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  Austria-Hungary - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Austria and Spain were thus divided, and, in spite of the efforts of the archduke Charles in the Spanish Succession War, were never again united, for at the battle of Mohacs, on the 28th of August 1526, Suleiman the Mohacs Magnificent defeated and killed Louis, king of Bohemia and its g g results.
Austria proper was policy left to his eldest son Maximilian, Tirol to the archduke The of Ferdi- Ferdinand; and Styria with Carinthia and Carniola nand and to the archduke Charles.
Austria had to undergo further losses and humiliations, notably by the treaty of Vienna (1809), before the outcome of Napoleon's Russian campaign in 1812 gave her the opportunity for recuperation and revenge.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Austria-Hungary   (16524 words)

  
 Royal Family of Europe - pafg11 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Elisabeth Archduchess Of AUSTRIA was born on 9 Jun 1526 in, Linz, Oberhosterreich, Austria.
Ferdinand Archduke Of AUSTRIA was born on 14 Jun 1529 in, Linz, Oberhoesterreich, Austria.
Ursule Archduchess Of AUSTRIA was born on 24 Jul 1541 in Of, Wien, Wien, Austria.
www.ishipress.com /royalfam/pafg11.htm   (1812 words)

  
 Gertrude Mongella   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
For Gertrude Mongella the task of chairing the conference was not only a major personal challenge, it was also an honour for all her sisters in Africa.
Gertrude Mongella was born on the island of Ukewere in Lake Victoria in Tanganyika (now part of Tanzania).
In 1989, Gertrude Mongella was Tanzania’s representative on the Commission on the Status of Women and led a delegation to present the country’s report to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women in 1990.
www.fasngo.org /en/presentation/leadbank/people/gertrudemong.htm   (1008 words)

  
 Austria
Austria is a constitutional democracy with a federal parliamentary form of government.
The head of the Lutheran Church in Burgenland, Gertrude Knoll, who spoke out against intolerance and xenophobia at a February political demonstration, was subjected to hate mail and threats against herself and her family.
Austria is particularly attractive to traffickers due to its geographic location and to the fact that citizens of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary do not require visas to enter the country.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/eur/index.cfm?docid=674   (7072 words)

  
 Stein's Life and Career--by Linda Wagner-Martin
When Gertrude was eleven, her mother became ill with the cancer from which she was to die several years later; her father died suddenly when she was seventeen.
Gertrude saw analogies between the Cubism of Picasso and Braque and her portraits and the poems of the 1914 Tender Buttons.
As she had during World War I, Gertrude befriended the American soldiers she met, and her short life after peace was filled with speaking engagements and visiting with American G.I.s.
www.english.uiuc.edu /maps/poets/s_z/stein/bio.htm   (1209 words)

  
 The Life and Revelations of Saint Gertrude The Great. BOOK 1.
On her arrival, St. Gertrude came to her; but so well did she conceal any appearance of sanctity, and hide the supernatural light with which she was favored, that the stranger imagined that she had been deceived and again prayed as she had done before.
Gertrude at last, with the holy confidence of extraordinary sanctity, declared that she would not cease praying until she obtained the fine weather.
Therefore, as Gertrude is a spiritual ark, I desire that she should contain manna - that is to say, the sweetness and tenderness of charity to console the souls under her guidance, and to solace their griefs as far as she can.
my.homewithgod.com /gertrude/book1   (12130 words)

  
 McCully Family
She was born to William James McCully and Gertrude Renee Steimel.
James was a Schoolteacher, and died in Austria while serving as a teacher for the Armed Forces Dependents Schools.
Gertrude McCully was the Register of Deeds in Jackson County from 1952 until she died of a heart attack on September 18, 1962.
members.tripod.com /~ealli/mccully.html   (1486 words)

