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Philipp Ernst, 4th Prince Of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Philipp Ernst Maria, 4th Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (b. Schillingsfürst, 5 June 1853 – d. Bad Reichenhall, 26 December 1915). Early life Philipp Ernst Maria was the eldest son of Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst in Schillingsfürst and his wife, Princess Marie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. Personal life On January 10, 1882, he married Princess Chariclée Ypsilanti (b. Paris, 8 October 1863 - d. Schillingsfürst, 22 June 1912) in Vienna. The marriage produced two daughters who died in infancy: * Stephanie (b. and d. Schillingsfürst, 23 September 1882) * Maria (b. Podiebrady, 7 August 1886 - d. Podiebrady, 19 January 1897). After the death of Princess Marie, he married morganatically in Edinburgh on 6 August 1913 to actress Henriette Gindra (b. Vienna, 7 October 1884 - d. Innsbruck, 15 May 1952). She was created ''Frau von Hellberg'' on July 10, 1914. She was 31 years younger than him. The couple had a son: * Alexander von Hellberg (b. Munich, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlodwig, Prince Of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Chlodwig Carl Viktor, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Prince of Ratibor and Corvey () (31 March 18196 July 1901), usually referred to as the Prince of Hohenlohe, was a German statesman, who served as the imperial chancellor of the German Empire and minister-president of Prussia from 1894 to 1900. Prior to his appointment as Chancellor, he had served in a number of other positions, including as minister-president of Bavaria (1866–1870), German Ambassador to Paris (1873–1880), Foreign Secretary (1880) and Imperial Lieutenant of Alsace-Lorraine (1885–1894). He was regarded as one of the most prominent liberal politicians of his time in Germany. Biography Chlodwig was born at Rotenburg an der Fulda, in Hesse, a member of the princely House of Hohenlohe. His father, Prince Franz Joseph (1787–1841), was a Catholic; his mother, Princess Konstanze of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, a Lutheran. In accordance with the compromise customary at the time, Chlodwig and his brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Wittgenstein
Louis Adolf Peter, 1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg (; ; ''Pyotr Christianovitch Wittgenstein''; – 11 June 1843), better known as Peter Wittgenstein in English, was a prince of the German dynasty of Sayn-Wittgenstein and field marshal in the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was nicknamed the ''Saviour of Saint-Petersburg''. Early life Born Ludwig Adolf Peter Graf zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg, he was descended from a family of ruling German Counts whose seat was in Berleburg (present day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). His parents were Count Christian Louis Casimir of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg and his first wife, Countess Amalie Ludowika Finck von Finckenstein (1740–1771). Military career Enrolled as a sergeant in the Semyonovsky Regiment of the Imperial Russian Army at the age of 12 in 1781, Wittgenstein began actual military service as a Wachtmeister in the Life Guard Horse Regiment in 1789. In 1793 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 Deaths
Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January *January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 ** WWI: British Royal Navy battleship HMS Formidable (1898), HMS ''Formidable'' is sunk off Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, by an Imperial German Navy U-boat, with the loss of 547 crew. **WWI: Battle of Broken Hill: A train ambush near Broken Hill, Australia, is carried out by two men (claiming to be in support of the Ottoman Empire) who are killed, together with four civilians. * January 5 – Joseph E. Carberry sets an altitude record of , carrying Capt. Benjamin Delahauf Foulois as a passenger, in a fixed-wing aircraft. * January 12 ** The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote. ** ''A Fool There Was (1915 film), A Fool There Was'' premières in the United States, starring Theda Bara as a '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1853 Births
Events January–March * January 6 – ** Florida Governor Thomas Brown signs legislation that provides public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the University of Florida. **U.S. President-elect Franklin Pierce's only living child, Benjamin "Benny" Pierce, is killed in a train accident. * January 8 – Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan is ordered to assist the governor of Hunan in organizing a militia force to search for local bandits. * January 12 – Taiping Rebellion: The Taiping army occupies Wuchang. * January 19 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera '' Il Trovatore'' premieres in performance at Teatro Apollo in Rome. * February 10 – Taiping Rebellion: Taiping forces assemble at Hanyang, Hankou, and Wuchang, for the march on Nanjing. * February 12 – The city of Puerto Montt is founded in the Reloncaví Sound, Chile. * February 22 – Washington University in St. Louis is founded as Eliot Seminary. * March 5 – Saint Paul Fire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hohenlohe
The House of Hohenlohe () is a German princely dynasty. It formerly ruled an 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 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 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 Europe. The large state coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Sophie Friederike Of Thurn And Taxis
