The monarchs of Prussia were members of the House of Hohenzollern who were the hereditary rulers of the former German state of Prussia from its founding in 1525 as the Duchy of Prussia.The Duchy had evolved out of the Teutonic Order, a Roman Catholic crusader state and theocracy located along the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.The Teutonic Knights were under the …

The Kingdom of Bavaria (German: Königreich Bayern; Bavarian: Kinereich Bayern; spelled Baiern until 1825) was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1805 and continued to exist until 1918. With the unification of Germany into the German Empire in 1871, the kingdom became a federated state of the new empire and was second in size, power, and …

The Men Who Would be Kings (Osprey Publishing) Industrial. Bugles, Boots and Saddles (Sergeants 3, 2010) Chassepot & Needlegun (Franco-Prussian War) (Frontier Miniatures, 1985) Grande Bataille, Grande Victoire (European Land Warfare from 1853-1871 by JW Brown) (Absinthe Press, 1991)

The Kingdom of Saxony (German: Königreich Sachsen), lasting from 1806 to 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany.The kingdom was formed from the Electorate of Saxony.From 1871, it was part of the German Empire.It became a free state in the era of Weimar Republic in 1918 after …

Ludwig II (Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm; 25 August 1845 – 13 June 1886) was King of Bavaria from 1864 until his death in 1886. He is sometimes called the Swan King or der Märchenkönig ('the Fairy Tale King'). He also held the titles of Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, Duke of Franconia, and Duke in Swabia.. Ludwig ascended to the throne in 1864 at the age of 18.

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The following is a list of famous French military leaders from the Gauls to modern France. The list is necessarily subjective and incomplete. ... The successors of William held extensive lands in France, challenging the authority of the French kings. Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse: ... He fought well during the Franco-Prussian War, ...

Before James VI/I See Family tree of English monarchs, Family tree of Scottish monarchs, and Family tree of Welsh monarchs.This also includes England, Scotland and Wales; all part of the United Kingdom as well as the French Norman invasion. For a simplified view, see: Family tree of British monarchs. Key: Red borders indicate British monarchs

The Museum Island (German: Museumsinsel) is a museum complex on the northern part of the Spree Island in the historic heart of Berlin.It is one of the most visited sights of Germany's capital and one of the most important museum sites in Europe.Built from 1830 to 1930 by order of the Prussian Kings according to plans by five architects, Museum Island was designated a …

Silesians (Silesian: Ślōnzŏki or Ślůnzoki; Silesian German: Schläsinger or Schläsier; German: Schlesier; Polish: Ślązacy; Czech: Slezané) is a geographical term for the inhabitants of Silesia, a historical region in Central Europe divided by the current national boundaries of Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic.Historically, the region of Silesia (Lower and Upper) has been ...