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Henry Of Stolberg-Wernigerode
Count Henry of Stolberg-Wernigerode (25 September 1772 in Wernigerode Castle – 16 February 1854 in Wernigerode Castle) succeeded his father in 1824 as ruler of the County of Wernigerode. Life By birth, member of an ancient House of Stolberg, Henry was born as the eldest son of Count Christian Frederick of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1746–1824) and his wife, Countess Auguste Eleonore of Stolberg-Stolberg (1748–1821). Henrich zu Stolberg-Wernigerode was educated by private tutors and studied until 1790 (with an interruption in 1789 by the turmoil of revolution) in Strasbourg. He then continued his studies in Göttingen. After completing his studies, he devoted himself to the administration of his territories. After his attempts to prevent the mediatization of his house as part of Reichsdeputationshauptschluss had failed, he sided with Napoléon Bonaparte, and became ''Oberstallmeister'' in the Kingdom of Westphalia. From 1808 to 1813 he was a member of the Diet the Kingdom o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Frederick Of Stolberg-Wernigerode
Count Christian Frederick of Stolberg-Wernigerode (; 8 January 1746, Wernigerode Castle – 26 May 1824, Pieszyce, Peterwaldau) was the only son of Count Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode, whom he succeeded as ruler of the Stolberg-Wernigerode, County of Wernigerode in 1778. Life As the son of Henry Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode, Christian Frederick was a member of the noble House of Stolberg, Stolberg family. His mother was Henry Ernest's second wife, Princess Anna of Anhalt-Köthen, daughter of Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, Augustus Louis of Anhalt-Köthen by his second wife, Emilie (herself daughter of Erdmann II of Promnitz). During his studies in Halle (Saale), Halle from 1764 to 1767 he joined the Freemason lodge '. In the summer of 1767 he obtained the fourth and later the fifth grade at the lodge in Leipzig. Count Christian Frederick was until 1796 dean of Halberstadt and provost of Walbeck, Börde, Walbeck. He was made a Knight of the Orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Hanover
The Kingdom of Hanover () was established in October 1814 by the Congress of Vienna, with the restoration of George III to his Hanoverian territories after the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleonic era. It succeeded the former Electorate of Hanover, and joined 38 other sovereign states in the German Confederation in June 1815. The kingdom was ruled by the House of Hanover, a cadet branch of the House of Welf, in Personal union of Great Britain and Hanover, personal union with Great Britain between 1714 and 1837. Since its monarch resided in London, a viceroy, usually a younger member of the British royal family, handled the administration of the Kingdom of Hanover. The personal union with the United Kingdom ended in 1837 upon the accession of Queen Victoria because semi-Salic law prevented females from inheriting the Hanoverian throne while a dynastic male was still alive. Her uncle Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, Ernest Augustus thus became the ruler of Hanover. His only son succeeded h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Of Stolberg-Wernigerode
Otto Graf (From 1890, Fürst) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (30 October 1837 – 19 November 1896) was an German Empire, Imperial German officer, diplomat and politician who served as the first vice-chancellor of the German Empire under Otto Von Bismarck between 1878 and 1881. Life He was born at Gedern Castle, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Hesse, the third and last child of Count Hermann zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (1802–1841, himself a son of Henry of Stolberg-Wernigerode) and his wife Countess Emma zu Erbach-Fürstenau (great-granddaughter of George Albert III, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau). The ancient noble House of Stolberg had been quasi-sovereign rulers of their County of Stolberg-Wernigerode until the German Mediatisation, when they came under the jurisdiction of Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia in 1815. His elder brother Albert (Albrecht) died, when he was four years old, his father died shortly afterwards from grief over the loss. Having been schooled in Duisburg, he read law and adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Albert III, Count Of Erbach-Fürstenau
George Albert III, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau (14 June 1731 – 2 May 1778), was a member of the German House of Erbach who held the fiefs of Fürstenau, Michelstadt and Breuberg. Born in Fürstenau, he was the sixth child and third (but second surviving) son of Philipp Charles, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau and his second wife Anna Sophie, a daughter of Kaspar, Baron of Spesshardt in Unsleben and Mupparg. Life A minor at the time of his father's death in 1736, George Albert III and his older brother Louis II remained under the guardianship of their older half-brother Johann William until his death in 1742, when Louis II (aged 14) and George Albert III (aged 11) assumed the government jointly until 1747 when they divided their lands: George Albert III received the districts of Fürstenau, Michelstadt and Breuberg. George Albert III died in Fürstenau aged 46 and was buried in Michelstadt. Marriage and issue In Neustadt an der Orla on 3 August 1752 George Albert III married wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erbach Palace
Main building The palace in 1623 The keep of the palace The archives building Erbach Palace is a palace in Erbach im Odenwald and the seat of the Count of Erbach. It was originally built in the Middle Ages, but most of the buildings today date back to the early 18th century. The palace houses the extensive antique collection of Franz, Count of Erbach-Erbach. History The oldest historical record about the building was from the 12th century. The rulers of Erbach, likely Count Gerhard I, built the first castle in the 13th century.Weber, ''Bilder aus der Geschichte unserer Kreisstadt Erbach'', S. 17 Between 1500 and 1530, the castle was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. The County of Erbach became an Imperial state within the Franconian Circle in 1532. Erbach-Breuberg partitioned from Erbach in 1647. In 1717 Erbach was divided into Erbach-Erbach, Erbach- Fürstenau, and Erbach-Schönberg (Schönberg near Bensheim). 1806 the counties were mediatised. In 1818 the counts of Erbach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry LXIII, Prince Reuss Of Köstritz
Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainment * ''Henry'' (2011 film), a Canadian short film * ''Henry'' (2015 film), a virtual reality film * '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'', a 1986 American crime film * ''Henry'' (comics), an American comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Anderson * "Henry", a song by New Riders of the Purple Sage Places Antarctica * Henry Bay, Wilkes Land Australia *Henry River (New South Wales) *Henry River (Western Australia) Canada * Henry Lake (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Henry Lake (Halifax County), Nova Scotia * Henry Lake (District of Chester), Nova Scotia New Zealand * Lake Henry (New Zealand) * Henry River (New Zealand) United States * Henry, Illinois * Henry, Indiana * Henry, Nebraska * Henry, South Dakota * Henry County (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principality Of Reuss-Gera
The Principality of Reuss-Gera (), officially called the Principality of the Reuss Junior Line () after 1848, was a sovereign state in modern Germany, ruled by members of the House of Reuss. It was one of the successor states of the Imperial County of Reuss. The Counts Reuss, with their respective capitals and '' Residenzen'' at Gera, Schleiz, Lobenstein, Köstritz and Ebersdorf, were all elevated to the title of prince ('' Fürst'') in 1806. Their successor branch heads shared that title, while their cadets were also each titled prince (''Prinz''). Thus all males of the family were properly "Prince Heinrich (Roman numeral) Reuss, ''J.L.''", without use of a nobiliary particle, although for convenience their branch names remained in colloquial use (for example, "Prince Heinrich I Reuss of Köstritz"). Territory The territories of four separate branches of the Junior Line amalgamated between 1824 and 1848, at which time the senior branch of Gera retained sovereignty over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldenburg, Saxony
Waldenburg () is a town in the district Zwickau in Saxony, Germany. The castle was owned by the House of Schönburg from 1378 until 1945. The pottery town of Waldenburg lies in the valley of the Zwickauer Mulde. The environment is characterized by forest areas, river meadows and the hilly landscape of the Erzgebirge foothills. Waldenburg was founded around 1254 and first documented in 1336 as the town of "Waldinberg". The German settlement of the area that later became Waldenburg began with the founding of the monastery in Remse in 1143. The construction of Waldenburg Castle took place between 1165 and 1172. It was built as a security post on the salt trade route at the Mulden crossing. The streets, buildings and remains of the town wall in the upper town still show Waldenburg's roots in the Middle Ages. A look into the multi-story cellar systems of the upper town reveal even more evidence of this. Waldenburg's pottery tradition has been strong for 700 years. Friedrich XI of Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schönburg Family
The House of Schönburg (also ''Schumburg''; Czech: ''ze Šumburka'') is a noble family of princely and historically sovereignty, sovereign rank. It formerly owned large properties in present-day Saxony, Thuringia and Bohemia. As a former ruling and German mediatisation, mediatized family, it belongs to the ''Hochadel'' (high nobility). The family today includes two princely and a comital branch. History For several hundred years, the lords of Schönburg (Saale) have appeared in the history of southwestern Saxony, beginning in 1130, with the mention of ''Ulricus de Schunenberg'' (also Sconenberg). Expansion of the house The lords of Schönburg acquired several possessions over the centuries: Glauchau, where they had built a castle as an imperial fief around 1170, came into their ownership in 1256. They owned Lichtenstein, Saxony, Lichtenstein since 1286, Waldenburg, Saxony, Waldenburg since 1378, the county of Hartenstein, Saxony, Hartenstein since 1406 and the lordships of Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hattingen
Hattingen is a town in the northern part of the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. History Hattingen is located on the south bank of the River Ruhr in the south of the Ruhr region. The town was first mentioned in 1396, when the Duke of Mark granted permission to build a city wall. Today, Hattingen has a picturesque historic district with '' Fachwerk'' (timber-framed houses) built between the 14th and 16th centuries. The old city is still partly surrounded by the city walls today. There are three castles remaining within the municipal area of Hattingen. Historische Stadt- & Ortskerne. Retrieved March 9, 2010 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Saint John (Bailiwick Of Brandenburg)
The Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Chivalric Order of Saint John of the Hospital at Jerusalem (), commonly known as the Order of Saint John or the Johanniter Order (German: ''Johanniterorden''), is the Germans, German Protestantism, Protestant branch of the Knights Hospitaller, the oldest surviving chivalric order, which generally is considered to have been founded at Jerusalem in 1099. The Order is led by its thirty-seventh ''Herrenmeister'' ("Master of the Knights" or Grand master (order), Grand Master), Oskar Prinz von Prussia (b. 1959), Oskar Prince of Prussia. Each of its knights, about four thousand men worldwide, is either a Knight of Justice (''Rechtsritter'') or a Knight of Honour (''Ehrenritter''). Membership in the Order is by appointment only, and individuals may not petition for admission; it is not limited to German citizens or German speakers, and knights include citizens and residents of numerous countries. Although membership is no longer limited to the nobility, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Black Eagle
The Order of the Black Eagle () was the highest order of chivalry in the Kingdom of Prussia. The order was founded on 17 January 1701 by Elector Friedrich III of Brandenburg (who became Friedrich I of Prussia, Friedrich I, King in Prussia, the following day). In his Dutch exile after World War I, deposed Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany, Wilhelm II continued to award the order to his family. He made his second wife, Hermine Reuss of Greiz, Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz, a Lady in the Order of the Black Eagle. Overview The statutes of the order were published on 18 January 1701, and revised in 1847. Membership in the Order of the Black Eagle was limited to a small number of knights, and was divided into two classes: members of reigning houses (further divided into members of the House of Hohenzollern and members of other houses, both German and foreign) and capitular knights. Before 1847, membership was limited to nobles, but after that date, capitular knights who were not noble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
