States

Bavaria part twoAs with many royal figures, Ludwig had a string of lovers. Perhaps the most famous was his Irish-born mistress, Eliza Gilbert, known by her stage name Lola Montez.…

Bavaria part oneThe Kingdom of Bavaria, a German state since the tenth century, became a member state of the German Confederation between 1815 and 1866 and was considered the second…

Saxony part two-- the scandal Saxony’s royal scandal involved the Crown Princess Louise’s (the wife of Friedrich August) flight in December 1902 with André Giron, who had been the French…

Saxony part oneThe Kingdom of Saxony, a German state since 1180, was a member of the German Confederation from 1815 to 1866. Prior to that, the Wettin dynasty had split…

Prussia part twoPrussia had two houses of parliament. The king alone exercised the executive power, had the supreme command of the army, and was head of the protestant church; however,…

Prussia part oneWhen Germany unified there were four kingdoms, Prussia being the most powerful. The other kingdoms were Bavaria, Saxony, and Württemberg. Napoleon had elevated these three to kingdoms as…

HesseThis blog clarifies a lot of confusion. I am probably causing more. I need to set a few things straight about this state. It came into triangle shaped halves one…

Alsace-Lorraine part twoTheir military superiors generally considered the soldiers from Alsace-Lorraine unreliable. Those who were considered a significant problem were transferred to the Eastern front against the Russians and away…

Alsace-LorrainePart one(Elsaß-Lothringen)This territory, also known as the Reichslande, was a prize seized from France after the Franco-Prussian war of 1871. It was a Reich’s province until it became a quasi-state…