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Kulmbach
Kulmbach town (1994 pop. 28,260), Bavaria, central Germany, on the White Main River. Known in 1035, Kulmbach became (1340) the residence of the margraves of Kulmbach (later known as the margraves of Bayreuth) of the house of Hohenzollern. In 1791 the town passed to Prussia, in 1807 it was taken by ... Read more
Albert the Bear
Albert the Bear c.1100-1170, first margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70). He was a loyal vassal of Holy Roman Emperor Lothair II, who, as duke of Saxony, helped him take (1123) Lower Lusatia and the eastern march of Saxony. Albert lost these lands in 1131. He was rewarded (1134) for his share in Lothai... Read more
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden , city (1994 pop. 52,710), Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, in the Black Forest. It is one of Europe's most fashionable spas; its manufactures include electronics and pharmaceuticals. The city has many parks, a large casino (built 1821-24), an opera house, and a modern and contemporar... Read more
Leopold III
Leopold III or Saint Leopold, c.1073-1136, margrave of Austria (1095-1136). By his marriage (1106) with Agnes, widow of Duke Frederick I of Swabia (see Hohenstaufen ), he became the stepfather of German King Conrad III and the father of Otto of Freising and of Duke Henry II of Austria (see Ba... Read more
Babenberg
Babenberg , ruling house of Austria (976-1246). It possibly descended from, or succeeded, a powerful Franconian family of the 9th cent. from whose castle the city of Bamberg probably took its name. Holy Roman Emperor Otto II created Count Leopold of Babenberg margrave of the Eastern March (i.e., Aus... Read more
Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe , city (1994 pop. 278,000), Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, on the northern fringes of the Black Forest, connected by canal with a port on the nearby Rhine River. It is a transportation, industrial, and cultural center and is the seat of the federal constitutional court and the federal... Read more
electors
electors in the history of the Holy Roman Empire , the princes who had the right to elect the German kings or, more exactly, the kings of the Romans (Holy Roman emperors). Until the reign (1493-1519) of Maximilian I , however, an elected king was traditionally crowned by the pope before he was ca... Read more
Guelphs
Guelphs , European dynasty tracing its descent from the Swabian count Guelph or Welf (9th cent.), whose daughter Judith married the Frankish emperor Louis I. Guelph III (d. 1055) was made (1047) duke of Carinthia and margrave of Verona. Without male heirs, he was succeeded by his nephew, Guelph IV, ... Read more
Wittenberg
Wittenberg , city (1994 pop. 53,374), Saxony-Anhalt, E Germany, on the Elbe River. A city with a noted history, it is today an industrial and mining center and a rail junction. Manufactures include chemicals and fertilizer. First mentioned in the late 12th cent., Wittenberg was (1273-1422) the seat ... Read more
Dresden
Dresden , city (1994 pop. 479,300), capital of Saxony , E central Germany, on the Elbe River. It is an industrial and cultural center, a rail junction, and a large inland port. Manufactures include precision and optical instruments, computers and office machinery, radio and electrical equipment, an... Read more

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Albert the Bear
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Albert the Bear c.1100-1170, first margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70). He was a loyal vassal of Holy...first Italian campaign with the North March. Calling himself margrave of Brandenburg as early as 1136 or 1142, he used the North...
Waldemar IV
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...through the marriage of Christoffer's daughter to Louis' son, the Margrave of Brandenburg. Waldemar benefited from that alliance, and was schooled in the Court of the Margrave of Brandenburg. Waldemar's upbringing served him well. On being...
Otto of Freising
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...vivid color and to depict them in their temporal as well as their transcendental significance. Otto of Freising was the son of Margrave Leopold III of Austria (later St. Leopold) and of Agnes, the daughter of Henry IV. He was also a half brother to Emperor...
Louis of Baden
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Louis of Baden , 1655-1707, margrave of Baden (1677-1707), military commander in the service of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1689 he was made chief commander of...
Guelphs
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...whose daughter Judith married the Frankish emperor Louis I. Guelph III (d. 1055) was made (1047) duke of Carinthia and margrave of Verona. Without male heirs, he was succeeded by his nephew, Guelph IV, whose father was a member of the Italian house...
Dresden
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Meissen , 15 mi northwest, in 1710. Originally a Slavic settlement called Drezdane, Dresden was settled with Germans by the margrave of Meissen in the 13th cent. From 1485 until 1918 it was the residence of the dukes, then the electors, and later the kings...
Caroline of Ansbach
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Caroline of Ansbach , 1683-1737, queen consort of George II of England, daughter of the margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. She married George in 1705 while he was electoral prince of Hanover and bore him three sons and five...
Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Saxe-Weimar , 1604-39, Protestant general in the Thirty Years War , duke of Weimar. Under Ernst von Mansfeld and the margrave of Baden, Bernhard fought against the imperial forces in defense (1622) of the Palatinate. He served in the Netherlands...
Clairon, Mlle
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...theatre at Ferney or, on her return to Paris, at Court and in private theatricals. In 1773 she was invited to the Court of the Margrave of Anspach. She died in poverty, having lost her pension in the upheavals of the French Revolution, her benefactress having...
Blenheim, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...who might have objected to such a risky strategy. The ploy worked and the Anglo-Dutch army united with the armies of the margrave of Baden and Eugene of Savoy. On 13 August 1704 Marlborough attacked the 60,000-strong Franco-Bavarian forces under...

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margrave
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology margrave German title orig. of the governor of a border province. XVI. — MDu. markgrave = OHG. marcgrāvo (G. markgraf ); see MARK1 ; the second el. is of obscure orig.
Koelreuter, Joseph Gottlieb
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...gardens in Karlsruhe, which belonged to the margrave of Baden, Karl Friedrich. Caroline, wife of the margrave, was an enthusiast for botany and protected...of so much experimental botany in the margrave ’ s fine gardens, On her death...
Rossi, Domenico Egidio
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...vast Schloss Rastatt (1698–1707—for the Margrave Ludwig (reigned 1677–1707) ), the palace at Durlach (from 1698—for Margrave Friedrich V of Baden-Durlach (reigned 1677–1709...
Mayr (Marius), Simon
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...bestowed on them. 1 After studying at Gunzenhausen and later at the Margrave ’ s School in Heilbronn from 1589 to 1601, he was appointed mathematician of the margrave of Ansbach and was sent to Prague, with a recommendation dated 22...
Sherwood, Robert E.
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...York, 1931, as The Unending Crusade, London, 1932. The Ghost Goes West (script) in Successful Film Writing, by Seton Margrave, London, 1936. The Adventures of Marco Polo (script) in How to Write and Sell Film Stories, by Frances Marion, New York...
Gleichen-Russworm, Wilhelm Friedrich von
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...some years as a page at the court of Prince Thurn und Taxis in Frankfurt, he decided to make his career in the forces of the margrave of Bayreuth. He married Antoinette Heidloff in 1753 and they had seven children, of whom only two daughters survived to adulthood...
Torelli, Giuseppe
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...Torelli. Attached to Church of San Petronio, Bologna, 1686–95. Visited Vienna. Leader of band at court of Margrave of Brandenburg-Anspach, 1697–99. Returned to Bologna 1701. Comp. mus. for str. and continuo, incl. 12...
Brandenburg Concertos
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...Brandenburg Concertos . Bach's 6 ‘Concerti Grossi’ for various combinations. Dedicated to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg (1721) but it appears they were never played for him. They are as follows:1 F Major. 2 hn., 3 ob...
Caroline of Brandenburg‐Anspach
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Caroline of Brandenburg‐Anspach (1683–1737), queen of George II. Daughter of John Frederick, margrave of Brandenburg‐Anspach, Caroline married in 1705 George Augustus, electoral prince of Hanover and, from 1727...
Galli da Bibiena Family
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...x2013;1747), Ferdinando's son, designed the enchanting Rococo interior of the Markgräfliches Opernhaus (Margrave's Opera House), Bayreuth, Bavaria (1745–8), one of the loveliest auditoria in Europe, completed under...

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Margrave critics turn up the heat
Newspaper article from: Pasadena Star-News; 7/19/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...questioning the ethics of Councilman David Margrave, who continues to block the hand-over...reflect a ratcheting up of pressure on Margrave, whom colleagues have often given the...doubt over the past year. To many, Margrave appears to be using his position as a...
Margrave critics turn up the heat.
Newspaper article from: San Gabriel Valley Tribune (West Covina, CA); 7/19/2005; 700+ words ; ...questioning the ethics of Councilman David Margrave, who continues to block the hand-over...reflect a ratcheting up of pressure on Margrave, whom colleagues have often given the...doubt over the past year. To many, Margrave appears to be using his position as a...
Margrave backlash increases
Newspaper article from: Pasadena Star-News; 7/9/2005; 681 words ; ...first moved to kick his colleague, David Margrave, off the Gold Line construction authority...in March. Feeling confident after a Margrave ally was beaten in the election, Ten...circumstances have aligned against Margrave, and the other three council members...
Margrave resigns from transit board
Newspaper article from: Pasadena Star-News; 3/16/2006; ; 700+ words ; SOUTH PASADENA - Councilman David Margrave resigned from the Gold Line Construction...standoff with his own City Council. Margrave also apologized to the city's staff...outgoing mayor Odom Stamps announced that Margrave would not seek re-election in March...
Margrave pushes ahead with project
Newspaper article from: Pasadena Star-News; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; SOUTH PASADENA -- Councilman David Margrave said he intends to vote on his own proposed...has closed its investigation of him. Margrave said Thursday he believed he had been...celebrate. The FPPC looked into whether Margrave should be allowed to vote on Gold Line...
Council , FPPC to discuss Margrave
Newspaper article from: Pasadena Star-News; 10/14/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Commission on whether Councilman David Margrave should be forced to recuse himself from...Pasadena city attorney said Wednesday. Margrave's wife owns several properties along...South Pasadena, including one on which Margrave himself intends to develop a 17-unit...
End of line for Margrave
Newspaper article from: Pasadena Star-News; 6/29/2005; ; 667 words ; ...If South Pasadena Councilman David Margrave came to Gold Line headquarters on Tuesday...out of luck. The meeting, convened by Margrave to discuss the Gold Line noise issue...participants walked out after urging Margrave repeatedly to step down from the Gold...
Margrave under scrutiny
Newspaper article from: Pasadena Star-News; 8/6/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...reopened its investigation of Councilman David Margrave after receiving a new complaint about Margrave's alleged conflicts of interest. The councilman...would be "a waste of taxpayers' money.' Margrave has sought tirelessly to quiet the trains...
Margrave mea culpa stirs pot
Newspaper article from: Whittier Daily News; 12/24/2006; ; 550 words ; ...candidacy, after all - Councilman David Margrave said he had nothing to hide. Then, last week, Margrave said he filed a complaint against himself...elections said he was not content to take Margrave's word that he filed it. So, last...
City presses Margrave to leave transit group
Newspaper article from: Pasadena Star-News; 7/8/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...PASADENA -- Pressure is building on Councilman David Margrave to step down from the Gold Line construction authority...Council voted 4-0 to appoint an Azusa councilman to Margrave's seat. Margrave, who abstained from the vote, will have to decide...