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1 day ago · Originally Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI. Appointed by King Sigismund in 1415 and enfeoffed in 1417. 1417–1426: Margraviate of Brandenburg: In spite of being granted with the Electorate in 1415, the Margraviate was only given to him in 1417, which he abdicated to his son in 1426.
1 day ago · In this extract from the book, ‘The Burgundians: A Vanished Empire’, John I of Burgundy, also known as John the Fearless (Jean sans Peur , Jan zonder Vrees) led an army to fight the nobles and burghers of Liège in the Battle of Othée, a crucial moment in shifting the Burgundian centre of gravity to the Low Countries. Sunday, 29 January 2023.
4 days ago · 8 Kaiserburg Nuremberg The Kaiserburg is THE top sight in Nuremberg. The Kaiserburg(website) is the central landmark of the city of Nuremberg. In the course of history, the castle has had many functions. In the early days, it was a fortified building, imperial residence, imperial castle and Hohenzollern burgrave's seat.
2 days ago · On January 2, 1945, Nuremberg was systematically bombed by the Royal Air Force and the U.S. Army Air Forces and about ninety percent of it was destroyed in only one hour, with 1,800 residents killed and roughly 100,000 displaced. In February 1945, additional attacks followed. In total, about 6,000 Nuremberg residents are estimated to have been ...
4 days ago · Pages 678-681. Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House: Volume 17, 1605.Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1938.
4 days ago · An unexpected discovery in the heart of Nuremberg has shed new light on the city’s traumatic history. Archaeologists, originally tasked with inspecting an area for new apartment construction in the Franconian region of Bavaria, Germany, have stumbled upon what could potentially be the largest mass grave ever found in Europe. Over a thousand skeletons, victims […]
21 hours ago · Deaths: 700,000 to 1.2 million (higher estimates overlap with at least 116,000 deaths in the Gulag system, and 16,500 to 50,000 deaths in the deportation of Soviet Koreans) ...
