Infobox Former Country native name Granducato di Toscana conventional long name GrandDuchy of Tuscany ... The GrandDuchy of Tuscany at its greatest extent in 1796 capital Florence national anthem La Leopolda ... Bowring, 1839, p 6 stat year1 1801 currency Tuscan lira 1826 br Tuscan fiorino 1826 1859 Duchy of Tuscany redirects here. For the Medieval duchy, see March of Tuscany . The GrandDuchy of Tuscany lang ... name Heraldica Medici period Foundation The GrandDuchy of Tuscany was founded in August 1569, when ... web title The GrandDuchy of Tuscany publisher heraldica.org date July 4, 2005 author Fran ois Velde ... a Spanish one. ref name Heraldica cite web title The GrandDuchy of Tuscany publisher heraldica.org ... Theresa , who became Tuscany s grand duchess. Francis had to cede his ancestral Lorraine duchy ... I with his children and wife, 1776 Image Flag of the GrandDuchy of Tuscany 1840 .svg thumb State ... gallery File Flag of the GrandDuchy of Tuscany c. 1737 c. 1749 .svg Naval flag 1737 1749 File Flag ... of Tuscany.svg State flag with small arms 1840 1848, 1849 1860 File Flag of the GrandDuchy of Tuscany .... Parliament. House of Commons Report on the GrandDuchy of Tuscany John Bowring 1839 Citations reflist ... Bull that created the GrandDuchy br Former monarchies Italian peninsula DEFAULTSORT Tuscany, GrandDuchy of Category GrandDuchy of Tuscany Category 1859 disestablishments Category States and territories established in 1569 Category TuscanyGrandDuchy of Tuscany Category House of Bourbon Parma ... da Toscana ru simple GrandDuchy of Tuscany fi Toscanan suurherttuakunta ... Grand Duke leader1 Cosimo I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de Medici first year leader1 1569 1574 leader2 Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany Leopold II last year leader2 1824 1859 stat ..., pp. 315 321 ref The grandduchy s capital was Florence . Before the advent of the House of Lorraine ... of the Republic of Siena to Spain Heraldica.org see citation number 1 ref The grandduchy, initially ... more details
Below is an incomplete list of diplomats from the United Kingdom to the GrandDuchy of Tuscany , specifically Heads of Missions. Expand list date August 2008 Heads of Missions Envoys Extraordinary Elizabeth I of England sent no envoys to Italy before 1600. 1600 1601 Ludovick Bryskett Special Ambassador ref name Bell Gary M. Bell, A handlist of British diplomatic representatives 1509 1688 Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks, 16, 1990 . ref 1603 1604 Sir Anthony Standen Special Ambassador ref name Bell 1604 Michael Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Burleigh Sir Michael Balfour Special Ambassador ref name Bell 1608 1609 Sir Stephen Lesieur Special Ambassador ref name Bell No representation 1631 1633 Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland Jerome Weston ref name Bell No representation 1659 1664 Joseph Kent Agent ref name Bell 1661 George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol Special Ambassador ref name Bell 1665 1671 John Finch Ambassador Sir John Finch Ambassador ref name Bell 1670 Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg Viscount Fauconberg Ambassador Extraordinary ref name Bell 1670 Clement Cottrell Special Ambassador ref name Bell 1670 James Hamilton ref name Bell 1672 Sir Bernard Gascoigne in Florence ... 2010 DEFAULTSORT List Of Diplomats From The United Kingdom To The GrandDuchy Of Tuscany Category Lists of ambassadors of the United Kingdom Tuscany Category Lists of ambassadors to Italy United Kingdom to Tuscany Category History of Tuscany ... 2008 06 22 ref Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany 1838 ..., the GrandDuchy was occupied by Kingdom of Sardinia Sardinia and abolished in 1859 See also GrandDuchy of Tuscany History of Tuscany Rulers of Tuscany Line of succession to the Tuscan Throne Tuscany ... Molesworth Hon. John Molesworth Envoy to Savoy but residing in Tuscany 1722 1723 and treated as Plenipotentiary ... Haydn Also to Duchy of Parma Parma , Duchy of Modena Modena and Republic of Lucca Lucca from 1818 ... more details
cleanup reason Just messy.. date March 2012 lead too short date March 2012 The Grand Prince of Tuscany was the heir to the GrandDuchy of Tuscany Tuscan throne . Grand Prince of Tuscany House of Medici ... Prince width 9 Ceased to be Prince width 9 Death width 8 Grand Princesses of Tuscany Spouse width 9 Marriage align center File Francesco I de Medici.jpg 100px align center Francesco I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco de Medici align center small Cosimo I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany small align center 25 March 1541 align center 21 August 1569 br Tuscany becomes GrandDuchy align center 21 April 1574 br becomes Grand Duke align center 17 October 1587 align center Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany Joanna of Austria align center 18 December 1565 align center File Giovanni ... align center small Francesco I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany small align center colspan 2 20 May ... 100px align center Cosimo II de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo de Medici align center small Ferdinando I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany small align center colspan 2 12 May 1590 align center 17 February 1609 br became Grand Duke align center 28 February 1621 align center Archduchess ... Duke of Tuscany Cosimo de Medici align center small Ferdinando II de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ... Ferdinando de Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany align center rowspan 2 small Cosimo III de Medici, Grand ... Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Gian Gastone de Medici align center 24 May 1671 align center 30 October ... Maria Franziska of Saxe Lauenburg align center 2 July 1697 See also Grand Dukes of Tuscany Category Grand Princes of Tuscany Category House of Medici Category Grand Dukes of Tuscany ... File Portrait Ferdinando II de Medici.jpg 100px align center Ferdinando II de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinando de Medici align center small Cosimo II de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany small align center colspan 2 14 July 1610 align center 28 February 1621 br became Grand Duke align center ... more details
The Grand Princess of Tuscany was the spouse of the Grand Prince of Tuscany , heir to the GrandDuchy of Tuscany Tuscan throne . Grand Princess of Tuscany House of Medici width 95 class wikitable width 6 Picture width 9 Name width 9 Father width 9 Birth width 9 Marriage width 9 Became Princess width 9 Ceased to be Princess width 9 Death width 7 Grand Prince of Tuscany Spouse width 8 Arms align center File Alessandro Allori 033.jpg 100px align center Joanna of Austria align center small Ferdinand ... May 1670 br became Grand Duchess align center 17 September 1721 align center Cosimo III de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo align center File Arms of Marguerite Louise d Orl ans as Grand Duchess ... de Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany Ferdinando align center File Arms of Violante Beatrice of Bavaria as Grand Princess of Tuscany.png 100px align center File Anna Marie Franziska of Saxe Lauenburg.jpg ... July 1697 align center 31 October 1723 align center 31 October 1723 br became Grand Duchess align center 15 October 1741 align center Gian Gastone de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Gian Gastone align center File Arms of Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe Lauenburg as Grand Duchess of Tuscany.png 100px See also List of Tuscan consorts Category Grand Princesses of Tuscany Category House of Medici Category Grand Duchesses of Tuscany ... 1565 align center 21 April 1574 br became Grand Duchess align center 11 April 1578 align center Francesco I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco align center File Arms of Maria Maddalena of Austria as Grand Duchess of Tuscany.png 100px align center File Frans Pourbus d. J. 004.jpg 100px align ... October 1608 align center 17 February 1609 br became Grand Duchess align center 1 November 1631 align center Cosimo II de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo align center File Arms of Maria Maddalena of Austria as Grand Duchess of Tuscany.png 100px align center File Marguerite Louise d Orleans.jpg ... more details
and granted to the Electorate of Bavaria . In the same year Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand III , former GrandDuchy of TuscanyGrand Duke of Tuscany , was compensated with the Electorate ... Bavarian treaty of 3 June 1814, Ferdinand lost his possessions to the Kingdom of Bavaria and the grandduchy was dissolved. Ferdinand was restored to a reconstituted GrandDuchy of Tuscany by the Congress ... of W rzburg Kurf rstentum W rzburg , but it was elevated to the status of a GrandDuchy after ... states of the Great French War States of the Confederation of the Rhine DEFAULTSORT Wurzburg, GrandDuchy Category 1814 disestablishments Category W rzburg GrandDuchy Category States of the Confederation ... de Gro herzogtum W rzburg el es Gran Ducado de Wurzburgo fr Grand duch ... more details
GrandDuchy is an United States American alternative rock alternative electronic rock electronic art rock band formed in 2008 by Black Francis and his wife Violet Clark. ref Cite web last first title GrandDuchy is Black Francis & Violet Clark Cooking Vinyl to release duo s debut url http www.phillygirlabouttown.com girl about town 2008 12 grandduchy is black francis victoria clark cooking vinyl to release duos debut.html publisher Girl About Town date 2008 12 04 accessdate 2012 04 11 ref Discography Albums Let The People Speak 2012 The Lopsided World of L 0 23 See Thru You 4 24 White Out 3 15 Where Is John Frum? 3 33 Geode 5 40 Shady 3 21 Annie Bliss 3 35 Dark Sparkles and the Beat 6 56 Two Lies and One Truth 2 50 Silver Boys 5 31 Illiterate Lovers 4 04 Face 6 37 Esther 3 53 ROTC 4 10 Let the People Speak 4 39 Petits Fours 2009 Come On Over To My House 2 45 Lovesick 3 52 Fort Wayne 4 37 Seeing Stars 3 29 Black Suit 4 29 The Long Song 5 15 Break the Angels 5 17 Ermesinde 4 04 Volcano 3 34 EPs Lovesick 2009 Lovesick Vapors The Timbers External links http grandduchymusic.com Official band website MySpace grandduchymusic GrandDuchy Discogs artist artist GrandDuchy name GrandDuchy Allmusic class artist id p1118311 pure url yes GrandDuchy at All.music References references Black Francis Category Musical groups established in 2008 Category Musical groups from Portland, Oregon Category Alternative rock groups from Oregon Category Rock music duos Category Black Francis US rock band stub ... more details
