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    Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig; 9 September 1826 – 28 September 1907) was the Grand Duke of Baden from 1858 to 1907. Frederick was born in Karlsruhe, Baden, on 9...
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    William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig; 22 March 1797 – 9 March 1888), or Wilhelm I, was King of Prussia from 1861 and German Emperor from 1871 until his...
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    Louis IV (‹See Tfd›German: Ludwig IV. Großherzog von Hessen und bei Rhein; 12 September 1837 – 13 March 1892) was the Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine...
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    Ludwig II (Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm; 25 August 1845 – 13 June 1886), also called the Swan King or the Fairy Tale King (der Märchenkönig), was King...
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    Archduke Karl Ludwig Josef Maria of Austria (30 July 1833 – 19 May 1896) was the younger brother of both Franz Joseph I of Austria and Maximilian I of...
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    4 April 1930); and Prince Louis of Baden (12 June 1865 - 23 February 1888). Prince Wilhelm of Baden (18 December 1829 – 27 April 1897) he married Princess...
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    Baden-Baden (German pronunciation: [ˈbaːdn̩ ˈbaːdn̩] ) is a spa town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border...
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    Alfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von Waldersee (8 April 1832 – 5 March 1904) was a German field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) who became Chief of the...
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    Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine GCB (Alexander Ludwig Georg Friedrich Emil; 15 July 1823 – 15 December 1888), was the third son and fourth child of Louis...
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    Otto von Bismarck. Caprivi's brother was lieutenant general Raimund von Caprivi and his nephew, Leo von Caprivi was an aide-de-camp to Emperor Wilhelm II...
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    (Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888) was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days between March and June 1888, during...
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    were the chemist Justus von Liebig, the pathologist Ludwig von Buhl, and the physicist Philipp von Jolly. In 1870, Karl Theodor's studies were interrupted...
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    Elder to distinguish him from his nephew Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke), who commanded the German army at the outbreak...
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    (1887–1949), fourth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II Prince Oskar of Prussia (1888–1958), fifth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II Bernhard Freiherr von Bülow (1849–1929), Minister...
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    Order, 1797–1840 Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia (1795–1861) — Sovereign and Master of the Order, 1840–1861 Wilhelm I (1797–1888) — King of Prussia and first...
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    bought Mayerling, a hunting lodge. In late 1888, the 30-year-old Crown Prince met the 17-year-old Baroness Marie von Vetsera, and began an affair with her...
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    Duchess of Baden from 1856 to 1907 as the wife of Grand Duke Frederick I. Princess Louise was the second child and only daughter of Wilhelm I, German Emperor...
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    George Medal Ludwig Order, Honor Cross Jubilee Medal with Crown 1866 Army Commemorative Cross Anhalt: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear Baden: Knight of the...
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    Schiller, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Johann Gottfried Herder, Alexander von Humboldt, Wilhelm von Humboldt, and August and Friedrich Schlegel have come to be collectively...
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    Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe, where he studied with Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, Ludwig des Coudres, Adolf Schroedter, and Karl Friedrich Lessing. In Karlsruhe...
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    family estate west of Berlin in Prussian Saxony. His father, Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Bismarck (1771–1845), was a Swabian-descendant Junker estate owner...
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    Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg". www.kloster-bebenhausen.de. "WURTEMBERG'S KING DEAD.; KARL I. SUCCEEDED BY WILHELM II. – THE NEW RULER'S PROMISES"...
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  • Leo von Klenze (1784–1864), architect Balthasar Neumann (1687–1753), architect and engineer Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662–1736), architect Ludwig Mies...
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    1873 – August Prinz von Württemberg (1813–1885), Commander and Governor of Berlin June 25, 1888 – Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826–1907), with the...
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    Leonhard was the son of Ludwig Albrecht von Blumenthal (1774–1813) and his wife Friederike Charlotte Dorothea von Below (1783–1853). Ludwig was a captain in...
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    (1861–1888) Frederick III, Emperor (1888) Wilhelm II, Emperor (1888–1918) Chancellors (complete list) – Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor (1871–1890) Leo von Caprivi...
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    Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (category Children of Ludwig I of Bavaria)
    Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm Ludwig, Prince Regent of Bavaria (12 March 1821 – 12 December 1912), was the de facto ruler of Bavaria from 1886 to 1912,...
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    Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt (/wʊnt/; German: [vʊnt]; 16 August 1832 – 31 August 1920) was a German physiologist, philosopher, and professor, one of the fathers...
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    Duke of Baden, promoted him to Major and head of the military-history division. After years working alongside Helmuth von Moltke and Alfred von Waldersee...
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    Swords Hesse and by Rhine: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 9 June 1851 Military Merit Cross, 9 July 1871  Baden: Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1853...
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