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The treaty of October 24, 1648, comprehended the Holy Roman emperor Ferdinand III, the other German princes, France, and Sweden. England, Poland, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire were the only European powers that were not represented at the two assemblies.

Since founding Germany in 1871, Bismarck had displayed nothing but disdain for colonialism. This was despite the urgings of modernization theorists like Max Weber who famously called the creation of Germany a “youthful prank” (Jugendstreich) that would be worthwhile only if the young nation made something of itself on the world stage.

He grew up in a profoundly Christian atmosphere, receiving his education first from the canons at Hildesheim, and later, in Ratisbon (now Regensburg), from St Wolfgang, the Bishop of that city. He succeeded his father as duke; and later his cousin, Otto III, as King of Germany in 1002. Two years later, he added the title King of Italy.

I n the winter of 1884–85, the chancellor of a novice country called Germany, Otto von Bismarck, convened a conference of fourteen European nations and other major powers to discuss colonialism in Africa.

St. Henry II. On July 13, the Catholic Church celebrates the memory of St. Henry II, a German king who led and defended Europe's Holy Roman Empire at the beginning of the first millennium. St ...

German States PRUSSIA 2 Mark KM# 506 1876B . ... Obverse Legend: WILHELM DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V. PREUSSEN. Reverse: Crowned imperial eagle. Reverse Legend: ...

Caligula, it is speculated, may have been expressing that he thought the job of the Senate was so easy, a horse could do it. As for the horse being made a priest, that legend likely came from a combination of fact and falsehood about Caligula’s warped sense of humor. There are doubtful accounts that suggest the Emperor sometimes raised a ...

The Life of Wilhelm Wundt. Wilhelm Wundt was a German psychologist who established the very first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany in 1879. This event is widely recognized as the formal establishment of psychology as a science distinct from biology and philosophy. Among his many distinctions, Wundt is considered a pioneer in psychology ...