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Charles Egon V, Prince Of Fürstenberg
Charles Egon V, Prince of Fürstenberg (6 May 1891 – 23 September 1973) was a German landowner, investor and nobleman who was the head of the House of Fürstenberg (Swabia), House of Fürstenberg from 1941 to 1973. Early life Fürstenberg was born on 6 May 1891 in Vienna. He was the eldest child of Maximilian Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg and Countess Irma von Schönborn-Buchheim. From his parent's marriage, he had four younger siblings, Princess Leontina of Fürstenberg (who married Hugo, 4th Prince of Windisch-Graetz), Princess Anna of Fürstenberg (who married Franz, 8th Prince of Khevenhüller-Metsch), Prince Maximilian Egon of Fürstenberg (who married Countess Wilhelmine von Schönburg-Glauchau), and Prince Friedrich Eduard of Fürstenberg (who was killed in action during World War I).John Kennedy, John E. James, eds., ''Almanach de Gotha 2004'', Vol. 1, p. 508 His paternal grandparents were Prince Maximilian Egon I of Fürstenberg and Countess Leontina von Khevenhülle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Fürstenberg
A prince is a Monarch, male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary title, hereditary, in some European State (polity), states. The female equivalent is a princess. The English language, English word derives, via the French language, French word ''prince'', from the Latin noun , from (first) and (head), meaning "the first, foremost, the chief, most distinguished, noble monarch, ruler, prince". In a related sense, now not commonly used, all more or less sovereign rulers over a state, including kings, were "princes" in the language of international politics. They normally had another title, for example king or duke. Many of these were Princes of the Holy Roman Empire. Historical background The Latin word (older Latin *prīsmo-kaps, ), became the usual title of the informal leader of the Roman senate some centuries before the tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwein, 4th Count Of Schönborn-Buchheim
Erwein Friedrich Karl, ''Graf'' von Schönborn-Buchheim (9 November 1842 – 20 January 1903) was an Austrian landowner and aristocrat. Early life Erwein Friedrich Karl was born at the Schönborn Palace in Göllersdorf, Lower Austria. He was the third, but eldest surviving, son of Karl, 3rd Count of Schönborn-Buchheim, Karl Friedrich Eduard von Schönborn-Buchheim (1803–1854) and Countess Mária Anna Antonia Bolza, who were married at Szarvas in 1833. His surviving siblings were Maria Anna Josephine Karoline (wife of Count Franz von Schaffgotsch family, Schaffgotsch), Eugenie Friederike Marie (wife of Count Heinrich von Wurmbrand-Stuppach), Charlotte Anna Sophie (wife of Count Karl von Arco-Valley and Baron Wilhelm Künsberg von Fronberg), and Anna (wife of Count Anton von Ludwigstorff-Goldlamb). His paternal grandparents were Count Franz Philipp von Schönborn-Buchheim and Countess Maria Sophie von House of Leyen, der Leyen (a sister of Philip Francis, Prince of Leyen). His ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potsdam
Potsdam () is the capital and largest city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the Havel, River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of Berlin, and lies embedded in a hilly morainic landscape dotted with many lakes, around 20 of which are located within Potsdam's city limits. It lies some southwest of Berlin's city centre. The name of the city and of many of its boroughs are of Slavic languages, Slavic origin. Potsdam was a residence of the Prussian kings and the German Emperor until 1918. Its planning embodied ideas of the Age of Enlightenment: through a careful balance of architecture and landscape, Potsdam was intended as "a picturesque, pastoral dream" which would remind its residents of their relationship with nature and reason. The city, which is over 1,000 years old, is widely known for its palaces, its lakes, and its overall historical and cultural significance. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guards Corps (German Empire)
The Guards Corps/GK () was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th century to World War I. The Corps was headquartered in Berlin, with its units garrisoned in the city and nearby towns (Potsdam, Jüterbog, Döberitz). Unlike all other Corps of the Imperial German Army, the Guards Corps did not recruit from a specific area, but from throughout Prussia and the "Imperial Lands" of Alsace-Lorraine. The Corps served in the Austro-Prussian War. During the Franco-Prussian War it was assigned to the 2nd Army. In peacetime the Corps was assigned to the II Army Inspectorate but joined the 2nd Army at the start of the First World War. It was still in existence at the end of the war in the 4th Army, '' Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht'', on the Western Front. The Corps was disbanded with the demobilisation of the German Army after World War I. Austro-Prussian War The Guards Corps fought in the Austro-Prussian War against Austria i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Malta
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, and commonly known as the Order of Malta or the Knights of Malta, is a Catholic Church, Catholic Catholic laity, lay Religious order (Catholic), religious order, traditionally of a military order (religious society), military, chivalry, chivalric, and nobility, noble nature. Though it possesses no territory, the order is often considered a Sovereign state, sovereign entity under international law. The Order traces its institutional continuity with the Knights Hospitaller, a order of chivalry, chivalric order that was founded about 1099 by the Blessed Gerard in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The order is led by an elected List of Princes and Grand Masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, prince and grand master. Its motto is ("Defence of the faith and assistance to the poor"). The government of the Sovereign Order of Malta has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Order Of Saint George For The Defense Of The Immaculate Conception
The Royal Military Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Faith and the Immaculate Conception (), also known as the Royal Bavarian House Equestrian Order of Saint George (), was founded by Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria in 1729 to provide for a means of honouring the nobility and recognizing distinguished civil and military service. Establishment There are rumors that the order was founded as early as the twelfth century, or by Emperor Maximilian I a reference to the Habsburg Order of Saint George. Allegedly, the tradition of loyalty to the patron saint of chivalry, Saint George, was long established in Germany, and various Bavarian Princes, most notably Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern, who until the fifteenth century had made pilgrimages to the Holy Sepulcher and were there invested as knights, had each made a promise to Saint George. The Order was founded by Elector Charles Albert on April 24, 1729, who gave it its title of Order of the Holy Knight and Marty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weitra
