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Hubertihaus
Hubertihaus is a hunting lodge near the Almsee, south of the village of Grünau im Almtal in Austria. It is owned by the House of Hanover and cannot be visited. Name The hunting lodge is named after Hubertus, the patron saint of the hunters. In German, Hubertihaus is also referred to as ''Jagdschloss Auerbach'', ''Jagdschloss Cumberland am Almsee'' or ''Jagdschloss am Almsee''. History In 1866, when Prussia annexed the Kingdom of Hanover, the royal family went into exile in Austria. In 1868, king George V acquired a villa in Gmunden, Upper Austria, which became his main residence. His son crown prince Ernest Augustus (1845–1923), third Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, constructed the neogothic Cumberland Castle as an exile seat in Gmunden in 1882. At the same time, vast forests were acquired near the Almsee. The crown prince built here a hunting lodge, which he named ''Hubertihaus''. In 1913, the Crown prince's son, Ernest Augustus (1887–1953), Duke of Brunswick, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almsee Jagdschloss Cumberland
Almsee, English sometimes Lake Alm, Dagg, Anne Innis. 2011. ''Animal Friendships''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 34. is a lake in Upper Austria's part of the Salzkammergut in the Almtal valley, south of the village of Grünau im Almtal. The lake lies in the northern portion of the Totes Gebirge mountains and is about by wide. The lake drains through the Alm River. Since 1965, the area around the Almsee is under nature conservation. Konrad Lorenz made important observations of the greylag goose at the lake. Near the lake is Hubertihaus, a hunting lodge of the House of Hanover The House of Hanover ( ) is a European royal house with roots tracing back to the 17th century. Its members, known as Hanoverians, ruled Hanover, Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Empire at various times during the 17th to 20th centurie .... References Lakes of Upper Austria Totes Gebirge {{UpperAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grünau Im Almtal
Grünau im Almtal is a village in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Grünau is surrounded by mountains with a central river (Alm) that runs throughout the valley. Sport Grünau also has a passionate connection with their local football team, UFC Drack Bau Grünau. Home games are played at the local football arena, Sportplatz Union Grünau. Other Near the Almsee lake, there is Hubertihaus, a Jagdschloss, hunting lodge of the House of Hanover. References Cities and towns in Gmunden District {{UpperAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Of Greece
Paul (; 14 December 1901 – 6 March 1964) was King of Greece from 1 April 1947 until his death on 6 March 1964. Paul was born in Athens as the third son of Constantine I of Greece, Crown Prince Constantine and Sophia of Prussia, Crown Princess Sophia of Greece. In 1912, the year before his father ascended the throne, Paul joined the Royal Hellenic Navy at eleven years old, becoming the youngest cadet at the time. After the National Schism during World War I, Constantine's abdication was forced and Paul and his family went into exile in Switzerland. Paul's brother, Alexander of Greece, Alexander, became the Greek sovereign in 1917 when Constantine and Paul were exiled, however, Alexander's death in 1920 led to Constantine's restoration. In 1922, Paul's other brother, George II of Greece, George, became the monarch. However, 1924 Greek republic referendum, a referendum in 1924 two years later saw the abolition of the Greek monarchy. Paul moved to Italy with his family and then to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almsee Jagdschloss Hubertihaus - Cumberland
Almsee, English sometimes Lake Alm, Dagg, Anne Innis. 2011. ''Animal Friendships''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 34. is a lake in Upper Austria's part of the Salzkammergut in the Almtal valley, south of the village of Grünau im Almtal. The lake lies in the northern portion of the Totes Gebirge mountains and is about by wide. The lake drains through the Alm River. Since 1965, the area around the Almsee is under nature conservation. Konrad Lorenz made important observations of the greylag goose at the lake. Near the lake is Hubertihaus, a hunting lodge of the House of Hanover The House of Hanover ( ) is a European royal house with roots tracing back to the 17th century. Its members, known as Hanoverians, ruled Hanover, Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Empire at various times during the 17th to 20th centurie .... References Lakes of Upper Austria Totes Gebirge {{UpperAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumberland Castle
Cumberland Castle (, ) is a former royal palace in Gmunden, Austria. When the House of Hanover lost the throne of the Kingdom of Hanover after it was annexed by Prussia, they went to Austria into exile. Gmunden became their exile seat, where they constructed Cumberland Castle in 1882. The palace is designed in a Tudor Revival architecture, Tudor revival style. The royal family lived here until the 1930s. After the World War II, Second World War, the castle became a state nursing home and is now owned by the State of Upper Austria. History On 2 October 1866, Prussia annexed of the Kingdom of Hanover as a result of the Austro-Prussian War, which Austrian Empire, Austria and its ally Hanover lost. The King of Hanover, George V of Hanover, George V (1819–1878), became a landless refugee due to these events, relying on the hospitality of his relatives and friendly princes. He and his son, the crown prince, initially went to Vienna to his wartime ally, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Cumberland And Teviotdale
Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was held by junior members of the British royal family. It was named after the county of Cumberland in England, and after Teviotdale in Scotland. Held by the Kingdom of Hanover, Hanoverian royals, it was suspended under the Titles Deprivation Act 1917, which revoked titles belonging to enemies of the United Kingdom during the World War I, Great War. History The title Duke of Cumberland had been created three times in the Peerages of England and Great Britain. In 1799, the double dukedom of Cumberland and Teviotdale, in the Peerage of Great Britain, was bestowed on Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, Ernest Augustus (later King of Hanover), fifth son of King George III of the United Kingdom. Cumberland is a historic county in northwest England, while Teviotdale refers to the basin of the River Teviot in Scotland. In 1837, Ernest became Kingdom of Hanover, king of Hanover, and on his death in 1851 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (, ; ; ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein ( ), is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked, doubly landlocked Swiss Standard German, German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east and north and Switzerland in the west and south. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy headed by the prince of Liechtenstein of the House of Liechtenstein, currently led by Hans-Adam II. It is List of European countries by area, Europe's fourth-smallest country, with an area of just over and a population of 40,023. It is the world's smallest country to border two countries, and is one of the few countries with no debt. Liechtenstein is divided into Municipalities of Liechtenstein, 11 municipalities. Its capital is Vaduz, and its largest municipality is Schaan. It is a member of the United Nations, the European Free Trade Association, and the Council of Europe. It is not a member state of the European Union, but it participates i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Ernest Augustus Of Hanover (born 1914)
Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, Prince of Hanover''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XVIII. "Haus Hannover". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2007, pp. 22–26. . (; 18 March 1914 – 9 December 1987) was head of the House of Hanover from 1953 until his death in 1987. From his birth until the German Revolution of 1918–1919 he was the heir apparent to the Duchy of Brunswick, a state of the German Empire. He was born at Braunschweig, Germany, the eldest son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, the only daughter of Emperor Wilhelm II, Ernest Augustus's third cousin in descent from George III the United Kingdom. Ernst August's parents were, therefore, third cousins, once removed. From his birth, he was the ''Hereditary Prince of Brunswick''. He was also, shortly after birth in 1914, made a British prince by King George V of the United Kingdom, and was heir to the titles Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederica Of Hanover
Frederica of Hanover (German: ''Friederike Luise''; , romanized: ''Freideríki Luísa''; 18 April 1917 – 6 February 1981) was Queen of Greece from 1 April 1947 until 6 March 1964 as the wife of King Paul and the Queen Mother of Greece from 6 March 1964, when her son Constantine II became King, until 8 December 1974, when the monarchy was officially abolished after a referendum. Granddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II and daughter of Duke Ernest Augustus of Brunswick, Frederica was born a few months before the fall of the German Empire. Her family overthrown, she grew up between Austria and Weimar Germany, where her father owned large properties. As a teenager, she joined the Hitler Youth in 1933, before leaving to complete her studies for the next two years in the United Kingdom and then Italy. In Florence, she was received by Princess Helena of Greece, at whose house she met the Crown Prince of Greece, Paul. The two fell in love and married two years after the restoration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Victoria Louise Of Prussia
Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (; 13 September 1892 – 11 December 1980) was the only daughter and youngest child of Wilhelm II, German Emperor, and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. Through her father, Victoria Louise was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Victoria Louise's 1913 wedding to Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover was the largest gathering of reigning monarchs in Germany since German unification in 1871, and one of the last great social events of European royalty before the First World War began fourteen months later. Shortly after the wedding, she became the Duchy of Brunswick, Duchess of Brunswick by marriage. Early life and education Princess Victoria Louise was born on 13 September 1892 at the Marmorpalais in Potsdam, the seventh child and only daughter of William II, German Emperor, German Emperor Wilhelm II and Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Empress Augusta Victoria. "After six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
