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The rise of Prussia within the German Empire began with Frederick William, the “Great Elector” (1640-1688), through shrewd diplomatic maneuvering and efficient domestic governance. Frederick William unified many of the scattered territories into the most powerful Protestant state and turned these territories into a unified state, to become a leading political player in northern Europe. This was a critical step in the rise of Prussia because if the smaller territories could not have been unified…

The composer i am writing about is Richard Wagner. Richard was a German composer and he was born in Leipzig, Saxony and on May 22, 1813. He died February 13, 1883 and his cause of death was heart failure. The genre of his music was classical. He began in the 1830s to write his music. He was the ninth child in the family of Carl Wagner, a police clerk. Richard was only six months when his father died. Wagner studied piano from the age of 7 and soon developed ability to…

Whilst Martin Luther read the Letters of Paul in the New testament the main message Luther gained from his reading of the text was that Paul preached that to enter all individuals needed to do was just whole heartedly believe in God and having a strong faith is the only essential they needed to enter the gates of heaven. As a result of this Martin Luther began to make changes when he journeyed around preaching to the public that Paul’s ideology was incorrect and that may of the rituals and…

The Early Middle Ages are commonly referred to by historians as the “Dark Ages”, due to several factors, including the lack of written documents that would reveal important details about the lives of people during this time, as well as the state of political unrest and civil uprising that was at play, because of the recent collapse of the Roman Empire in Western Europe. This was a time during which nations and alliances were constantly forming and shifting, resulting in many wars and battles.…

George Frederick Handel was born on February 23rd, 1685. His parents were George and Dorothy Handel of Halle Saxony Germany. His father was 73 when he was born and he was an eminent barber-surgeon who served in the court of Saxony Weissenfels and Margraviate of Brandenburg. Handel was inspired by music. Unfortunately, his father was very surprised and urged him to study law instead. His father restricted his use of any musical instruments. Luckily his mother, on the other hand, was very…

Charles V was the Holy Roman Empire from 1526 until his death in 1558. He was born in Country of Flanders on February 24, 1500. His father was Philip I also know as Philip The Handsome was the first member of the house of Habsburg to be King of Castile. His mother was Joanna of Castile also know as the Mad. After Charles father died in 1506 he was sent to go live with his aunt Margaret of Austria. When Charles turned 15 in 1515 he became duke of Burgundy and gained rule over the Netherlands. On…

King Pepin the Short. Later when he became King of the Franks, his country already occupied nearly all of modern France, all of Belgium and the Netherlands, most of Switzerland, and large areas of Germany. To expand the country even more he added Saxony, Bavaria, large parts of Austria, the Kingdom of Lombardy, which was all of northern Italy, and an area of Spain. His country was the largest in the history of Western Europe after the fall of the West Roman Empire. In the year 800, on December…

The origins of a European war Strong tensions between Catholics and Protestants The spread of Protestantism in its Lutheran version in German states in the sixteenth century led to clashes between Lutheran princes and princes remained Catholic under the leadership of Emperor Charles V. In 1555, the Peace of Augsburg suspended hostilities by requiring each state religion of its prince. Lutheranism continued to grow until 1570 while Calvinism new confession not recognized by the Peace of…

Martin Luther was a normal middle class child growing up in Germany where his father worked very hard to provide the best for his family. He was born on November 11, 1483, in the city of Eiselben, Saxony, which is a division of Germany. Soon after he was born, Martin and his family moved to another German city, Mansfield. Martin’s parents were Hans and Margarethe Luther. Hans worked in the copper mines, but he had many aspirations of his son becoming an influential lawyer. Martin’s grandparents…

Tycho Brahe was born in 1546 in a Danish high nobility family, during a time in which Denmark had just transitioned from Roman Catholic to Lutheran, and had emerged as a dominant power that not only covered the area of modern Denmark, but of Norway and Iceland. Tyco was raised by his uncle Jorgen, who wanted a child so dearly that he abducted Tycho from Tycho’s parents. Born to one of the most prominent families in Denmark, Tycho’s led an early life with privilege and indulgence. He was educated…