GrandDuchy br spaces 4 re established date post br 1815 p1 Lorraine duchy image p1 File Blason ... part of Prussia now Germany . It is now divided between the Luxembourg GrandDuchy of Luxembourg ... Palatinate . anchor GrandDuchyGrandDuchy 1815 present main Luxembourg Only at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 this situation was resolved, as the Duchy of Luxembourg was upgraded to a GrandDuchy of the German Confederation , and given to King William I of the Netherlands in a personal ... title DEFAULTSORT County, Duchy And GrandDuchy Of Luxembourg Category 960s establishments Category History of Luxembourg Category County of Luxembourg Category Duchy of Luxembourg Category Counties ... Luxembourg dynasty date event1 br 1214 event2 Raised to duchy date event2 1354 event3 Held by the br spaces 4 Duchy of Burgundy Dukes of Burgundy date event3 br 1443 event4 To House of Habsburg Habsburg ... Catholic Church The County , later Duchy of Luxembourg lang lb L tzebuerg , lang de Luxemburg was a Imperial ... anchor DuchyDuchy 1353 1790 Luxembourg remained an independent fief county of the Holy Roman Empire , when in 1354 Emperor Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV elevated it to the status of a duchy ... and dukes of Luxembourg since about July 31, 1264. In 1443 the Duchy passed to the Duke Philip the Good of Duchy of Burgundy Burgundy of the French House of Valois Burgundy House of Valois , and in 1477 ..., the territory was part of the Duchy of Luxembourg and the Duchy of Bouillon . Its capital ... Ministers of Luxembourg See also Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg Coat of arms of Luxembourg References ... more details
Grand Duke of Cracow¹ footnotes ¹ Also the Emperor of Austria . Image Wmkrakow.jpg thumb 300px Map of the Free City of Krak w. For the Grand Duke, overlord of the Polanes, during the fragmentation of Poland 1138 1320 , see Duke of Cracow The GrandDuchy of Cracow ref Frederic Austin Ogg ... to the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, and the GrandDuchy of Cracow with the Duchies of Auschwitz and Zator . These entities Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria , Cracow, Duchy of Auschwitz , and Duchy ... Duchy of Cracow 22&lr &as drrb is b&as minm is 0&as miny is 1990&as maxm is 0&as maxy is &as brr 0&cd 1 v onepage&q 22Grand 20Duchy 20of 20Cracow 22&f false p. 89 ref ref GrandDuchy of Cracow used in many http books.google.com books?q 22Grand Duchy of Cracow 22&btnG Search Books English language ... the incorporation of the Free City of Krak w to Austria on November 16, 1846. The title of Grand Duke ... City, a remnant of the Duchy of Warsaw , had been made a protectorate , however functionally independent ..., however, they formed a single province. The Duchy had its own local government, Governorate Commission ... Krakau es Gran Ducado de Cracovia fr Grand duch de Cracovie hr Velika Vojvodina Krakov it Granducato ... more details
Infobox former country native name Grand duch de Berg French language fr br Gro herzogtum Berg German language de conventional long name GrandDuchy of Berg common name Berg continent Europe country Germany ... Coat of arms of Napoleon Bonaparte Louis Grand Duke of Cleves and Berg.svg image map Map RB 1812 GrandDuchy of Berg.svg image map caption The GrandDuchy of Berg red within the br Confederation of the Rhine ... title leader Grand Duke leader1 Joachim Murat Joachim I year leader1 1806 1809 leader2 Napoleon Louis Bonaparte Louis I year leader2 1809 1813 currency The GrandDuchy of Berg was established by Napoleon ... to a series of revolts and uprisings. The GrandDuchy s short existence came to an end, when the French ... by Kingdom of Prussia Prussia , which officially incorporated the former GrandDuchy according ... of arms center gallery File Blason Joachim Murat Grand Duc de Cl ves et de Berg Orn ext .svg Coat of arms of the GrandDuchy of Berg 1806 1809 . File Coat of arms of Napoleon Bonaparte Louis Grand Duke of Cleves and Berg.svg Coat of arms of the GrandDuchy of Berg 1809 1813 . gallery center Departments ... Berg, GrandDuchy of Category 1813 disestablishments Category History of Germany by location ... The French First Republic French annexation of the Duchy of J lich lang fr Juliers during the French ... Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria Maximilian Joseph , separated the remaining Duchy of Berg from ... branch of the Wittelsbach s. File Kn tel II, 44.jpg thumb left Grand ducal lancer of the Imperial ... of his brother in law Joachim Murat , including territories of the former Prussian Duchy of Cleves ... and the batons came to the party due to Murat s position as Grand Admiral and as Marshal of the Empire ... July 1806 Murat joined the Confederation of the Rhine and assumed the title of a grand duke . His ... of Holland, Grand Duke of Berg French bureaucrats under Pierre Louis Roederer administered the territory in his name. For nine days in July 1810, Grand Duke Napoleon Louis also ruled over the Kingdom ... more details
