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==Incumbents== |
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'''[[Holy Roman Empire]]''' |
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* [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis II]] |
* [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis II]] (5 July 1792{{snd}}6 August 1806) |
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=== Kingdoms === |
=== Kingdoms === |
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* '''[[Kingdom of Prussia]]''' |
* '''[[Kingdom of Prussia]]''' |
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** Monarch – [[Frederick William III of Prussia]] (16 November 1797 |
** Monarch – [[Frederick William III of Prussia]] (16 November 1797{{snd}}7 June 1840)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tikkanen |first=Amy |date=30 July 2018 |title=Federick William III |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-William-III |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=Encyclopaedia Britannica}}</ref> |
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* '''[[Kingdom of Bavaria]]''' |
* '''[[Kingdom of Bavaria]]''' |
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** [[Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria|Maximilian I]] (1 January 1806 |
** [[Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria|Maximilian I]] (1 January 1806{{snd}}13 October 1825)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|volume=17|page=921|wstitle=Maximilian I., king of Bavaria}}</ref> |
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* '''[[Kingdom of Saxony]]''' |
* '''[[Kingdom of Saxony]]''' |
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** [[Frederick Augustus I of Saxony|Frederick Augustus I]] (20 December 1806 |
** [[Frederick Augustus I of Saxony|Frederick Augustus I]] (20 December 1806{{snd}}5 May 1827)<ref>{{Cite web| title = General German Biography - Wikisource| access-date = 24 January 2021| url = https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Allgemeine_Deutsche_Biographie}}</ref> |
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* '''[[Kingdom of Württemberg]]''' |
* '''[[Kingdom of Württemberg]]''' |
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** [[Frederick I of Württemberg|Frederick I]] (22 December 1797 |
** [[Frederick I of Württemberg|Frederick I]] (22 December 1797{{snd}}30 October 1816)<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = New York : Atlantic Monthly Press| isbn = 978-0-87113-739-5| last = David| first = Saul| title = Prince of pleasure : the Prince of Wales and the making of the Regency| access-date = 24 January 2021| date = 1998| url = http://archive.org/details/princeofpleasure00davi}}</ref> |
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=== Grand Duchies === |
=== Grand Duchies === |
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* '''[[Grand Duke of Baden]]''' |
* '''[[Grand Duke of Baden]]''' |
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** [[Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden|Charles Frederick]] (25 July 1806 |
** [[Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden|Charles Frederick]] (25 July 1806{{snd}}10 June 1811) |
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* '''[[Grand Duke of Hesse]]''' |
* '''[[Grand Duke of Hesse]]''' |
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** [[Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse|Louis I]] (14 August 1806 |
** [[Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse|Louis I]] (14 August 1806{{snd}}6 April 1830)<ref name="genea">{{cite book|title=Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans| trans-title=Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AINPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA38|year=1768|publisher=Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel|location=Bourdeaux|language=fr|page=38}}</ref> |
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* [[Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|'''Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin''']] |
* [[Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|'''Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin''']] |
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** [[Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Frederick Francis I]] |
** [[Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Frederick Francis I]] (24 April 1785{{snd}}1 February 1837)<ref name="genea" /> |
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* '''[[Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]''' |
* '''[[Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]''' |
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** [[Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|Charles II]] (2 June 1794 |
** [[Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|Charles II]] (2 June 1794{{snd}}6 November 1816)<ref>{{cite book |last= Huish |first= Robert | title =Public and Private Life His Late Excellent and most Gracious Majesty George The Third | publisher =T. Kelly | year =1821 | page =170 }}</ref> |
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* '''[[Grand Duke of Oldenburg]]''' |
* '''[[Grand Duke of Oldenburg]]''' |
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** [[Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg|Wilhelm]] (6 July 1785 |
** [[Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg|Wilhelm]] (6 July 1785{{snd}}2 July 1823) Due to mental illness, Wilhelm was duke in name only, with his cousin Peter, Prince-Bishop of Lübeck, acting as regent throughout his entire reign.<ref name="Olden">{{cite web |title=Oldenburg Royal Family |url=http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/Oldenburg_Royal_Family.htm |website=Monarchies of Europe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060317161934/http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/Oldenburg_Royal_Family.htm |access-date=1 January 2021|archive-date=17 March 2006 }}</ref> |
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** [[Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg|Peter I]] (2 July 1823 |