  
 Gertrude's Flower Garden Weekly Diary
I am always happy to put this week's picture on "Gertrude's Flower Garden Weekly Diary," because when you see Snowdrops you know that the garden is coming to life and that from this time forward more and more varieties of flowers will be blooming.
The Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis, is a native of Switzerland, Austria and of Southern Europe generally.
Gertrude, in her gardening days, used to dig up clumps of bulbs after they had bloomed and move them around the garden.
home.att.net /~ntgates2/index301.html   (556 words)

  
 Gertrude Pitzinger (Contralto) - Short Biography
The contralto, Gertrude Pitzinger, spent her youth in Olmütz (Olomouc), became first a children teacher, studied then at the Wiener Musikakademie and received in 1926 her diploma as a music teacher.
She was particularly estimated as a Bach interpreter and as a Lieder singer.
Since 1959 Gertrude Pitzinger was Professor at the Musikhochschule of Frankfurt a.M., continued however at the same time her activity in the concert hall.
www.bach-cantatas.com /Bio/Pitzinger-Gertrude.htm   (335 words)

  
 Gertrude Sorensen Artist Portfolio
Gertrud Haller was born in the mountainous province of Tyrol, Austria where she spent her adolescent years climbing the mountains.
In her early twenties Gertrude moved to Ontario where she worked for the Pathology Dept. at the University of Toronto.During this time Gertrud spent many hours photographing the many eye-catching scenes that Ontario has to offer, which gave her a feeling of "permanence and steadfastness".
Soon Gertrud had assembled a collection of slides which she showed to her bosses, students and co-workers.
www.gertrudsorensen.com   (244 words)

  
 MAX! 2003
Since the 1950s, Wagner’s relatives in Austria had several times asked her to return to her home country, where life was much better than in China.
In 1997, when Wagner was invited to Austria again, she was received by Austrian president Thomas Klestil and was awarded the President’s Medal in honor of her contributions to Austrian-Chinese friendship.
She is the pride of Austria, and she will live in the hearts of both the Austrian and Chinese people forever.
www.goethe.de /ins/cn/hon/pro/max2003/gertrude.html   (780 words)

  
 The danish and brazilian branches of the de la Mare family - pafg78 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Konrad III von Hohenstauffen Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was born in 1094 in Stauffen Castle, Swabia, Germany.
Heinrich "The Proud" of Saxony and Bavaria Duke of Bavaria and Saxony married Gertrude of Austria Duchess of Austria on 29 May 1127 in Bavaria, Germany.
Gertrude of Austria Duchess of Austria was born about 1105 in Bavaria, Germany.
hps.infolink.com.br /delamare/pafg78.htm   (700 words)

  
 Frederick II, Duke of Austria at AllExperts (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Frederick II, known as the Quarrelsome (German: Friedrich der Streitbare) (1201 – June 15, 1246), from the dynasty of Babenberg, was the duke of Austria and Styria from 1230 to 1246.
Gertrude first married Herman VI, Margrave of Baden, who did not manage to maintain his position in Austria, and later Roman of Halicz, a relative of the king of Hungary.
Subsequently, Austria became of field of conflict between the Přemyslid and Arpad dynasties, in which Ottokar would prevail until being overthrown by Rudolph of Habsburg.
experts.about.com.cob-web.org:8888 /e/f/fr/frederick_ii,_duke_of_austria.htm   (440 words)

  
 Gertrude, Duchess of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gertrude of Austria (1226-1288) was the niece of Duke Frederick II of Austria, the last male member of the Babenberg dynasty (daughter of his elder brother Henry of Mödling), and granddaughter of Leopold VI of Austria and Theodora Angelina.
When she was barely in her teens, in 1239, in a spectacular change in imperial politics, duke Frederick however became one of the emperor's most important allies.
Her first husband Vladislav of Bohemia, Msrgrave of Moravie (died 1247) had already claimed Austrian duchy against duke Frederick, as Gertrude was heiress of the elder brother.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gertrude_of_Austria   (321 words)

