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House Of Dyhrn
Dyhrn is a German noble family originally from Saxony. History The family was first mentioned in the 13th century and settled at an early stage in Prussia and Silesia. It was one of the most important, oldest and richest noble families of the Kingdom of Prussia. The Dyhrn family had an important role in Silesian industry in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was known not just as the owner of several manufactures and mines, but also as one of the biggest landowners in Silesia. The Barons and Counts of Dyhrn The Lords of Dyhrn gained the title of Baron (''Reichsfreiherr'') in the 17th century from the Habsburg Monarchy and the title of Prussian and Bohemian Count (''Reichsgraf'') in the second half of the 18th century, which was also the golden age of this family. There are only a few members of this family still living. Notable members * Georg Abraham, Baron of Dyhrn (1620–1671), German chancellor * George, Baron of Dyhrn (1848–1878), poet * Konrad Adolph, Count o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Von Dyhrn , the Dutch national anthem
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Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Mount Wilhelm, the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea * Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica * Wilhelm (crater), a lunar crater See also * Wilhelm scream, a stock sound effect * SS ''Kaiser Wilhelm II'', or USS ''Agamemnon'', a German steam ship * Wilhelmus "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", usually known just as "Wilhelmus" ( nl, Het Wilhelmus, italic=no; ; English translation: "The William"), is the national anthem of both the Netherlands and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It dates back to at least 1572 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Von Dyhrn
Sophia means "wisdom" in Greek. It may refer to: *Sophia (wisdom) *Sophia (Gnosticism) *Sophia (given name) Places *Niulakita or Sophia, an island of Tuvalu *Sophia, Georgetown, a ward of Georgetown, Guyana *Sophia, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Randolph County *Sophia, West Virginia *Sofia, Bulgaria, the capital and largest city of Bulgaria Arts, entertainment and media Books and publications * ''Sophia'' (journal), a periodical about religious and theological philosophy * ''Sophia'' (novel) by Charlotte Lennox (1762) Music *Sophia (British band) *Sophia (Japanese band) *Sophia (singer) or Sophia Abrahão, pop singer from Brazil * ''Sophia'' (The Crüxshadows EP) * ''Sophia'' (Sophia Abrahão EP) * "Sophia" (Nerina Pallot song) * "Sophia" (Laura Marling song) *"Sophia", a song by Good Shoes from '' Think Before You Speak'' *"Sophia", a song by Laura Nyro from ''Mother's Spiritual'' *"Sophia", a song by Six Organs of Admittance from ''Dust and Chimes'' Other * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heir
Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time. Officially bequeathing private property and/or debts can be performed by a testator via will, as attested by a notary or by other lawful means. Terminology In law, an ''heir'' is a person who is entitled to receive a share of the deceased's (the person who died) property, subject to the rules of inheritance in the jurisdiction of which the deceased was a citizen or where the deceased (decedent) died or owned property at the time of death. The inheritance may be either under the terms of a will or by intestate laws if the deceased had no will. However, the will must comply with the laws of the jurisdiction at the time it was created or it will be declared invalid (for example, some states do not recognise handwritten wills as valid, or only in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalia Von Dyhrn
Baroness Amalia Frederica Wilhelmina von Dyhrn-Czettritz-Neuhaus née Baroness von Rabenau (30 July 1790 in Breslau – 14 June 1866 in Herzogswaldau) was a well-known German multi-millionaire heiress and a philanthropist. Family Baroness Amalia von Dyhrn was born into the Prussian noble family of Rabenau. Her father Baron Friedrich George von Rabenau, a tax officer and a former major in the army, was an impoverished aristocrat, who owned a bankrupted estate in Schwiebus. Her mother Johanna “Jeanette” von Schlichting was an illegitimate daughter of the Prussian general Baron Samuel von Schlichting; because of her opportunistic and promiscuous nature she had a quite bad reputation in the society. Amalia's parents were divorced in 1791. She moved with her mother and her older sister Henrietta to Breslau, where they lived very modestly in a small apartment at a monastery. In 1794 her father Friedrich committed suicide and Amalia never got to know him. Early life Amalia w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Caroline Von Dyhrn
Sophie is a version of the female given name Sophia, meaning "wise". People with the name Born in the Middle Ages * Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson * Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant (1224–1275), second wife and only Duchess consort of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Lothier Born in 1600s and 1700s * Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst (1729–1796), later Empress Catherine II of Russia * Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628–1685), Queen consort of Denmark-Norway * Sophie Blanchard (1778–1819), French balloonist * Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (1759–1828), second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia * Sophie Dawes, Baronne de Feuchères ( 1795–1840), English baroness * Sophie Germain (1776–1831), French mathematician * Sophie Piper (1757–1816), Swedish countess * Sophie Schröder (1781–1868), German actress * Sophie von La Roche (1730–1807), German author Born 1790–1918 * Sophie, Duchess of Alenco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoinette Louise Von Dyhrn