** [[Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg|Peter I]] (2 July 1823{{snd}}21 May 1829)<ref name="Olden"/> |
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* '''Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar''' |
* '''Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar''' |
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** [[Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach|Karl August]] (1758–1809) Raised to grand duchy in 1809 |
** [[Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach|Karl August]] (1758–1809) Raised to grand duchy in 1809 |
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=== Principalities === |
=== Principalities === |
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* '''[[Schaumburg-Lippe]]''' |
* '''[[Schaumburg-Lippe]]''' |
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** [[George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe|George William]] (13 February 1787 |
** [[George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe|George William]] (13 February 1787{{snd}}1860) |
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* '''[[Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt]]''' |
* '''[[Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt]]''' |
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** [[Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt|Louis Frederick II]] (13 April 1793 |
** [[Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt|Louis Frederick II]] (13 April 1793{{snd}}28 April 1807)<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = Thüringer Chronik-Verlag Müllerott| isbn = 978-3-910132-29-0| last1 = Apfelstedt| first1 = F.| last2 = Apfelstedt| first2 = Heinrich Friedrich Theodor| title = Das Haus Kevernburg-Schwarzburg von seinem Ursprunge bis auf unsere Zeit| date = 1996}}</ref> |
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* '''[[Schwarzburg-Sondershausen]]''' |
* '''[[Schwarzburg-Sondershausen]]''' |
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** Günther Friedrich Karl I (14 October 1794 |
** Günther Friedrich Karl I (14 October 1794{{snd}}19 August 1835) |
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* '''[[Principality of Lippe]]''' |
* '''[[Principality of Lippe]]''' |
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** [[Leopold II, Prince of Lippe|Leopold II]] (5 November 1802 |
** [[Leopold II, Prince of Lippe|Leopold II]] (5 November 1802{{snd}}1 January 1851)<ref>{{cite book |year=1850 |publisher=[[Justus Perthes]] |edition=87th |title=[[Almanach de Gotha]] |page=38 }}</ref> |
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* '''[[Principality of Reuss-Greiz]]''' |
* '''[[Principality of Reuss-Greiz]]''' |
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** [[Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz|Heinrich XIII]] (28 June 1800 |
** [[Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz|Heinrich XIII]] (28 June 1800{{snd}}29 January 1817) |
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* [[Waldeck (state)|'''Waldeck and Pyrmont''']] |
* [[Waldeck (state)|'''Waldeck and Pyrmont''']] |
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** [[Friedrich Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont|Friedrich Karl August]] (29 August 1763 |
** [[Friedrich Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont|Friedrich Karl August]] (29 August 1763{{snd}}24 September 1812) |
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=== Duchies === |
=== Duchies === |
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* [[Anhalt-Dessau|'''Duke of Anhalt-Dessau''']] |
* [[Anhalt-Dessau|'''Duke of Anhalt-Dessau''']] |
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** [[Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau|Leopold III]] (16 December 1751 |
** [[Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau|Leopold III]] (16 December 1751{{snd}}9 August 1817)<ref>J. Morley, "The Bauhaus Effect," in Social Utopias of the Twenties (Germany: Müller Bushmann press, 1995), 11.</ref> |
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* '''[[Duke of Brunswick]]''' |
* '''[[Duke of Brunswick]]''' |
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** [[Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Frederick William]] (16 October 1806 |
** [[Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Frederick William]] (16 October 1806{{snd}}16 June 1815)<ref name=":0">Gerhard Schildt: ''Von der Restauration zur Reichsgründungszeit'', in Horst-Rüdiger Jarck / Gerhard Schildt (eds.), ''Die Braunschweigische Landesgeschichte. Jahrtausendrückblick einer Region'', Braunschweig 2000, pp. 753–766.</ref> |
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* '''[[Duke of Saxe-Altenburg]]''' |
* '''[[Duke of Saxe-Altenburg]]''' |
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** Duke of [[Saxe-Hildburghausen]] (1780–1826) - [[Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg|Frederick]]<ref name="genea" /> |
** Duke of [[Saxe-Hildburghausen]] (1780–1826) - [[Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg|Frederick]]<ref name="genea" /> |
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* '''[[Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]''' |
* '''[[Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]''' |
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** [[Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Ernest I]] (9 December 1806 |
** [[Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Ernest I]] (9 December 1806{{snd}}12 November 1826)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Ernest I.|volume=9|page=751}}</ref> |
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* '''[[Duke of Saxe-Meiningen]]''' |
* '''[[Duke of Saxe-Meiningen]]''' |
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** [[Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen|Bernhard II]] (24 December |
