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1 day ago · In 1695 French arms suffered two major setbacks: first was the death on 5 January of Louis XIV's greatest general of the period, Marshal Luxembourg (to be succeeded by the Duke of Villeroi); the second was the loss of Namur, which was considered to be the strongest fortress in Europe. In a role reversal of 1692 Coehoorn conducted the siege of ...
1 day ago · Napoleon escaped from Elba in 1815, gathering enough support to overthrow the monarchy of Louis XVIII, triggering a seventh, and final, coalition against him. Napoleon was then decisively defeated at Waterloo , and he abdicated again on 22 June.
5 days ago · Alexander II (Russian: Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, romanized:Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ]; 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881) [a] was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. [1]
May 11, 2024 · It became the principal residence of the counts about 1320, and after 1482 it was successively the capital of the Württemberg county, duchy, kingdom, and state. Prosperity in the 16th century was followed by a decline during the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48) and the French invasions of Louis XIV (1681–84), from which it did not recover ...
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Apr 30, 2024 · Friedrich Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (21 January 1732 – 23 December 1797) was the fourth son of Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, and Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis (11 August 1706 – 1 February 1756).
May 2, 2024 · Below is a selection of pictures, from the parents of the bridal couple, the grandmother of the bride to the Duke and Duchess of Bragança and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians, who is a close friend of the mother of the bride. Just click on the pictures to get them in full. More photos see: Royalty (Travel) Guide.
May 4, 2024 · Max Prinz zu Schaumburg-Lippe was born on 28 March 1898 at Wels, Ober-Osterreich, AustriaG. He was the son of Albrecht Prinz zu Schaumburg-Lippe and Elsa Herzogin von Württemberg. He married Helga Claire Lee Roderbourg, daughter of Dr. Carl Hermann Roderbourg and Claude Lennox Miller, on 9 May 1933 at Bad Homburg von der Höhe, Germany.
