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Helin Family
The Helin family (English pronunciation: ˆhÉ›lɪn, also known as Helin - Bo in Stockholm, and as von Helin in Mecklenburg-Schwerin The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1701, when Frederick William and Adolphus Frederick II divided the Duchy of Mecklenburg between Schwerin and Strelitz. Ruled by the successors of the Nikloting Hous ... is a Swedish family noted as politicians, clergymen, bureaucrats, industrialist. Notable members * Clemens Johannes Helin I * Clemens Johannes Helin II * Clemens Johannes Helin III References {{reflist German families Swedish families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, WrocÅ‚aw, Åódź, PoznaÅ„, GdaÅ„sk, and Szczecin. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clemens Johannes Helin I
Clemens Johannes Helin I or Johan Helin I (25 July 1679 – 16 February 1753) was a Swedish scholar in theology and linguistics. He is the earliest patriarch of the Helin family cadet branch and was one of the founders of (The Swedish Tongue Guild). Biography Clemens Johannes Helin I, born 25 July 1679, was the illegitimate child of Philippe-Louis de Hénin, 7th Count of Bossu (1646–1688) 10th Prince of Chimey, and Katarzyna Scholastyka Sapieha, the daughter of Hetman Kazimierz Jan Sapieha (german: Clemens Johannes Sapieha). He was half brother of Jan Klemens Branicki. Clemens Johannes Helin I was appointed as Secretary of The Antiques Archives in 1725. Helin was commissioned for the establishment of the Swedish Royal Academy by Anders Johan von Höpken in 1739.''Svenska tungomålsgillet - Ett 1700-talssällskap med sörmländsk anknytning'', artikel av Kerstin Pettersson i Sörmlandsbygden 1989 Johan was primarily outspoken critic of the "natural sciences" and thus wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimay
Chimay (, wa, Chimai) is a city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium. In 2006, Chimay had a population of 9,774. The area is 197.10 km2 which gives a population density of 50 inhabitants per km2. It is the source of the Oise (river), Oise River. In the administrative district of Thuin, the municipality was created with a merger of 14 communes in 1977. The Trappist monastery of Scourmont Abbey in the town is famous for the Chimay Brewery. Toponymy The etymology of the name is ultimately, via Vulgar Latin, from the Proto-Celtic word ''koimos'' meaning "pretty, pleasant". Subdivisions The Walloon names of the place names are in brackets and italics. *Baileux (''Balieu'') *Bailièvre (''Bailleve'') *Bourlers (''Bourlé'') *Chimay (''Chimai'') *Forges, Belgium, Forges (''Foidjes'') *L'Escaillère (''L'Ecayire'') *Lompret, Belgium, Lompret (''Lompré'') *Rièzes (''Rieze'') *Robechies (''Robchiye'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Hainaut
The County of Hainaut (french: Comté de Hainaut; nl, Graafschap Henegouwen; la, comitatus hanoniensis), sometimes spelled Hainault, was a territorial lordship within the medieval Holy Roman Empire that straddled what is now the border of Belgium and France. Its most important towns included Mons ( nl, Bergen), now in Belgium, and Valenciennes, now in France. The core of the county was named after the river Haine. It stretched southeast to include the ''Avesnois'' region and southwest to the Selle (Scheldt tributary). In the Middle Ages, it also gained control of part of the original ''pagus'' of Brabant to its north and the ''pagus'' of Oosterbant to the east, but they were not part of the old ''pagus'' of Hainaut. In modern terms, the original core of Hainaut consisted of the central part of the Belgian province of Hainaut, and the eastern part of the French ''département'' of Nord (the arrondissements of Avesnes-sur-Helpe and Valenciennes). Hainaut already appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Hénin
The house of Hénin is a family of the Belgian high nobility, one of its branches was titled Prince of Chimay. Alliances were made with important Spanish noble families such as house of Borja and the house of Velasco. The surname comes from the town of Hénin-Beaumont in Flanders-Artois, currently in Northern France. In the 13th century, the family grew into three different branches, such as the branch of Hénin-Liétard d'Alcase and the branch of the lords of Bossu. The main family mausoleum ("Chapelle des Seigneurs") is located inside the Church of Boussu and considered one of the major artworks of Jacques du Broeucq. Members Counts of Bossu Pierre I de Hénin, Lord of Bossu †1490: knight of the Golden Fleece.;''married to Isabeau of Lalaing. ##Philippe de Hénin, Lord of Bossu;''married to Catherine of Ligne-Barbançon ###Jean V de Hénin, 1st Count of Bossu; knight of the Golden Fleece ;''married to Anne of Bourgogne ####Charles de Hénin, 2nd Count of Bossu: No h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimay Castle
