The First German Empress

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781533362889
Total Pages : 174 pages
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Book Synopsis The First German Empress by : John Van der Kiste

Download or read book The First German Empress written by John Van der Kiste and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-27 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born a princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in 1811, Augusta was married at the age of seventeen to Prince William of Prussia, the future King and first German Emperor. A woman of progressive opinions and artistic tastes, married to a man with whom she had almost nothing in common, she soon found herself out of place at the military-minded court of Berlin, an existence she sought to alleviate for a time in an endless round of parties and social activities and an appetite for gossip. But despite increasing ill-health from middle age, she soon found self-fulfilment in her involvement with nursing and other welfare activities in Berlin, as well as her interest in the arts. A friend of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort in England for some years, she passed her liberal views on to her only son Frederick, destined to reign for only three months as German Emperor in 1888, two years before her own death. This is the first biography in English for over a century.

Augusta, Empress of Germany

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Total Pages : 260 pages
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Book Synopsis Augusta, Empress of Germany by : Clara Tschudi

Download or read book Augusta, Empress of Germany written by Clara Tschudi and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Last German Empress

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ISBN 13 : 9781511613965
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book The Last German Empress written by John Van der Kiste and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-05-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born a princess of Schleswig-Holstein in 1858, Empress Augusta Victoria, known in the family as 'Dona', was marked out from early childhood as a potential bride for Prince William of Prussia. When they married in 1881, everyone expected that she would never concern herself with more than the traditional Prussian princess's interests of Kirche, Küche, Kinder (church, kitchen, children). Yet within twenty years of his accession as William II, the last German Emperor, she would become in some ways the stronger character and steadying influence her increasingly neurotic and unstable husband required. This is the first biography of an often overlooked personality in modern history.

Hermine: An Empress in Exile

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Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789044790
Total Pages : 119 pages
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Download or read book Hermine: An Empress in Exile written by Moniek Bloks and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hermine Reuss of Greiz is perhaps better known as the second wife of the Kaiser (Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany) whom she married shortly after the death of his first wife Auguste Viktoria and while he was in exile in the Netherlands. She was by then a widow herself with young children. She was known to be ambitious about wanting to return to power, and her husband insisted on her being called 'Empress'. To achieve her goal, she turned to the most powerful man in Germany at the time, Adolf Hitler. Unfortunately, her dream was not realised as Hitler refused to restore the monarchy and with the death of Wilhelm in 1941, Hermine was forced to return to her first husband's lands. She was arrested shortly after the end of the Second World War and would die under mysterious circumstances while under house arrest by the Red Army.

Augusta, Empress of Germany

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Publisher : Trieste Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780649129553
Total Pages : 260 pages
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Book Synopsis Augusta, Empress of Germany by : Clara Tschudi

Download or read book Augusta, Empress of Germany written by Clara Tschudi and published by Trieste Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. Our readers see the books the same way that their first readers did decades or a hundred or more years ago. Books from that period are often spoiled by imperfections that did not exist in the original. Imperfections could be in the form of blurred text, photographs, or missing pages. It is highly unlikely that this would occur with one of our books. Our extensive quality control ensures that the readers of Trieste Publishing's books will be delighted with their purchase. Our staff has thoroughly reviewed every page of all the books in the collection, repairing, or if necessary, rejecting titles that are not of the highest quality. This process ensures that the reader of one of Trieste Publishing's titles receives a volume that faithfully reproduces the original, and to the maximum degree possible, gives them the experience of owning the original work.We pride ourselves on not only creating a pathway to an extensive reservoir of books of the finest quality, but also providing value to every one of our readers. Generally, Trieste books are purchased singly - on demand, however they may also be purchased in bulk. Readers interested in bulk purchases are invited to contact us directly to enquire about our tailored bulk rates.

The Kaiser's Daughter

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Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
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Download or read book The Kaiser's Daughter written by Viktoria Luise (Herzogin zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg) and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1977 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Empress Theophano

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521524674
Total Pages : 368 pages
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Download or read book The Empress Theophano written by Adelbert Davids and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-08-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Byzantine princess Theophano, who came to the West in 972 to marry the Ottonian emperor Otto II, died as empress of the Ottonian Empire in Nijmegen in 991. In commemoration of this event a group of distinguished scholars met in 1991 at the castle of Hernen in the Netherlands with the aim of discussing various issues and aspects of Theophano's background in Byzantium, her life in the West, and her impact on society at the turn of the first millennium. This volume brings together in carefully edited form a group of the papers and proceedings from 1991. Each contribution helps to place Theophano in a broad cultural and historical context. The historical, intellectual and artistic background of her age are described, and there are essays on her education, her surroundings, and on the image of noble women in the middle ages.

