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  LIEGNITZ - LoveToKnow Article on LIEGNITZ
The most prominent building is the palace, ormerly the residence of the dukes of Liegnitz, rebuilt after a fire in 1835 and now used as the administrative offices of the district.
Liegnitz is first mentioned in an historical document in the year 1004.
On the death of the last duke of Liegnitz in 1675, the duchy came into the possession of the Empire, which retained it until the Prussian conquest of Silesia in 1742.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LI/LIEGNITZ.htm   (819 words)

  
 Legnica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Legnica (pronounce: [lɛgˈniʦa], formerly Lignica, German Liegnitz) is a town in south-western Poland.
As of the 2005 census estimate, the town has a total population of 106,122.
Until 1742 the town was known as Lignica, but the name was changed to Liegnitz with the incorporation of Silesia into the Kingdom of Prussia following Prussia's defeat of Austria; at that time the town was germanized.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liegnitz   (572 words)

  
 LIEGNITZ - Online Information article about LIEGNITZ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Liegnitz is first mentioned in an See also:
War Liegnitz was taken by the Swedes, but was soon recaptured by the Imperialists.
seine Umgebung (Liegnitz, 1897) ; and the Urkundenbuch der Stadt Liegnitz bis 1455, edited by Schirrmacher (Liegnitz, 1866).
encyclopedia.jrank.org /LEO_LOB/LIEGNITZ.html   (583 words)

  
 LIEGNITZ - Encyclopedia Britannica - LIEGNITZ - JCSM's Study Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
LIEGNITZ, a town in Germany, in the Prussian province of Silesia, picturesquely situated on the Katzbach, just aboveits junction with the Schwarzwasser, and 40 M. of Breslau, on the main line of railway to Berlin via Sommerfeld.
During the 19th century Liegnitz rapidly increased in population and prosperity.
See Schuchard, Die Stadt Liegnitz (Berlin, 1868) ; Sammter and Kraffert, Chronik von Liegnitz (Liegnitz, 18611893); Jander, Liegnitz in seinem Entwickelungs ange (Liegnitz, 1905) ; and F1ihree fur Liegnitz and seine Umgebung (Liegnitz, 1897) ; and the Urkundenbuch der Stadt Liegnitz bis 1455, edited by Schirrmacher (Liegnitz, 1866).
www.jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Encyclopedia_Britannica/LEO_LOB/LIEGNITZ.html   (554 words)

  
 Battle of Liegnitz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Two military engagements are known as the Battle of Liegnitz after the town of Liegnitz, today Legnica, in south-western Poland:
The Battle of Liegnitz (1760) was a battle in the Seven Years' War
This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Liegnitz   (138 words)

  
 Defence Talk - Defence Forum - The battle of Liegnitz 1241
I have been studying the invasion of poland by the mongolians for a history paper of maine, and came across the famouse battle of liegnitz.
In this battle an army of nearly 30000 men composed of Silesian knights, Teutonic knight, Knights Templar and remenants of three other polish armies, command By Duke Henryk the II (also called Henry the Pious), fought withe the Mongolian armies under the Command of Orda and Baider, the Mongolian army was aproximatly 20000 strong.
From the Mongolian perspective it was a flawless victory, and from the Polish perspective Henry the Pious was a marter because his death 'drove the mongols out of Poland'.
www.defencetalk.com /forums/printthread.php?t=3093&page=2&pp=10   (1080 words)

  
 Worldroots.com
Friedrich II von Schlesien, Duke von Liegnitz and Wohlau and
Liegnitz, Brieg und Wohlau and Princess Anna Marie von
Joachim Friedrich von Schlesien, Duke von Liegnitz, Brieg
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Reformation
In 1531 the Smalkaldic League, an ofensive and defensive alliance, was concluded between the Protestant princes and cities.
The Schwenkfeldians were founded by Kaspar of Schwenkfeld, aulic councillor of Duke Frederick of Liegnitz and canon.
At first he associated himself with Luther, but from 1525 he opposed the latter in his Christology, as well as in his conception of the Eucharist, and his doctrine of justification.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/12700b.htm   (10530 words)

  
 History Of Friedrich II Of Prussia — Volume 03 by Thomas Carlyle eBook by BookRags
The States of Bohemia, accordingly, in 1544 (it is not doubtful, by Ferdinand’s suggestion), were moved to make inquiries as to this Heritage-Fraternity of Liegnitz.
The Duke of Liegnitz, grieved to the heart, had no means of resisting.
Great corresponding between Berlin, Liegnitz, Prag ensued on this matter: but the end was a summons to Duke Friedrich,—­summons from King Ferdinand in March, 1546, “To appear in the Imperial Hall (KAISERHOF) at Breslau,” and to submit that Deed of EBVERBRUDERUNG to the examination of the States there.
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 Battle of Liegnitz (1241 AD)
This is the second version of the Battle of Liegnitz Rules.
The Mongols confronted them as they passed the town of Liegnitz.
A search of the Internet, and Magweb, turned two very useful resources for wargaming Liegnitz.
www.juniorgeneral.org /liegnitz/liegnitz2.html   (1463 words)

