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August Von Wächter
Baron Johann August von Wächter zu Lautenbach (3 April 1807 – 3 August 1879) was a Württemberg diplomat and politician. Early life Wächter was born in The Hague on 3 April 1807 into an old Württemberg family of civil servants. He was the son of diplomat Baron August von Wächter (diplomat), August Heinrich Christoph von Wächter (1776–1852) and Marie Sophie ( Haagen) (1782–1831). His father was a Württemberg Legation Councilor and since 1807 and served as ''chargé d'affaires'' of the Kingdom of Württemberg in The Hague, Brussels, and Frankfurt. He had four older siblings,Georgii-Georgenau, Eberhard von: ''Biographical-Genealogical Sheets from and about Swabia'', Stuttgart (1878), pp. 1045-1046. including a brother, Baron Christoph Ludwig von Wächter, upon whose death in 1856, August was entailed Lord of the inherited estate in Lautenbach. His paternal grandparents were Chief Magistrate in Balingen and privy councilor, Friedrich Christoph von Wächter and Sibylle Regi ...
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Freiherr
(; male, abbreviated as ), (; his wife, abbreviated as , ) and (, his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and in its various successor states, including Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, etc. Traditionally, it denotes the titled rank within the nobility above ' (knight) and ' (nobility without a specific title) and below ' ( count or earl). The title superseded the earlier medieval form, '. It corresponds approximately to the English baron in rank. The Duden orthography of the German language references the French nobility title of ''Baron'', deriving from the Latin-Germanic combination ''liber baro'' (which also means "free lord"), as corresponding to the German "Freiherr"; and that ''Baron'' is a corresponding salutation for a ''Freiherr''. Duden; Definition of ''Baron, der'' (in German)/ref> ' in the feudal system The title ...
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Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart has a population of 632,865 as of 2022, making it the list of cities in Germany by population, sixth largest city in Germany, while over 2.8 million people live in the city's administrative region and nearly 5.5 million people in Stuttgart Metropolitan Region, its metropolitan area, making it the metropolitan regions in Germany, fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, top 5 Europea ...
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Privy Council Of Württemberg
The Privy Council of Württemberg existed in Württemberg until 1805 and, again, in a renewed form from 1816. In the Holy Roman Empire, there was a college of councils in many territories, which were directly subordinate to the sovereign and under whose chairmanship the affairs of the country were discussed, in particular about the enactment of laws and regulations. The fact that the term Privy Council was revived in Württemberg in 1816 and continued to exist as a body of that name until 1911 was a Württemberg peculiarity. However, there were also comparable bodies with different names in other countries in the 19th century, such as the Prussian State Council and the State Council in Bavaria. Duchy of Württemberg The modern state administration of Old Württemberg went back to Christoph, Duke of Württemberg's second chancellery order of May 1553 and consisted of three council bodies at the highest level. Political matters were discussed and enacted in the ''Upper Council for For ...
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Chamberlain (office)
A chamberlain (Medieval Latin: ''cambellanus'' or ''cambrerius'', with charge of treasury ''camerarius'') is a senior royal official in charge of managing a royal household. Historically, the chamberlain superintends the arrangement of domestic affairs and was often also charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber. The position was usually awarded as an honour to a high-ranking member of the nobility (nobleman) or the clergy, often a favourite, royal favourite. Roman emperors appointed this officer under the title of ''cubicularius''. The Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church enjoys very extensive powers, having the revenues of the papal household under his charge. As a sign of their dignity, chamberlains bore a key, which in the seventeenth century was often silvered, and actually fitted the door-locks of chamber rooms. Since the eighteenth century, it has turned into a merely symbolic, albeit splendid, Order of prece ...
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Baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often Hereditary title, hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knight, but lower than a viscount or count. Often, barons hold their fief – their lands and income – directly from the monarch. Barons are less often the vassals of other nobles. In many kingdoms, they were entitled to wear a smaller form of a crown called a ''coronet''. The term originates from the Late Latin, Latin term , via Old French. The use of the title ''baron'' came to England via the Norman Conquest of 1066, then the Normans brought the title to Scotland and Southern Italy. It later spread to Scandinavian and Slavic lands. Etymology The word '':wikt:baron, baron'' comes from the Old French , from a Late Latin "man; servant, soldier, mercenary" (so used in Salic law; Alemannic law has in the same sense). The sc ...
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Neckarsulm
Neckarsulm () is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Heilbronn, and part of the district of Heilbronn. , Neckarsulm had 26,800 inhabitants. The name Neckarsulm derives from the city's location where the Neckar and Sulm rivers meet. Neckarsulm is known for its renewable energy projects and wine. The Weingärtnergenossenschaft Neckarsulm-Gundelsheim (winegrower's cooperative of Neckarsulm and Gundelsheim) is the oldest winegrower's collective in Germany. The wine Trollinger and Lemberger are the principal varieties of grape grown in this region. The Schwarz Gruppe (Schwarz Group) who leads both companies Lidl and Kaufland has its headquarters in Neckarsulm. Neckarsulm was first mentioned in a document in 771 and was granted city status around 1300. The city celebrated its 1250th birthday in 2021. Geography Neckarsulm is located on the eastern side of the Neckar River Valley. The town is approximately from the Löwenstein Mountains and is part of the Swabian- ...
