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3 days ago · Wilhelm II. Wilhelm II [b] (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire and the House of Hohenzollern 's 300-year reign in Prussia and 500-year reign in Brandenburg .
1 day ago · The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand [a] was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip.
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1 day ago · Duke of Austria 1328–1344: Albert IV Duke of Austria 1377–1404: William Duke of Austria c. 1370 –1406: Leopold IV Duke of Austria 1371–1411: Ernest Duke of Austria 1377–1424: Frederick IV Duke of Austria 1382–1439: Albert II of Germany 1397–1439: Frederick III HRE 1415–1493: Albert VI Archduke of Austria 1418–1463: Sigismund ...
2 days ago · Archduchess Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain: Married to Her Uncle Aged 14 - Owlcation. Joanne Hayle. Updated: May 28, 2024 1:07 PM EDT. Mariana, Queen of Spain. (1634-1696). Wikipedia Public Domain. Mariana and the House of Habsburg. Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria was a member of the European House of Habsburg.
5 days ago · archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914) synonyms: Francis Ferdinand. see more.
5 days ago · Every year on the Solemnity of the Assumption, a dozen monks take their perpetual or simple vows at the abbey, which also has 21 parishes run by priests of the same community in Austria and Germany. The Heiligenkreuz (“Holy Cross”) Abbey, founded in 1133 by St. Leopold III, owes its name to the presence of a relic of the True Cross, donated ...
2 days ago · The Archduke Charles is to contract the marriage per verba de prœsenti with the proxies of the Princess Mary as soon as he shall have completed the fourteenth year of his age. 6. The King of England is to send the Princess Mary to the Archduke Charles within three months after the marriage shall have been contracted per verba de prœsenti .
