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Von Berg
von Berg in aristocratic German name hailing from the Duchy of Berg. It may refer to: * Duchy of Berg#Rulers of Berg, Rulers of the Duchy of Berg * Bruno II von Berg (c. 1100–1137), Archbishop of Cologne * Carl Heinrich Edmund von Berg (1800–1874), German forestry scientist * Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg (1793–1874) Governor-General of Finland, Namestnik of Kingdom of Poland * Henning von Berg (born 10 June 1961), German photographer * Karoline Friederike von Berg (1760–1826), German salonist and lady in waiting * Marquard von Berg (1528–1591), Prince-Bishop of Augsburg * Otto II (bishop of Freising) (died 17 March 1220), sometimes called Otto von Berg, Bishop of Freising * Shaun von Berg (born 16 September 1986), South African cricketer. * Wilfred Clement Von Berg (1894–1978), British architect * Dr Gunther Heinrich Baron von Berg (1765–1843) Legislator, Statesman, Privy Councillor. * Karl Heinrich Ernst Baron von Berg (1810–1894) Minister of State Grand Duc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Heinrich Edmund Von Berg
Carl Heinrich Edmund von Berg (30 November 1800 in Göttingen – 20 June 1874 in Schandau) was a German forestry scientist. He was a student at the forestry academy in Dreißigacker, followed by studies at the University of Göttingen. In 1821 he became a teaching assistant at the ''Forstschule'' in Clausthal, where he subsequently served as a ''Forstschreiber'' (from 1824) and ''Oberförster'' and lecturer (from 1830). In 1833 he was named chief forester and forestry inspector in Lauterberg. Deutsches Jagd Lexikon Biography of Karl Heinrich Edmund von Berg From 1845 to 1866, he was director of the Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry in Tharandt. Beginning in 1846, he headed the editorial staff of the ''Forstwissenschaftlichen Jahrbuchs der Akademie Tharandt''. Published ...
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Henning Von Berg
Henning von Berg (born 10 June 1961) is a former German civil engineer who became a portrait photographer. His specialty is character portraits and fine art nudes. Biography Henning von Berg was born in Northern Germany into a family with a nearly 550-year-old history. He worked as an engineer for thirteen years until the age of 35, when he discovered his calling was to be a photographer. In the summer of 1997, he organized his first group photo shoot. This featured 28 nude men in an abandoned factory in Cologne, on the river Rhine. Afterwards, the exhibition "Factory Boyz" quickly gained attention all around Germany for its bizarre combination of "body & building". Just one year later the image "Stairway" of this series with 13 nude male models was chosen by an American publisher to be included in an international anthology about photography: In Phil Braham's book "Naked Men Exposed - A Celebration of the Male Nude from 90 of the World's Greatest Photographers", the sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Berg
Berg was a state—originally a county, later a duchy—in the Rhineland of Germany. Its capital was Düsseldorf. It existed as a distinct political entity from the early 12th to the 19th centuries. The name of the county lives on in the modern geographic term Bergisches Land, often misunderstood as ''bergiges Land'' (hilly country). History Ascent The Counts of Berg emerged in 1101 as a junior line of the dynasty of the Ezzonen, which traced its roots back to the 9th-century Kingdom of Lotharingia, and in the 11th century became the most powerful dynasty in the region of the lower Rhine. In 1160, the territory split into two portions, one of them later becoming the County of the Mark, which returned to the possession of the family line in the 16th century. The most powerful of the early rulers of Berg, Engelbert II of Berg died in an assassination on November 7, 1225. In 1280 the counts moved their court from Schloss Burg on the Wupper river to the town of Düsseldorf. Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno II Von Berg
Bruno II of Berg (German: ''Bruno II von Berg'') (c. 1100 1137) was the Archbishop of Cologne from 1131 until 1137. Bruno II of Berg was a son of Count Adolf III of Berg. In 1119 he was mentioned as a Provost in Cologne, and he became the Provost of St. Gereon in Cologne in 1127. In 1130 he was elected the Archbishop of Trier but refused. Bruno was selected on Christmas Day of 1131 by King Lothar of Germany and a papal legate as the Archbishop of Cologne. In 1133 he converted his own keep at Altenberg into a monastery. Bruno died in 1137 in Apulia on campaign with King Lothair of Germany against Roger II of Sicily Roger II ( it, Ruggero II; 22 December 1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily Roger I ( it, Ruggero I, Arabic: ''رُجار'', ''Rujār''; Maltese: ''Ruġġieru'', – 22 June 1101), nicknamed Rog .... {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruno 02 von Berg Bruno 2 Bruno 2 Bruno 2 Bruno 2 House of Berg House of Limburg-Stir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert Von Berg
Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert Graf von Berg (german: Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg, russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Берг, tr. ; ) was a Baltic German nobleman, statesman, diplomat and general who served in the Imperial Russian Army. Berg was a count of the Austrian Empire and Grand Duchy of Finland and the 5th last man to be promoted General-Field Marshal in the history of the Russian Empire. He served as the Governor-General of Finland from 1854 to 1861 and the last Viceroy of the Kingdom of Poland from 1863 to 1874. Berg was most notable for his role as the viceroy of Finland and Poland. He gained a reputation for his role in defending Finland and Estonia from Anglo-French invasion during the Crimean War and was also crucial in suppressing and crushing the Polish January Uprising of 1863, during which rebel forces carried out numerous failed assassination attempts on him, martial law was consequently declared in Poland. Berg also held responsible for improving th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karoline Friederike Von Berg
Karoline Friederike von Berg (1760–1826), was a German salonist and lady in waiting. She was the confidant of the Prussian queen Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie; 10 March 1776 – 19 July 1810) was Queen of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III. The couple's happy, though short-lived, marriage produced nine child .... References * Urte von Berg: Caroline Friederike von Berg - Freundin der Königin Luise von Preußen. Ein Portrait nach Briefen, Wallstein, Göttingen 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Karoline Friederike von 1760 births 1826 deaths German ladies-in-waiting German salon-holders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquard Von Berg
Marquard von Berg (1528 – 29 January 1591) was Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg, Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1575 to 1591. Biography Marquard von Berg was born in Öpfingen in 1528. At the age of 13, he was sent to study at the University of Ingolstadt, where he remained until 1545.:de:Marquard II. vom Berg, Article from German Wikipedia Starting in 1548, he studied law at the University of Padua and the University of Pavia. In 1551, he interrupted his studies to take over the parish church in Langweid am Lech. He then completed his studies, graduating in 1554. In 1559 he became Provost (religion), provost of Bamberg Cathedral. He was elected Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg, Prince-Bishop of Augsburg on 26 July 1575 and Pope Gregory XIII confirmed his appointment on 24 September 1575. He was Holy Orders, ordained as a Priesthood (Catholic Church), priest on 8 December 1575. Michael Dornvogel, auxiliary bishop of Augsburg, consecrated him as a bishop on 15 January 1576. He died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto II (bishop Of Freising)
Otto II (died 17 March 1220), sometimes called Otto von Berg, was the 24th Bishop of Freising from 1184 and, like his predecessor, Otto I, a supporter of the Hohenstaufen monarchs. Around 1200, he composed the "Laubacher ''Barlaam''", a Middle High German translation of a 12th-century Middle Latin version of the legend of Barlaam and Josaphat. His version is not to be confused with the verse romance ''Barlaam und Josaphat'' (''c''.1220) of Rudolf von Ems.Siegfried A. Schulz, "Two Christian Saints? The Barlaam and Josaphat Legend", ''India International Centre Quarterly'' 8, 2 (1981): 137. Otto was the son of Diepold II, Count of Berg-Schelklingen, and Gisela of the House of Andechs. His brothers Diepold, Manegold and Henry were also bishops. Otto was a canon at the cathedral of Magdeburg before his election as bishop. In 1189 he obtained juridical rights, market rights and ''Burgrecht'' in the possessions of his diocese in the Duchy of Austria. After the disputed imperial elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Von Berg
Shaun von Berg (born 16 September 1986) is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who plays for Northerns. He was born in Pretoria. Domestic career Von Berg made his cricketing debut in the Shepherd Neame Kent Cricket League for Sandwich Town, for whom he played 16 matches during the 2006 season, the team finishing in sixth place in the league. Von Berg made his first-class debut for Northerns during the 2009–10 season, against Border. From the lower order, he scored 44 runs in the first innings in which he batted. In August 2017, Von Berg was named in Bloem City Blazers' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. In June 2018, Von Berg was named in the squad for the Titans team for the 2018–19 season. In September 2018, he was named in the Titans' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Troph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfred Clement Von Berg
Captain Wilfrid Clement von Berg MC (21 October 1894 – July 1978)Archives of the Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria quoted iVON BERG, Wilfred Clement ''The South African Built Environment'', accessed 31 August 2009 was a British architect. Croydon-born Von Berg began to study architecture in 1912. During World War I he served with the London Rifle Brigade.Supplement to The London Gazette p30, 1 January 1919, accessed 31 August 2009 At the end of the conflict he joined the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission as an assistant architect. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
