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Kühn (other)
Kühn is a German word meaning "bold" and may refer to: *Kühn (surname), a family name *a nickname for rulers and generals **Karl der Kühne (1433–1477), (Charles the Bold) **Philip the Bold, Philipp der Kühne (1342–1404), (Philip the Bold) *Kühn (Lower Bavaria), a village in the county of Freyung-Grafenau in Lower Bavaria Kühn is part of the following names: *Kühndorf, a village in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen in Germany *Wendt & Kühn, a manufacturer of Ore Mountain wooden figures and music boxes *, a former company from Halle (Saale), Germany *', a TV programme *Clemens Kühn, German music theorist See also * Kuhn, a surname * Kühne {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuhn ru:Кюн ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kühn (surname)
Kühn is a surname of Germany, German origin, derived from the Old German name Conrad (name), Conrad. House of Names. Retrieved 10 November 2011. It may refer to one of the following people: * Anke Kühne, Anke Kühne née Kühn (b. 1981), German hockey player * Axel Kühn (b. 1967), German bobsledder * Christian Kühn (b. 1979), German politician * Daniela Kühn (b. 1973), German mathematician * Dieter Kühn (b. 1956), German footballer * Enrico Kühn (b. 1977), German bobsledder * Friedrich Kühn (general) (1889–1944), German army armor general * Gabriele Kühn (b. 1957), German rower * Gerd Kühn (b. 1968), German footballer * Heinrich Kühn (1866–1944), Austrian Photographer * Heinz Kühn (1912–1992), German politician * Joachim Kühn (b. 1944), German jazz pianist * Johannes Kühn, (born 1991), German biathlete * Johannes Kühn (writer) (1934†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Der Kühne
Charles Martin (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), called the Bold, was the last duke of Burgundy from the House of Valois-Burgundy, ruling from 1467 to 1477. He was the only surviving legitimate son of Philip the Good and his third wife, Isabella of Portugal. As heir and as ruler, Charles vied for power and influence with rivals such as his overlord, King Louis XI of France. In 1465 Charles led a successful revolt of Louis's vassals in the War of the Public Weal. After becoming the Duke of Burgundy in 1467, Charles pursued his ambitions for a kingdom, independent from France, that would stretch contiguously from the North Sea in the north to the borders of Savoy in the south. For this purpose, he acquired Guelders and Upper Alsace; sought the title King of the Romans; and gradually became an enemy of the Germans. Charles married Margaret of York for an English alliance. He arranged the betrothal between his sole child, Mary, with Maximilian of Austria. A passionate musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
