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The levy encountered the Russian expeditionary force at Klinte Church and Ajmunds bro . Af Klint judged the military situation unfavorable and decided to surrender without a fight. On 23 April the surrender took place, without documents, at the Sandäskes inn in Sanda. The next day the Russian force marched into Visby and found quarters ...
Over the centuries, from the Middle Ages onwards, German settlers steadily moved eastward, often into mostly Slavic areas and areas near to or controlled by Russia.Flegel points out that German farmers, traders and entrepreneurs moved into East and West Prussia, the Baltic region (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia), the Danzig and Vistula River region, Galicia, Slovenia, the Banat, the Bachka ...
The occupation of Finland in 1808–09 by Russian forces was the immediate cause of Gustav Adolf's overthrow, violently initiated by officers of his own army. Following his abdication on 29 March 1809, an Instrument of Government was hastily written, which severely circumscribed the powers of the monarchy.
The immediate consequence of the Russian invasion was the deposition of Gustav IV Adolf by the Coup of 1809 on 13 March 1809, and the exclusion of his whole family from the succession. [ citation needed ] On 5 June 1809, the duke regent was proclaimed king, under the title of Charles XIII, after accepting the new liberal constitution , which ...
The German minority population in Russia, Ukraine, and the Soviet Union stemmed from several sources and arrived in several waves. Since the second half of the 19th century, as a consequence of the Russification policies and compulsory military service in the Russian Empire, large groups of Germans from Russia emigrated to the Americas (mainly Canada, the United States, Brazil and Argentina ...
Emperor of Russia r. 1796-1801 1754-1801: Gustav IV Adolf King of Sweden r. 1792-1809 1778-1837: Augustus Grand Duke of Oldenburg r. 1829-1853 1783-1853: Alexander I Emperor of Russia r. 1801-1825 1777-1825: Nicholas I Emperor of Russia r. 1825-1855 1796-1855: Peter II Grand Duke of Oldenburg r. 1853-1900 1827-1900: Alexander II the Liberator ...
1.1 Ambassador of the German Empire to the Russian Empire (1871-1914) 1.2 German Ambassadors to the Soviet Union (1918-1991) 1.3 Ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Germany to Russia (1993-Present)
In April 1796, talks about the "Russian marriage" were resumed by Catherine II, who invited Gustav IV Adolf to visit her in St. Petersburg. Gustav IV Adolf and his uncle the Duke of Södermanland arrived incognito for a meeting with the bride. A series of brilliant parties were arranged in their honor.