Germany
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Maria of Brabant
Born in 1226 to Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Maria of Hohenstaufen. She was one of six children and had two half siblings from his father’s second marriage. Not much is known about her childhood, but one can assume it was typical of a noblewoman of that time. She was originally betrothed to Prince Edward, who eventually became King Edward I. This betrothal did not stick and eventually Maria was married to Duke Louis II of Bavaria. This seemed normal and the two settled down to married life. Louis was away from his young wife for long periods of time. As can happen when a couple is apart for…
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The History of Medicine – The development of early hospitals
Following on from our look at Vesalius and the science of Anatomy, I got the idea for this article from the rulebook of the order known as Camillans, who by the time of its publication had been in service for a little over twenty years in Milan. It is offered as regulation so we can surmise that the contents were rigidly adhered to, by the nursing assistants. The Maggiore hospital in Milan was run by an order of brothers, the Camillans, who offered basic healthcare, interspersed with a substantial amount of religious guidance to the poor. Hospitals such as the Maggiore were designated mainly for the treatment of the poor.…
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Adolf Hitler
Hitler was born in Austria on the 20th April 1889, the fourth child of six; His older siblings, Gustav, Ida and Otto all died as infants. At the age of three, Hitler and his family moved to Munich, and then several more times, before settling in Lambach after his father’s bee-keeping business failed. Hitler was quite close to his younger brother Edmund who died in 1900 from Measles, leaving Adolf and his youngest sibling, his sister Paula. His death affected Adolf quite profoundly and he changed from a confident outgoing boy into a quiet sullen introverted child who rejected the strict discipline at his state school and argued often with…
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Eva Braun
Eva Anna Paula Hitler nee Braun was born on February 6th 1912 in Munich. She was the middle daughter of three born to Friedrich Braun, a school teacher and Franziska Kronberger, a seamstress. She was educated at a Catholic School, and later attended a convent Business School for a year, where she showed herself to be an average student with a flair for sport. After leaving school in 1929, she began working as a sales assistant and junior clerk to Heinrich Hoffmann who was engaged as [...]
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Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor; Frederick IV, King of Germany; and Frederick V, Archduke of Austria
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor; Frederick IV, King of Germany; and Frederick V, Archduke of Austria.Frederick the Peaceful (or Arch-sleepyhead of the Holy Roman Empire) was the first Holy Roman Emperor from the House of Habsburg; not to be confused with Frederick III (or Frederick the Fair/Handsome) who was King of Germany (and also a Habsburg) from 1314 until 1330. Note that our Frederick III was the fourth Frederick, King of Germany who reigned with that title from 1440 until 14 [...]
