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Frederik of Baden (1458 – 24 September 1517, Lier) was a German nobleman who served as Bishop of Utrecht from 1496 until his resignation in 1517. [1] [2] Frederick of Baden was the son of Margrave Charles I of Baden-Baden and Catherine of Austria , sister of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor .
- 9 July 1455
- Catholic Church
- 1496–1517
- Archdiocese of Utrecht
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- Where Did French Lick Get Its Unusual Name?
- Restorative Water Focus of Area Resorts
- Tomato Juice Invented in French Lick
- Pluto Water
- Illegal Casinos
- Pluto Statues
- Winter Home to The Circus
- Baseball Spring Training
- Home of Larry Bird
- More About The French Lick West Baden Museum
The area was abundant with mineral springs. As water from the springs evaporated, migrating bison licked the salt left behind on rocks. Native Americans named the area “Lick.” When French trappers and traders settled the area, they added the name “French” to create “French Lick.” Don’t miss a Midwest Wanderer post. For a FREE subscription, enter yo...
The history of French Lick Springs Hotel and West Baden Springs Hotel goes back to 1845. Dr. William Bowles, impressed with the restorative powers of the mineral waters, built the French Lick Springs Hotel. By the early 1900s, the well-to-do were coming to the resorts to soak in the baths, play golf, and gamble in the casinos. (Read more about the ...
When Chef Louis Perrin of the French Lick Springs Hotel ran out of oranges one day in 1917, he substituted pureed cooked tomatoes, with added water, salt, and sugar. The beverage was well received, and it wasn’t long before the drink was produced in local factories.
People not only soaked in the mineral springs; they also they drank the water. Rich in sodium sulfate and magnesium sulfate, the water acted as a laxative. Not only did it clean a person out, a person felt relaxed after drinking it. The Pluto Water Company bottled the water and sold it across the country until 1971. That’s when the government teste...
From the 1860s through the 1940s, illegal casinos were prevalent in the French Lick and West Baden area. At one time, there were at least nine casinos. Government officials looked the other way—most likely while holding their hands out for bribes—until the late 1940s. On Kentucky Derby weekend in 1949, a huge gambling weekend, the Indiana governor ...
When the current casino was built in French Lick, two statues, the trademark of Pluto Water, were placed on either side of the door. Casino management removed them, however, when people complained that they didn’t want the devil watching them gamble. Today the statues are on loan to the museum, but the French Lick Resort, who owns them, use them oc...
Ed Ballard, one-time owner of the West Baden Springs Hotel and owner of several area casinos, also owned six circuses. The largest, the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, was actually larger than both Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. The circus wintered in nearby Peru, Indiana. Ballard would often hold a circus under the great domed atrium of the West...
French Lick and West Baden were popular for professional baseball spring training. The teams came for the healing and relaxation the waters provided. The West Baden Springs Resort included a two-floor velodrome and a baseball field perfect for training. (The velodrome and baseball field no longer exist.) The teams would sometimes play scrimmage gam...
Basketball great Larry Bird grew up in French Lick. In fact, the French Lick Railway points out his house on the tour. Larry Bird used to quip that he was “the hick from French Lick.”
The French Lick West Baden Museum is chock full of these kinds of fascinating facts about the area. The museum, located at 469 S Maple Street in downtown French Lick, Indiana, is open Monday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed Sundays). Holidays vary. Check the websitefor further details.
speech by count stillfried to the king, hohenzollern castle, baden-wuerttemberg, germany, on 3 october 1867, the construction of the third castle was completed on 3 october 1867 under frederick william iv, historic, digitally restored reproduction of a - frederick iv of baden stock illustrations
RF2BTDBED – Frederick I of Baden, September 9, 1826 - 28 September, full name Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig von Baden 1907 was from 1852 to 1856 and regent from 1856 until his death in 1907 Grand Duke of Baden / Friedrich I. von Baden, 9.
FREDERICK I°FREDERICK I ° (1826–1907), grand duke of Baden, son-in-law of Kaiser William i, and uncle by marriage of Kaiser William ii. Frederick ruled Baden from 1852 until his death and carried out many reforms in the school and voting system based on liberal ideas and was the first and almost the only influential political figure to help *Herzl wholeheartedly.
Picturing American Indian Cultures: The Art of Kentucky’s Frederick Weygold - Speed Art Museum.