name Gro herzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein conventional long name GrandDuchy of Hesse and by Rhine common ... Grossherzogtum Hessen LF.png image map Map DR Hesse.svg image map caption The GrandDuchy of Hesse ... area1 768836 stat pop1 1282051 footnotes The GrandDuchy of Hesse and by Rhine German Gro herzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein , or, between 1806 and 1816, GrandDuchy of Hesse lang de Gro herzogtum Hessen ..., when the Landgraviate of Hesse Darmstadt was elevated to a GrandDuchy, until 1918, when all the German ... city palace of the Grand Dukes in Darmstadt The GrandDuchy changed its name to the GrandDuchy of Hesse and by Rhine lang de Gro herzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein in 1816. In 1867, the northern half of the GrandDuchy Upper Hesse became a part of the North German Confederation , while the half of the GrandDuchy south of the Main Starkenburg and Rheinhessen Rhenish Hesse remained outside. In 1871, it became a constituent state of the German Empire. The last Grand Duke, Ernest Louis ... main article GrandDuchy of Hesse State Railways Because of the disjointed nature of the state ... Ludwig Railway Company . Finally, in 1876 the state founded its own company, the GrandDuchy of Hesse ... The three provinces of the GrandDuchy of Hesse Upper Hesse, Starkenburg and Rhenish Hesse The Grand ... DEFAULTSORT Hesse, GrandDuchy Category 1918 disestablishments Category History of Hesse Category History ... Hessa ru simple GrandDuchy of Hesse sv Storhertigd met Hessen th ... Roman Catholic currency latd 49 latm 52 latNS N longd 8 longm 39 longEW E leader1 Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse Louis I leader2 Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse Louis II leader3 Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse Louis III leader4 Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse Louis IV leader5 Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse ... 1877 1892 year leader5 1892 1918 title leader Grand Duke of Hesse Grand Duke deputy1 de Karl Ludwig ... amount of territory at the 1815 Congress of Vienna . The territory of the Duchy of Westphalia ... more details
of Bavaria flag s2 Flag of Bavaria lozengy .svg s3 GrandDuchy of Hesse flag s3 Flagge Gro herzogtum ... of the GrandDuchy of Frankfurt 1810 1813 .svg image map Map RB Frankfurt.svg image map caption ... map2 caption Detailed map of the GrandDuchy span style background a3b0c0 border solid 1px black spaces ... 1813 stat year1 1810 stat area1 5173 stat pop1 302100 footnotes Accepts wikilinks The GrandDuchy of Frankfurt ... Orange Fulda Fulda , County of Hanau Hanau , and Frankfurt into the new GrandDuchy of Frankfurt. Although the grandduchy was named after the city of Frankfurt, Dalberg resided in the city of Aschaffenburg ... of the grandduchy, upon Dalberg s death, the state would be inherited by Napoleon I Napoleon s stepson ..., following Napoleon s defeat at the Battle of Leipzig . The grandduchy ceased to exist after December ... city, most of the territory of the grandduchy was ultimately annexed by the Kingdom of Bavaria ..., GrandDuchy Category States of the Confederation of the Rhine Category History of Bavaria Category History of Hesse Category History of Frankfurt GrandDuchy Hesse geo stub NapoleonicWars stub ar ... title Protector leader1 Napoleon I of France Napoleon I year leader1 1810 1813 title deputy Grand ... fr Grand duch de Francfort nl Groothertogdom Frankfurt no Storhertugd mmet Frankfurt pl Wielkie ... more details
Palatinate region, parts of GrandDuchy of Luxembourg Luxembourg and Duchy of Limburg Limburg ... the GrandDuchy of the Lower Rhine, with the provincial capital situated in Koblenz . On 22 June ... Rhine, GrandDuchy of the Category Provinces of Prussia Category History of the Rhineland Category ... geo stub de Provinz Gro herzogtum Niederrhein es Gran Ducado del Bajo Rin fr Grand Duch du Bas Rhin ... more details
Infobox Former Country native name Gro Herzogtum Mecklenburg Strelitz conventional long name GrandDuchy ... year start 1815 year end 1918 event start Raised to GrandDuchy date start event end German Revolution date end p1 Duchy of Mecklenburg Strelitz flag p1 Flagge Gro herzogt mer Mecklenburg.svg s1 Free ... leader Duke stat year1 1905 stat area1 2926 stat pop1 103451 today DEU footnotes The GrandDuchy of Mecklenburg Strelitz consisted of two detached parts, Neustrelitz on the east of GrandDuchy of Mecklenburg ... joined the German Confederation in 1815 and assumed the title of Grand duke . In 1866 the GrandDuchy ... valuable assistance from Mecklenburg Strelitz. In 1871 the grandduchy became a state of the German ... leader1 Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz Charles II leader2 George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz George leader3 Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz Frederick William leader4 Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz Adolphus Frederick V leader5 Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz Adolphus Frederick VI year leader1 1815 1816 ... of L beck . History Mecklenburg Strelitz adopted the constitution of the sister Duchy of Mecklenburg ... the duke Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz Charles II joined the Confederation of the Rhine ... Reichstag gave some countenance to this movement. In 1904 Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz Adolphus Frederick V , a son of the grand duke Frederick William, Grand Duke ... Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge Prince Adolphus , became grand duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz. In 1907, the Grand Duke promised a constitution to their subjects. The duchy had always been under a government of feudal character, the grand duke having the executive entirely in their hands though acting through ministers , while the duchy shared a diet Landtag , meeting for a short session each year ... Strelitz returned one member to the Reichstag German Empire Reichstag . The grand duke still ... more details
