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Delbrück, Rudolf von
(Encyclopedia) Delbrück, Rudolf vonDelbrück, Rudolf vonr&oomacr;ˈdôlf fən [key]Delbrück, Rudolf von dĕlˈbrük [key], 1817–1903, German statesman. He served (1857–76) under Bismarck as president of…Sybel, Heinrich von
(Encyclopedia) Sybel, Heinrich vonSybel, Heinrich vonhīnˈrĭkh fən zēˈbəl [key], 1817–95, German historian. He studied under Ranke at the Univ. of Berlin, but later abandoned the Rankean striving for…Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chlodwig Karl Viktor, Fürst zu
(Encyclopedia) Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chlodwig Karl Viktor, Fürst zuHohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chlodwig Karl Viktor, Fürst zuklōtˈvĭkh kärl vĭkˈtôr fürst ts&oomacr; hōˈənlōˌə-shĭlˈĭngsfürst […Louis II, king of Bavaria
(Encyclopedia) Louis II, 1845–86, king of Bavaria (1864–86), son and successor of King Maximilian II. Much was hoped from the handsome, talented, and liberal young prince at his accession, but his…Seeckt, Hans von
(Encyclopedia) Seeckt, Hans vonSeeckt, Hans vonhäns fən zākt [key], 1866–1936, German general. He fought in Poland, Serbia, Romania, and Turkey during World War I. In 1920 he was made chief of the…Anhalt
(Encyclopedia) AnhaltAnhaltänˈhält [key], former state, c.900 sq mi (2,330 sq km), central Germany, surrounded by the former Prussian provinces of Saxony and Brandenburg. Dessau, the capital, and…Lippe, former state, Germany
(Encyclopedia) LippeLippelĭpˈə [key], former state, N central Germany, between the Teutoburg Forest and the Weser River. It was incorporated in 1947 into the state of North Rhine–Westphalia. Detmold…North German Confederation
(Encyclopedia) North German Confederation, 1867–71, alliance of 22 German states N of the Main River. Dominated by Prussia, it replaced the German Confederation and included the states that had…Brunswick, former state, Germany
(Encyclopedia) BrunswickBrunswickbrŭnzˈwĭk [key], Ger. BraunschweigBrunswickbrounˈshfīk [key], former state, central Germany, surrounded by the former Prussian provinces of Saxony, Hanover, and…Stern, Fritz Richard
(Encyclopedia) Stern, Fritz Richard, 1926–2016, American historian and educator, b. Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), grad. Columbia (B.A., 1946; M.A., 1948; Ph.D., 1953). Although his family…Trending
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