Upon hearing of Hitler's intentions, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, through his Foreign Minister Count Ciano, quickly offered up to ten divisions and thirty squadrons of Italian aircraft for the proposed invasion.

Upon Rudolph's death in 1291, the Prince-electors, fearing Albert's power and the implementation of a hereditary monarchy, chose Count Adolph of Nassau-Weilburg as King of the Romans.

Upon his accession as Count of Provence and Forcalquier in 1246, Charles rapidly found himself in difficulties.

Upon Peter's death, Catherine found her four siblings, Krystyna, Anna, Karol and Fryderyk, gave them the newly created titles of Count and Countess, and brought them to Russia.

Upon Rudolph's death they elected Count Adolf of Nassau.

Upon arrival, they meet Count Leon d ' Algout ( Melvyn Douglas ), on a mission from the Russian Grand Duchess Swana ( Ina Claire ) who wants to retrieve her jewelry before it is sold.

Upon the death of Baldwin I in 1118, the crown was offered to the king's elder brother Eustace III, but Joscelin of Courtenay insisted that the crown pass to Baldwin of Bourcq, despite Count Baldwin having exiled Joscelin from Edessa in 1113.

Upon the end of the series, " Q-chan " reverts back to his humanoid form ( identical to D apart from his two golden eyes ) and takes the reborn Count D's father to raise.

Upon his death, Pazin was inherited by his son-in-law Count Engelbert III of Gorizia ( Görz ) in 1186.

Upon the death of his father ( who was poisoned ), Ebles assumed his father ’ s mantle and acquired the role of Count of Poitou.

Upon her death, the Annales Londonienses recorded the event, referring her to: " Alienora quondam comitis Britanniæ filia, in custodia diuturni carceris strictissime reservata " ( in English: Eleanor, the daughter of the late Count of Brittany, long established in the custody of the strictest prison reserved ), and approved that she was the rightful heir to England, although some years after her death Henry III was still unwilling to admit that he was initially not the hereditary king of England.

Upon the deposition of Charles the Simple in 923, King Henry the Fowler of East Francia allied with Count Gilbert of Hainaut, son of Duke Reginar of Lorraine and and re-conquered Lotharingia lands.

" Upon the outbreak of the fighting, Count Gustav Adolf von Götzen, governor of East Africa, had requested reinforcements from the German government.

Upon receiving intelligence of the assistant's alleged involvement, he was captured on the authority of the Count of Messina, and tortured until he confessed to the crime.

Upon Frederick's rapid and fierce initial success, Margrave William of Montferrat and the Count of Biandrate abandoned the Lombard League.

Upon learning of this reverse, King Henry insisted upon beating a hasty retreat out of Normandy, and perforce Count Geoffrey accompanied him.

Upon the arrival of the new ambassador, the Count of Guerchy, he was reduced to his former rank as secretary and humiliated by the count.

Upon seeing Wrede's dispositions, Napoleon sarcastically noted: " I have made Wrede a Count but it was beyond my power to make him a General.

Upon his death, his nephew the Duke of Bordeaux, who would use in exile the title of Count of Chambord, became head of the royal family of France.

Upon retiring, Kokovstov was invested with the title and rank of Count.

Upon learning that his wife is with Fredrik, the Count interrupts them and challenges Fredrik to a game of Russian roulette.

Upon his return from Lyon, he was singled out as a moderate by the Jacobins, but became an adversary of the Girondists after clashes with Count Lanjuinais-as a member of the Committee of General Security during the Reign of Terror, he contributed to the downfall of the group ; he was excluded by the Cordeliers after Jacques Hébert accused him of favoring Maximilien Robespierre.

Upon the request of the Prince-bishop of Gurk, Joseph Maria Count of Thun, he was sent as professor of canon law to the newly-erected seminary at Strasbug in Carinthia.

Upon Alexander's death, anti-Macedonian sentiment in Athens once again flared.

Upon her death, Apollo transformed her into a sun-loving herb.

Upon the death of Louis XIV and the abandonment of Versailles, the Paris high society became the purveyors of style.

Upon Kennedy's death, President Johnson issued an executive order on November 29, 1963 to rename the LOC and Cape Canaveral in honor of Kennedy.

Upon the death of the previous king, Tullus Hostilius, the Roman Senate appointed an interrex, who in turn called a session of the assembly of the people who elected the new king.

Upon the death of his mentor, he took the name Adalbert.

Upon Gassmann's death on 22 January, most likely due to complications from an accident with a carriage some years earlier, Salieri succeeded him as assistant director of the Italian opera in early 1774.

Upon the death of the king his father, Pandion II, Aegeus and his three brothers, Pallas, Nisos, and Lykos, took control of Athens from Metion, who had seized the throne from Pandion.

Upon Ahmad Shah's death, the Durrani chieftains only reluctantly accepted Timur's accession.

Upon the death of his predecessor Alexander in 328, more than fifty bishops gathered to choose a new leader to the Alexandrian see.

Upon his death, as he requested, he had no memorial or funeral service.

Upon the death of Gregory, the cardinals elected a new pope, Victor III.

Upon his death, he left a country doubled in size ( mostly through the addition of land in today's Ukraine, then the Duchy of Halicz ), prosperous, wealthy and with great prospects for the future.

Upon his death, his will specified that his estate be split equally between the synagogue and St. Thomas ’ Protestant church.

Upon Cyclops ' return, Xavier removed Cyclops ' memories of the death of Vulcan and his teammates, and began assembling the " Giant Size " X-Men.

Upon the death of the Dalai Lama and consultation with the Nechung Oracle, a search for the Lama's reincarnation, or yangsi ( yang srid ), is conducted.

IQ and cognition were unaffected, but declarative memory deficits were observed ( although not to the extent of that seen in Patient H. M .) Upon death, an autopsy revealed that Patient R. B.

Upon her husband's death on April 20, 1968, Day learned that he had committed her to a television series, which became The Doris Day Show.

Upon the death of Domitian, Nerva was proclaimed Emperor by the Roman Senate | Senate.

Upon Epaphroditus ' return to health, Paul sends word to the Philippians through Epaphroditus of his upcoming sentence in Rome and of his optimism in the face of death ( 1. 18b-26 ), along with exhortations to imitate his capacity to rejoice in the Lord despite one's circumstances ( 2. 14-18 ).

Upon the death of her husband Henry on 6 July 1189, Richard was his undisputed heir.

Upon Ivan's death, he was succeeded by his simple-minded son Feodor.

Upon his death, the king became fully deified.

Upon Yōmei's death, another power struggle arose between the Soga clan and the Mononobe clan, with the Sogas supporting Prince Hatsusebe and the Mononobes supporting Prince Anahobe.

Upon the death of his father in 858, Emperor Montoku, he became Emperor at the age of 8, but the real power was held by his grandfather, Yoshifusa.