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- The White and Blue Inescutcheon (Herzschild = "Heart Shield"): The escutcheon of white and blue oblique fusils was originally the coat of arms of the counts of Bogen, adopted in 1242 by the House of Wittelsbach. The white and blue fusils are indisputably the emblem of Bavaria and the heart shield today symbolizes Bavaria as a whole.
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The Principality of Bayreuth (German: Fürstentum Bayreuth) or Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Markgraftum Brandenburg-Bayreuth) was an immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a Franconian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty.
The Kingdom of Bavaria (German: Königreich Bayern; Bavarian: Kinereich Bayern; spelled Baiern until 1825) was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1806 and continued to exist until 1918.
Bayreuth (German: [baɪˈʁɔʏt] ⓘ, Upper Franconian: [ba(ː)ˈɾaɪ̯t]; Bareid) is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Franconian Jura and the Fichtel Mountains. The town's roots date back to 1194.
Bayreuth is a city in north of the state of Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river. In Tchaikovsky's lifetime the city was part of the independent Kingdom of Bavaria until 1871, when it was incorporated into the German Empire.
May 14, 2024 · Bayreuth is best known for its association with the composer Richard Wagner. He settled there in 1872, and the foundation stone of the Festival Theatre ( Festspielhaus ) was laid that same year. It opened in 1876 with the premiere performance of the Ring of the Nibelungen cycle.
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The Themes. The Emperor’s Arrival. Napoleon, Emperor of the French, set foot on Bavarian soil for the first time on October 6, 1805. Following more than ten years of war, the people were hoping for peace from him. Their hopes would be dashed.
May 21, 2018 · BAYREUTH, city in Bavaria, Germany, and former principality. Jews lived in the principality of Bayreuth at the beginning of the 13 th century and are mentioned in *Meir b. Baruch of Rothenburg's responsa.
