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1 day ago · In 1866, Prince Charles of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was chosen prince of Romania, becoming King Carol I of Romania in 1881. Charles's elder brother, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern , was offered the Spanish throne in 1870 after a revolt exiled Isabella II in 1868.
3 days ago · Prince Alfred. v. t. e. Frederick III [a] (Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888) was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days between March and June 1888, during the Year of the Three Emperors.
4 days ago · The following image is a family tree of every prince, king, queen, monarch, confederation president and emperor of Germany, from Charlemagne in 800 over Louis the German in 843 through to Wilhelm II in 1918. It shows how almost every single ruler of Germany was related to every other by marriages, and hence they can all be put into a single tree.
Jun 11, 2024 · The proclamation of Prince Frederick’s rule was popular in Germany, and he was recognized by the chief German princes. Prussia and Austria induced the confederation, on November 21, 1863, to refuse observance of the Treaty of London unless Denmark made good on a December 1851 edict to reinstate regional assemblies in the duchies. On December ...
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Jun 26, 2024 · Battle of Königgrätz, (July 3, 1866), decisive battle during the Seven Weeks’ War between Prussia and Austria, fought at the village of Sadowa, northwest of the Bohemian town of Königgrätz (now Hradec Králové, Czech Republic) on the upper Elbe River. The Prussian victory effected Austria’s.
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Jun 17, 2024 · June 18, 1866 – Death of Prince Sigismund of Prussia at the Neues Palais in Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia, now in Brandenburg, Germany; buried at Friedenskirche in Potsdam Prince Sigismund was the son of Victoria, Princess Royal and Friedrich III, German Emperor, and a grandson of Queen Victoria.
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Jun 11, 2024 · German-Danish War - Schleswig-Holstein, Final Settlement, 1864: Prussia and Austria declared war on Denmark in 1864. The Peace of Prague (1866) ceded the duchies to Prussia, and the issue was narrowed to North Schleswig.
