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Frederick II of Prussia Frederick II (German: Friedrich II; 24 January 1712-17 August 1786) was a King in Prussia (1740–1786) from the Hohenzollern dynasty. As a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was Frederick IV Margrave of Brandenburg. He was also the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchatel. neuchâtel
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Louis XVI Biography Louis XVI became the heir to the throne and the last Bourbon king of France upon his father's death in 1765. In 1770, he married Austrian archduchess Marie-Antoinette, the daughter of Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I.ouis was soon found guilty by the National Assembly and condemned to death. On January 21, 1793, Louis XVI was guillotined in the Palace de la Revolution. His wife, Marie Antoinette, met the same fate nine months later, on October 16, 1793.
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Otto von Bismarck Germany became a modern, unified nation under the leadership of the “Iron Chancellor” Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), who between 1862 and 1890 effectively ruled first Prussia and then all of Germany.
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Philippe becomes king of Belgium Prince Philippe of Belgium takes his oath following the abdication of his father King Albert II at the Federal Parliament on Sunday in Brussels.(Photo: Getty Images) Belgium's King Albert abdicates after a 20-year reign. Son takes oath as the nation's seventh king.
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How To Grill Yams Like a Pro Yams take quite a while to cook. Plan to cook them on a medium heat for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. A nicely cooked yam will be very soft and will melt in your mouth. If you are in a hurry, you can cook yams for a little as a half-hour, but they may be a little hard. We prefer them very soft and well-cooked.
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Prussia Besides Silesia, Frederick also acquired East Frisia on the North Sea coast, and later, at the First Partition of Poland in 1772, he obtained West Prussia, that is, Polish Royal Prussia, thus forming a territorial link between East (Ducal) Prussia and the rest of his domains to the west.
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A Brief History of Prussia In 1525 Ducal Prussia became a hereditary duchy under Albrecht Hohenzollern, the last grand master of the Teutonic Knights. In 1657, after an invasion by the Swedes, Poland surrendered sovereignty over Ducal Prussia which then became the Kingdom of Prussia headed by the Hohenzollern line.
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- Germany was united as a great empire, with Wilhelm I of Prussia proclaimed emperor. This was the Prussia left behind by our immigrant forebears. In the years following the emigration of Fritz Heinrich, the Roloffs and Gergollas, the ancestral lands would be torn by war and defeat.
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Kingdom of Prussia The Kingdom of Prussia (German: Königreich Preußen) was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918 and included parts of present-day Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium and the Czech Republic.
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European History An attempt to set up a unified Germany failed when the King of Prussia refused to accept the title of German Emperor. Most Germans preferred a loose confederation under the control of the traditionally strongest German power, Austria.
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- In 1618 the duchy, still a vassal state of Poland, passed to John Sigismund, a Hohenzollern; his grandson, Frederick William, elector of Brandenburg, secured ducal Prussia's independence of Poland at the Peace of Oliva in 1660.
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Top 10 Pretenders to the Thrones of Europe The Throne of Germany and Prussia Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia. George Friedrich (born in 1976) is the great-great-grandson of William II (Emperor from 1888 to 1918) and is the head of the House of Hohenzollern. He was schooled in Germany but completed his education in Perth, Scotland, and went on to study Business Economics at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology.
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What is Frangipani Other Uses of Frangipani. Frangipani is a common ingredient in many fragranced soaps, candles, massage oils and potpourris. The flowers of the plant are also considered scared in certain tropical nations such as Bali and India, where they are used in religious ceremonies.n this article, we explain where this popular fragrance ingredient comes from, what it smells like and we share actual perfumes that contain frangipani. Frangipani is a fragrant flowering tree, also known as plumeria.
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- A+E Networks. Wilhelm II (1859-1941), the German kaiser (emperor) and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918, was one of the most recognizable public figures of World War I (1914-18).
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Wilhelm II, German Emperor Wilhelm II was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918. He was the eldest grandchild of the British Queen Victoria and related to many monarchs and princes of Europe, most notably King George V of the United Kingdom and Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. Acceding to the throne in 1888, he dismissed the Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, in 1890 and launched Germany on a bellicose New Course in foreign affairs
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- Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia (13 Sept. 1892--11 Dec. 1980), 7th and youngest child and only daughter of Empress Augusta Viktoria and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. As the only daughter of the Kaiser, Viktoria Luise grew up a bit spoiled.
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Wilhelm II, German Emperor The German Emperor Wilhelm I died in Berlin on March 9, 1888, and Prince Wilhelm's father was proclaimed Emperor as Frederick III. He was already suffering from an incurable throat cancer and spent all 99 days of his reign fighting the disease before dying.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II Kaiser Wilhelm II. An official portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II in his robes of state. Kaiser Wilhelm II was the monarchical ruler of Germany from June 1888 until its 1918 defeat in World War I. Many historians consider Wilhelm the individual most responsible for the outbreak of war – as much as one individual can be.
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Victoria, Princess Royal For other princesses named Victoria, see Princess Victoria (disambiguation). Victoria, Princess Royal (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa; 21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901) was German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III. She was the eldest child of Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland and Prince Albert, and was created Princess Royal in 1841.
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- Frederick's coat of arms. Frederick V (German: Friedrich V.; 26 August 1596 – 29 November 1632) was, as the son and heir of Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, the Elector of the Rhine Palatinate in the Holy Roman Empire upon his father's death in 1610.
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Wilhelm II, German Emperor Bismarck resigned at Wilhelm II's insistence in 1890, at the age of 75, to be succeeded as Chancellor of Germany and Minister-President of Prussia by Leo von Caprivi, who in turn was replaced by Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, in 1894.
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Esophageal spasms A healthy esophagus normally moves food into your stomach through a series of coordinated muscle contractions. Esophageal spasms make it difficult for the muscles in the walls of your lower esophagus to coordinate in order to move food to your stomach. There are two types of esophageal spasms: Occasional contractions (diffuse esophageal spasms). This type of spasm may be painful and is often accompanied by regurgitation of food or liquids. Painfully strong contractions (nutcracker esophagus).
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FREDERICK WILLIAM II ( PRUSSIA) (1744 â 1797; ruled 1786 â 1797) FREDERICK WILLIAM II (PRUSSIA) (1744–1797; ruled 1786–1797) FREDERICK WILLIAM II (PRUSSIA) (1744–1797; ruled 1786–1797), king of Prussia. Frederick William II was what one might call a transitional monarch in Prussia.
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Frederick the Great Frederick the Great. Frederick II (German: Friedrich; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was King of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, the longest reign of any Hohenzollern king.
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Christian X The eldest son of the future King Frederick VIII and Louise of Sweden and Norway, Christian became chief of the royal guard in 1898 and married Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
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King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Parker's spy map, created by a Tory sympathizer of the Kingdom of Great Britain, listed the inn as Berry's in 1777, but a local petition in 1786 identified it as the King of Prussia. It was possibly renamed in honor of Benjamin Franklin 's pro-American satirical essay An Edict by the King of Prussia.