Infobox Book name The GrandDuchy of Karameikos image Image GAZ1 TSR9193 The GrandDuchy of Karameikos.jpg 250px image caption author Aaron Allston genre Role playing game publisher TSR, Inc. TSR release date 1987 media type pages 64 isbn The GrandDuchy of Karameikos product code GAZ1 is an accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set Basic Set edition for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role playing game . The book was written by Aaron Allston , and was published in 1987. Cover art is by Clyde Caldwell , with interior illustrations by Stephen Fabian . Contents This book describes the feudal nation of Karameikos, designed to be a good starting place for player character s. ref name HW The book covers the history, politics, society, economy, and geography of Karameikos, plus rules for generating local characters and their knowledge of the land. ref name HW The GrandDuchy of Karameikos features an extensive collection of detailed NPCs. ref name Dragon 129 cite journal last Rolston first Ken authorlink Ken Rolston title Role playing Reviews journal Dragon magazine Dragon issue 129 pages 83 84 publisher TSR, Inc. TSR location Lake Geneva, Wisconsin month January year 1988 ref The gazetteer includes maps and descriptions of several cities and villages, and a number of adventure scenario suggestions. ref name HW This 64 page booklet describes the realm of Karameikos within the D&D world. After the introduction, the book is divided into two sections, the Gazetteer section, and the Adventure section. The Gazetteer describes some background information for the players, and details the history, politics, society, economy, and communities of Karameikos, as well as some characters and monsters that may be encountered there. The Adventure section features adventures characters appropriate ... history GAZ1 The GrandDuchy of Karameikos was written by Aaron Allston , with a cover by Clyde Caldwell ... 0 87975 653 5 page 141 ref Reception References reflist D&D stub DEFAULTSORT GrandDuchy of Karameikos ... more details
Infobox Former Country native name Gro herzogtum Oldenburg conventional long name GrandDuchy of Oldenburg common name Oldenburg continent Europe country Germany government type Constitutional monarchy year start 1814 year end 1918 event start Congress of Vienna event end German Revolution of 1918 German Revolution date end 9 November p1 First French Empire flag p1 Flag of France.svg s1 Free State of Oldenburg flag s1 Flag of Oldenburg.svg image flag Flag of the GrandDuchy of Oldenburg 1871 .svg image coat Wappen Deutsches Reich Grossherzogtum Oldenburg.png image map Deutsches Reich Karte Oldenburg.svg ... Goldmark , br small 1873 1914 small br German Papiermark br small 1914 1918 small The GrandDuchy of Oldenburg was a GrandDuchy within the German Confederation , and later North German Confederation ... , his services were rewarded by the addition of Eutin and Birkenfeld to make a GrandDuchy . In 1829 , Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Augustus succeeded his father Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg ... dir, O Oldenburg br small Hail to thee, O Oldenburg small title leader Grand duke leader1 Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg Peter Friedrich Wilhelm year leader1 1814 1823 leader2 Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Peter I year leader2 1823 1829 leader3 Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Augustus year leader3 1829 1853 leader4 Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Peter II year leader4 1853 1900 leader5 Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Frederick Augustus II year leader5 1900 1918 ... the onerous task of governing during the time of the Napoleonic wars. In 1806, the Duchy of Oldenburg ... , but no serious disturbances took place therein. In 1849 , Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Augustus ... II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Peter II who had ruled since the death of his father Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Augustus in 1853, seemed inclined to press a claim to the vacant Duchy of Schleswig and Duchy of Holstein , but ultimately in 1867 he abandoned this in favour of the Kingdom of Prussia ... more details
Infobox Micronation fullName GrandDuchy of the Lagoan Isles shortName Lagoan Isles status Current flagImage Image Lagoanflag.jpg 170px secondImage Image LagoanIslesroyalarms.jpg 70px secondImageType Coat of Arms motto As ondas do amor cercam nos englishMotto The water of love surrounds us anthemName God Save Our Islands Three anthemComposer location purpOrgStruct Constitutional monarchy head of state Louis Robert Harold Stephens Grand Duke Louis head of government Prince Regent Michael Bates Johannes Siegel Prime Minister claimant foundationDate August 16, 2005 areaClaimed 43,000 m sup 2 sup membership 30 2006 language English language English purpCurrency Lagoan EdneyDollar currencycode D capital ethnicgroups demonym Lagoan s gdp timezone Greenwich Mean Time GMT footnotes The GrandDuchy of the Lagoan Isles is a micronation based in United Kingdom Britain . It was created