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Brewer's: Aulic Council
The council of the Kaiser in the old German Empire, from which there was no appeal (1495–1806) (Latin, aula, a court). The name is now given in Austria to a coucil of Vienna which manages…Brewer's: Nizam'
A title of sovereignty in Hyderabad (India), derived from Nizamul-mulk (regulator of the state), who obtained possession of the Deccan at the beginning of the 18th century. The name Caesar…Brewer's: Elector
A prince who had a vote in the election of the Emperor of Germany. Napoleon broke up the old German empire, and the college of electors fell asunder. The Great Elector. Frederick William…Mecklenburg–West Pomerania
(Encyclopedia) Mecklenburg–West PomeraniaMecklenburg–West Pomeraniamĕkˈlənb&oobreve;rkh pämərāˈnēə [key], state (1994 pop. 1,890,000), 9,201 sq mi (23,838 sq km), NE Germany, bordering on the…Mainz
(Encyclopedia) MainzMainzmīnts [key], city (1994 pop. 185,487), capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany, a port on the E bank of the Rhine River opposite the mouth of the Main River. Its French…Baden, former state, Germany
(Encyclopedia) BadenBadenbäˈdən [key], former state, SW Germany. Karlsruhe was the capital. Stretching from the Main River in the northeast across the lower Neckar valley and along the right bank of…Austro-Prussian War
(Encyclopedia) Austro-Prussian War or Seven Weeks War, June 15–Aug. 23, 1866, between Prussia, allied with Italy, and Austria, seconded by Bavaria, Württemberg, Saxony, Hanover, Baden, and several…diet, parliamentary body
(Encyclopedia) diet, parliamentary bodies in Japan, Poland, Hungary, Bohemia, the Scandinavian nations, and Germany have been called diets. In German history, the diet originated as a meeting of…Franco-Prussian War
(Encyclopedia) Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, 1870–71, conflict between France and Prussia that signaled the rise of German military power and imperialism. It was provoked by Otto von…State of the Union Address: Woodrow Wilson (December 4, 1917)
Woodrow Wilson (December 4, 1917) GENTLEMEN OF THE CONGRESS: Eight months have elapsed since I last had the honor of addressing you. They have been months crowded with events of immense and grave…Trending
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