Princess Sophie Friederike Dorothea Henriette of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: Sophie Friederike Dorothea Henriette, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis (20 July 1758 – 31 May 1800) was a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis and a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth. She was also a member of the House of Radziwiłł and Princess Radziwiłł through her marriage to Prince Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł. Sophie Friederike was briefly a member of the Kazanowski and Ostroróg Polish noble families through subsequent marriages. She was known as "the Jewel of Regensburg." Family Sophie Friederike was the second child and daughter of Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Duchess Auguste of Württemberg. She was an elder sister of Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. Marriage and issue Sophie Friederike married Prince Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł, son of Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł and his wife Anna Luiza Mycielska, on 31 December 1775 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hieronim Wincenty Radziwill
Hieronim is the Polish form of Hieronymus and may refer to: *Adam Hieronim Sieniawski (1576–1616) (1576–1616), Polish–Lithuanian noble *Adam Hieronim Sieniawski (1623–1650) (1623–1650), Polish noble *Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł (1786–1813), Lithuanian nobleman *Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski (1647–1706), Polish noble (szlachcic), magnate, politician and military commander *Hieronim Barczak (born 1953), Polish footballer *Hieronim Chodkiewicz (1500–1561), Vilnius ciwun in 1542 * Hieronim Czarnowski (1834–1902), Polish chess master and activist *Hieronim Dekutowski (1918–1949), a Polish boyscout and soldier, who fought in Polish September Campaign * Hieronim Florian Radziwiłł (1715–1760), Polish-Lithuanian szlachcic *Hieronim Jarosz Sieniawski (1516–1579), Polish noble *Hieronim Morsztyn (1581–1623), Polish poet *Hieronim Radziejowski (1612–1667), Polish szlachcic * Hieronim Wietor (ca. 1480–1546/47), printer in Vienna and Kraków *Hieronim Wincenty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Louis Casimir, 2nd Count Of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg
Christian Louis Casimir, 2nd Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg-Ludwigsburg () (13 July 1725, Berleburg – 6 May 1797, Rheda) was a reigning Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg-Ludwigsburg line of Sayn-Wittgenstein family from 1750 to 1796. Early life He was a son of Count Ludwig Franz of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1694-1750) (a descendant of Ludwig I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein, through his son Count George II) and his wife, Countess Helene Emilie zu Solms-Baruth (1799-1750). Military service Christian Ludwig Casimir served as an officer in the Hessian army (in the "Waldenheimische Regiment" for William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel), took part in the War of the Austrian Succession (in the Pragmatic Army as aide-de-camp (adjutant) of British Field-Marshal Baron Howard de Walden) and was taken captive in Kolberg as a General of the Prussian Army in 1761 during the Seven Years' War in the Russian Empire. Russian service Like so many German officers he was offere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Of Stolberg-Gedern (1732–1796)
Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern (27 June 1732, in Gedern – 28 May 1796, in Langenburg) was a Princess of Stolberg-Gerdern by birth and by marriage a princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Early life She was a daughter of Frederick Charles of Stolberg-Gedern and his wife, Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1705-1766). Marriage and issue On 13 April 1761 she married her first cousin Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (her mother was an elder sister of his mother). They had the following children: * Charles Louis (10 September 1762 – 4 April 1825), married Countess Amalie of Solms-Baruth Solms-Baruth was a Lower Lusatian state country, from 16th century until 1945, ruled by the Baruth branch of the House of Solms. History The House of Solms had its origins at Solms, Hesse, and ruled several of the many minor states of the Holy R ... * Louise Eleanore (11 August 1763 – 30 April 1837), married Duke George I of Saxe-Meiningen * Gustav Adolph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Albrecht, Prince Of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Christian Albrecht, 2nd Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (27 March 1726, in Langenburg – 4 July 1789, in Ludwigsruhe), was the second ruling Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and a Dutch lieutenant-general. Early life and ancestry Born into the House of Hohenlohe, he was the first child of Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Eleonore of Nassau-Saarbrücken. When his father died on 16 January 1765, Christian Albrecht succeeded him as Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Marriage and issue On 13 May 1761 in Gedern, he married Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern (1731–1796), daughter of Prince Frederick Charles of Stolberg-Gedern and his wife, Countess Louise of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1705-1766). The couple had the following children: * Karl Ludwig (born: 10 September 1762; died:4 April 1825) : married Countess Amalia of Solms-Baruth * Louise Eleonore (born: 11 August 1763; died: 30 April 1837) : married Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen George I (German: Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominik Hieronim Radziwill
Dominic, Dominik or Dominick is a male given name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". The most prominent Roman Catholic with the name, Saint Dominic, founded the Order of Preachers, also known as Dominican friars. Saint Dominic himself was named after Saint Dominic of Silos. Variations include Dominicus (Latin rendition), Domenic, Domenico (Italian), Domanic, Dominiq, Domonic, Domènec (Catalan), Domingo (Spanish), Dominykas (Lithuanian), Domingos (Portuguese), Dominggus and Damhnaic (Irish). Feminine forms include Dominica, Dominika, Domenica, Dominga, Domingas, as well as the unisex Dominique, of French origin. Notable people named Dominic, Dominik or Dominick include: People Saints * Saint Dominic of Silos (1000–1073), Spanish monk * Saint Dominic de la Calzada (1019–1109), Spanish saint *Saint Dominic (1170–1221), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