Maria Theresa

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Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691219850
Total Pages : 1066 pages
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Download or read book Maria Theresa written by Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 1066 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and rule Maria Theresa (1717–1780) was once the most powerful woman in Europe. At the age of twenty-three, she ascended to the throne of the Habsburg Empire, a far-flung realm composed of diverse ethnicities and languages, beset on all sides by enemies and rivals. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger provides the definitive biography of Maria Theresa, situating this exceptional empress within her time while dispelling the myths surrounding her. Drawing on a wealth of archival evidence, Stollberg-Rilinger examines all facets of eighteenth-century society, from piety and patronage to sexuality and childcare, ceremonial life at court, diplomacy, and the everyday indignities of warfare. She challenges the idealized image of Maria Theresa as an enlightened reformer and mother of her lands who embodied both feminine beauty and virile bellicosity, showing how she despised the ideas of the Enlightenment, treated her children with relentless austerity, and mercilessly persecuted Protestants and Jews. Work, consistent physical and mental discipline, and fear of God were the principles Maria Theresa lived by, and she demanded the same from her family, her court, and her subjects. A panoramic work of scholarship that brings Europe's age of empire spectacularly to life, Maria Theresa paints an unforgettable portrait of the uncompromising yet singularly charismatic woman who left her enduring mark on the era in which she lived and reigned.

Above the Fray

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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022668024X
Total Pages : 239 pages
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Book Synopsis Above the Fray by : Shai M. Dromi

Download or read book Above the Fray written by Shai M. Dromi and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-01-24 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Lake Chad to Iraq, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) provide relief around the globe, and their scope is growing every year. Policy makers and activists often assume that humanitarian aid is best provided by these organizations, which are generally seen as impartial and neutral. In Above the Fray, Shai M. Dromi investigates why the international community overwhelmingly trusts humanitarian NGOs by looking at the historical development of their culture. With a particular focus on the Red Cross, Dromi reveals that NGOs arose because of the efforts of orthodox Calvinists, demonstrating for the first time the origins of the unusual moral culture that has supported NGOs for the past 150 years. Drawing on archival research, Dromi traces the genesis of the Red Cross to a Calvinist movement working in mid-nineteenth-century Geneva. He shows how global humanitarian policies emerged from the Red Cross founding members’ faith that an international volunteer program not beholden to the state was the only ethical way to provide relief to victims of armed conflict. By illustrating how Calvinism shaped the humanitarian field, Dromi argues for the key role belief systems play in establishing social fields and institutions. Ultimately, Dromi shows the immeasurable social good that NGOs have achieved, but also points to their limitations and suggests that alternative models of humanitarian relief need to be considered.

Augusta, Empress of Germany (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 13 : 9781331810667
Total Pages : 260 pages
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Download or read book Augusta, Empress of Germany (Classic Reprint) written by Clara Tschudi and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Augusta, Empress of Germany "A sympathetic account of a very impressive career. The title of the book is happily chosen - Letitia Bonaparte devoted herself wholly to the welfare of her children, and in, the nature of things, Napoleon and his brothers and sisters figure in these pages almost as prominently as the mother. The translation is pleasantly written and will commend itself to many English readers." - Manchester Guardian. "As a sketch of a remarkable woman, Miss Tschudi's work may be welcomed, for it will help the world at large to do tardy justice to a character of exceptional strength." - Saturday Review. "The translation is well done. The book is very readable, and though it has no pretentions to be an important piece of history, it is at least an interesting sketch of a very remarkable Mother of Kings." - Guardian. "She failed to fill the contemporaneous eye. Now perspective has put her in her proper place. It is there that we see her in the present volume." - Pall Mall Gazette. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Augusta, Empress of Germany

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Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230391069
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Augusta, Empress of Germany written by Clara Tschudi and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI The Empress And Roman Catholicism--the Empress And Beneficence--Personal Impression--The Last Meeting June 16th, 1871, the troops made their entry into Berlin, headed by the Emperor on horseback, accompanied by the Crown Prince and Princes Frederick Charles, Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon, and followed by the Empress and Princesses in carriages, drawn by six horses. 42,000 soldiers decorated with garlands of oak leaves, formed the procession which defiled under triumphal arches, and halted on the square where was unveiled on this same day, the equestrian statue of Frederick William III. The joy of victory had succeeded to the awful loss of human life, and the hardships of war. Milliards of francs were pouring into the land from France, and with giddy rapidity Berlin blossomed forth from a moderate capital into a city of a million inhabitants. The lust of building seized all classes and engaged both small and great in wild speculation. A peasant in Schoneberg became a threefold millionaire, by the sale of a plot of land on which a suburb of villa residences was rapidly mapped out; journeymen masons drove in first class cabs rather than go on foot, and drank champagne instead of their accustomed pint of beer. But one fine morning people woke from their illusion to find that the fever of speculation had ended in bankruptcy. Old commercial houses, apparently founded upon a rock, cracked and tottered, then collapsed. Taxes pressed heavily, trade and industry were approaching a standstill, and disputes at home followed hard upon victories abroad, which naturally tended to drive the milliards of France from the country as rapidly as they had come in. The Jews had been the promoters of these wild speculations which now excited the anger...

