Tag Archives: Elbe

Brunswick-Harburg

Posted on July 11, 2013 by davidseurope

BRUNSWICK-HARBURG   BRAUNSCHWEIG-HARBURG. In 1527 when the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg was partitioned, the eldest brother took Harburg as his share (Harburg itself is on the oppposite bank of the Elbe from Hamburg and has belonged to that city-state since 1937).  His … Continue reading →

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Brunswick-Dannenberg

Posted on July 10, 2013 by davidseurope

BRUNSWICK-DANNENBERG   BRAUNSCHWEIG-DANNENBERG. Dannenberg is a town on the River Jeetze, somewhat above its confluence with the Elbe, ESE of Lüneburg, and in the easternmost part of Niedersachsen. It became part of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1303.   In 1569 the district around it … Continue reading →

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Bouches-de-l’Elbe

Posted on June 23, 2013 by davidseurope

BOUCHES-DE-L’ELBE Department in the French Empire, 1810-13, joining the former Free Cities of Hamburg (the capital of the department) and Lübeck with former Hanoverian territory.   The territories were restored after the fall of Napoleon to their former owners, except for … Continue reading →

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Billunger Mark

Posted on June 13, 2013 by davidseurope

BILLUNGER MARK   Billung March. In the reign of Otto the Great (936-73) two Margraves led the extension of Saxon authority over the Slav peoples to the east, Hermann Billung and Gero. Hermann’s Mark was in the north and extended over … Continue reading →

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Barby

Posted on May 16, 2013 by davidseurope

BARBY A lordship in the Holy Roman Empire, in northeastern Germany;  the town of Barby is on the River Elbe, southeast of Magdeburg. The lordship belonged to the Abbey of Quedlinburg, and in the 12th century was held in fief … Continue reading →

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Anhalt-Zerbst

Posted on April 17, 2013 by davidseurope

ANHALT-ZERBST When Anhalt was divided c.1252 amongst the sons of its first Prince, the youngest took Zerbst, a town southeast of Magdeburg and on the further side of the Elbe from the bulk of the Principality.   This Zerbst line divided … Continue reading →

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Anhalt-Dessau

Posted on April 17, 2013 by davidseurope

ANHALT-DESSAU One of the divisions of the Principality of Anhalt.   The town of Dessau is on the River Mulde, a little above its confluence with the Elbe, and is southeast of Magdeburg and north of Leipzig. Anhalt-Dessau is sometimes used … Continue reading →

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Anhalt

Posted on April 17, 2013 by davidseurope

ANHALT Principality in eastern Germany, which in the 18th century lay between western Brandenburg in the Kingdom of Prussia and western Saxony but in the 19th century was entirely surrounded by Prussia.   It stretched from lands to the north of … Continue reading →

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Altmark

Posted on April 14, 2013 by davidseurope

ALTMARK The old March, in northeastern Germany, later forming the western part of the Electorate of Brandenburg.   It lay almost completely west of the Elbe and north of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg, itself also part of Brandenburg from 1680. The … Continue reading →

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