** [[Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen|Bernhard II]] (24 December 1803{{snd}}20 September 1866)<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.meiningermuseen.de/pages/schloss/personen/herzogliche-familie/georg-i.php|title=Biografie Georg I (German)|publisher=Meininger Museen|access-date=8 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915152148/http://www.meiningermuseen.de/pages/schloss/personen/herzogliche-familie/georg-i.php|archive-date=15 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* '''Duke of [[Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck|Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck]]''' |
* '''Duke of [[Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck|Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck]]''' |
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** [[Frederick Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck|Frederick Charles Louis]] (24 February 1775 |
** [[Frederick Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck|Frederick Charles Louis]] (24 February 1775{{snd}}25 March 1816)<ref name="Albinus">{{cite book|last=Albinus|first=Robert|title=Lexikon der Stadt Königsberg Pr. und Umgebung|publisher=Verlag Gerhard Rautenberg|year=1985|isbn=3-7921-0320-6|location=Leer|pages=371|language=de}}</ref> |
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== Events == |
== Events == |
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* 1 January |
* 1 January – The [[Kingdom of Bavaria]] is established by [[Napoleon]]. |
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* 12 July – Sixteen German [[Imperial State]]s leave the [[Holy Roman Empire]] and form the [[Confederation of the Rhine]]; [[Liechtenstein]] is given full sovereignty, leading to the collapse of the Empire after 844 years. |
* 12 July – Sixteen German [[Imperial State]]s leave the [[Holy Roman Empire]] and form the [[Confederation of the Rhine]]; [[Liechtenstein]] is given full sovereignty, leading to the collapse of the Empire after 844 years. |
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* 6 August – [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis II]], the last [[Holy Roman Emperor]], abdicates, thus ending the [[Holy Roman Empire]] after about a millennium. |
* 6 August – [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis II]], the last [[Holy Roman Emperor]], abdicates, thus ending the [[Holy Roman Empire]] after about a millennium. |
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* 25 September – [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] issues an ultimatum to Paris, threatening war if France does not halt marching its troops through Prussian territory to reach Austria; the message does not reach Napoleon Bonaparte until 7 October, and he responds by attacking Prussia.<ref name= Petre>F. Loraine Petre, ''Napoleon's Conquest of Prussia |
* 25 September – [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] issues an ultimatum to Paris, threatening war if France does not halt marching its troops through Prussian territory to reach Austria; the message does not reach Napoleon Bonaparte until 7 October, and he responds by attacking Prussia.<ref name= Petre>F. Loraine Petre, ''Napoleon's Conquest of Prussia{{snd}}1806'' (John Lane Company, 1907) pxv</ref> |
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* 8 October – Napoleon responds to the 25 September ultimatum from [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]], and begins the [[War of the Fourth Coalition]]; Prussia is joined by [[History of Saxony|Saxony]] and other minor [[List of historic states of Germany|German states]].<ref name= Petre/> |
* 8 October – Napoleon responds to the 25 September ultimatum from [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]], and begins the [[War of the Fourth Coalition]]; Prussia is joined by [[History of Saxony|Saxony]] and other minor [[List of historic states of Germany|German states]].<ref name= Petre/> |
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* 9 October – [[Battle of Schleiz]]: French and Prussian forces fight for the first time since the war began. The Prussian army is easily defeated, by a more numerous French force. |
* 9 October – [[Battle of Schleiz]]: French and Prussian forces fight for the first time since the war began. The Prussian army is easily defeated, by a more numerous French force. |
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* 10 October – [[Battle of Saalfeld]] |
* 10 October – [[Battle of Saalfeld]] |
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* 14 October – [[Battle of Jena–Auerstedt]]: [[Napoleon]] defeats the Prussian army of [[Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen|Prince Hohenlohe]] at [[Jena]], while [[Louis-Nicolas Davout|Marshal Davout]] defeats the main Prussian army under [[Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]], who is killed. |
* 14 October – [[Battle of Jena–Auerstedt]]: [[Napoleon]] defeats the Prussian army of [[Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen|Prince Hohenlohe]] at [[Jena]], while [[Louis-Nicolas Davout|Marshal Davout]] defeats the main Prussian army under [[Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]], who is killed. |
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* 17 October – [[Battle of Halle]] |
* 17 October – [[Battle of Halle]] |
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* 24 October – [[Fall of Berlin (1806)|French forces enter Berlin]]. |
* 24 October – [[Fall of Berlin (1806)|French forces enter Berlin]]. |
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* 25 October{{snd}}8 November – [[Siege of Magdeburg (1806)|Siege of Magdeburg]] |
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* 28 October – [[Battle of Prenzlau]] |
* 28 October – [[Battle of Prenzlau]] |
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* 29 October – [[Capitulation of Pasewalk]] |
* 29 October – [[Capitulation of Pasewalk]] |
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* 1 November – [[Battle of Waren-Nossentin]] |
* 1 November – [[Battle of Waren-Nossentin]] |
