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  1. May 13, 2024 · Master builders such as Theophil von Hansen, Karl Freiherr von Hasenauer, Gottfried Semper, Heinrich von Ferstel, and Friedrich von Schmidt were the visionaries behind the construction of the Ringstrasse.

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  2. 3 days ago · House of Schwarzenberg. The House of Schwarzenberg is a German ( Franconian) and Czech ( Bohemian) aristocratic family, formerly one of the most prominent European noble houses. The Schwarzenbergs are members of the German and Czech nobility, and they once held the rank of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire.

  3. May 9, 2024 · Baron Münchhausen (born May 11, 1720, Bodenwerder, Hanover [Germany]—died February 22, 1797, Bodenwerder) was a Hanoverian storyteller, some of whose tales were the basis for the collection The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

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  4. May 19, 2024 · Von Drais’ bicycle didn’t have pedals. Source: Bilobicles/Flickr. First invented by the German Baron Karl von Drais in 1817, bicycles are currently propelled mechanically with pedals —which ...

  5. May 11, 2024 · Among his main works are the Opera House (Dresden; 1837–41, rebuilt 1878); the Zürich Polytechnikum (1858–64); and, with Karl von Hasenauer, the Burgtheater (1874–88) and the two imperial museums (1872–81), all in Vienna.

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  6. May 17, 2024 · The first two-wheeled rider-propelled machine for which there is indisputable evidence was the draisienne, invented by Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun of Germany. In 1817 he rode it for 14 km (9 miles), and the following year he exhibited it in Paris.

  7. 2 days ago · Charles Edward (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert; [note 1] 19 July 1884 – 6 March 1954) was at various points in his life a British prince, a German duke and a Nazi politician. He was the last ruling duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a state of the German Empire, from 30 July 1900 to 14 November 1918. He was later given multiple positions in ...

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