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Archduchess Margarethe Klementine Of Austria
, image = Habsburg–Lotaringiai Margit Klementina Mária főhercegnő.jpg , caption = , reign = 15 July 1890 – 3 April 1919 , reign-type = Tenure , coronation = , succession = Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis , spouse = Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis , issue = Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and TaxisPrince Joseph AlbertKarl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis Prince Ludwig Philipp Prince Max Emanuel Elisabeth Helene, Margravine of Meissen Prince Raphael RainerPrince Philipp Ernst , house = Habsburg-Lorraine , father = Archduke Joseph Karl, Palatine of Hungary , mother = Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , birth_date = , birth_place = Alcsút, Austria-Hungary , death_date = , death_place = Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany , burial_place = Gruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg , religion = Roman Catholic Archduchess Margarethe Klementine Maria of Austria (in Ge ...
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Thurn And Taxis
The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis (german: link=no, Fürstenhaus Thurn und Taxis ) is a family of German nobility that is part of the ''Briefadel''. It was a key player in the postal services in Europe during the 16th century, until the end of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, and became well known as the owner of breweries and builder of many castles. The current head of the House is Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. The family is one of the wealthiest in Germany and has resided at St. Emmeram Castle in Regensburg since 1812. They resided in this city since 1748. They are one of the mediatised Houses for their former Sovereign Imperial counties, later mediatised to Kingdom of Wurttemberg (Principality of Buchau, now Bad Buchau), Kingdom of Bavaria and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. History The Tasso family (from the Italian word for "badger") was a Lombard family in the area of Bergamo. The earliest records place them in Almenno in the Val Brembana around 1200,Serassi ...
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German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ...
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Princess Maria Anna Of Braganza
Princess ''Maria Ana'' Rafaela Micaela Gabriela Lourença of Braganza, , full Portuguese language, Portuguese name: ''Maria Ana Rafaela Micaela Gabriela Lourença de Bragança, '' (3 September 1899 – 23 June 1971) was a member of the House of Braganza and the wife of Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. Family Maria Anna was born at Schloss Fischhorn in Zell am See, Austria-Hungary (now in Austria), the fourth daughter of the Miguelist pretender to the Portuguese throne Miguel, Duke of Braganza and his second wife Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. Maria Anna's father was the head of the non reigning branch of the Portuguese Royal House that had been exiled from Portugal. The exile was the result of the Portuguese law of banishment of 1834 and the constitution of 1838 which was brought about because his grandfather Miguel I of Portugal had in 1828 usurped the throne of Portugal from Queen Maria II of Portugal, Maria II. Her grandfather reigned as ...
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Miguel, Duke Of Braganza
Prince Miguel Januário of Braganza (; full name Miguel Maria Carlos Egídio Constantino Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga Francisco de Paula e de Assis Januário de Bragança; 19 September 1853 – 11 October 1927) was the Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920. He used the title Duke of Braganza. Early life Miguel Januário was born in Castle Kleinheubach, near Miltenberg, Kingdom of Bavaria, on 19 September 1853 during the exile in Germany of his father, former King Miguel I of Portugal and the Algarves. His mother was Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. He was a grandson of King John VI of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves and his wife, Queen Carlota Joaquina. By the Portuguese law of banishment of 1834 and the constitution of 1838, King Miguel was forbidden to enter Portugal. Therefore, he was educated in the German Confederation and in Austria-Hungary. Career He was a member of the staff of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and took part i ...
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Princess Isabel Maria Of Braganza
Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza, (Isabel Maria Alberta Josefa Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Francisca de Paula e de Assis Teresa Adelaide Eulália Sofia Carolina; 19 November 1894, Kleinheubach, Kingdom of Bavaria – 12 January 1970, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany) was a member of the House of Braganza. Through her marriage to Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Isabel Maria was also a member of the Thurn und Taxis, House of Thurn and Taxis and Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis. Family Isabel Maria was born in Kleinheubach, Bavaria, Germany, the eldest daughter of the Miguelist pretender to the Portuguese throne Miguel, Duke of Braganza and his second wife Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. Isabel Maria's father was the head of the non reigning branch of the Portuguese Royal House that had been exiled from Portugal. The exile was the result of the Portuguese law of banishment of 1834 and the constitution of 1838 which was brought about because his ...
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Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a city and county, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786; it is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the ...
