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22 hours ago · There, Kurt Eisner of the radical Independent Social Democrats (USPD) was elected president of the Bavarian Workers', Peasants' and Soldiers' Council, and on 8 November he proclaimed the People's State of Bavaria. King Ludwig III and his family fled Munich for Austria, where in the 12 November Anif declaration he relieved all civil servants and ...
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22 hours ago · Franz Joseph I on the invention of the phonograph. Recorded 1900. Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I ( German: Franz Joseph Karl [fʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈkaʁl]; Hungarian: Ferenc József Károly [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈjoːʒɛf ˈkaːroj]; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of ...
22 hours ago · t. e. The Weimar Republic, [a] officially known as the German Reich, [b] was a historical period of Germany from 9 November 1918 to 23 March 1933, during which it was a constitutional federal republic for the first time in history; hence it is also referred to, and unofficially proclaimed itself, as the German Republic.
22 hours ago · Henri Jules, Prince of Condé and Anne Henriette of Bavaria: Prince Ludwig of Bavaria: Princess Irmingard of Bavaria: 20 July 1950: Ludwig III of Bavaria and Maria Theresa of Austria-Este: Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg: Countess Eleanor of Nassau-Saarbrücken: 23 January 1723
22 hours ago · Ludwig Burger (1825–1884), historical painter and illustrator; Karol Estreicher (senior) (1827–1908), bibliographer, librarian, and a founder of the Polish Academy of Learning; Stanisław Mieroszewski (1827–1900), politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria
22 hours ago · Frankfurt am Main ( / ˈfræŋkfərt /; German: [ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁt ʔam ˈmaɪn] ⓘ; [5] [6] lit. " Frank ford on the [a] Main ") is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany, [b] and it is the only city in the country rated as an "alpha world city ...
22 hours ago · Monarchy. An heir apparent ( FEM: heiress apparent) or simply heir is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. [note 1] A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more eligible heir is known as heir presumptive .
