Arndt, Ernst Moritz
German writer
born
at Schoritz (Rügen)
26.12.1769
died
at Bonn
29.1.1860
In 1813 he takes part as adherent of the baron von Stein in the German resistance against Napoleon I.
Author of patriotic songs and political papers.
The year compares 1803, 1809
Barnim IX.
(mentioned "the old")
Duke of Pomerania since 1523, of Pomerania-Stettin from 1532 to 1569
born
at Oderburg (bei Stettin)
2.12.851
died
at Oderburg (near Stettin)
2.11.1573
1525 marriage with Anna from the house Braunschweig-Lüneburg.
He could repel the brandenburgs requirements for leaning on Pomerania during the common government with his brother George at the Grimnitzer contract of 1529 and obtain the realm immediacy. After introduction of the reformation 1534 by Johannes Bugenhagen Barnim counted and its nephew and Co-regent Philipp to the promoters of the Protestantism, without taking part actively in the "Schmalkaldischen" war. After the 1541 allocation Pomerania governed Barnim took place in the Stettin area half. 1569 he laid down the government.
The year compares 1556
Bogislaw V.
He was appointed after the death of his father, duke Wartislaw IV. by Wolgast, with eight years the duke.His guardians were the dukes Otto I. of Stettin and Barnim III.
born
approx. 1328
died
in the monastery of Belbuck
23.4.1374
1343 - the 1. marriage with Elizabeth Piasten of Poland,
1362 - the 2. marriage with the daughter of the duke of Braunschweig. The Pomeranian chronicles wrote very well over duke Bogislaw V. He was a courageous, truth-loving ruler.
The year compares 1347
Bogislaw X.
(mentioned "the large")
He was educated partly at the Polish king yard at Krakau (1446-1458).
born
at Rügenwalde
1454
died
at Stettin
1523
At 2.2.1491 marriage with Anna, the daughter of Casimir of Poland. In the year 1474 he took over the Pomeranian duchy, after the death of his father duke Erich II. In the years of his government he abolished the evils of "highway robbery" and "assaults" and stimulate the trade.
The year compares 1474-1523
Bogislaw XIV.
The last one of the accessing dynasty.
born
1580
died
at Stettin
1637
1615 marrige with Elizabeth from the house Schleswig-Holstein.
He divides first with its brothers and its cousin the administration of Pomerania. After the death of its relatives, which did not leave inheriting, he administered Pomerania as a man completely.
The year compares 1637, 1653
Bugenhagen, Johannes
(mentioned "doctor Pommeranus")
born
at Wollin
24.6.1485
died
at Wittenberg
20.4.1558
Co-workers of Luther, hetranslated the Bible into the flat German.
Author evangl. Church and school regulations.
The year compares 1517, 1534
Elizabeth of Russia
(russ. Jelisaweta Petrowna)
Russian Zarin of 1741-1762
born
at Moskau
29.12.1709
died
at St. Petersburg
5.1.1762
1743 she terminated it the war with Sweden and fought in the Austrian succession war as in the Seven Years' War on the side of Austria against Prussia.
The year compares 1759-1761
Erich I.
(mentioned "the Pommer")
Son of duke Wartislaw VII. of Pomerania-Stolp.
First, union king of Sweden and Denmark 1397 to 1439 and from Norway to 1442.
born
at Rügenwalde as "Bogislaw"
approx. 1382
died
at Rügenwalde
16.6.1459
Bogislaw was 1397 got by his aunt queen Margarethe of Denmark 1388 to the Danish yard, adopted and then assumed the name Erich (also Erik VII.).
He wanted the union to the centralistic unit state to convert open a Danish pommersches Baltic Sea realm and in the fight against Holsteiner the counts the duchy Schleswig recover; however to the counts and the Hanse allied with them was subject Holsteiner. Lost 1440 Denmark and Sweden and 1442 also Norway. The dethroned Erich spent 12 years on the Swedish Island of Gotland and led with its faithful ones sea-predatory attacks on trading vessels from 1449 Erich by his Pomeranian ships from Rügenwalde and Schlawe from a siege by Danes and Sweden according to Rügenwalde was fetched back there. There he still lived thenstill 10 years, however not without quarrel with the city dwellers.
The year compares 1382, 1449-1459, 1459
Friedrich II.
(mentioned "the Large")
Prussian king of 1740-1786.
born
at Berlin
24.1.1712
died
at Potsdam
17.8.1786
Marriaged with Elizabeth Christine of Braunschweig-Bevern.
Since 1772 Friedrich no longer called himself "king in Prussia", but "king of Prussia" and acquired up to then Polish West-Prussia (in the Seven Years' War). Broader Gersick man historical consciousness Friedrich entered mainly than the "old Fritz", when the strict, but fair national father. It announced the general faith liberty in Prussia.
The year compares 1853
Friedrich III.
(Crown prince Friedrich Wilhelm)
Emperor and king of Prussia from March to June 1888.
born
at Potsdam
18.10.1831
died
at Potsdam
15.6.1888
was He marriaged with Viktoria of England.
Friedrich was hard during its accession laryngeal suffering and governed only 99 days; it could not form itself therefore politically.
The year compares 1822
Friedrich Wilhelm
(mentioned "the Large cure prince")
Cure prince of Brandenburg from 1640 to 1688.
born
at Berlin
16.2.1620
died
at Potsdam
9.5.1688
Breaking castle (acquisition of Eastern Pomerania, as well as some religious territories as remuneration for the renouncement of Vorpommern with Stettin) attained at the Westphalian peace the territorial prerequisites for the ascent; the peace of Oliva (1660) acknowledged the sovereignty acquired at the Nordic war over the duchy Prussia. At the realm war against Ludwig XIV. of France it triumphed to 28.6.1685 during Fehrbellin over Sweden allied with France and drove them out of West Pomerania and Prussia, had however in peacetime of Saint Germain without West Pomerania to do again.
The year compares 1640-88
Friedrich Wilhelm I.
(called "the Soldier king")
Prussian king of 1713-1740.
born
at Berlin
14.8.1688
died
at Potsdam
31.5.1740
He made an end for the wasteful yard attitude, which its father had followed, and introduced a regime of strict thriftiness, in order to arrange the wrecked finances of the state. He created a standing army of 80,000 men and an accurate, taut administration led by able officials. At the Nordic war (peace of Stockholm 1720) he acquired Vorpommern.
The year compares 1720
Melanchthron, Philipp
(Actual name Philipp Schwarzerd)
Reformator
born
at Bretten (in Baden)
16.2.1497
died
at Wittenberg
19.4.1560
Humanist, the most important co-worker of Martin Luther. The transformation of the Wittenberg university, as well as the controlling position, executed according to Martin Luther plans 1536, which it granted to the antique in the public education, for completely Germany attained meaning, so that they gave him the honour title "Praeceptor Germaniae" (instructor of Germany).
The year compares 1817