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- Louis entered the Seven Weeks’ War (1866) on the side of Austria but, on his defeat, signed an alliance with Prussia (1867) and, through his prime minister, Chlodwig, Fürst von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, worked for a reconciliation between Germany’s two great powers.
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4 days ago · On Duke Otto II's death in 1253, his sons divided the Wittelsbach possessions between them: Henry became Duke of Lower Bavaria, and Louis II Duke of Upper Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine. When Henry's branch died out in 1340 the Emperor Louis IV, a son of Duke Louis II, reunited the duchy.
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4 days ago · Duke of Bavaria: Louis IV 1282–1347 King of Germany r. 1314–1347 Holy Roman Emperor r. 1328–1347: Beatrice of Silesia 1290–1322: Joanna of Pfirt 1300–1351: Albert II 1298–1358 Duke of Austria: Otto IV 1301–1339 Duke of Austria: Anne of Bohemia 1323–1338: Anna of Świdnica 1339–1362: Charles IV 1316–1378 King of Germany r ...
1 day ago · Duke of Austria and Styria (with his brother Leopold I) from 1308 to 1330; officially co-regent of the emperor Louis IV since 1325, but never ruled. Leopold I , brother of the above, duke of Austria and Styria from 1308 to 1326.
- 11th century
1 day ago · Hello and welcome to the History of the Germans: Episode 149 – The Real Ludwig of Bavaria, part of Season 8 – From the Interregnum to Golden Bull. A few months after emperor Henry VII had died in the Tuscan village of Buonconvento and before a successor had been elected, a young man, Ludwig, second son of the duke of Upper Bavaria made his ...
May 3, 2024 · Maximilian I (born March 22, 1459, Wiener Neustadt, Austria—died January 12, 1519, Wels) was the archduke of Austria, German king, and Holy Roman emperor (1493–1519) who made his family, the Habsburgs, dominant in 16th-century Europe.
Apr 30, 2024 · Archduke Charles (born Sept. 5, 1771, Florence [Italy]—died April 30, 1847, Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian archduke, field marshal, army reformer, and military theoretician who was one of the few Allied commanders capable of defeating the French generals of the Napoleonic period.
