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c. 400. c. 600 and 2,080 captured. The Battle of Halberstadt took place on 29 and 30 July 1809 at Halberstadt in the Kingdom of Westphalia, during the War of the Fifth Coalition. A Westphalian infantry force attempted to halt the Black Brunswickers under Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel who were heading for North Sea coast.
- 29 to 30 July 1809
- Victory for the Brunswick Ducal Corps
Sept. 24, 1545, Mainz [Germany] (aged 55) Albert (born June 28, 1490—died Sept. 24, 1545, Mainz [Germany]) was a margrave of Brandenburg, cardinal, and elector of Mainz, a liberal patron of the arts known chiefly as the object of the reformer Martin Luther’s attacks concerning the sale of indulgences. Albert was the younger son of John ...
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Albert was a younger son of Duke Albert II of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1318) and his wife, Rixa of Werle (d. 1317). While his eldest brother Otto succeeded their father as Duke, Albert joined the clergy at an early age and in 1319, he was already canon in Halberstadt. Soon afterwards, he was appointed provost of the St. Alexander minster in Einbeck.
- c. 1294
- Brunswick Cathedral
- 1358
- House of Welf
Halberstadt (Eastphalian: Halverstidde) is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, the capital of Harz district. Located north of the Harz mountain range, it is known for its old town center, which was largely destroyed by Allied bombings in the late stages of World War II after local Nazi leaders refused to surrender.
- 119 m (390 ft)
- Harz
Halberstadt, city, Saxony-Anhalt Land (state), central Germany, on the Holtemme River in the foreland of the northern Harz mountains, southwest of Magdeburg. It became a bishopric about 814 and was granted market rights in 989. It was one of the most important German trading cities in the 13th–14th.
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Jan 17, 2021 · Halberstadt was an independent town till 1648 and later became part of Brandenburg-Prussia. In this German empire, belonging to the Prussian province of Saxony, it was the bishops in the town who invited the Jews. By the end of the 19 th century, Halberstadt was home to Jews and it seemed like it always would remain one.
Dec 18, 2020 · December 18, 2020 by Henk Bekker. Visit the gothic Dom zu Halberstadt in Saxony-Anhalt to see one of the best and most important medieval cathedral treasuries (Domschatz) in Germany. The Dom St. Stephanus und St. Sixtus (Cathedral of St Stephen and St Sixtus) in Halberstadt in Saxony-Anhalt is one of the finest French gothic churches in Germany.
