All About Royal Families

October 9th. 1771 marks the birth of Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. He was a German Prince and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Oels. He received the nickname: 'The Black Prince' due to the uniforms of his regiment. Source picture: Wikipedia His parents had been Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess Augusta of Great-Britain. Frederick William was thus the cousin, brother-in-law and a good friend of George IV, Prince Regent of the United Kingdom. In 1789 Frederick William entered the Prussian army as captain against Revolutionary France. On November 1st. 1802 Frederick William married Princess Marie Elisabeth of Baden. They got 3 children. Two of them survived childhood. In 1806 he fought in the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt as major-general. In 1809 the war of the Fifth Coalition broke out. Frederick took the opportunity to create a corps of partisans. This was called the Black Brunswickers. Later he ha

Just before the battle of Waterloo, on 15 June 1815, one of the famous balls in history was held in Brussels. Charlotte, the Duchess of Richmond invited many important guests. Charlotte was married Charles Lennox, 4th. Duke of Richmond. She and her husband lived in 1815 in Brussels (now capital of Belgium). Charles Lennox was commandant of a reserve force in Brussels. He had to protect that city in case Napoleon Bonaparte invaded.   @ the Duchess of Richmond's ball - Source picture: Wikipedia The ball was described as   "A brilliant affair" . It was during this ball that Arthur Wellesly, 1st. duke of Wellington received the confirmation that  Napoleon Bonaparte had crossed the frontier. "Whispered to ask the Duke of Richmond if he had a good map. The Duke of Richmond said he had and he took the Duke of Wellington to his dressing-room. Wellington shut the door and said 'Napoleon has humbugged me, by God; he has gained 24 hou

One of the hidden gems in Germany is the relaxing and amazing Schliersee. This beautiful place on earth is located 53 km near Munich in Upper Bavaria. From the Schliersee you can see the Bavarian Alps. I had the chance to visit this lovely place in May 2014. own picture of the Schliersee The Schliersee already was mentioned in a document of 779, this piece of  paper confirmed that 5 brothers 'Slyrse' founded a monastic cell,  consecrated by bishop Arbeo of Freising. This foundation was probably  destroyed in the 10th. century.  In the 15th. century this area was ruled by the Counts of Waldeck and after  a long dispute Wolfgan Maxlrain aquired the region (1516).  This family ruled Schliersee till 1734. The first boom of tourism came in the 19th. century due to a train connection with Munich (August 1st. 1889).  Since 1880's skiing took place in the alps around Schliersee. Besides the lake there also is a town called Schliersee.

Friedrich Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Müffing, also called Weiss was born on June 12th. 1775 in Halle. In 1790 Müffing entered the Prussian Army, later he was promoted and assigned to the general staffs, he served inter alia with: General von Wartensleben; Frederick Louis Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen; and not at least General Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher . See my blog post on this link .  von Müffing - Source picture: Wikipedia Timeline : From 1792 till 1795 he fought in France against the Revolutionary armies. From 1797 till 1802 Müffing helped to improve the maps of Northern Germany. In 1799 he wrote some notes in a  military encyclopedia. Later Müffing participated in many famous fights. When Napoleon Bonaparte came back in 1815, all European armies were ready. Müffing became an officer at the British headquarter, he had to coordinate the strategy of the Battle of Ligny. After Napoleons second abdication Müffing became governor of Paris. Later he w