Weitra (; ) is a small town in the district of Gmünd in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Geography The municipality is situated amidst the extended forests of the rural Waldviertel region, close to the border with the Czech Republic. It is located on the upper Lainsitz (''Lužnice'') river, a tributary of the Vltava (Moldau) north of the European watershed. The town's economy mainly relies on agriculture and forestry, but also on summer tourism. Weitra consists of the cadastral communities of Brühl, Großwolfgers, Oberwindhag, Reinprechts, Spital, St. Wolfgang, Sulz, Walterschlag, Weitra proper, and Wetzles. History A first castle at Weitra was built from about 1201 onwards at the behest of the Austrian noble Hadmar II of Kuenring, also owner of Dürnstein Castle where King Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned in the winter of 1192/93. The Kuenring (or Kühnring) family of ''ministeriales'' had acquired the originally Bohemian estates in 1185; they fell from grace af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heiligenberg
Heiligenberg is a municipality and a village in the Bodensee (district), Bodensee district in Baden-Württemberg, about seven kilometres north of Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Salem, in Germany. Location and climate Heiligenberg (literally: the Holy Mountain or the Mountain of Saints) is located in the upper Linzgau region. Because of its location, Heiligenberg offers visitors an exceptional panoramic view of Lake Constance and the Alps, and is therefore also known as "the viewing terrace of the Lake," due to the altitude of the town, which is between 700 and 800 meters above sea level. In the summer there is, in contrast to the lake area, less sultry days and in winter the snow is much heavier, which is why in Heiligenberg and the surrounding area winter sports are popular. The geographic features and climate of the area make Heiligenberg a nationally recognized health resort. History Parts of the town area show traces of settlement from the Stone Age. Christianity arrived at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Austria
Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Lower Austria, Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which has been the capital city, capital of Lower Austria since 1986, replacing Vienna, which became a separate state in 1921. With a land area of and a population of 1.7 million people, Lower Austria is the largest and second-most-populous state in Austria (after Vienna). Geography With a land area of situated east of Upper Austria, Lower Austria is the country's largest state. Lower Austria derives its name from its downriver location on the river Enns (river), Enns, which flows from the west to the east. Lower Austria has an international border, long, with the Czech Republic (South Bohemian Region, South Bohemia and South Moravian Region, South Moravia) and Slovakia (Bratislava Region, Bratislava and Trnava Regions). The state has the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weitra Castle
Weitra (; ) is a small town in the district of Gmünd in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Geography The municipality is situated amidst the extended forests of the rural Waldviertel region, close to the border with the Czech Republic. It is located on the upper Lainsitz (''Lužnice'') river, a tributary of the Vltava (Moldau) north of the European watershed. The town's economy mainly relies on agriculture and forestry, but also on summer tourism. Weitra consists of the cadastral communities of Brühl, Großwolfgers, Oberwindhag, Reinprechts, Spital, St. Wolfgang, Sulz, Walterschlag, Weitra proper, and Wetzles. History A first castle at Weitra was built from about 1201 onwards at the behest of the Austrian noble Hadmar II of Kuenring, also owner of Dürnstein Castle where King Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned in the winter of 1192/93. The Kuenring (or Kühnring) family of ''ministeriales'' had acquired the originally Bohemian estates in 1185; they fell from grace aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Constance
Lake Constance (, ) refers to three bodies of water on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps: Upper Lake Constance (''Obersee''), Lower Lake Constance (''Untersee''), and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein (). These waterbodies lie within the Lake Constance Basin () in the Alpine Foreland through which the Rhine flows. The nearby '' Mindelsee'' is not considered part of Lake Constance. The lake is situated where Germany, Switzerland, and Austria meet. Its shorelines lie in the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria; the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau, and Schaffhausen; and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The actual locations of the country borders within the lake are disputed. The Alpine Rhine forms, in its original course ( Alter Rhein), the Austro-Swiss border and flows into the lake from the south. The High Rhine flows westbound out of the lake and forms (with the exception of the Canton of Schaffhausen, Rafzerfeld and Bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schloss Heiligenberg (Heiligenberg)
Heiligenberg Castle () is a princely castle in renaissance style, situated in Heiligenberg, Linzgau within the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The castle is owned and lived in by the Berk Canpasoglou de Fürstenberg's family, and cannot be visited. It is sited on a plateau 730 metres above sea level and with views down into the Bodensee and the Alps. It contains one of the most well preserved renaissance halls north of the Alps. History Middle ages The family of the counts of Heiligenberg had their origins in castle ‘Altheiligenberg’, which was located to the west of the current castle. Today, there are only some small remains of this castle in the forest. Around 1250, count Berthold von Heiligenberg constructed a new castle on the current location, which was initially named ‘Neuheiligenberg’. It was bought by count Hugo von Werdenberg in 1277. The counts of Werdenberg-Heiligenberg further enlarged and expanded the castle in the late Middle Ages, while Alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