  
 General Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The planet Legmiza, an Imperial territory, is named for Liegnitz, a city in what is now Poland.
It suffered extensive damage toward the end of the war, when it was taken by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
In LoGH, the Legmiza Star Zone was located in the Empire, near fortress Iserlohn, and was the scene of Reinhard von Meusal's first battle in the main series, as depicted in the movie My Conquest in a Sea of Stars.
www.logh.net /history/legmiza.htm   (149 words)

  
 Boleslaw Ii Of Liegnitz Glogau / Princess Hedwig Of Anhalt
Name: Princess Of Liegnitz Jadwiga Born: Abt 1244 at Of Legnica, Wroclaw, Poland Died: Aft 1280 Husband: Konrad Prince Czersk
Name: Princess Agnieszka Of Liegnitz Born: Abt 1245 at Of, Legnica, Wroclaw, Poland Died: 13 Mar 1264-1265 Husband: Ulrich I Count Of Wurttemberg
Name: Boleslaw Of Breslau, Liegnitz & Schweidnitz Born: Abt 1253 at Of, Legnica, Wroclaw, Poland Died: 9 Nov 1301 Wife: Princess Beatrix Of Brandenburg
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 Court atelier of Duke Ludwig I of Liegnitz and Brieg / Saint Hedwig / 1353   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Court atelier of Duke Ludwig I of Liegnitz and Brieg / Saint Hedwig / 1353
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 Battle of Liegnitz -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Two military engagements are known as the Battle of Liegnitz after the town of (Click link for more info and facts about Liegnitz) Liegnitz, today (Click link for more info and facts about Legnica) Legnica, in south-western (A republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II) Poland:
The (Click link for more info and facts about Battle of Legnica) Battle of Legnica (1241) was a battle in the Mongol invasion of Europe
The (Click link for more info and facts about Battle of Liegnitz (1760)) Battle of Liegnitz (1760) was a battle in the (Click link for more info and facts about Seven Years' War) Seven Years' War
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_liegnitz.htm   (125 words)

  
 History Of Friedrich II Of Prussia — Volume 12 by Thomas Carlyle eBook by BookRags
Whereupon the whole Prussian column marches in; tramp tramp, without music, through the streets: in the Market-place they fold themselves into a ranked mass, and explode into wind-harmony and rolling of drums.
Liegnitz, mostly in nightcap, looks cautiously out of window: it is a deed done, IHR HERREN; Liegnitz ours, better late than never; and after so many years, the King has his own again.
Schwerin is sumptuously lodged in the Jesuits, Palace: Liegnitz, essentially a Protestant Town, has many thoughts upon this event, but as yet will be stingy of speaking them.
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 Elektro Apparate Bau Gerhard Berger (EAB); Liegnitz manufact
Elektro Apparate Bau Gerhard Berger (EAB); Liegnitz manufact
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Elektro Apparate Bau Liegnitz (Gerhard Berger, EAB); Liegnitz: [622401, 638331, 638330]
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 Prince Fryderyk Von Liegnitz Of Liegnitz Brieg / Princess Sofie Of Brandenburg Ansb
Prince Fryderyk Von Liegnitz Of Liegnitz Brieg / Princess Sofie Of Brandenburg Ansb
Name: Fryderyk Prince Liegnitz Born: 22 Feb 1519-1520 at Of, Legnica, Wroclaw, Poland Died: 15 Dec 1570 Wife: Princess Of Mecklenburg Schw Katharine
Name: Princess Sofie Of Silesia Liegnitz Born: 1525 at Legnica, Silesia, Poland Died: 6 Feb 1545-1546 Husband: Elector John George Hohenzollern Of Brandenburg
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 Court atelier of Duke Ludwig I of Liegnitz and Brieg / Vita Beatae Hedwigis / 1353   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Court atelier of Duke Ludwig I of Liegnitz and Brieg / Vita Beatae Hedwigis / 1353
Court atelier of Duke Ludwig I of Liegnitz and Brieg
Materials and Techniques: Tempera colors, colored washes, and ink on parchment bound between wood boards covered with red-stained pigskin
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 Timeline 1200 to 1299
1241 Apr 9, In the Battle of Liegnitz, Silesia, Mongol armies defeated the Poles and Germans.
In this year the Mongols defeated the Germans and invaded Poland and Hungary.
In April the Mongols routed the armies of Poles, Germans, and Hungarians, at Liegnitz and Mohi, within easy distance of Vienna.
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 Battle of Liegnitz - Mongol armies defeat Poles and Germans April 9 in History
Battle of Liegnitz - Mongol armies defeat Poles and Germans April 9 in History
Battle of Liegnitz - Mongol armies defeat Poles and Germans
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
www.brainyhistory.com /events/1241/april_9_1241_31640.html   (48 words)

  
 #1 Old Glory Liegnitz - The Mongols in Europe 25mm
#1 Old Glory Liegnitz - The Mongols in Europe 25mm
The Old Glory Liegnitz - The Mongols in Europe 25mm miniatures are a fantastic new line of unpainted miniatures.
Approximately 30 foot or 10 Cavalry per pack.
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