The Prince George Augustus was born at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover. He was the son of the then-George Louis, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg and his wife, Sophia of Celle; the latter's alleged adultery led to them being divorced in 1694. When his father succeeded to the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1698, Prince George became Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He married the Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach in 1705. The Act of Settlement 1701 devised the British Crown to the Hereditary Prince's grandmother ...

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On the Serpentine, rowing boats are available for hire. There is also a swimming area in the Serpentine. One unusual event each year occurs on New Year's Day, when the ice is broken and brave bathers dive into the cold waters of the lake. In 2002, the lake hosted the World Rowing Sprints where several international crews raced over 547 yards (500 m). It will be used for the swimming leg of the triathalon at the London 2012 Olympics. ...

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1683 - Events. June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the world's first university museum. June 12 - The Rye House Plot to assassinate Charles II of England is discovered September 7 - Polish-German troops arrive in Vienna to help the besieged September 12 - Battle of Vienna November 1 - The British crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties Thames River is frozen Dragonards organized to harass huguenots in France Wild boars are hun ...

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The Baroque Cycle, a series of books written by Neal Stephenson, appeared in print in 2003 and 2004. The cycle contains eight novels published in three volumes: Quicksilver, Vol. I of the Baroque Cycle Book 1 - Quicksilver Book 2 - The King of the Vagabonds Book 3 - Odalisque The Confusion, Vol. II of the Baroque Cycle Book 4 - Bonanza Book 5 - The Juncto The System of the World, Vol. III of the Baroque Cycle Book 6 - Solomon's Gold Book 7 - Currency ...

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William IV, Prince of Orange, stadtholder of The Netherlands (September 1, 1711 – October 22, 1751), was born in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. He was the son of John William Friso of the Frisian branch of the house of Orange-Nassau and a descendant of the brother of William the Silent. After the death of his father, he became at age seven chief executive and military commander of the province of Friesland. On March 25, 1734 he married Princess Anne, d ...

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1760 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders From Categories: births - deaths 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 1760 - Events. January 9 - Afghans defeat Marathas in Battle of Barari Ghat. Including:

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1727 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders From Categories: births - deaths 1727 - Events. June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. November 18 – Earthquake in Tazriz, Persia - about 77.000 d ...

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1737 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders From Categories: births - deaths 1737 - Events. 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy. May 28 — The planet Venus pa ...

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1749 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders From Categories: births - deaths 1749 - Events. While in debtor's prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). Released from prison, the book was published in ...

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The river is formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in downtown Pittsburgh. From Pittsburgh, it flows to the northwest through western Pennsylvania, before making an abrupt, almost 180 degree, turn to the south-southwest at the West Virginia state line where it then forms the border between West Virginia and Ohio. The river then follows a roughly southwestern and then western course between Kentucky and Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois until it joins the Mississ ...

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 22,121 people, 8,021 households, and 6,007 families residing in the county. The population density is 16/km² (42/mi²). There are 8,889 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (17/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 62.57% White, 34.37% Black or African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. 1. ...

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Prince Frederick Louis, the grandson of the then Elector of Hanover (later King George I of Great Britain) and Sophia of Celle, was born in Hanover, Germany as Duke Friedrich Ludwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg. His parents, Electoral Prince George (later King George II of Great Britain) and Princess Caroline of Ansbach, were called upon to leave the country when their eldest son was only seven years old, and they did not see him again until he arrived in England in 1728 as a grown man. By then, they had several younger children, and they rejected ...

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On the accession of King George I of Great Britain in 1714, Caroline's husband became Duke of Cornwall and shortly afterwards Prince of Wales, whereupon she became Princess of Wales. Because her father-in-law had divorced his wife some years before, there was no queen, and Caroline was the most important woman in the kingdom. She soon struck up a friendship with Robert Walpole, the Prime Minister, and his influence would help ensure that the Prince and Princess of Wales were able to maintain their position and lifestyle ...

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This title was first adopted by King Edward III, who claimed the throne of France after the death of his uncle Charles IV of France, thereby precipitating the Hundred Years' War. Edward was Charles IV's nearest male relative. They were related, however, through Edward's mother and the French crown had always passed based on male-line relations (usually father to son or brother to brother). There was no precedent for someone succeeding to the French throne based on his maternal ancestry. Further, if women had succession rights, Charles IV and ...

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The county was formed in 1752 from parts of Bladen County, Granville County, and Johnston County. It was named for the infant William V of Orange, whose mother Anne, daughter of King George II of Great Britain, was then regent of the Dutch Republic. In 1771 Orange County was greatly reduced in area. The western part of it was combined with the eastern part of Rowan County to form Guilford County. Another part was combined with parts of Cumberland County and Johnston County to form Wake County. T ...

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The area now known as Wilmington was first colonized by settlers from Sweden and Finland about 1638, establishing the colony on New Sweden. In 1655 the Dutch arrived and took over the colonies from the Swedes and Finns. Then in 1664 British colonization began, the area stabilized under British rule, with strong influences from the Quaker communities, and was granted a borough charter in 1739 by the King George II which changed the name from Willington, after Thomas Willing the first 'developer" of the land who organized the area in a grid pattern similar to that of its northern neighbor Philadelphia, to Wilmington, presum ...

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 25,881 people, 10,150 households, and 7,470 families residing in the county. The population density is 29/km² (76/mi²). There are 11,354 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (33/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 84.36% White, 13.78% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. 1.28 ...

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In addition to being the second largest concentration of historic structures in Georgia, Brunswick and the surrounding area is also a year-round resort community. Because the city limits of Brunswick are relatively small (the majority of the city's metro-area population is located outside the city limits) the city has a small town feel. Located in Glynn County across from mainland Brunswick and the area's famous marshes are the Golden Isles of Georgia, which include St. Simons Island, Sea Island, Jekyll Island and Little St. Simons Island. A ...

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He was the ninth child of Karl Philipp, Freiherr vom Stein, and Henriette Karoline Langwerth von Simmern, the widow of von Löw. His father was a man of stern and irritable temperament, which his far more famous son inherited, with the addition of intellectual gifts which the father entirely lacked. The family belonged to the order of imperial knights of the Holy Roman Empire, who occupied a middle position between sovereign princes and subjects of the empire. They owned their o ...

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Frederick County was established in 1743 from Orange County. The county is named for Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and eldest son of King George II of Great Britain. Frederick County Virginia - American Revolution. Commander-in-Chief of the Colonial forces, General George Washington's headquarters was located in Winchester. Washington's represented Frederick County in his first elective offices, having been elected to the House of Burgesses in 1758 and 1761. Daniel Morgan was another famous General during the Revolutionary War, from the county (present day Clarke County). See also:

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