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Oberamt (Württemberg)
Oberamt (, plural ) was the designation of an administrative unit in the German state of Württemberg, introduced in 1758 instead of ''Amt''. Literally translated, the term means ''Upper, Senior, Higher'' or ''Superior Office''. It was in use until 1934, after the Nazi seizure of power, when the were renamed Landkreis, Kreise with the ''Kreisordnung'' of Württemberg and their number was considerably reduced by mergers in 1938. History Duchy The subdivision of the Duchy of Württemberg (until 1495 county) into public administration called reflected in its diversity the gradual growth of the territory. In addition to the secular offices, which made up the largest part of the state, there were monastic, rentier and chamber offices. Usually, a secular office consisted of the eponymous town and the surrounding villages as or , but the districts differed considerably in area and population, and complicated borderlines with many exclaves marked the map. Some larger offices, such a ...
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Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University. Its mission is to disseminate scholarship within academia and society at large. The press was founded by Whitney Darrow, with the financial support of Charles Scribner, as a printing press to serve the Princeton community in 1905. Its distinctive building was constructed in 1911 on William Street in Princeton. Its first book was a new 1912 edition of John Witherspoon's ''Lectures on Moral Philosophy.'' History Princeton University Press was founded in 1905 by a recent Princeton graduate, Whitney Darrow, with financial support from another Princetonian, Charles Scribner II. Darrow and Scribner purchased the equipment and assumed the operations of two already existing local publishers, that of the ''Princeton Alumni Weekly'' and the Princeton Press. The new press printed both local newspapers, university documents, '' The Daily Princetonian'', and later added book publishing ...
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Karl Von Wächter-Spittler
Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl of Austria, last Austrian Emperor * Karl (footballer) (born 1993), Karl Cachoeira Della Vedova Júnior, Brazilian footballer * Karl (surname) In myth * Karl (mythology), in Norse mythology, a son of Rig and considered the progenitor of peasants (churl) * ''Karl'', giant in Icelandic myth, associated with Drangey island Vehicles * Opel Karl, a car * ST ''Karl'', Swedish tugboat requisitioned during the Second World War as ST ''Empire Henchman'' Other uses * Karl, Germany, municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * ''Karl-Gerät'', AKA Mörser Karl, 600mm German mortar used in the Second World War * KARL project, an open source knowledge management system * Korean Amateur Radio League, a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in South Korea * KARL, a radio station in Minnesota * Lis ...
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Carl Georg Von Wächter
Carl Joseph Georg Sigismund Wächter, from 1835 von Wächter, (24 December 1797 – 15 January 1880) was a leading German jurist in the 19th century. For a brief period he served as president of the . Biography Early life and education Carl Georg Wächter was born on 24 December 1797 in Marbach am Neckar. He came from an old Württemberg civil servant family with Saxon roots. He was born the sixth of nine children and was the only son of the lawyer Johann Eberhard von Wächter (1762–1839) and his wife Caroline Luise née von Bühler (1769–1833). Carl Georg von Wächter was a nephew of the Württembergian interior minister and a cousin of the Württembergian minister . Carl Georg von Wächter's paternal grandparents were Eberhard von Wächter (1735–1807), Württemberg court and finance councillor, and Maria Regina née Sigel (1733–1798), on his mother's side Friedrich Gottlob (von) Bühler (1736–1799) and Christine Regina née Feucht (born 1743). Wà ...
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Oberappellationsgericht Der Vier Freien Städte
The (), since 1867 the (), seated in Lübeck was an appeals court of the German Confederation and the North German Confederation with territorial jurisdiction for Bremen, Free City of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Free City of Lübeck, Lübeck. Frankfurt was removed from the court's jurisdiction in 1867 after its annexation by Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia. In 1870 the court lost its subject-matter jurisdiction for commercial law to the and was altogether abolished in 1879. The court was considered to be the most influential German court of its time due to its exemplary combination of theory and practice. Establishment of the court (1806–1820) After the disintegration of the Holy Roman Empire the was established as the third and last court of appeal in civil and criminal matters for the former Free imperial city, free imperial cities Bremen, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg and Lübeck, as well as Bergedorf. The legal basis for the court was s:de:Seite:De Zeumer V2 543.jpg ...
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Karl Eberhard Von Wächter
Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl of Austria, last Austrian Emperor * Karl (footballer) (born 1993), Karl Cachoeira Della Vedova Júnior, Brazilian footballer * Karl (surname) In myth * Karl (mythology), in Norse mythology, a son of Rig and considered the progenitor of peasants (churl) * ''Karl'', giant in Icelandic myth, associated with Drangey island Vehicles * Opel Karl, a car * ST ''Karl'', Swedish tugboat requisitioned during the Second World War as ST ''Empire Henchman'' Other uses * Karl, Germany, municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * ''Karl-Gerät'', AKA Mörser Karl, 600mm German mortar used in the Second World War * KARL project, an open source knowledge management system * Korean Amateur Radio League, a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in South Korea * KARL, a radio station in Minnesota * Lis ...
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