  
 Banks/Dean Genealogy - Person Page 72
He married Agnes of Austria, daughter of Margrave Leopold III of Austria "the Saint" and Agnes of Germany (?), between 1125 and 1127.
Margrave Leopold III of Austria "the Saint" was born in 1073 at Melk, Austria.
She married Margrave Leopold III of Austria "the Saint", son of Duke Leopold II of Austria "the Fair" and Itha of Cham (?), in 1106 at Klosterneuburg, Austria.
www.gordonbanks.com /gordon/family/2nd_Site/geb-p/p72.htm   (1868 words)

  
 Austria Heads of State
After her brother, Friedrich's death in 1246 she was the heir of Österreich and Steiermark, but her niece, Gertrud and husband, held the duchy in a titular capacity until she and her second husband, Premysl Otakar II of Bohemia (1230-78), prevailed in the fight for the succession.
The only daughter of titular Duchess Gertrude von Österreich and Margrave Hermann VI von Baden, she was first married to Duke Ulrich III von Kärnten and after his death to Count Uldrich von Heunburg in 1269.
Daughter of Count Ulrich III von Pfirt and Jeanne de Bourgogne, and the heiress of vast lands in Austria and thereby added to the wealth of her husband, Albrecht von Habsburg, Count of Pfirt, Duke of Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and South Tyrol (1330-58).
www.guide2womenleaders.com /Austria_heads.htm   (1717 words)

  
 Revelations of St Gertrude the Great - Our Lord appeared to her frequently - mystical graces visions apparitions
In Coxe’s House of Austria he mentions the marriage of Anne, sister of Count Hohenberg, to the famous Rodolph of Hapsburg.
It would appear, indeed, that Gertrude was specially designed by Providence to assist others, even during her lifetime, by her merits and intercession, as well as by the gift of counsel with which she was singularly favored.
Life of St Gertrude - Our Lord appeared to her many times, and she was much loved by Him because of her purity.
www.tanbooks.com /doct/saint_gertrude.htm   (4292 words)

  
 Greg Bard's Genealogical Records
Wife: Gertrude, Countess of Hohenberg Birth: abt 1225 Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany Marriage: Jan 1245 Rudolf I, King of the Germans Death: 16 Feb 1281 Burial: Feb 1281 Basel, Baselstadt, Switzerland
F Agnes Gertrude, Princess of Austria Birth: abt 1260 Habsburg, Aargau, Switzerland Death: 11 Oct 1322
F Klementie, Archduchess of Austria Birth: abt 1272 Habsburg, Aargau, Switzerland
www.shocking.com /~gregbard/genealogy/fam02841.php   (340 words)

  
 Personal Information for Gertrude Stein
Her childhood was spent in Austria, France, Baltimore, and then Oakland, California, about which she famously remarked, "There is no there there." Stein graduated from the Harvard Annex, the precursor to Radcliffe College, and soon after followed her beloved brother Leo to London and then Paris.
Stein was to remain in Paris (and at a house in the south of France) for the rest of her life, almost all of it with her lover Alice B. Toklas.
Though Stein and Toklas were both Jewish, they remained in France during World War II and survived the war quietly in the south of France; Stein died not long after, of stomach cancer, having established herself as one of the most important voices in twentieth century literature.
www.jwa.org /archive/jsp/perInfo.jsp?personID=314   (313 words)

  
 Genealogy - pafg06 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
gertrude, Wien, Austria, SS 12 Apr 1978 SL Batch 7719607 lib.
ERNESTINE MARIA JOHANNA FUESSEL [Parents] was born on 5 Mar 1875 in PRERAU,MAEHREN,MORAVIA,Czech.
LUCIA ANNA MARIA CHOFFA was born on 19 Nov 1883 in,VIENNA,AUSTRIA.
www.gashler.com /genealogy/pafg06.htm   (2508 words)

