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John the Blind or John of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde; Czech: Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland. [2]
Nicknamed "One-eyed Žižka" after losing one eye, he later became completely blind. Despite his blindness, Žižka led the Hussite forces in battles against three crusades and remained undefeated throughout his military career. Žižka was born in the village of Trocnov, located in the Kingdom of Bohemia, into a family of lower Czech nobility. [1]
John Henry Ryan II (born August 19, 1987), also known as John the Blind and JRY, is an American songwriter, singer and record producer from Rochester, New York. He is best known for co-writing and co-producing One Direction's last four albums and many of their singles. He has written songs for many acclaimed artists.
The Blind is an epithet for: Béla II of Hungary (c. 1110–1141), King of Hungary and Croatia; Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1306–1353) Bogdan III the One-Eyed (1479–1517), also known as the Blind, Voivode of Moldavia; Didymus the Blind (c. 313–398), Coptic Church theologian; Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg (c. 1112–1196), also ...
John I of Isenburg-Limburg, "The blind Lord" (died 29 September 1312) was from 1289 Count of (Isenburg-) Limburg and the head of the House of Limburg. The core territory of the Lordship of Limburg consisted of the city of Limburg an der Lahn and several surrounding villages.
John of Bohemia (1296–1346), called John the Blind, king from 1310; John, King of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, better known as Hans of Denmark (1455–1513) John of England (1166–1216), king and younger brother of Richard I; John I of Hungary or János Szapolyai (1487–1540), king from 1526; John (knez), 13th-century leader in Oltenia
John the Baptist [note 1] (c. 6 BC [18] – c. AD 30) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. [19] [20] He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christian traditions, [21] and as the prophet Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyā (Arabic: النبي يحيى, An-Nabī ...
Blind often refers to: The state of blindness, ... "Blind", a classical art song by John Ireland (1879–1962) "Blind", a song by Kesha from the album Animal