Events from the year 1826 in Germany

Incumbents

Kingdoms

Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William III (german: Friedrich Wilhelm III.; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, wh ...

(16 November 1797 – 7 June 1840) * Kingdom of Bavaria ** Monarch - Ludwig I (1825–1848) * Kingdom of Saxony ** Frederick Augustus I (20 December 1806 – 5 May 1827) * Kingdom of Hanover ** George IV (29 January 1820 – 26 June 1830) * Kingdom of Württemberg ** William (30 October 1816 – 25 June 1864)

Grand Duchies

* Grand Duke of Baden ** Louis I (8 December 1818 – 30 March 1830) * Grand Duke of Hesse ** Louis I (14 August 1806 – 6 April 1830) * Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin **

Frederick Francis I Frederick Francis I (10 December 1756 – 1 February 1837) ruled over the German state of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, first as duke (1785–1815), and then as grand duke (1815–1837). Biography He was born in Schwerin, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, t ...

– (24 April 1785 – 1 February 1837) * Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ** George (6 November 1816 – 6 September 1860) * Grand Duke of Oldenburg ** Peter I (2 July 1823 - 21 May 1829) * Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ** Charles Frederick (14 June 1828 - 8 July 1853)

Principalities

* Schaumburg-Lippe ** George William (13 February 1787 - 1860) * Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt ** Friedrich Günther (28 April 1807 - 28 June 1867) * Schwarzburg-Sondershausen ** Günther Friedrich Karl I (14 October 1794 - 19 August 1835) *

Principality of Lippe Lippe (later Lippe-Detmold and then again Lippe) was a historical state in Germany, ruled by the House of Lippe. It was located between the Weser river and the southeast part of the Teutoburg Forest. It was founded in the 1640s under a separa ...

** Leopold II (5 November 1802 - 1 January 1851) * Principality of Reuss-Greiz ** Heinrich XIX (29 January 1817 - 31 October 1836) * Waldeck and Pyrmont ** George II (9 September 1813 - 15 May 1845)

Duchies

* Duke of Anhalt-Dessau ** Leopold IV (9 August 1817 - 22 May 1871) *

Duke of Brunswick Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranke ...

** Charles II (16 June 1815 – 9 September 1830)Gerhard Schildt: ''Von der Restauration zur Reichsgründungszeit'', in Horst-Rüdiger Jarck / Gerhard Schildt (eds.), ''Die Braunschweigische Landesgeschichte. Jahrtausendrückblick einer Region'', Braunschweig 2000, pp. 753–766. * Duke of Saxe-Altenburg ** Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1780–1826) and Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1826–1834) - Frederick * Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ** Ernest I (9 December 1806 – 12 November 1826) * Duke of Saxe-Meiningen ** Bernhard II (24 December 1803–20 September 1866)

Events

* July – Ludwig van Beethoven puts the finishing touches on the String Quartet in C sharp Minor, Opus 131, the jewel in the crown of his late string quartets. * Ludwig van Beethoven composes the '' Große Fuge''.

Births

* February 16- Joseph Victor von Scheffel, German poet (d.

1888 In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late ...

) * March 29 – Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist, politician (d.

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

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* August 21 –

Carl Gegenbaur Karl Gegenbaur (21 August 1826 – 14 June 1903)"Karl Gegenbaur – Encyclopædia Britannica" (biography), ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 2006, Britannica.coBritannica-KarlG was a German anatomist and professor who demonstrated that the field of c ...

, German anatomist, professor (d.

1903 Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been ...

) * September 17 –

Bernhard Riemann Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann (; 17 September 1826 – 20 July 1866) was a German mathematician who made contributions to analysis, number theory, and differential geometry. In the field of real analysis, he is mostly known for the first rig ...

, German mathematician (d.

1866 Events January–March * January 1 ** Fisk University, a historically black university, is established in Nashville, Tennessee. ** The last issue of the abolitionist magazine '' The Liberator'' is published. * January 6 – Ottoman tr ...

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Deaths

* March 29 – Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet (b.

1751 In Britain and its colonies (except Scotland), 1751 only had 282 days due to the British Calendar Act of 1751, which ended the year on 31 December (rather than nearly three months later according to its previous rule). Events January&nd ...

) * April 25 –

Karl Ludwig von Phull Karl Ludwig August Friedrich von Phull (or Pfuel) (6 November 1757 – 25 April 1826) was a German general in the service of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Russian Empire. Phull served as Chief of the General Staff of King Frederick Willia ...

, German military leader (b.

1757 Events January–March * January 2 – Seven Years' War: The British Army, under the command of Robert Clive, captures Calcutta, India. * January 5 – Robert-François Damiens makes an unsuccessful assassination attempt ...

) * May 16 – Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna, consort of Alexander I of Russia (b.

1779 Events January–March * January 11 – British troops surrender to the Marathas in Wadgaon, India, and are forced to return all territories acquired since 1773. * January 11 – Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manip ...

) * June 5 – Carl Maria von Weber, German composer (b.

1786 Events January–March * January 3 – The third Treaty of Hopewell is signed, between the United States and the Choctaw. * January 6 – The outward bound East Indiaman '' Halsewell'' is wrecked on the south coast of Englan ...

) * June 7 –

Joseph von Fraunhofer Joseph Ritter von Fraunhofer (; ; 6 March 1787 – 7 June 1826) was a German physicist and optical lens manufacturer. He made optical glass, an achromatic telescope, and objective lenses. He also invented the spectroscope and developed diffract ...

, German optician (b.

1787 Events January–March * January 9 – The North Carolina General Assembly authorizes nine commissioners to purchase of land for the seat of Chatham County. The town is named Pittsborough (later shortened to Pittsboro), for ...

) * November 23 – Johann Elert Bode, German astronomer (b.

1747 Events January–March * January 31 – The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. * February 11 – King George's War: A combined French and Indian force, commanded by Captain Nicolas Antoine II Coul ...

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References

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