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  • 1254: Death of Conrad IV Hohenstaufen – Ruler of Many Territories From the North Sea to Jerusalem

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    |Date: May 21, 2020
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    1254: Death of Conrad IV Hohenstaufen – Ruler of Many Territories From the North Sea to Jerusalem

    1254: Death of Conrad IV Hohenstaufen – Ruler of Many Territories From the North Sea to Jerusalem

    Conrad IV Hohenstaufen, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, died on this day in 1254. He was a member of the ...

    Conrad IV Hohenstaufen, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, died on this day in 1254. He was a member of the German Hohenstaufen dynasty, which originated from Swabia and was named after a castle east of ...

    May 21, 2020
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  • 1348: The First German University was Actually Founded in Prague

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    |Date: April 07, 2020
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    1348: The First German University was Actually Founded in Prague

    1348: The First German University was Actually Founded in Prague

    On this day in the Middle Ages, a bull was issued to the first university on what was once territory of G ...

    On this day in the Middle Ages, a bull was issued to the first university on what was once territory of Germany. It is interesting the university was located in Prague – the famous “Charles University ...

    April 07, 2020
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  • 1753: American who became a Count of the Holy Roman Empire

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    1753: American who became a Count of the Holy Roman Empire

    1753: American who became a Count of the Holy Roman Empire

    An interesting man named Benjamin Thompson was born on this day. During his lifetime, he built a rather u ...

    An interesting man named Benjamin Thompson was born on this day. During his lifetime, he built a rather unusual career. From fairly humble roots in America, he first became much wealthier by marrying ...

    March 26, 2020
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  • 1441: Ernest of Saxony – Direct Ancestor of the British Queen

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    |Date: March 24, 2020
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    1441: Ernest of Saxony – Direct Ancestor of the British Queen

    1441: Ernest of Saxony – Direct Ancestor of the British Queen

    The British kings Edward VII, George V and George VI were the direct male descendants of Ernest of Saxony ...

    The British kings Edward VII, George V and George VI were the direct male descendants of Ernest of Saxony.   Ernest, Elector of Saxony was the last man who ruled over the whole of Saxony. Namely, ...

    March 24, 2020
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  • 1742: Maria Theresa Short-charged at the Imperial Election in Frankfurt

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    1742: Maria Theresa Short-charged at the Imperial Election in Frankfurt

    1742: Maria Theresa Short-charged at the Imperial Election in Frankfurt

    On this day in 1742 the Elector of Bavaria was elected as the Holy Roman Emperor. This was an important e ...

    On this day in 1742 the Elector of Bavaria was elected as the Holy Roman Emperor. This was an important event indeed since it was the first time in over 300 years that someone not from the Habsburg fa ...

    January 24, 2020
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  • 1806: Holy Roman Empire Abolished

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    1806: Holy Roman Empire Abolished

    1806: Holy Roman Empire Abolished

    On this day in 1806, Emperor Francis II (Empress Maria Theresa’s grandson) abdicated and thus abolished t ...

    On this day in 1806, Emperor Francis II (Empress Maria Theresa’s grandson) abdicated and thus abolished the Holy Roman Empire. It was the end of a thousand-year empire since it had nominally been esta ...

    August 06, 2019
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