Antoinette is a given name, that is a diminutive feminine form of Antoine and Antonia (from Latin ''Antonius''). People with the name include: Nobles * Antoinette de Maignelais, Baroness of Villequier by marriage (1434–1474), mistress of Charles VII of France and later of Francis II, Duke of Brittany * Antoinette de Bourbon (1493–1583) * Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1696–1762) * Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1779–1824) * Antoinette de Mérode (1828–1864), Princess of Monaco * Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (1838–1908) * Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy (1920–2011) Artists and entertainers * Antoinette de Beaucaire (1840–1865), Occitan language poet * Antoinette Beumer (born 1962), Dutch film director * Antoinette Bower (born 1932), German-born British actress * Antoinette Cellier (1913–1981), English actress * Antoinette du Ligier de la Garde Deshoulières (1638–1694), French poet * Antoinette Halloran, Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Freytag
Gustav Freytag (; 13 July 1816 – 30 April 1895) was a German novelist and playwright. Life Freytag was born in Kreuzburg (Kluczbork) in Silesia. After attending the school at Oels (Oleśnica), he studied philology at the universities of Breslau (Wrocław) and Berlin, and in 1838 received his degree with a dissertation titled ''De initiis poeseos scenicae apud Germanos'' (''Über die Anfänge der dramatischen Poesie bei den Germanen'', English: ''On the Beginnings of Dramatic Poetry among the Germans'').Harald Bachmann: ''Gustav Freytag (1816–1895)''. In: ''Coburger Geschichtsblätter.'' 3/1995, Historische Gesellschaft Coburg e. V., S. 121–122 He became member of the student corps ''Borussia zu Breslau''. In 1839, he settled in Breslau, as ''Privatdozent'' in German language and literature, but devoted his principal attention to writing for the stage, achieving considerable success with the comedy drama ''Die Brautfahrt, oder Kunz von der Rosen'' (1844). This w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Von Dyhrn
Alexandra Maria Catharina von Dyhrn (8 September 1873 – 9 April 1945) was a German genealogist, author and the first woman in the province of Silesia to earn a doctorate. Family Alexandra Maria Catharina von Dyhrn was born in 1873 at her family's estate of Reesewitz in the district of Oels, now Oleśnica, in the province of Silesia and was by birth a countess of Dyhrn and a baroness of Schoenau. Her Lutheran family was one of the most prominent noble houses of Prussia, dating back to the 13th century. The estate of Reesewitz, which had been in the possession of the Dyhrn family since the 17th century, was enormous, but was administered from a modest house in the middle of the estate, where the family lived. Alexandra's father, Count Conrad Johannes von Dyhrn, was a lieutenant colonel and a hereditary member of the Prussian House of Lords. He was a friend and a distant relative of Gustav Freytag, who often visited the family at Reesewitz. In 1872, Heinrich marri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Von Dyhrn
Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor *Ernest, Margrave of Austria (1027–1075) *Ernest, Duke of Bavaria (1373–1438) *Ernest, Duke of Opava (c. 1415–1464) *Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1482–1553) *Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels (1623–1693) *Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629–1698) *Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Ilsenburg (1650–1710) *Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771–1851), son of King George III of Great Britain *Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818–1893), sovereign duke of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha *Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923) *Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (1846–1925) *Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987) *Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 1954) * Prince Ernst Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Charles Dyhern
The Rt. Hon. George Charles, Baron de Dyhern (10 April 1710 – 25 April 1759), was a Saxon general, war minister under the regency of Augustus III. of Saxony, king of Poland and a close friend of Field Marshal Count Frederick Augustus Rutowsky. Family Baron George Charles Dyhern (originally ''Georg Carl von Dyh(e)rn'') was born in 1710 in Głogów as a member of the House of Dyhrn, an ancient prominent noble family from Silesia, who had distant relations to many European royals. His father was Baron ''Melchior Frederick de Dyhern'', a wealthy Lord, who owned considerable land in Lubusz Voivodeship, and his mother was the Countess ''Helen de Nimptsch''. His sister Marie Dyhern was the mother of the famous Marshal François Christophe de Kellermann, 1. duke of Valmy. Dyhern's grandniece, Baroness ''Caroline de Kottwitz'', was the wife of the famous Prussian field marshal Count August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, who was a prominent figure in the German Campaign of 1813 and played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
