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3 days ago · 1751 Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia as 2nd wife of King Frederick William II, who was obliged to accept her husband's bigamy, born in Prenzlau, Brandenburg (d. 1805) 1754 Morgan Lewis, 3rd Governor of New York (1804-07), born in New York City (d. 1844)
3 days ago · Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Christine of Hesse: Afonso V of Portugal: Isabel of Coimbra: 6 May 1447: John I of Portugal and Philippa of Lancaster: Prince Albert of Prussia: Princess Marianne of the Netherlands: 14 September 1830: Frederick William II of Prussia and Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and ...
4 days ago · 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. The interests of the territorial princes of the Holy Roman Empire inclined them toward a ...
5 days ago · Alexandra Feodorovna (Russian: Александра Фёдоровна; 6 June [ O.S. 25 May] 1872 – 17 July 1918), born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, was the last Empress of Russia as the consort of Tsar Nicholas II from their marriage on 26 November [ O.S. 14 November] 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March [ O.S. 2 March] 1917.
4 days ago · The Germany that emerged in 1815 from the Congress of Vienna included 39 states ranging in size from the two Great Powers, Austria and Prussia, through the minor kingdoms of Bavaria, Württemberg, Saxony, and Hanover; through smaller duchies such as Baden, Nassau, Oldenburg, and Hesse-Darmstadt; through tiny principalities such as Schaumburg-Lippe, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, and Reuss-Schleiz ...
5 days ago · Ray J. Frank, a humble housewife, became pregnant in July of 1883, and the following year, she gave birth to a son, Leo Max Frank, on Thursday, April 17, 1884. Three months later, the Frank family left Cuero, Texas, for good, and returned to NYC during the month of July. They stayed with the family network and community until they could make ...
4 days ago · In the years following Waterloo, one government in the south after another promulgated a constitution: Bavaria and Baden in 1818, Württemberg in 1819, and Hesse-Darmstadt in 1820. These constitutions established representative assemblies, elected by the propertied citizens, whose assent was required for the enactment of legislation.