Chimay Castle (french: Château de Chimay) is a château in Chimay, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. The castle has been owned by the Prince of Chimay and his ancestors for centuries, and it is open to the public for tours during part of the year. Although the castle was significantly damaged by a fire in 1935, the structure was subsequently rebuilt, and renovations continue under the current generation of the princely family. History Chimay Castle, the home of the Princes of Chimay for many generations, is an ancient stronghold, which some documents suggest may be as old as the year 1000. Through the years, the medieval bastion became a fortress. In the 15th century, the castle was altered: five new towers were linked by corridors to the keep, to increase its defensive potential. Over the centuries, the castle was damaged by many wars, looters and pillagers. Finally, in 1935, a fire destroyed much of what was left, including many irreplaceable works of art. Despite the damage, the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IPA For English Dialects
This chart shows the most common applications of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent English language pronunciations. See Pronunciation respelling for English for phonetic transcriptions used in different dictionaries. *AmE, American English *AuE, Australian English *BahE, Bahamian English *BarE, Barbadian English *CaE, Canadian English *CIE, Channel Island English *EnE, English English *FiE, Fiji English *InE, Indian English *IrE, Irish English *JSE, Jamaican English *NZE, New Zealand English *PaE, Palauan English *ScE, Scottish English *SIE, Solomon Islands English *SAE, South African English *SSE, Standard Singapore English *WaE, Welsh English Chart This chart gives a partial system of diaphonemes for English. The symbols for the diaphonemes are given in bold, followed by their most common phonetic values. For the vowels, a separate phonetic value is given for each major dialect, and words used to name corresponding lexical sets are also given. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Duchy Of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a territory in Northern Germany held by the House of Mecklenburg residing at Schwerin. It was a sovereign member state of the German Confederation and became a federated state of the North German Confederation and finally of the German Empire in 1871. Geography Like its predecessor, the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the Schwerin lands upon the incorporation of the extinct Duchy of Mecklenburg-Güstrow in 1701 comprised the larger central and western parts of the historic Mecklenburg region. The smaller southeastern part was held by the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz branch of the grand ducal house, who also ruled over the lands of the former Bishopric of Ratzeburg in the far northwest. The grand duchy was bounded by the Baltic coast in the north and the Prussian province of Pomerania in the northeast, where the border with the Hither Pomeranian (formerly Swedish Pomeranian) region ran along the Recknitz river, the Peene, and Kummerowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clemens Johannes Helin II
Clemens Johannes Helin II or Clemens Helin I (10 November 1710 - 29 November 1775) was a Swedish theologist, priest and Representative of the Clergy in Parliament. He was the second patriarch of the Helin family The Helin family (English pronunciation: ˆhÉ›lɪn, also known as Helin - Bo in Stockholm, and as von Helin in Mecklenburg-Schwerin The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1701, when Frederick William an .... Biography Clemens Johannes Helin ll (1702-1775) was the son of Clemens Johannes Helin l and Christina Flodin. He obtained a doctorate in 1732 and became the In-House-Priest of Countess Ulrica Juliana Brahe. In 1733, he was transferred to the manor of the President of the . In 1740, was the Vice-preses of the . Clemens was appointed as Provost of Gränna Parish and Visingö Parish in 1755. He was Speaker of the Clergy Conference in 1760. In 1772, Clemens Helin obtained the title of Theological Doctorate. Clemens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clemens Johannes Helin III
Clemens Johannes Helin III or Clemens Helin II (14 December 1742 - 5 September 1807) was a Swedish scholar, theologist, military preacher and provost. He was the third patriarch of the Helin family. Biography (Clemens Helin 1742-1807) was the son of Clemens Johannes Helin ll and Baroness Vendela Christina Hjelmgren in Gränna. He obtained a masters degree at Greifswalds University in Germany in 1766. Clemens lll was appointed as Extraordinary Preacher of the Livregementets dragoner in 1769. In 1773, he was appointed as Principal of Stora Barnhuset ( English: ''The Great Children's Home''). He acted as Provost in multiple constituencies, amongst other, Östra Kontrakt, and Konga Parish. On July 8, 1774, married Sara Christina Unge (1746–1817). Sara Christina’s father was the Circuit Judge of Konga Anders Unge (1685-1767), the eldest son of medical doctorate Petrus Unge (1643-1714). Her mother was Anna Helena Windrufva, daughter of estate owner Sven Eliasson Windr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
