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unusual facts about William Maurice, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein



Ado Kraemer

Adolf (Ado) Kraemer (Krämer) (23 March 1898, Büdingen – 25 June 1972, Berlin) was a German chess master and problemist.

Alexandra Prinzessin von Hannover

Alexandra married Prince Welf Henry of Hanover, the fourth son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick and his wife Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, on 20 September 1960 at Büdingen, Hesse, Germany, in a civil marriage ceremony.

Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen

: ∞ Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1863-1948) on 15 September 1920 in Büdingen; had issue.

: ∞ Cornelius, Baron Heyl of Herrnsheim (1874-1954) on 11 April 1907 in Büdingen; had issue.

: ∞ Botho, Prince of Stolberg-Rossla (1850-1893) on 27 September 1883 in Büdingen; had issue.

: ∞ Count Ernst of Lippe-Weissenfeld (1870-1914) on 21 November 1911 in Büdingen; had issue.

: ∞ Count Otto of Solms-Laubach (1860-1904) on 14 April 1898 in Büdingen; had issue.

: ∞ Manfred V, Prince of Collalto and San Salvatore (1870-1940) on 9 May 1901 in Büdingen; had issue.

: ∞ Rudolf, Baron of Thüngen (1855-1929) on 25 September 1889 in Büdingen; had issue.

Christian Renatus von Zinzendorf

Christian Renatus, Imperial Count von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf was the charismatic leader of the Single Brethren's Choir of the Moravian Church and of Herrnhaag (God’s Grove), a Christian religious community built near Büdingen by his father, Nicholas Ludwig, head of the Brüdergemeine or Moravian Unity.

Christian Schwarz-Schilling

In 1957 he became manager of the battery manufacturer Accumulatorenfabrik Sonnenschein in Büdingen in Hesse, which he remained until 1982.

Coleman Kaserne

Coleman Village then became quarters for married personnel and their families assigned to the 1st Armored Division's 1st Squadron of the 1st Cavalry Regiment aka "The Blackhawk Squadron", located at Armstrong Barracks in Büdingen.

Ernst Casimir II, 2nd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen

: ∞ Karl, Count of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Meerholz (1819-1900) on 21 November 1865 in Büdingen, had five issue

: ∞ Wolfgang, Prince of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1830-1913) on 17 May 1859 in Büdingen, had nine issue

Gelnhausen station

At the western end of the home platform, there is a bay platform, where services on the Lahn-Kinzig Railway to and from Büdingen and Gießen start and end.

Gerlach IV of Isenburg-Limburg

Gerlach was the son of Henry (Heinrich) I of Isenburg-Grenzau and his wife, Irmingard of Büdingen, Countess of Cleeberg (now part of Langgöns).

Glauburg-Stockheim station

The central platform (tracks 2 and 3) is serves primarily by Hessische Landesbahn services on the Gießen–Gelnhausen railway to Giessen via Nidda, Hungen and Lich and to the south towards Gelnhausen via Büdingen.

The station was opened on 30 October 1870 with opening of the end of the third section of the Gießen–Gelnhausen railway (NiddaBüdingen) by the Upper Hessian Railway Company (Oberhessische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft).

Heinrich XLV, Hereditary Prince Reuss Younger Line

On 5 January 1962 he was declared dead by a court in Büdingen.

Hermann von Ihering

In 1920 Ihering returned to Germany, and in 1921 he settled with his second wife, Meta, in Büdingen.

Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Thudichum

Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Thudichum, also known as John Louis William Thudichum (August 27, 1829, Büdingen – September 7, 1901) was a German-born physician and biochemist.

Johann Rall

The first mention of Johann Rall was as a new cadet of the same regiment on March 1, 1740, commanded at this time by Colonel Prince Casimir von Isenburg of Isenburg-Birstein.

Johann Samuel König

Johann Samuel König (July 31, 1712, Büdingen – August 21, 1757, Zuilenstein near Amerongen) was a mathematician.

Ludwig Schunk

Ludwig Schunk's forbears had been settled in the Central Hesse region since the middle of the 18th century and for several generations had been nail makers in Büdingen.

Princess Anna of Ysenburg and Büdingen

Anna married secondly to Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe, second eldest child of Count Ernst of Lippe-Biesterfeld and his wife Countess Karoline of Wartensleben, on 26 April 1922 in Büdingen.

Anna married firstly to Count Ernst of Lippe-Weissenfeld, sixth child and youngest son of Count Franz of Lippe-Weissenfeld and his wife Baroness Marie of Beschwitz, on 21 November 1911 at Schloss Büdingen in Büdingen.

Ronneburg, Hesse

On the north, Ronneburg borders the city of Büdingen, and on the east, Ronneburg borders the municipality of Gründau, which comprises several towns.

At the end of the 13th century, the castle was acquired by the Barons of Ysenberg-Büdingen, who were affiliated with the Hohenlohe family.

Upper Hessian Railway Company

On 29 December 1869 services were opened from Giessen to Hungen, on 29 June 1870 to Nidda and on 30 October 1870 to Büdingen.

Victor I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

In Birstein on 22 November 1714 Victor Amadeus Adolph married firstly with Charlotte Louise (b. Büdingen, 31 July 1680 - d. Schaumburg, 2 January 1739), daughter of William Maurice, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein.

Wilhelm-August Vielwerth

Erich Vielwerth was born on 10 February 1912 in Büdingen, he was police officer from 1931 to 1936 and in 1936 he joined the 87 Motorized Infantry Regiment of the Wehrmacht.

William Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

William Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (18 January 1649 in Terborg – 23 January 1691 in Siegen) was a Count of Nassau-Siegen.

Wolfgang-Ernst Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen

The 8500-hectare forest of Büdingen - one of the largest private forest properties in Hesse - could be sold to an investor, but this has not alleviated the financial problems of the prince.


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