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Frederick Augustus I

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Frederick Augustus I 1750-1827, king (1806-27) and elector (1763-1806) of Saxony, grand duke of Warsaw (1807-14). He sided with the allies in the French Revolutionary Wars and joined Prussia in the campaign of 1806 against the French emperor Napoleon I. However, after the French victory at Jena he made a separate peace with Napoleon, with whose approval he took the title king of Saxony. Napoleon also made him nominal ruler of the grand duchy of Warsaw. Frederick Augustus did not abandon his alliance with Napoleon in time and as a result lost a large part of Saxony to Prussia at the Congress of... Read more

Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard
Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard (1809-1889) was an American educator and...worked to develop the institution into a modern university. Frederick Barnard was born in Sheffield, Mass., on May 5, 1809. He... Read more

Baron Frederick William Augustus von Steuben
Baron Frederick William Augustus von Steuben Baron Frederick William Augustus von Steuben (1730-1794), a German officer who...the drillmaster of the Army. On Sept. 17, 1730, Frederick William von Steuben was born in Prussia, the son... Read more

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	OBIT - FEDDEMAN, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS ; FEDDEMAN, Frederick Augustus, 85, of Lexington, died Sunday, September 28,2003. Memorial service 11 a.m. Thursday at R. E. Lee Episcopal Church. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home. Read more
	Marylanders mourn Judge Harry Augustus Cole: Morgan State holds ; ...Marylanders mourn Judge Harry Augustus Cole: Morgan State holds memorial service for alumnus By Frederick I. Douglass Special to the...Morgan alumnus Judge Harry Augustus Cole, the first African American...Baltimore City. He graduated from Frederick Douglass High School in 1939... Read more
	In appreciation: Augustus F. "Gus" Hawkins: 1907-2007.(noteworthy news) ; ...was an intern on Capitol Hill when I first met Congressman Augustus F. Hawkins during the summer of 1964, my first in the nation...first Black American elected to the Assembly--a Republican, Frederick Madison Roberts--and developed an impressive legislative...education programs at minority-serving institutions ... Read more
	Augustus S. Zerbe ; Augustus S. "Gus" Zerbe, 69, Lebanon, died Monday, March 19, 2007, in Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. He was the husband of Elaine...1955, and attended Penn State University. He served in the U. S. Air Force, stationed in Germany. He was retired from Frederick Chevrolet. Previously he was an administrative ... Read more
	Augustus Hawkins - A marvelous statesman passes on ; Augustus F. "Gus" Hawkins was a legislator, an advocate for children and working families, and a statesman. He died at the age...inequality and economic oppression. Running on a promise to cut in half the streetcar fare in Los Angeles, he defeated Frederick M. Roberts, a Republican and the California Assembly's ... Read more
	Cong. Augustus F. Hawkins: 'He didn't make a lot of noise. He just made progress' ; ...for an entire generation of African American politicians. Augustus Freeman Hawkins, who some called "the Gentle Giant," died...began his political career in 1934 by defeating incumbent Frederick M. Roberts, a Black Republican (and the Assembly's first...crises, change course and continue the legacy of ... Read more
	The Princess in the Tower: Alex Sanmark tells the strange tale of the ill-fated marriage of Philip Augustus of France and his Danish princess at the end of the twelfth century. ; PRINCESS INGEBORG of Denmark (1175-1237/8) and King Philip II 'Augustus' of France (1165-1223) were married in August 1193 at Amiens...supported the Swabian family of the Hohenstaufen (which included Frederick Barbarossa, emperor 1155-90 and his son Henry VI r.1191-97... Read more
	LAUREN ALYSSA MUSGRAVE \| KARINA NICOLE WINTER \| DANIEL JOSEPH SULLIVAN \| DALTON MITCHELL LEESEBERG SMITH \| MARIAN STANDBRIDGE SPOKAS \| CHARLES MATTHEW MILLER \| DANIEL JAMES CORDERO \| KIMBERLY DARA KENDALL \| AUGUSTUS MARSHALL SIMPSON \| ARIANA MARIA TREKAS \| DYMOND MARIE LESAK \| WESLEY OWEN CONLEY \| LUKE ANDREW HEDL \| OLIVIA ANN ROMAS \| TYLER SCOTT SCHMITZ \| LAUREN MAE VIVIAN \| ALYSSA CATHERINE WOLFE \| JEREMY JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN \| JAMES EDWARD LEMANSKI JR. \| ERIN KATHERINE BROWN \| JORDAN THOMAS VEDDER \| KYLE JING-KAI WONG \| ANNA CLAIRE STIPE \| AUSTIN JAMES HEGELE \| MICHEALA AMANDA LEY ; ...maternal grandparents are Frederick and Kathleen Heinzen of Peoria...and Chelsea Prince, 7. * * * Augustus Marshall Simpson Celebrating the birth of their second son, Augustus Marshall, are John and Colleen...on Tuesday, June 30, 1998, Augustus weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces... Read more
	The amazing William Augustus Bowles: a colorful life on the southern Indian frontier. ; ...country who was to become of considerable irritation to McGillivray. His name was William Augustus Bowles. William Augustus Bowles was born in 1763 in Frederick, on the Maryland frontier to Thomas and Eleanor Bowles, immigrants from London. At... Read more
	Frederick Douglass: The 'Lion' Of the Abolitionist Movement ; Los Angeles Sentinel 02-19-1997 Frederick Douglass: The `Lion' Of the Abolitionist Movement. Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born in 1818...Anthony. Anthony, who was rumored to be Frederick's father, was chief overseer of the...Plantation. When he was about eight, Frederick was sent ... Read more

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