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3 days ago · His brother and successor Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine moved the Palatinate's capital back to Heidelberg in 1718 and then to Mannheim in 1720. To strengthen the union of all lines of the Wittelsbach dynasty Charles Philip organized a wedding on 17 January 1742 when his granddaughters were married to Charles Theodore of Palatinate ...
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- Ludwig III
3 days ago · Lost his Electoral dignity and territory to his cousin Maurice after being defeated by the Emperor in the Schmalkaldic War. He was left with some territories as the Duchy of Saxony. After his death the Duchy of Saxony was divided between his three sons. 19 May 1547 – 1554: Ernestine Duchy of Saxony: John Ernest I: 10 May 1521
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May 1, 2024 · Rupert was a German king from 1400 and, as Rupert III, elector Palatine of the Rhine from 1398. A member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, he was chosen king by the German ecclesiastical electors on Aug. 22, 1400, to succeed Wenceslas, who had been deposed the day before by the German princes.
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3 days ago · Received Ansbach after his father's death. In 1457 inherited Kulmbach from his brother John. On the death of his brother in 1471, became Elector. 1457–1486: Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach: 10 February 1471 – 11 March 1486: Electorate of Brandenburg: John Cicero Johann Cicero: 2 August 1455: 11 March 1486 – 9 January 1499: 9 January 1499
Apr 26, 2024 · Recent News. Electoral Commission, in U.S. history, commission created by Congress in 1877 to resolve the disputed presidential election of 1876 between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. For the first time since before the Civil War the Democrats had polled a majority of the popular vote, and preliminary returns ...
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4 days ago · Young Charles was raised at the court of his aunt, Margaret, who ruled the Habsburg Netherlands as regent from Mechelen, having relocated her court from Brussels, the place where scheming aristocrats stalked Coudenberg. Now, Charles and his siblings were brought up in one of the most sophisticated courts in 16 th century Europe. Mechelen was ...
Apr 30, 2024 · About Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern. Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern (The Hague, 5 October 1625 – 10 March 1663, Paris) was a son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth of Bohemia. On 24 April 1645, Edward married Anna Gonzaga (1616 – 1684). She was a daughter of Carlo I, Duke of Mantua and Catherine of Lorraine.