An Uncommon Woman

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684842165
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book An Uncommon Woman written by Hannah Pakula and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-11-13 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Prussian Crown Princess Vicky, Queen Victoria's eldest daughter who married Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia and who gave birth to Kaiser Wilhelm II.

The Accidental Empress

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 147679023X
Total Pages : 512 pages
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Book Synopsis The Accidental Empress by : Allison Pataki

Download or read book The Accidental Empress written by Allison Pataki and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Discover the “captivating, absorbing, and beautifully told” (Kathleen Grissom) love story of Sisi, the Austro-Hungarian empress and wife of Emperor Franz Joseph—perfect for fans of the Netflix series The Empress! The year is 1853, and the Habsburgs are Europe’s most powerful ruling family. With his empire stretching from Austria to Russia, from Germany to Italy, Emperor Franz Joseph is young, rich, and ready to marry. Fifteen-year-old Elisabeth, “Sisi,” Duchess of Bavaria, travels to the Habsburg Court with her older sister, who is betrothed to the young emperor. But shortly after her arrival at court, Sisi finds herself in an unexpected dilemma: she has inadvertently fallen for and won the heart of her sister’s groom. Franz Joseph reneges on his earlier proposal and declares his intention to marry Sisi instead. Thrust onto the throne of Europe’s most treacherous imperial court, Sisi upsets political and familial loyalties in her quest to win, and keep, the love of her emperor, her people, and of the world. With Pataki’s rich period detail and cast of complex, bewitching characters, The Accidental Empress offers “another absolutely compelling story” (Mary Higgins Clark) with this glimpse into one of history’s most intriguing royal families, shedding new light on the glittering Hapsburg Empire and its most mesmerizing, most beloved “Fairy Queen.”

Agrippina

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Publisher : Unbound Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1911586610
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Agrippina written by Emma Southon and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-08 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They said she was a tyrant, a murderer and the most wicked woman in history. She kicked her way into the male spaces of politics and demanded to be recognised as an equal and a leader. For her audacity, she was murdered by her son and reviled by history. She was the sister, niece, wife and mother of emperors. She was an empress in her own right. And she was a nuanced, fearless trailblazer in the Roman world. The story of Agrippina – the first empress of Rome – is the story of an empire at its bloody, extravagant, chaotic, ruthless height.

Empress Maria Theresa and the Politics of Habsburg Imperial Art

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Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 9780271037226
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book Empress Maria Theresa and the Politics of Habsburg Imperial Art written by Michael Elia Yonan and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the intersections between monarchy, gender, and art through an investigation of the visual and architectural culture of the eighteenth-century Habsburg empress Maria Theresa"--Provided by publisher.

The Romanov Empress

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Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0425286185
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book The Romanov Empress written by C. W. Gortner and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For readers of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir comes a dramatic novel of the beloved Empress Maria, the Danish princess who became the mother of the last Russian tsar. “This epic tale is captivating and beautifully told.”—Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours Barely nineteen, Minnie knows that her station in life as a Danish princess is to leave her family and enter into a royal marriage—as her older sister Alix has done, moving to England to wed Queen Victoria’s eldest son. The winds of fortune bring Minnie to Russia, where she marries the Romanov heir, Alexander, and once he ascends the throne, becomes empress. When resistance to his reign strikes at the heart of her family and the tsar sets out to crush all who oppose him, Minnie—now called Maria—must tread a perilous path of compromise in a country she has come to love. Her husband’s death leaves their son Nicholas as the inexperienced ruler of a deeply divided and crumbling empire. Determined to guide him to reforms that will bring Russia into the modern age, Maria faces implacable opposition from Nicholas’s strong-willed wife, Alexandra, whose fervor has led her into a disturbing relationship with a mystic named Rasputin. As the unstoppable wave of revolution rises anew to engulf Russia, Maria will face her most dangerous challenge and her greatest heartache. From the opulent palaces of St. Petersburg and the intrigue-laced salons of the aristocracy to the World War I battlefields and the bloodied countryside occupied by the Bolsheviks, C. W. Gortner sweeps us into the anarchic fall of an empire and the complex, bold heart of the woman who tried to save it. Praise for The Romanov Empress “Timely . . . [Gortner’s] ability to weave what reads as a simple tale from such complex historical and familial storylines is impressive. . . . Maria’s life as a royal reads like a historical soap opera.”—USA Today “Gortner, an experienced hand at recreating the unique aura of a particular time and place, will deftly sweep historical-fictions fans into this glamorous, turbulent, and ultimately tragic chapter in history.”—Booklist (starred review) “Mesmerizing . . . This insightful first-person account of the downfall of the Romanov rule . . . is the powerful story of a mother trying to save her family and an aristocrat fighting to maintain rule in a country of rebellion.”—Publishers Weekly “A twist on the tragic story you’ve heard many times before.”—Bustle

An Uncommon Woman

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Total Pages : 744 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book An Uncommon Woman written by Hannah Pakula and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Prussian Crown Princess Vicky, Queen Victoria's eldest daughter who married Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia and who gave birth to Kaiser Wilhelm II.