In Latvian mythology, Austras Koks ("tree of the east" or "tree of the dawn") was a tree that grew from the start of Saules' (the sun's) daily journey across the sky. It is usually considered an oak.
... humiliating treaty with the Ottomans, to gain him some respite from the huge expenses of their war.
In 1545 the opening of the Council of Trent began th ...