in 2005 by school teacher Louis Robert Harold Stephens Grand Duke Louis , born 1985 as a class project, and claims as its territory Baffins Pond, near Portsmouth, England Portsmouth , along with the three tiny island s located within the pond. However, the GrandDuchy does not have a physical presence in, or exercise any authority over the area, and its operations are largely limited to the Internet . ref cite book title Micronations last Ryan first John coauthors Dunford, George Sellars, Simon year 2006 publisher Lonely Planet isbn 1741047307 pages url http books.google.com books?id 5ZRrwrlIPSYC&pg PA88&dq 22Lagoan Isles 22&num 100&sig ACfU3U19J7d5PnSpV3gve2LyCcMZvFQc1A PPA87,M1 ref History Records of Baffins Farm including the pond date back to 1194. Since then it has changed hands several times. In the 19th century it was used by local farmers, and in 1912 it became a public park. In 1938 it was saved from demolition, and sold to the City of Portsmouth. Stephens established the GrandDuchy s putative ... 2011, the GrandDuchy s status is unclear, as its website has not been updated since January 2007 ... more details
File Lithuanian state in 13 15th centuries.png thumb 300px GrandDuchy of Lithuania in the 13 15th centuries File GrandDuchy of Lithuania Rus and Samogitia 1434.jpg thumb 300px Position of GrandDuchy of Lithuania in Northern and Eastern Europe until 1434. The GrandDuchy of Lithuania was a European ... 9048522 GrandDuchy of Lithuania ref The duchy later expanded to include large portions of the former ... lands began in the late 12th century. Mindaugas , the first ruler of GrandDuchy, was crowned ... changes in the history of GrandDuchy of Lithuania Christianization of Lithuania conversion into Catholicism and establishment of a dynastic union between the GrandDuchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom ... of Vytautas the Great marked both the greatest territorial expansion of the GrandDuchy and the defeat ... Wars with the GrandDuchy of Moscow forced the union to remain intact. Eventually, the Union of Lublin .... Names According to the Statutes of the GrandDuchy of Lithuania the complete name of the state is GrandDuchy of Lithuania , Rus region Rus and Samogitia Ruthenian language Ruthenian , , . ref name name The title of GrandDuchy was consistently ..., the GrandDuchy is referred to as lang be , , lang de ... of other Baltic tribes had disappeared, and GrandDuchy of Lithuania was left to battle the Orders on its own. Gediminids dynasty has ruled GrandDuchy of Lithuania for several centuries, and Vytenis ... of GrandDuchy of Lithuania in Vilnius Citation needed date August 2010 , which was presumably moved ... stopped at the modern borders of Belarus and most of the territory of GrandDuchy of Lithuania was left ... army of GrandDuchy defeated the army of the Golden Horde . ref http www.istpravda.com.ua articles ... before the infamous Battle at Kulikovo Field . But GrandDuchy of Lithuania was not built only on military ... in battle but agreed to be vassals of GrandDuchy of Lithuania. Since most of them were already ... more details
Infobox former country native name Gro herzogtum Mecklenburg Schwerin conventional long name GrandDuchy ... Spaces 3 grandduchy date start 14 June event end Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin Frederick Francis IV br Spaces 3 resigned date end 14 November p1 Duchy of Mecklenburg Schwerin ... 1897 year leader5 1897 1918 title leader Grand Duke Area and population of a given year stat year1 1905 stat area1 stat pop1 625,045 today DEU footnotes The GrandDuchy of Mecklenburg Schwerin was a territory ... southeastern part was held by the Duchy of Mecklenburg Strelitz branch of the grand ducal house ... Schloss gp SJ.jpg thumb left Schwerin Castle The grandduchy was bounded by the Baltic Sea Baltic ... he aided with Mecklenburg Schwerin soldiers. His grandduchy began to pass more and more under Prussian ... to his subjects. The duchy had always been under a feudal system of government, the grand ... in the course of the German Revolution of 1918 1919 German Revolution . The grandduchy turned ... Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin Frederick Francis I leader2 Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin Paul Frederick leader3 Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin Frederick Francis II leader4 Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin Frederick Francis III leader5 Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin Frederick ... and finally of the German Empire in 1871. Geography Like its predecessor, the Duchy of Mecklenburg Schwerin , the Schwerin lands upon the incorporation of the extinct Duchy of Mecklenburg G strow ... of Hanover Hanover after the Austro Prussian War in 1866. Likewise in the west, the Duchy of Holstein ... Revolutionary Wars Duke Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin Frederick Francis ... offered the duchy to the Swedish heir apparent Charles XIV John of Sweden Jean Bernadotte for his support ... , now offered his duchy to the Kingdom of Denmark . Instead, Denmark was promised the adjacent ... more details
