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Daniel Prenn (1904–1991), German-Polish-British tennis player, highest world ranking # 6; Birgit Prinz (born 1977), football player; Lina Radke (1903–1983), athlete; Teodor Regedziński (also known as Theodor Reger) (1894–1954), Polish chess master of German origin; father's name was Reger; Otto Rehhagel (born 1938), football player and ...
Germany was ruled by monarchs from the beginning of division of the Frankish Empire in August 843 to the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in August 1806. [1] [2] [3] During most of 19th century, independent German principalities were organized into various confederations, such as the Confederation of the Rhine dominated by Napoleon (1806-1813) and the German Confederation created by the ...
The 9th c. Rök runestone lists names of Germanic heroes and events, but the significance of most of them is nowadays lost. The figures in the lists below are listed either by the name of their article on Wikipedia or, if there is no article, according to the name by which they are most commonly attested.
Figure Names in medieval languages Historical origin Name meaning Relationships Early and English Attestations Norse Attestations German Attestations Iarizkar Old Norse: Jarizkárr: For the second element Kárr, see Kara below. For the first element, see Yaroslav the Wise (Jariz-leifr).
German kingdom (blue) in the Holy Roman Empire around 1000. This is a list of monarchs who ruled over East Francia, and the Kingdom of Germany (Latin: Regnum Teutonicum), from the division of the Frankish Empire in 843 and the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 until the collapse of the German Empire in 1918:
This is a timeline of German history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Germany and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Germany. See also the list of German monarchs and list of chancellors of Germany and the list of years in Germany
The name is an Icelandic adaptation of the East Norse Bove instead of the expected West Norse Búi, which indicates that he was historical person. [115] The name means a "fat and clumpsy person". [116] The Geatish foster-father of the Swedish king Ingjald's son Olof Trätälja, and who lived in Västergötland.
A name derived from PN *anuʀ ("ancestor") with a -k- suffix, or a hypocoristic form of a name with the same element. It is considered to correspond to the German name Anihho. [34] Áki 1 is the champion of the Danish king Alf 4 and takes part in a Danish attack on the Swedish king Buðli 2.