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Roon, Albrecht von — (1803–1879) Prussian war minister from 1859 to 1873, Albrecht von Roon joined the Prussian army in 1816. In 1835, he entered the general staff. Recognizing the army’s inefficiency, he occupied himself with schemes for reform. In 1859, Roon… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Roon, Albrecht Theodor Emil, count von — born April 30, 1803, Pleushagen, near Kolberg, Pomerania died Feb. 23, 1879, Berlin, Ger. Prussian army officer. He aided Prince William (later Emperor William I) in suppressing the insurrection in Baden (1848). As minister of war (1859–73), he… … Universalium
von — /von/; Ger. /fawn/, unstressed /feuhn/, prep. from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility): Paul von Hindenburg. * * * (as used in expressions) Friedrich Leopold… … Universalium
count — count1 /kownt/, v.t. 1. to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten. 2. to reckon up; calculate; compute. 3. to list or name … Universalium
Roon, Albrecht Theodor Emil, Graf von — ▪ Prussian minister of war born April 30, 1803, Pleushagen, near Kolberg, Pomerania [now Kołobrzeg, Pol.] died Feb. 23, 1879, Berlin Prussian army officer who, with Chancellor Otto von Bismarck and General Helmuth von Moltke, brought the German… … Universalium
Leo von Caprivi — Count Leo von Caprivi Chancellor of Germany German Empire … Wikipedia
Otto von Bismarck — Not to be confused with Otto Christian Archibald von Bismarck. Otto von Bismarck Otto von Bismarck in August 1890 1st Chancellor of the German Empire … Wikipedia
Albrecht von Roon — Albrecht Graf von Roon Prussian Minister of War 10th Minister President of Prussia In office 1 January 1873 – 9 November 1873 Monarch Wilhelm I Prec … Wikipedia
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder — For the German field marshal at the start of the First World War, see Helmuth von Moltke the Younger. For the German resistance figure of the Nazi era, see Helmuth James Graf von Moltke. Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf[1] von Moltke … Wikipedia
Albrecht von Bernstorff — Not to be confused with Albrecht von Bernstorff (1890 1945). Memorial for Albrecht von Bernstorff in the St. Abundus church in Lassahn Albrecht Graf von Bernstorff (22 March 1809 – 26 March 1873) was a Prussian statesman. Bernstorff was bo … Wikipedia