  
 (Gerard I* - Gillebride* )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Gertrude* (Duchess of Austria) (18 Apr 1115 - ____)
Gertrude* (Queen Of Hungary) (1185 - 28 Sep 1213)
Gertrude* (Countess of Hohenberg) (1225 - 16 Feb 1281)
www.afn.org /~lawson/index/ind0032.html   (120 words)

  
 Banks/Dean Genealogy - Person Page 170
He married Gertrude of Austria, daughter of Margrave Leopold III of Austria "the Saint" and Agnes of Germany (?), circa 1140.
She was born before 11 January 1126 at of Sulzbach, Oberpfalz, Bavaria.
She married Boleslaus 'the Tall' I (?), son of King Vladislas II of Poland and Agnes of Austria, circa 1163.
www.gordonbanks.com /gordon/family/2nd_Site/geb-p/p170.htm   (1291 words)

  
 Feminism in Austria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Rosa Luxemburg Institute in Vienna, Austria can be reached here.
Feministische Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften einschließlich feministischer Pädagogik is a group discussing feminist cultural and the social sciences, including feminist pedagogy, directed by Dr. Kornelia Hauser.
Genderlink is a network for social services in Austria, directed by Dr. Erika Pircher and Dr. Elfriede Neubauer.
www.cddc.vt.edu /feminism/austri.html   (900 words)

  
 Virtual Austria Net: Vacations Destination Austria
Put the sauce through a food mill and adjust seasoning by adding honey, brown sugar or maple syrup to taste.
Insert eight candles in the cups and light at serving time.
NOTE: Katowes is an old riddle-puzzle game that must be answered in numbers totaling 44, the number of ingredients in the cake which is the total number of candles lighted during Chanukah
www.virtualvienna.net /holidays/chanukah/chanukah1.html   (694 words)

  
 Austrian Artists Take Space
Artists: Veronika Dreier, Doris Jauk-Hinz, Gertrude Moser-Wagner, Sabina Ortner, Ingeborg Pock, Andrea Sodomka and Martin Breindl, Rosa Van Suess, Erika Thummel, Eva Ursprung.
Description: Austrian Artists Take Space presented 10 artists who are neo-conceptual and feminist in bent, and who work in quasi-installation format with unusual, ephemeral, and/or electronic media that primarily address ecological and political issues.
The Otis exhibition was the second part of an exchange project between the Austrian Kunstverein W.A.S. (Woman’s Art Support) and 18 Los Angeles artists whose work was exhibited at the Monoriten Gallery, Graz, Austria.
www.otis.edu /BMG_Site/AUSTRIAN.htm   (133 words)

  
 1887 to1996
She was one of the first three to come to America in 1882.
December 17, 1918, St. Gertrude's Convent, Cottonwood ID d.
July 31, 1926, St. Ignatius Hospital, Colfax WA Buried at St. Gertrude's, center of cemetery.
www.stgertrudes.org /Membership/Memoria/1887_to1996.htm   (3307 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: October 29   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Frederick I, Margrave of Baden (1249 – October 29, 1268, margrave from October 4, 1250), the only son of Margrave Herman VI of Baden and of Gertrude of Austria (the niece of Duke Frederick II the Quarrelsome of Austria), grew up at the Bavarian court with his friend Conradin.
Charles I (March 1227 (or 1226) - January 7, 1285) was the posthumous (or born ten months before fathers death: sources suggest two possible birth years) son of King Louis VIII of France by Blanche of Castile.
Carl Djerassi (born October 29, 1923 in Vienna, Austria), is a chemist and playwright best known for his contribution to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/October-29   (9019 words)

  
 Weekly Newz
LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG - Just as talks concerning Turkey's admittance into the European Union, with the unfettered access to the European Body Hair Club, were set to begin, Austria threw a turd into the punch bowl.
Austria contends that Turkey should be offered a partial membership, devoid of parking privileges and requiring the Turks to wear frilly French maid outfits.
Turkey has invited Austria to experience conjugal relations with an angry snake.
www.weeklynewz.com /WeeklyNewz043.htm   (475 words)

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