flag Flag of Russia.svg flag Flag of Finland flag type Flag image coat Coat of Arms of GrandDuchy ... money and Finnish kopeekka issued in Turku since 1811. The GrandDuchy of Finland correctly Grand ... . The Senate of Finland was the highest governing body of the GrandDuchy, and was composed of native ... Treaty of Tartu in 1920. Historical population of GrandDuchy 1810 863,000 ref B.R. Mitchell, European ... 1,769,000 1890 2,380,000 1910 2,943,000 1920 3,148,000 Provinces main Provinces of the GrandDuchy ... division of the grandduchy followed the Russian imperial model with provinces lang ru ... to Finland. After 1831 there were eight provinces in the grandduchy until the end and that continued ... also for the grandduchy, though the position of the eastern sword was changed later in the 19th ... of Finland Military of the GrandDuchy of Finland Finnish Socialist Workers Republic Congress Poland Kingdom of Poland 1815 1831 , another constitutional monarchy within the Russian Empire GrandDuchy ... in the European resistance tradition 1990 Jussila, Osmo, et al. From GrandDuchy to a Modern State ... category GrandDuchy of Finland http www.histdoc.net historia altfinl.html suom The text of The Imperial Manifesto of 1811 in German and Finnish Cite Americana Finland, GrandDuchy of coord 52 31 N 13 24 E type country source kolossus eswiki display title DEFAULTSORT Finland, GrandDuchy of Category Former countries in Europe Category Former monarchies of Europe Category GrandDuchy of Finland Category History of Finland GrandDuchy of Finland Category Subdivisions of the Russian Empire Category ... knyazhestvo Finlyandskoye small conventional long name Grand Principality of Finland common name Finland continent Europe status Client state empire Russia status text Autonomy Autonomous grand principality ... date end December 6 event end Independence title leader List of Finnish monarchs Grand Prince leader1 ... Constitutional monarchy Constitutional meritocracy meritocratic grand principality common languages ... more details
GrandDuchy of Posen common name Posen subdivision Client state continent Europe nation Prussia year ... coat Grand Coat of Arms of GrandDuchy of Pozna .svg image map Map Prussia Posen.svg image map caption The GrandDuchy was administrated as the Province of Posen , within the Kingdom of Prussia . capital ... 1815 1831 stat area1 28951 stat pop1 1350000 stat year1 1849 Polish statehood The GrandDuchy of Posen , or the GrandDuchy of Pozna lang de Gro herzogtum Posen lang pl Wielkie Ksi stwo Pozna skie ... pl Pozna . The GrandDuchy was formally replaced by the Province of Posen in the Prussian constitution ... was returned to Prussia. From them the GrandDuchy of Posen was to be created, that was to be a nominally ... supported by Poles from the GrandDuchy. Afterward, the Prussian administration under Oberpr sident ... ndash part of the Spring of Nations hidden for the moment since it does not discuss the grandduchy ... thumb right 200px GrandDuchy of Posen light blue after its creation, in 1815 The area was 28,951 ... was called the Province of the GrandDuchy of Posen in the years 1815 1849, and later to simplify ... of the GrandDuchy of Posen established 1841, lang pl Towarzystwo Naukowej Pomocy dla M odzie y ... Pozna ski, established 1841 Central Economic Society for the GrandDuchy of Pozna established 1861 ... politician, over president of the GrandDuchy of Pozna Immanuel Lazarus Fuchs 1833 1902 , Prussian ..., and politician, governor general of the GrandDuchy of Pozna Walenty Stefa ski 1813 1877 , Polish ... , Prussian politician, over president of Pozna City, 1891 1902 See also commons category GrandDuchy ... of Prussia Historical divisions of Greater Poland DEFAULTSORT Posen, GrandDuchy Of Category ... Uprising date event1 May 9, 1848 p1 Duchy of Warsaw image p1 Image Duchy of Warsaw 11.PNG 20px Coat ... leader List of Polish monarchs Grand Duke of Posen, King of Prussia leader1 Frederick William III ... for his campaigns. After the defeat of Prussia by First French Empire Napoleonic France , the Duchy ... more details
H3llBot External links http www.grandduchy.org Official website Micronations DEFAULTSORT GrandDuchy ..., costing the federal government some Australian dollar A 22 million, the courts ruled that The Grand ... , which he asserts are of ancient origin. He also claims to be the grand master of a handful of ancient ... titles including an Australian Official passport. The Duchy of Avram has never claimed territory ... more details
Infobox former country native name Gro herzogtum Baden conventional long name GrandDuchy of Baden common ... 1806 year end 1918 event start Margrave Margraviate raised br spaces 4 to grandduchy date start .... The GrandDuchy of Baden lang de Gro herzogtum Baden was a historical state in the southwest of Germany ... the Holy Roman Empire . Baden became the much enlarged GrandDuchy of Baden through the dissolution ... . Finally the revolution in Baden was suppressed mainly by Prussian troops. The GrandDuchy of Baden ... The GrandDuchy of Baden was a hereditary monarchy with executive power vested in the Grand Duke ... and indirect tax es, the GrandDuchy of Baden State Railways railways and domains. The railways were ... Duchy Category 1918 disestablishments Category Baden GrandDuchy of Baden Category History of Baden ... Grand duke leader1 Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden Charles Frederick year leader1 1771 1811 br spaces 4 first grand duke smallsup a leader2 Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden Friedrich II died 1928 year leader2 1907 18 br spaces 4 last grand duke title deputy Staatsminister