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* 6 November – [[Battle of Lübeck]] |
* 6 November – [[Battle of Lübeck]] |
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* 7–22 November – [[Siege of Hamelin]] |
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* 21 November – [[Berlin Decree]] |
* 21 November – [[Berlin Decree]] |
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== Births == |
== Births == |
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* 1 January – [[Lionel Kieseritzky]], Baltic-German chess player ( |
* 1 January – [[Lionel Kieseritzky]], Baltic-German chess player (died [[1853 in Germany|1853]]) |
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* 13 January – [[Eugen Napoleon Neureuther]], German painter and illustrator (died 1882) |
* 13 January – [[Eugen Napoleon Neureuther]], German painter and illustrator (died [[1882 in Germany|1882]]) |
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* 18 February – Eduard Heis, German mathematician and astronomer (died 1877) |
* 18 February – Eduard Heis, German mathematician and astronomer (died [[1877 in Germany|1877]]) |
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* 6 April – [[Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl]], German scholar ( |
* 6 April – [[Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl]], German scholar (died [[1876 in Germany|1876]]) |
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* 12 June – [[John Augustus Roebling]], German-American engineer ( |
* 12 June – [[John Augustus Roebling]], German-American engineer (died [[1869 in the United States|1869]]) |
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* 22 July – [[Johann Kaspar Zeuss]], German historian and philologist (died 1856) |
* 22 July – [[Johann Kaspar Zeuss]], German historian and philologist (died [[1856 in Germany|1856]]) |
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[[File:Stirner-kar1900.jpg|thumb|right|110px|[[Max Stirner]]]] |
[[File:Stirner-kar1900.jpg|thumb|right|110px|[[Max Stirner]]]] |
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* 25 October – [[Max Stirner]], German philosopher ( |
* 25 October – [[Max Stirner]], German philosopher (died [[1856 in Germany|1856]]) |
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* 23 November – [[Philipp Hoffmann (architect)|Philipp Hoffmann]], German architect and builder (died 1889) |
* 23 November – [[Philipp Hoffmann (architect)|Philipp Hoffmann]], German architect and builder (died [[1889 in Germany|1869]]) |
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* 11 December – [[Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich]], German geologist ( |
* 11 December – [[Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich]], German geologist (died [[1886 in Germany|1886]]) |
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== Deaths == |
== Deaths == |
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* 23 August – [[Johann Eleazar Zeissig]], German [[Genre works|genre]], portrait and [[porcelain painter]], and engraver (born 1737) |
* 23 August – [[Johann Eleazar Zeissig]], German [[Genre works|genre]], portrait and [[porcelain painter]], and engraver (born 1737) |
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* 10 October – [[Therese Maron]], German painter active in Rome (born 1725) |
* 10 October – [[Therese Maron]], German painter active in Rome (born 1725) |
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* 10 October – [[Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772–1806)|Louis Ferdinand of Prussia]], German prince (killed in battle) ( |
* 10 October – [[Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772–1806)|Louis Ferdinand of Prussia]], German prince (killed in battle) (born 1772) |
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=== Date unknown === |
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* [[Johann Gottfried Arnold]], German cellist ( |
* [[Johann Gottfried Arnold]], German cellist (born 1773) |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Events from the year 1806 in Germany.
Incumbents
[edit]- Francis II (5 July 1792 – 6 August 1806)
Kingdoms
[edit]- Kingdom of Prussia
- Monarch – Frederick William III of Prussia (16 November 1797 – 7 June 1840)[1]
- Kingdom of Bavaria
- Maximilian I (1 January 1806 – 13 October 1825)[2]
- Kingdom of Saxony
- Frederick Augustus I (20 December 1806 – 5 May 1827)[3]
- Kingdom of Württemberg
- Frederick I (22 December 1797 – 30 October 1816)[4]
Grand Duchies
[edit]- Grand Duke of Baden
- Charles Frederick (25 July 1806 – 10 June 1811)
- Grand Duke of Hesse
- Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Frederick Francis I (24 April 1785 – 1 February 1837)[5]
- Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Charles II (2 June 1794 – 6 November 1816)[6]
- Grand Duke of Oldenburg
- Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar
- Karl August (1758–1809) Raised to grand duchy in 1809
Principalities
[edit]- Schaumburg-Lippe
- George William (13 February 1787 – 1860)
- Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Louis Frederick II (13 April 1793 – 28 April 1807)[8]
- Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
- Günther Friedrich Karl I (14 October 1794 – 19 August 1835)
- Principality of Lippe
- Leopold II (5 November 1802 – 1 January 1851)[9]
- Principality of Reuss-Greiz
- Heinrich XIII (28 June 1800 – 29 January 1817)
- Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Friedrich Karl August (29 August 1763 – 24 September 1812)
Duchies
[edit]- Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
- Leopold III (16 December 1751 – 9 August 1817)[10]
- Duke of Brunswick
- Frederick William (16 October 1806 – 16 June 1815)[11]
- Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1780–1826) - Frederick[5]
- Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Bernhard II (24 December 1803 – 20 September 1866)[13]
- Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
- Frederick Charles Louis (24 February 1775 – 25 March 1816)[14]
Events
[edit]- 1 January – The Kingdom of Bavaria is established by Napoleon.
