Wilhelmstein is an artificial island with an area of 12,500 square metres (3.1 acres) in lake Steinhuder Meer, located in the Hanover Region, Northern...
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Lippe Fort, a fortress to protect Portugal during the Seven Years' War Wilhelmstein, an artificial fortified island in the lake Steinhuder Meer, constructed...
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to the military academy of William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, at the Wilhelmstein fortress. In 1778 he received a commission into the Hanoverian service...
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small artificial island carrying an 18th-century fortification, the Wilhelmstein. Today the lake is the heart of a nature reserve, the Steinhuder Meer...
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Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) occupied all of Schaumburg-Lippe except for Wilhelmstein, after invading it to enforce his claim to Schaumburg-Lippe based on...
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Langlütjen I Germany 0.016 0 Sold. Île aux Cygnes France 0.013 0 Wilhelmstein Germany 0.0125 0 Sealand United Kingdom (de jure) Sealand (de facto)...
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period 1761–1767, Count William I of Schaumburg-Lippe had the fort of Wilhelmstein built on an artificial island in the lake. In the 20th century the small...
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Wittlage, Wittlage Welf Castle, Hanover Wendhausen Castle, Wendhausen Wilhelmstein Fortress, Steinhude Winzenburg Castle, Winzenburg Wohldenberg Castle...
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870. Between 1265-69, Duke Wilhelm IV of Jülich built the castle of Wilhelmstein. Since 1616 the town has been known as Würselen. In 1972, the neighbouring...
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and construction plans are exhibited in the military museum Wilhelmstein. The Wilhelmstein was the planned base for the Steinhude pike. Wesk, Timm (2002)...
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Nicholas Bools Bridport Star Sloop For William Leman. Unknown date Hanover Wilhelmstein Steinhuder Hecht Submarine For William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe. Unknown...
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the stronghold. He drew a nearly identical copy of his home fortress Wilhelmstein, which he built in 1761. The work began in 1763 and continued into the...
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the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Alexis Bistro Ampang in Malaysia, Burg Wilhelmstein with Manfred Leuchter, and on the Midnight Sun Train across Finland with...
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