deputy1 de Sigismund ... stat area2 15082 stat pop2 2009320 footnotes a Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden Karl Friedrich ... the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806, when he was raised to Grand Duke of Baden. br b. For more ... two of them legal functionaries nominated by the Grand Duke. The lower chamber consisted of 73 .... The executive consisted of four departments The interior, foreign and grand ducal affairs, finance ... tribunal in Leipzig . Grand Dukes of Baden image Baden.png thumb 300px Baden 1801 1819 1806 1811 Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden Charles Frederick 1728 1811 1811 1818 Karl, Grand Duke of Baden Charles 1786 1818 1818 1830 Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden Louis I 1763 1830 1830 1852 Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden Leopold 1790 1852 1852 1858 Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden Louis II 1824 1858 1858 1907 Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden Frederick I 1826 1907 , since 1852 Regent, since 1856 with the title ... more details
Seimas Sejm, Sojm , lang be was an early parliament in the GrandDuchy of Lithuania . It was active from 1445 to 1569, when it was officially abolished by the Union of Lublin . ref name s The Seimas was an irregular gathering of the Lithuanian nobility , called as needed by the Grand Duke or during an interregnum the Lithuanian Council of Lords an early government . The meetings would usually last about 1 or 2 weeks. Seimas gradually evolved from a meeting of the most powerful magnates to a full legislative institution representing all of the nobility. ref name va The Seimas was not the main political player as it was overshadowed by the Council of Lords. The Union of Lublin created a new state, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth , and joined the Seimas of Lithuania with Sejm of Poland into one General Sejm Sejm of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth . However, the Seimas continued to convene under the name of Lithuanian Convocation. In total there were 40 Seimas and 37 Convocations. ref name s History class wikitable align left colspan 3 Number of Seimas Meetings ref name s lt icon cite web url http www3.lrs.lt home w5 viewer statiniai seimu istorija w5 show p r 1003&p k 1.html title Lietuvos Did iosios Kunigaik tyst s parlamentas XV XVIIIa. publisher Seimas accessdate 2008 09 02 ref Reign Location Times rowspan 4 Casimir IV Jagiellon br 1440 1492 Vilnius 7 Brest, Belarus Brest ... Seimas of Lithuania DEFAULTSORT Seimas Of The GrandDuchy Of Lithuania Category Legal history of Lithuania ... Lithuanian Wars raged the country almost continuously between 1492 and 1582, the Grand Duke needed ... acquired some legislative powers. The Seimas could petition the Grand Duke to pass certain laws. ref ... the partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795. It debated matters concerning the GrandDuchy of Lithuania or tried to establish a common position among Lithuanian delegates before departing ... were called by the Grand Duke, who also ratified its decisions and included them in official ... more details
31. Pauline de Brosses center ahnentafel bottom Notes Reflist See also GrandDuchy of Tuscany History of Tuscany Line of succession to the Tuscan throne External links http www.granducato.org Grand Ducal ... death date death place regnal title Grand Duke of Tuscany br Archduke and Prince Imperial of Austria br Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia throne Tuscany pretend from 18 June 1993 year 1860 king Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand IV relationship great great grandson house House of Habsburg ... Archduke Leopold Franz successor footnotes Grand Ducal Family of Tuscany Archduke Sigismund of Austria, Grand Duke of Tuscany Sigismund Otto Maria Josef Gottfried Henrich Erik Leopold Ferdinand von Habsburg Lothringen born 21 April 1966 is the titular Grand Duke of Tuscany and current head of the GrandDuchy of Tuscany Tuscan branch of the House of Habsburg House of Habsburg Lorraine . Biography Sigismund ... House of Habsburg Lorraine Tuscany line, post monarchy Grand Ducal Family of Tuscany in favour ... of the Grand Ducal House of Tuscany. Sigismund was raised in Uruguay by his mother. He and his maternal ... mistress Alice Keppel . The couple have three children Archduke Leopold Amadeo, Grand Prince of Tuscany ... Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany 2 2. Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria 3 3. Laetitia d Arenberg 4 ..., Marquis d Harambure 15 15. Madeleine Le Gouz de Sainte Seine 16 16. Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany ... Grand Duke of Tuscany years 1993 reason Tuscany incorporated into the United Provinces of Central Italy s inc rows 2 heir Archduke Amadeo, Grand Prince of Tuscany Archduke Amadeo, br Grand Prince ... OF BIRTH Lausanne , Switzerland DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sigismund Of Tuscany, Grand Duke, Archduke Category 1966 births Category Living people Category Grand Dukes of Tuscany Category .... ref cite news last Enders first Gaetana title Remembering Tuscany H.I.R.H. Sigismund of Austria ... d Arenberg Laetitia d Arenberg ref Honours Sigismund is Grand Master order Grand Master of the Order ... more details
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