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2 days ago · Emperor of Mexico (House of Habsburg-Lorraine) Coat of arms of the Mexican Empire adopted by Maximilian I in 1864. Maximilian, the adventurous second son of Archduke Franz Karl, was invited as part of Napoleon III 's manipulations to take the throne of Mexico, becoming Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico.
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4 days ago · He added Guelders and Upper Alsace into his realm, and strengthened his rule over Liége by brutally crushing their rebellion. Charles forged many alliances, marrying Edward IV 's sister, Margaret of York for an English alliance and arranging the betrothal between his sole child, Mary , with Maximilian , the son of the Holy Roman Emperor ...
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2 days ago · The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, [b] often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. Lasting from 19 July 1870 to 28 January 1871, the conflict was caused primarily by France's determination to reassert its dominant ...
- 19 July 1870 – 28 January 1871, (6 months, 1 week and 2 days)
- German annexation of Alsace-Lorraine
- France and the Rhine Province, Prussia
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5 days ago · Paracelsus (born November 11 or December 17, 1493, Einsiedeln, Switzerland—died September 24, 1541, Salzburg, Archbishopric of Salzburg [now in Austria]) was a German-Swiss physician and alchemist who established the role of chemistry in medicine. He published Der grossen Wundartzney ( Great Surgery Book) in 1536 and a clinical description of ...
- What does Paracelsus’s name mean?Paracelsus was the byname of the German-Swiss physician Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim. About 1516 he began using the name...
- Where was Paracelsus educated?Paracelsus is said to have attended the Universities of Basel, Tübingen, Vienna, Wittenberg, Leipzig, Heidelberg, and Cologne before earning a bacc...
- What was Paracelsus like?Paracelsus was known for his wit and for leading a colourful life. He traveled throughout Europe and beyond, embodying his maxim “A doctor must be...
- What were Paracelsus’s accomplishments?German-Swiss physician Paracelsus contributed substantially to the rise of modern medicine by pioneering treatments using new chemical remedies, in...
1 day ago · Charles the Fat, also known as Charles III, was the Carolingian Emperor from 881 until his death.
Similar mix. 2 of my great-grandparents left the Palatine, another left Alsace in the 1880s. There were several things going on, as Prussia sought to reforge Germany politically and culturally, with areas of Catholics and Socialists being especially oppressed during the 1880s.
4 days ago · The area of Alsace and Lorraine has had a complex history, with ownership between France and Germany changing several times. The region was ceded by France to Germany in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War. However, it was returned to France after World War I as a result of the Treaty of Versailles. During World War II, the region was occupied ...
