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22 hours ago · An 1806 French print depicting Napoleon Bonaparte emancipating the Jews. (Public domain) The French Jewish heritage is a rich mosaic reflecting a history of perseverance, intellectual vigor, and ...
22 hours ago · In 1815, after Napoleon escaped from Elba, William Frederick raised the Netherlands to the status of a kingdom and proclaimed himself King William I. As part of the rearrangement of Europe at the Congress of Vienna , the House of Orange-Nassau was confirmed as rulers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , enlarged with what are now Belgium and Luxembourg .
22 hours ago · The legendary Napoleon-Epic film concert by Abel Gance from the year 1927 is now premiering in Paris - under the baton of German conductor Frank Strobel. This mammoth work and almost a national shrine for the French will be celebrated in two parts (4th and 5th July) at the "Seine Musicale" in Boulogne-Billancourt, one of the largest concert ...
22 hours ago · On that day, Allenstein was visited by Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon gathered enormous forces in the city and planned to engage the Russians and Prussians in a decisive battle. The Russian army was stationed in Jonkowo, but retreated after the French attack. Thanks to the victory at Allenstein, Napoleon's army was able to move north and a few ...
22 hours ago · Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (German: Gauß [kaʁl ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈɡaʊs] ⓘ; [2] [3] Latin: Carolus Fridericus Gauss; 30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist who contributed to many fields in mathematics and science. He was director of the Göttingen Observatory and professor of ...
22 hours ago · Das Napoleon-Epos ist wie ein großer Spektakelfilm angelegt, der Napoleon Bonaparte als Übermenschen darstellt. Mit über 400 000 Metern Film, Tausenden von Statisten und einer Ballung von Techniken war der Film damals schon ein größenwahnsinniges Projekt.
Jul 4, 2024 · In early 1804, however, Beethoven was still intending to dedicate it to Napoleon Bonaparte, the great political reformer and egalitarian. But when, late that year, Napoleon renounced democracy and proclaimed himself emperor of France, Beethoven reportedly flew into a rage, and correctly predicted his former idol would ‘trample on human rights, and become a tyrant’.
