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German prince among those arrested by police investigating potential coup against German government

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7th December 2022
A German prince is among those arrested in an extensive set of raids by the German Federal Criminal Police, the anti-terrorist force and other special units on a number of addresses associated with the far-right Reichsbürger movement throughout Germany. The movement, or members of it, are said to have planned a coup d’état in Germany. German Prince  Heinrich XIII Reuss of Greiz was…
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Killed in battle: Prince Wilhelm of Prussia

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9th July 2020
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia was the eldest child of Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany and Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. As such, he was the oldest grandchild of the last Emperor of Germany, Wilhelm II. At his birth, he was second in line to the German throne and was expected to succeed to the throne had it not been for the end of the German Empire following World War I. Prince Wilhelm of…
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The Bavarian King of Northern Europe

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27th May 2020
When little Prince Christopher was born in Bavaria in 1416 as the son of a German Count, he hardly thought he would become king of three European nations. Yet that was exactly what he became. Christopher was born as a member of the house of Wittelsbach. He grew up in the…
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Fire at rebuilt Imperial Palace in Berlin

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8th April 2020
On Wednesday, the Berlin Fire Department reported a blaze in a new building connected to Berlin’s city castle. The building stands on the Palace Square in central Berlin, just off Alexanderplatz. It is a reconstructed copy of the old royal and imperial palace of both the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire. The fire department stated that one person was reported injured and that at…
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Prince Ferdinand of Bismarck dies at 88

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25th July 2019
Prince Ferdinand of Bismarck, has died at the age of 88 years old. The news was first reported by the German paper, Bunte. The prince passed away following complications experienced during surgery. He leaves behind him his wife, Princess Elisabeth and their three children.
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European royals attend the wedding of Prince Konstantin of Bavaria

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2nd September 2018
This Saturday royals from all over Europe gathered for a  royal wedding. A German prince got his lucky princess. Prince Konstantin of Bavaria married Deniz Kaya in a grand ceremony at the French church Eglise-au-Bois in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Royals from several European royal families where represented in the ceremony and the following celebrations. The royal household of the Bavarian royal…
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