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Hans Zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen
''Hans'' Heinrich Georg Herzog, Prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen, Duke of Ujest (24 April 1858 – 24 April 1945) was a German nobleman and diplomat. Early life A hereditary prince of the House of Hohenlohe, he was born at Sławięcice Palace in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Slawentzitz in the Kingdom of Prussia on 24 April 1858. He was a younger son of Prince Hugo zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen and Princess Pauline zu Fürstenberg. His maternal grandparents were Amalie of Baden (daughter of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, Charles Frederick, the Margrave of Baden, Margrave, Elector of Baden, Elector and Grand Duke of Baden) and Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg (the last sovereign prince of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg, Furstenburg). His paternal grandparents were August, Prince of Hohenlohe-Öhringen and Louise of Württemberg (a daughter of Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern (1764–1834), Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern and Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1758–1822), Duke Eugen of Wà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Hohenlohe-Öhringen
The House of Hohenlohe () is a Germans, German princely dynasty. It formerly ruled an Imperial immediacy, immediate territory within the Holy Roman Empire, which was divided between several branches. In 1806, the area of Hohenlohe was 1,760 km² and its estimated population was 108,000. The motto of the house is (Latin for 'From flames I rise'). The Lords of Hohenlohe were elevated to the rank of Imperial Counts in 1450, and from 1744, the territory and its rulers were princely. In 1825, the German Confederation recognized the right of all members of the house to be Style (form of address), styled as Serene Highness (German: ), with the title of for the heads of its branches, and the title of prince/princess for the other members. From 1861, the Hohenlohe-Öhringen branch was also of ducal status as Herzog, dukes of Ujest. Due to the continuous lineage of the dynasty until the present time, it is considered to be one of the longest-lived noble families in Germany and Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Egon II, Prince Of Fürstenberg
Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg (German: ''Karl Egon II. Fürst zu Fürstenberg''; 28 October 179622 October 1854) was a German politician and nobleman. From 1804 to 1806 he was the last reigning prince of Furstenburg before its mediatisation, whilst still in his minority. He also served as the first-ever vice-president of the Upper Chamber of the Badische Ständeversammlung. Life Minority He was born in Prague, the only son of the Austrian general Karl Aloys zu Fürstenberg and his wife, Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis. Soon after his father's death on 25 March 1799 his cousin Charles Gabriel also died aged only fourteen (13 December 1799) - Charles Gabriel had been the last scion of the Bohemian Fürstenberg-Pürglitz line and this left the branch extinct. His uncle Karl Joachim, the last male survivor of the Swabian line, died in 1804, leaving that too extinct. This meant that in 1804 Charles Egon inherited almost all the Fürstenberg possessions except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Öhringen Castle
Öhringen (East Franconian: ''Ähringe'') is the largest town in Hohenlohe (district) in the state of Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ..., in southwest Germany, near Heilbronn. Öhringen is on the railline to Schwäbisch Hall and Crailsheim. With a population of 24,374 (2019), the town is diverse. It is a quaint medieval place, and, among its ancient buildings, boasts a fine Evangelical Church in Germany, Evangelical church () containing carvings in cedar-wood from the 15th century and numerous interesting tombs and monuments; a Renaissance town hall; the building, now used as a library, which formerly belonged to a monastery, erected in 1034; and a palace, the former residence of the princes of Hohenlohe-Öhringen. ''Vicus Aurelii'' to the Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg
Neuenstein () is a town in the Hohenlohe (district), Hohenlohe district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 12 km southwest of Künzelsau, and 27 km east of Heilbronn. The 16th-century castle, home to H.S.H. the prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen, is open to visitors. Villages Neuenstein consists of the following 7 villages: Mayor From 1999 to 2015 Sabine Eckert-Viereckel was the mayor. In February 2015 Karl Michael Nicklas was elected with 85% of the votes. Sons and daughters of the town * Wendel Hipler (around 1465–1526), leader of the peasants in the German Peasants' War * Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (1622–1698), (Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein and imperial Generalfeldmarschall in the Turkish War References Hohenlohe (district) {{Hohenlohe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuenstein Castle
Neuenstein Castle () is a schloss, castle in the middle of the town of Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg, Neuenstein. Built as the seat of the Hohenlohe-Neuenstein noble family, it now houses a castle museum and, with the Neuenstein Hohenlohe Central Archives, the shared house archive of the House of Hohenlohe, which is looked after by the State of Baden-Württemberg. History The origins of the present castle can be found in a Hohenstaufen moated castle from the early 13th century. It stood on a sandbank in a swampy area near an old long-distance trade route that led from the Rhine via Bad Wimpfen, Wimpfen east to the Danube. Around 1230, the complex was owned by the Lords of Stein, whose descendants later called themselves "von Neuenstein". Around 1300, the Neuenstein estate came to the House of Hohenlohe, which still owns the castle today. Gottfried von Hohenlohe, who lived at Weikersheim Castle, was a follower of Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Freder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oppurg Castle
Oppurg Castle (also known as Niederoppurg Castle) ( or ''Schloss Niederoppurg'') is a baroque German schloss, castle in Oppurg near Pößneck in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. History In the High Middle Ages, a fortress was built on the site of today's castle, which was demolished in 1705. The moated castle on the Orla (Saale), Orla River was first mentioned in 1354. Called Friedrichstein Castle, was built in 1074 by List of margraves of Meissen, Margrave Wiprecht von Groitzsch and later expanded into a fortification by the Lord of House of Brandenstein, Brandenstein from Ranis. Remains of the old castle can still be seen on the grounds today in the form of the vine-covered tower. A stately four-sided farm with a manor house, gatehouse and four barns was built between the 16th and 19th centuries. The massive two-story mansion on the south corner was built around 1680. Around 1755 the estate was fundamentally redesigned and the four-sided courtyard was closed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
