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4 days ago · The form Duke in Bavaria was selected because in 1506 primogeniture had been established in the House of Wittelsbach resulting in there being only one reigning Duke of Bavaria at any given time. Maximillian Joseph assumed the title of king as Maximilian I Joseph on 1 January 1806.
- 11th century
- Ludwig III
3 days ago · History Origin. The family stems from the Lords of Seinsheim, who had established themselves in Franconia during the Middle Ages. A branch of the Seinsheim family (the non-Schwarzenberg portion died out in 1958) was created when Erkinger of Seinsheim acquired the Franconian territory of Schwarzenberg and the castle of Schwarzenberg in Scheinfeld during the early part of the 15th century.
- Joseph II, 6th Prince of Schwarzenberg
- Seinsheim
3 days ago · Duke of Prussia from 1618. George William I Georg Wilhelm: 13 November 1595: 3 November 1619 – 1 December 1640: 1 December 1640: Electorate of Brandenburg: Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate 24 July 1616 Heidelberg four children: His reign was marked by ineffective governance during the Thirty Years' War. Also Duke of Prussia. Frederick ...
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5 days ago · The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is one of the most complete and professional genealogy centers in the nation—and the largest in the Mid-Atlantic region. HSP collects genealogical materials from Pennsylvania and every other state east of the Mississippi River. Its collections also cover pre-migration from Europe, the genealogical ...
1 day ago · M. Joan (Moyer) Albrecht, 84, of Boyertown, wife of the late Anthony W. “Tony” Albrecht, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at Chestnut Knoll Nursing Home, Boyertown. Joan was a li…
4 days ago · Particularly for the later years of his reign, German scholars have pointed to the pressure exerted by the princes on Frederick, such as in the trial of Henry the Lion, his cousin, duke of Bavaria and Saxony, and erstwhile favourite , but unlike other biographers, Freed seems to view this powerlessness as pervasive almost throughout Frederick ...
4 days ago · Price: £49.95. Early Stuart foreign policy remains a relatively neglected topic, despite mounting evidence for the importance of international religious conflicts in British political culture and the strains imposed by the demands of war on the British state. Jonathan Scott has recently called for a systematic rethinking of the period based on ...
