BERNHARD OF SAXE-WEIMAR

săksˈ–wīˈmär, zäksˈə-vīˈmär, 1604–39, Protestant general in the Thirty Years War, duke of Weimar. Under Ernst von Mansfeld and the margrave of Baden, Bernhard fought against the imperial forces in defense (1622) of the Palatinate. He served in the Netherlands and later allied himself (1631) with King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, after whose death at Lützen (1632) he took command. In 1633, Bernhard became joint commander of the army of the Heilbronn Confederation, created under Swedish auspices. The Swedish government also granted him the newly created duchy of Franconia, formed out of the captured German bishoprics of Würzburg and Bamberg. His capture of Regensburg (1633) made him the hero of the Protestants. In 1634 he suffered a crushing defeat by the imperial army at Nördlingen and soon afterward lost Franconia. Bernhard and his army were taken into French pay in 1635. Victories at Breisgau and Breisach (1638) brought him control over Alsace and the Upper Rhine. He died suddenly of a fever.

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The Theatre of the Weimar Republic
Book by John Willett; Holmes & Meier, 1988
Subjects: Theater--Germany--History--20th Century
...understand the verdict of Bernhard Reich, who felt that while...1900, "a new century of acting began with Reinhardt...memorable figures of the Weimar theatre it trained Kortner...culminating in the opening of the Kammerspiele with...at that time based at Weimar under Kesslers patronage...
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Germany in the Twentieth Century: A Political and Cultural History of the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich
Book by Edmond Vermeil; Praeger, 1956
Subjects: Germany--History--20th Century
...Schwarzburg Sondershausen Then come two groups as follows: III. STATES OF THURINGIA-SAXONY 12. Saxony--Weimar--Eisenach 17. Reus Jungere--Linie 14. Saxony--Meiningen 18. Saxe--Coburg--Gotha 15. Saxony--Altenburg 19. Schwarzburg--Rudolstadt...
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Selected Letters
Book by Adrian Williams, Franz Liszt; Clarendon Press, 1998
Subjects: Composers--Correspondence, Liszt, Franz--1811-1886--Correspondence
...One great society alone on earth: The noble living and the noble dead. William Wordsworth PREFACE In Weimar I made the acquaintance of Franz Liszt . . . and each further meeting has increased the high esteem and admiration I feel for him. To...
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Europe 1598-1715
Book by Henry Offley Wakeman; Macmillan and Co., 1895
Subjects: Europe--History--17th Century
PERIODS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY PERIOD V., 1598-1715 In Eight Volumes. Crown 8vo. With Maps. PERIODS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY GENERAL EDITOR -- ARTHUR HASSALL, M.A., STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD. THE object of this series...
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Germany under the Old Regime, 1600-1790
Book by John G. Gagliardo; Longman, 1991
Subjects: Germany--History--17th Century, Germany--History--18th Century
...GERMANY UNDER THE OLD REGIME Longman History of Germany Germany in the early middle...world . Published in the United States of America by Addison Wesley Longman, New...Limited 1991 All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored...
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Marshal Schomberg, 161.5-1690, "The Ablest Soldier of His Age ": International Soldiering and the Formation of State Armies in Seventeenth-Century Europe
Journal article by Ryan Pederson; Canadian Journal of History, Vol. 42, 2007
Subjects: Marshal Schomberg, 161.5-1690, The Ablest Soldier of His Age: International Soldiering and the Formation of State Armies in Seventeenth-Century Europ (Book)
...volunteer in the army of Frederick William, Prince of Orange. He subsequently fought in the Swedish army commanded by Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar (1634), led German units in the pay of the French king, Louis XIII (1635-39), again served the princes of Orange...


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Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar
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BERNHARD OF SAXE-WEIMAR saks wi mar...Years War , duke of Weimar. Under Ernst von...and the margrave of Baden, Bernhard fought against the...command. In 1633, Bernhard became joint commander of the army of the Heilbronn...
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Saxe-Weimar
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...Duke John of Weimar, who died in 1605, left several sons; one of them was the celebrated Protestant general, Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar , who served in the Thirty Years War. The cadet lines of Coburg, Gotha, and Eisenach having failed by 1640, their...
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GuÉbriant, Jean Baptiste Budes, Comte De
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...Thirty Years War. He commanded the French auxiliaries of Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar and succeeded to his command. Guebriant, with Swedish...Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Breisach
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...became an imperial town in 1275. Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar took the town in 1638. Louis XIV secured it for France in the Peace of Westphalia (1648) and ceded it back to the emperor in the Treaty of Ryswick (1697), but built a new fort...
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Rheinfelden
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...fighting in the Thirty Years War . There, in 1638, Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar defeated the imperial troops and Henri de Rohan was...Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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