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4 days ago · De gueules, à fasce vivrée d'argent. Cimier: un chapeau piramidal aux armes de l'ècu, retrousseré d'argent, sommé d'une plume d'autruche de même. (azure, a golden fess dancetty) House of Wittelsbach The "strikingly simple and beautiful" arms of Wittelsbach were taken from the arms of the counts of Bogen, who became extinct in 1242.
- Franz
Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern (born 14...
- Otto I, Count of Scheyern
Life. Most historians believe Otto was a younger son of...
- Wittelsbach Castle
A schematic plan of the former castle. Wittelsbach Castle...
- Franz
4 days ago · 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 . Born during the reign of his granduncle ...
3 days ago · On 9 March 1888, Wilhelm I died shortly before his 91st birthday, leaving his son Frederick III as the new emperor. Frederick was a liberal and an admirer of the British constitution, [81] while his links to Britain strengthened further with his marriage to Princess Victoria , eldest child of Queen Victoria .
1 day ago · Charlemagne [b] ( / ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn / SHAR-lə-mayn, -MAYN; 2 April 748 [a] – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding all these titles until his death in 814. Charlemagne succeeded in uniting the ...
- 9 October 768 – 28 January 814
- Bertrada of Laon
May 1, 2024 · September 1607 in Durlach) Markgräfin Anna von Baden-Durlach, Erbin der Herrschaft Cuylenburg, (* 13. Juni 1587 in Hochberg; † 11. März 1649; in der St. Nikolaikirche, Korbach), Tochter von Markgraf Jakob III. von Baden-Hachberg (1562–1590) und Elisabeth von Pallandt-Culemborg (1567–1620) Marie Elisabeth, (* 2. September 1608 auf ...
3 days ago · Signature. Charles II of Spain [a] (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg, which had ruled Spain since 1516, neither of his marriages produced children, and he died without a direct heir. He is now best remembered for his physical disabilities, and the War of the ...
3 days ago · Napoleon III. Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873) was the first president of France from 1848 to 1852, and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 until he was deposed on 4 September 1870. Prior to his reign, Napoleon III was known as Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.
