northern Germany since at least the 13th century. His mother was Dorothea Maria von Zülow (1702–1769), who also belonged to an old noble family from Mecklenburg...

17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Bar-sur-Aube 1    The Battle of Brienne (29 January 1814) saw an Imperial French army led by Emperor Napoleon attack...

and commanded the evacuation of Moscow. He subsequently led troops at Brienne and Fère-Champenoise, and entered Paris in 1815. He was named general-adjutant...

Calcagnini Angelo Maria Durini Franziskus Herzan von Harras Alessandro Mattei Paolo Francesco Antamori Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo Raniero Finocchietti Giovanni...

new Crusade. In Jerusalem, John of Brienne became the effective ruler of the kingdom through his marriage to Maria of Montferrat. In 1212, Isabella II...

king and living in Southern Germany, his father's second cousin, Hugh of Brienne, claimed the regency of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and, indirectly, his place...

1254) m. Walter IV of Brienne Hugh of Brienne (c. 1240–1296) m. 1. Isabella of La Roche, 2. Helena Komnene Dukaina Walter V of Brienne (c. 1275–1311) m. Jeanne...

Leipzig campaign. He won praise for his tactical skills in the battles of Brienne, La Rothière, Arcis-sur-Aube and Fère-Champenoise. He entered Paris with...

accorded a certificate of nobility, 9-year-old Napoleon was admitted to the Brienne cadet school under a scholarship. Letizia remained in Ajaccio, bearing...

governess of the imperial children, Countess von Brandeis. Maria Antonia was raised together with her sister, Maria Carolina of Austria, who was three years...