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Duchess Helene In Bavaria
, title = Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis , image = Helene of Bavaria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis.jpg , caption = Photograph by Oscar Kramer , spouse = , issue = , issue-link = #Children , house = Wittelsbach , father = Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria , mother = Princess Ludovika of Bavaria , birth_date = , birth_place = Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria , death_date = , death_place = Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria , burial_place = Gruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg , religion = Roman Catholic Helene Caroline Therese (4 April 1834 16 May 1890), nicknamed Néné, was the Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis as the wife of Maximilian Anton Lamoral. She was a Duchess in Bavaria by birth as the daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph and Princess Ludovika. She was temporarily the head of the Thurn and Taxis family. Helene’s maternal aunt, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, saw Helene as a g ...
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Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince Of Thurn And Taxis
, title = Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis , image = Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis.jpg , caption = , reign = , reign-type = , coronation = , predecessor = , successor = , succession = , spouse = , issue = Princess Louise of Hohenzollern Princess Elisabeth of BraganzaMaximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and TaxisAlbert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis , house = Thurn and Taxis , father = Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis , mother = Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg , birth_date = , birth_place = Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria , death_date = , death_place = Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria , burial_place = Gruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg , religion = Roman Catholic ''Maximilian Anton Lamoral'', Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: ''Maximilian Anton Lamoral Erbprinz von Thurn und Taxis'' (28 September 18 ...
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Albert Herceg és Margit Klementina Főhercegnő
Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s Entertainment * ''Albert'' (1985 film), a Czechoslovak film directed by František Vláčil * ''Albert'' (2015 film), a film by Karsten Kiilerich * ''Albert'' (2016 film), an American TV movie * ''Albert'' (Ed Hall album), 1988 * "Albert" (short story), by Leo Tolstoy * Albert (comics), a character in Marvel Comics * Albert (''Discworld''), a character in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series * Albert, a character in Dario Argento's 1977 film ''Suspiria'' Military * Battle of Albert (1914), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1916), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1918), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France People * Albert (given n ...
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Louis-Philippe D'Orléans, King Of The French
Louis Philippe (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, and the penultimate monarch of France. As Louis Philippe, Duke of Chartres, he distinguished himself commanding troops during the Revolutionary Wars and was promoted to lieutenant general by the age of nineteen, but he broke with the Republic over its decision to execute King Louis XVI. He fled to Switzerland in 1793 after being connected with a plot to restore France's monarchy. His father Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Égalité) fell under suspicion and was executed during the Reign of Terror. Louis Philippe remained in exile for 21 years until the Bourbon Restoration. He was proclaimed king in 1830 after his cousin Charles X was forced to abdicate by the July Revolution (and because of the Spanish renounciation). The reign of Louis Philippe is known as the July Monarchy and was dominated by wealthy industrialists and bankers. He followed conservative policies, es ...
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Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
, house =Habsburg-Lorraine , father = Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor , mother = Maria Theresa of Hungary and Bohemia , religion =Roman Catholicism , succession1 =Grand Duke of Tuscany , reign1 =18 August 1765 – 22 July 1790 , predecessor1 = Francis Stephen , successor1 = Ferdinand III , date of burial = , place of burial =Imperial Crypt , signature =Signatur Leopold II. (HRR).PNG Leopold II (Peter Leopold Josef Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard; 5 May 1747 – 1 March 1792) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia, and Archduke of Austria from 1790 to 1792, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. He was a son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Emperor Francis I, and the brother of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Maria Carolina, Queen of Naples, Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma, and Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. Leopold was a moderate proponent of enlightened absolutism. He granted the Academ ...
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Archduke Joseph Karl Of Austria
Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria (german: (Erzherzog) Josef Karl (Ludwig) von Österreich, hu, Habsburg–Lotaringiai József Károly (Lajos) főherceg; 2 March 1833 – 13 June 1905) was a member of the House of Habsburg#House of Habsburg–Lorraine, Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty. He was the second son of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (seventh son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor) and Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg. Biography Like many junior members of royal families, Archduke Joseph Karl entered the military. He became a Major General in the Austrian Army in 1860. During the Austro-Prussian War he commanded a Brigade in the North Army and had three horses shot under him at Battle of Königgrätz, Königgrätz. In 1867, he became Palatine of Hungary after the death of his childless half-brother Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary, Stephen, though the post by that time was symbolic only. The archduke had an interest in the Romani language and occasionally wr ...
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