four acting categories and the first since 2004 's Million Dollar Baby to be nominated for the Big Five Oscars , with Lawrence winning the Academy Award for Best Actress . It also achieved four Golden Globe Award nominations , with Lawrence winning Best Actress ; three BAFTA nominations , with Russell winning for Best Adapted Screenplay ; four Screen Actors Guild nominations ; and five Independent Spirit Award nominations , winning in four categories , including Best Film . The film was a success at the box office , grossing over $ 236 million worldwide , more than eleven times its budget .

neg: Without Love (film) Without Love is a 1942 play by Philip Barry , later made into a 1945 romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn . The film was directed by Harold S. Bucquet from a screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart based on the Barry play . Lucille Ball also stars in the film .

neg: Everybody's Fine (2009 film) Everybody 's Fine is a 2009 American drama film written and directed by Kirk Jones , and starring Robert De Niro , Drew Barrymore , Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale . It is a remake of the Giuseppe Tornatore 's Italian film Everybody 's Fine . In Brazil , Russia and Japan , the film was released direct-to-DVD .

neg: Irreconcilable Differences Irreconcilable Differences is a 1984 American comedy-drama film starring Ryan O'Neal , Shelley Long , and Drew Barrymore . The film was a minor box office success , making over $ 12 million . For their performances , both Long and Barrymore were nominated for Golden Globe Awards .

neg: American burlesque American burlesque is a genre of variety show . Derived from elements of Victorian burlesque , music hall and minstrel shows , burlesque shows in America became popular in the 1860s and evolved to feature ribald comedy ( lewd jokes ) and female striptease . By the early 20th century , burlesque in America was presented as a populist blend of satire , performance art , music hall , and adult entertainment , featuring striptease and broad comedy acts .   The entertainment was presented often in cabarets and clubs , as well as music halls and theatres . Performers , usually female , often created elaborate tableaux with lush , colorful costumes , mood-appropriate music , and dramatic lighting ; novelty acts , such as fire breathing or contortionists , might be added to enhance the impact of their performance . The genre traditionally encompassed a variety of acts : in addition to the striptease artistes , there was some combination of chanson singers , comedians , mime artists , and dancing girls , all delivered in a satiric style with a saucy edge . The striptease element of burlesque became subject to extensive local legislation , leading to a theatrical form that titillated without falling afoul of censors .   Burlesque gradually lost popularity beginning in the 1940s . A number of producers sought to capitalize on nostalgia for the entertainment by attempting to recreate the spirit of burlesque in Hollywood films from the 1930s to the 1960s . There has been a resurgence of interest in this format since the 1990s , and it inspired a 2010 musical film , Burlesque , starring Christina Aguilera and Cher .

neg: Extra Ordinary Barry Extra Ordinary Barry is comedy film directed by Vivi Stafford and stars Jay Convente , Carrie Chason , Natalie Carter , Amrapali Ambegoakar , featuring additional performances by Ashton Lunceford , Matthew Hatchette and Shell Z.

neg: Theatre of Australia Theatre of Australia refers to the history of the performing arts in Australia , or produced by Australians . There are theatrical and dramatic aspects to a number of Indigenous Australian ceremonies such as the corroboree . During its colonial period , Australian theatrical arts were generally linked to the broader traditions of English literature and to British and Irish theatre . Australian literature and theatrical artists ( including Aboriginal as well as Anglo-Celtic and multicultural migrant Australians ) have over the last two centuries introduced the culture of Australia and the character of a new continent to the world stage .   Individuals who have contributed to theatre in Australia and internationally include Sir Robert Helpmann , Dame Joan Sutherland , Barry Humphries , David Williamson , Cate Blanchett , Geoffrey Rush , Judy Davis , Jim Sharman , Tim Minchin and Baz Luhrmann . Notable theatrical institutions include the Sydney Opera House , and the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney .