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Austerlitz
Austerlitz , Czech Slavkov u Brna, town, S Czech Republic, in Moravia. An agricultural center, the town has sugar refineries and cotton mills. It became a seat of the Anabaptists in 1528. At Austerlitz, in the "battle of the three emperors," Napoleon I won (Dec. 2, 1805) his most brilliant vic... Read more
Confederation of the Rhine
Confederation of the Rhine league of German states formed by Emperor Napoleon I in 1806 after his defeat of the Austrians at Austerlitz . Among its members were the newly created kingdoms of Bavaria and Württenberg (see Pressburg, Treaty of ), the grand duchies of Baden, Hesse-Darmstadt, and... Read more
Bratislava
Bratislava , Ger. Pressburg, Hung. Pozsony, city (1991 pop. 442,197), SW Slovakia, on the Danube River and near the Austrian and Hungarian borders. It is the capital and largest city of Slovakia. Bratislava is an important road and rail center and a leading Danubian port. A well-diversified indu... Read more
Francis II
Francis II 1768-1835, last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806), first emperor of Austria as Francis I (1804-35), king of Bohemia and of Hungary (1792-1835). He succeeded his father, Leopold II, shortly before the outbreak of war with France (see French Revolutionary Wars ). Francis's armies were eventu... Read more
Dalmatia
Dalmatia , Croatian Dalmacija, historic region of Croatia, extending along the Adriatic Sea, approximately from Rijeka (Fiume) to the Gulf of Kotor. Split is the provincial capital; other cities include Zadar (the historic capital), Šibenik , and Dubrovnik . Except for a coastal lowla... Read more
Tyrol
Tyrol , Ger. Tirol, province (1991 pop. 631,410), 4,882 sq mi (12,644 sq km), W Austria. Innsbruck is the capital. Bordering on Germany in the north and on Italy and Switzerland in the south, it is an almost wholly Alpine region, traversed by the Inn River. The main part of the province is separat... Read more
Venetia
Venetia , Ital. Veneto or Venezia Euganea, region (1991 pop. 4,380,797), 7,095 sq mi (18,376 sq km), NE Italy, bordering on the Gulf of Venice (an arm of the Adriatic Sea) in the east and on Austria in the north. Venice is the capital of the region, which is divided into the provinces of Bellu... Read more
Austria
Austria , Ger. Österreich [eastern march], officially Republic of Austria, federal republic (2005 est. pop. 8,185,000), 32,374 sq mi (83,849 sq km), central Europe. It is bounded by Slovenia and Italy (S), Switzerland and Liechtenstein (W), Germany and the Czech Republic (N), and Slovakia and... Read more
Napoleon I
Napoleon I , 1769-1821, emperor of the French, b. Ajaccio, Corsica, known as "the Little Corporal." Early Life The son of Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte (or Buonaparte; see under Bonaparte , family), young Napoleon was sent (1779) to French military schools at Brienne and Paris. He recei... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Pressburg,"

Treaty of Pressburg
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Treaty of Pressburg 1805, peace treaty between Napoleon I of France and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II (also emperor of Austria), signed at Pressburg (now Bratislava, Slovakia). Defeated at Austerlitz, Austria ceded...
Pressburg
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Pressburg see Bratislava , Slovakia.
Georg Raphael Donner
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Liechtenstein Palace in Vienna. Donner worked mainly in Vienna and Pressburg (modern Bratislava, Slovakia). His sculptures are largely...Prince-Bishop Emre Esterhazy, called Donner to his court in Pressburg, where in the Cathedral, he carved the sculpture of the...
Bratislava
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Bratislava , Ger. Pressburg, Hung. Pozsony, city (1991 pop. 442,197), SW Slovakia, on the Danube River...century palace, formerly the residence of the primates of Hungary; the Treaty of Pressburg was signed there in 1805.
Lenard, Philipp
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...born Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard on June 7, 1862, in Pressburg, the Slovakian city that later became Bratislava. His family...experiment over the business deal. He took some courses in Pressburg and also at the technical university in Budapest, Hungary...
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...musical content." Hummel was born on November 14, 1778, in Pressburg, as Bratislava — later the capital city of Slovakia — was known at the time. Pressburg was one of the great cities of the Austro – Hungarian...
Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...Trafalgar in October 1805, he drove Austria out of the war with victories at Ulm and at Austerlitz, leading to the treaty of Pressburg in December. This was followed by Napoleon's humiliating defeat of Prussia at Jena in October 1806. Russia was also defeated...
Francis Deák
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...administration of his native Zala County. In 1833 he became one of his county's representatives at the national Diet at Pozsony (Pressburg, Bratislava), and from then on his activities became irrevocably linked with Hungarian national politics. At this time...
Louis Kossuth
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...practicing law in his native Zempl é n county (1823-1832), Kossuth was sent to the national Diet at Pozsony (Pressburg, Bratislava). There, in the exciting atmosphere of the reform debates and under the over-powering influence of the great...
František Palacký
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...him to Hungary to study at the Evangelical schools of Trencs é n (now Tren ç in in Slovakia) and Pozsony (Pressburg, Bratislava). Particularly important was his stay at Pozsony (1812-1820) — then Hungary's administrative...

Dictionary entries related to "Pressburg,"

Sofer, R. Moses of Pressburg
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Sofer, R. Moses of Pressburg ( Ḥatam Sofer , 1762–1839). Jewish halakhic...authority and orthodox community leader. Sofer served as rabbi of Pressburg, Hungary, for the last thirty-three years of his life. He...
Lenard, Philipp
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Lenard, Philipp ( b . Pressburg, Austria-Hungary [now Bratislava...he entered the cathedral school in Pressburg and the later the Realschule. For...Heidelberg. Since Lenard still returned to Pressburg on university vacations, he was now...
Messerschmidt, Franz Xaver
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art ...Franz Xaver ( b Wiesensteig, nr. Ulm, 6 Feb. 1736; d Pressburg [now Bratislava, Slovakia], ?19 Aug. 1783). Austrian...to his native Wiesensteig, then to Munich, and finally to Pressburg, where he settled in 1777. In this final period he continued...
Fuchs, Johann (Nepomuk)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...Johann (Nepomuk) ( b Frauenthal, 1832; d Vöslau, 1899). Austrian conductor and composer. Cond. opera at Pressburg (1864) and at Cassel, Cologne, Hamburg, and Leipzig. Mus. dir., Vienna Opera from 1880. Dir., Vienna Cons. from...
Ḥatam Sofer
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Ḥatam Sofer (Jewish orthodox community leader): see SOFER, R. MOSES OF PRESSBURG .
Hedwig, Johann
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...councillor, was probably a wine merchant by trade; his mother was Agnes Galles. He attended schools in his native town, in Pressburg (now Bratislava, Czechoslovakia), and Zittau, Germany. In 1752 he entered the University of Leipzig, receiving the...
Schmidt, Franz
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Schmidt, Franz ( b Pressburg (Pozsony; now Bratislava), 1874; d Perchtoldsdorf, Vienna, 1939). Austrian composer, pianist, conductor, and cellist...
Suppé, Franz von
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...xE9;-Demelli. Relative of Donizetti, who helped him. Became cond. at Josephstadt Th., Vienna, 1841, later in Pressburg and Baden. Sang in opera, making début at Ödenburg 1842 (Dulcamara in L'elisir d'amore ). Cond...
Austerlitz, Battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...half. It was a decisive battle; the Russian army was forced to withdraw from Austria, and Austria signed the Treaty of Pressburg (1805), in which it recognized Napoleon as King of Italy, and ceded territories in northern Italy, the Alpine regions...
Maximilian I
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...drove out the Hungarians, who, under MATTHIAS I (CORVINUS) , had seized much Austrian territory, and by the Treaty of Pressburg (1491) he was recognized as the future king of Bohemia and Hungary. After repulsing the Turks in 1493, he turned to Italy...

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Central European crossroads; social democracy and national revolution in Bratislava (Pressburg), 1867-1921.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2009; 532 words ; 9781845453954 Central European crossroads; social democracy and national revolution in Bratislava (Pressburg), 1867-1921. Duin, Pieter C. van. Berghahn Books 2009 466 pages $95.00 Hardcover International studies in social history...
US haredim versus Israeli
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 6/2/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Empire is captured in a description of the Pressburg Yeshiva of Bratislava, Slovakia, in...for two hours, walked to the ornate Pressburg Synagogue for the Torah reading, and...the differences between Ponivezh and Pressburg are the two "E"s: economics and education...
Neighborhoods unite for clout, community
Newspaper article from: Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.; 9/4/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...informed and moving in the same direction." Dan Pressburg of the North Long Beach Community Action Group...believe we can, and let's look at it,"' Pressburg said. As an example, Pressburg points to Better Balance for Long Beach, a...
New Israeli Government Likely to Affect U.S. Relations
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 6/17/1996; 700+ words ; ...be unhappy and to speak out. Gale Pressburg [sp] is Washington director of Americans for Peace Now. GALE PRESSBURG, Washington Director, Americans...will have to be more active? GALE PRESSBURG: No question. TED CLARK: While...
Keep your cool as congestion grows.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Star (South Africa); 9/15/2008; 572 words ; ...of a portion of Centenary Road, located between Pressburg and Modderfontein roads, until January. A diversion...Centenary Road to join Modderfontein Road through Pressburg Road. Pressburg will be changed from a cul-de-sac to join with...
Foster touts work force development
Newspaper article from: Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.; 8/28/2005; ; 666 words ; ...at the North Long Beach home of Dan Pressburg, a political observer who is scheduling...that they're not approachable," Pressburg said. "(Foster) really made an effort to come out." Pressburg said a similar breakfast is planned...
Make seat-belt laws mandatory, study says
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 11/17/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...in 2002 despite passage of a primary belt law in 1995. Ben Pressburg of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission blamed the numbers...be taller and it gives them a false feeling of safety," Pressburg said. "The rates are certainly not what we'd like to see...
Austrian banks shop in the former empire
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 10/8/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...still advertise long-defunct branches in cities such as ''Pressburg'' and ''Karlsbad.'' Those names, a legacy of the days...Austro-Hungarian Empire flocked to Vienna, are long gone. Pressburg is now Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, and Karlsbad is...
Austrian banks shop for business in the former empire
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 10/9/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...still advertise long-defunct branches in cities like ''Pressburg'' and ''Karlsbad.'' Those names, a legacy of the days...Austro-Hungarian Empire flocked to Vienna, are long gone. Pressburg is now Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, and Karlsbad is...
The Loose Pebble That Triggers an Avalanche: The Hero of Aharon
Newspaper article from: Forward; 11/27/1998; 700+ words ; ...landscape, in which it never seems quite clear what reflects what -- whether the real name of Bratislava is Pressburg or the real name of Pressburg is Bratislava, whether the Ruthenians are Ukrainians who live in Slovakia and Romania or Slovaks and...