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101ambassador — ambassadorial /am bas euh dawr ee euhl, dohr /, adj. ambassadorially, adv. ambassadorship, n. /am bas euh deuhr, dawr /, n. 1. a diplomatic official of the highest rank, sent by one sovereign or state to another as its resident representative… …
102Biedermeier — In Central Europe, Biedermeier refers to work in the fields of literature, music, the visual arts and interior design in the period between the years 1815 (Vienna Congress), the end of the Napoleonic Wars, and 1848, the year of the European… …
103Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of, marquess of Douro, marquess of Wellington, earl of Wellington, Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington, Baron Douro or Wellesley — ▪ prime minister of Great Britain Introduction byname Iron Duke born May 1, 1769, Dublin, Ire. died Sept. 14, 1852, Walmer Castle, Kent, Eng. British army commander during the Napoleonic Wars and later prime minister of Great Britain (1828–30) …
104Austrian literature — is the literature written in Austria, which is mostly, but not exclusively, written in the German language. Some scholars speak about Austrian literature in a strict sense from the year 1803 on when Francis II disbanded the Holy Roman Empire and… …
105Bonn — /bon/; Ger. /bawn/, n. a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany. 291,400 * * * City (pop., 2002 est: city, 306,000; metro. area, 878,700), Germany. Located on the Rhine River south of Cologne, it… …
106Frederick William III — 1770 1840, king of Prussia 1797 1840. * * * German Friedrich Wilhelm born Aug. 3, 1770, Potsdam, Prussia died June 7, 1840, Berlin King of Prussia (1797–1840). The son of Frederick William II, he pursued a policy of neutrality in the early years… …
107Westphalia — Westphalian, adj., n. /west fay lee euh, fayl yeuh/, n. a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years War 1648. German, Westfalen. * * * Former province of Prussia, now part of Germany. It… …
108German Confederation — (1815–66) Organization of the states of central Europe, established by the Congress of Vienna to replace the destroyed Holy Roman Empire. It was a loose political association of 39 German states, formed for mutual defense, with no central… …
109Charles Augustus — ▪ duke of Saxe Weimar Eisenach German Karl August born September 3, 1757, Weimar, Eisenach died June 14, 1828, Schloss Graditz, near Torgau, Weimar Grossherzog (grand duke) of Saxe Weimar Eisenach, an enlightened ruler, and patron of… …
110Talleyrand, Charles-Maurice de, prince de Bénévent — ▪ French statesman and diplomat Introduction in full Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord, prince de Bénévent born Feb. 2, 1754, Paris, France died May 17, 1838, Paris French statesman and diplomat noted for his capacity for political… …