- 12 July – Sixteen German Imperial States leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine; Liechtenstein is given full sovereignty, leading to the collapse of the Empire after 844 years.
- 6 August – Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates, thus ending the Holy Roman Empire after about a millennium.
- 25 September – Prussia issues an ultimatum to Paris, threatening war if France does not halt marching its troops through Prussian territory to reach Austria; the message does not reach Napoleon Bonaparte until 7 October, and he responds by attacking Prussia.[15]
- 8 October – Napoleon responds to the 25 September ultimatum from Prussia, and begins the War of the Fourth Coalition; Prussia is joined by Saxony and other minor German states.[15]
- 9 October – Battle of Schleiz: French and Prussian forces fight for the first time since the war began. The Prussian army is easily defeated, by a more numerous French force.
- 10 October – Battle of Saalfeld
- 14 October – Battle of Jena–Auerstedt: Napoleon defeats the Prussian army of Prince Hohenlohe at Jena, while Marshal Davout defeats the main Prussian army under Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, who is killed.
- 16 October – Capitulation of Erfurt
- 17 October – Battle of Halle
- 24 October – French forces enter Berlin.
- 25 October – 8 November – Siege of Magdeburg
- 28 October – Battle of Prenzlau
- 29 October – Capitulation of Pasewalk
- 30 October – Capitulation of Stettin: Believing themselves massively outnumbered, the 5,300-man garrison at Stettin in Prussia surrenders to a much smaller French force without a fight.
- 1 November – Battle of Waren-Nossentin
- 6 November – Battle of Lübeck
- 7–22 November – Siege of Hamelin
- 21 November – Berlin Decree
Births
[edit]- 1 January – Lionel Kieseritzky, Baltic-German chess player (died 1853)
- 13 January – Eugen Napoleon Neureuther, German painter and illustrator (died 1882)
- 18 February – Eduard Heis, German mathematician and astronomer (died 1877)
- 6 April – Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl, German scholar (died 1876)
- 12 June – John Augustus Roebling, German-American engineer (died 1869)
- 22 July – Johann Kaspar Zeuss, German historian and philologist (died 1856)
- 25 October – Max Stirner, German philosopher (died 1856)
- 23 November – Philipp Hoffmann, German architect and builder (died 1869)
- 11 December – Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, German geologist (died 1886)
Deaths
[edit]- 6 January – Jean Henri Riesener, German furniture designer (born 1734)
- 3 March – Heinrich Christian Boie, German poet and editor (born 1744)
- 23 August – Johann Eleazar Zeissig, German genre, portrait and porcelain painter, and engraver (born 1737)
- 10 October – Therese Maron, German painter active in Rome (born 1725)
- 10 October – Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, German prince (killed in battle) (born 1772)
Date unknown
[edit]- Johann Gottfried Arnold, German cellist (born 1773)
References
[edit]- ^ Tikkanen, Amy (30 July 2018). "Federick William III". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 921.
- ^ "General German Biography - Wikisource". Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ David, Saul (1998). Prince of pleasure : the Prince of Wales and the making of the Regency. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN 978-0-87113-739-5. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 38.
- ^ Huish, Robert (1821). Public and Private Life His Late Excellent and most Gracious Majesty George The Third. T. Kelly. p. 170.
- ^ a b "Oldenburg Royal Family". Monarchies of Europe. Archived from the original on 17 March 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Apfelstedt, F.; Apfelstedt, Heinrich Friedrich Theodor (1996). Das Haus Kevernburg-Schwarzburg von seinem Ursprunge bis auf unsere Zeit. Thüringer Chronik-Verlag Müllerott. ISBN 978-3-910132-29-0.
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