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1 day ago · The principalities were ruled by the Kings of Prussia from December 1849 onwards, with the Hechingen and Sigmaringen branches obtaining official treatment as cadets of the Prussian royal family. The Hohenzollern-Hechingen branch became extinct in 1869.
3 days ago · The House of Windsor, the reigning royal house of the British monarchy, are descendants of Sophia of Hanover (1630-1714), a Wittelsbach Princess of the Palatinate by birth and Electress of Hanover by marriage, who had inherited the succession rights of the House of Stuart and passed them on to the House of Hanover.
4 days ago · The House of Oldenburg is an ancient dynasty of German origin whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg.
1 day ago · It was the heavy bombardment during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 when Prussian troops encircled Paris September 19, 1870 till January 28, 1871 - which resulted in French surrender, deposition of Napoleon III, the establishment of the French Third Republic - AND the formation of the German Empire. WWI in many ways was a continuation of this ...
Jul 1, 2024 · Germany - Prussia, Hohenzollerns, Unification: The emergence of the Hohenzollerns of Prussia as rivals of the Habsburgs and the beginning of the Austro-Prussian dualism created the possibility of reversing the process of civic decentralization that had prevailed in Germany since the late Middle Ages.
5 days ago · Cadet Lady Borbón Ortiz is now a second lieutenant. After ten and a half months of studies and maneuvers at the General Military Academy (AGM), King Felipe VI presented Princess Leonor with two...
Jun 20, 2024 · On Tuesday 18 June, Dorothy House Hospice Care played host to the Royal Marines Band Collingwood, who performed for patients, staff and volunteers, but most importantly, to two of their band members, Musician Sophie Ward and her husband, Lance Corporal Richard Ward.
