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Hace 4 días · Frederick III was King of Germany for more than five decades in the 15th Century and was also Holy Roman Emperor for nearly that long. His rule set the stage for the preeminence of the House of Habsburg. He was born on Sept. 21, 1415, in Innsbruck, Tyrol.
Hace 2 días · County of Zollern. Hohenzollern Castle, near Hechingen, was built in the mid-19th century by Frederick William IV of Prussia on the remains of the castle founded in the early 11th century. Alpirsbach Abbey, founded by the Hohenzollerns in 1095.
Hace 4 días · The House of Oldenburg is an ancient dynasty of German origin whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg.
Hace 5 días · Nicht so Herzog Ernst Friedrich II., der von 1728 bis zu seinem frühen Tod im Jahr 1745 mit eiserner Hand über Sachsen-Hildburghausen herrscht. Wer aber ist dieser Mann, der in dieser Zeit...
Hace 2 días · Charlemagne built on the foundations laid by Boniface, Charles Martel, and Pippin. Contemporary writers were vastly impressed by Charlemagne’s political campaigns to destroy the autonomy of Bavaria and his equally determined efforts against the Saxons.
Hace 2 días · King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony. Frederick Augustus III was the last King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin. He voluntarily abdicated as King on 13 November 1918. When the German Republic was proclaimed in 1918, he was asked by telephone whether he would abdicate willingly. He said: "Oh, well, I suppose I'd better."
Hace 3 días · Frederic III, Elector Palatine, to the Queen. 1562, Dec. 10. As to the Queen's desire, as mentioned by her envoys, Henry Knolles [ Cnollins ] and Christopher Mundt [ Montius ], for a common league between all the Protestant kings and princes.
