Germany is in many ways "the star of the show" in Hearts of Iron IV, with both historical and technical precedence, as it acts as the primary driving force of many early-game events in historical playthroughs and is also usually the instigator of World War II, with many of the in-game events and focus trees tailored to bring about a conflict roughly comparable to the real-life counterpart. Historically, the German Reich precipitated the Second World War by attacking Poland on 1 September 1939, and would go on to establish a brief but notorious hegemony over continental Europe and the German Reich closed down the European Theatre of the Second World War through its surrender and fall between 4 May and. Germany was the primary Axis Power in the European Theatre. By 1936 the NSDAP had cemented its power, having purged most of the opposition, and thus could focus on preparing for the next war. The troubled Weimar Republic would exist until 1933 when the NSDAP seized power and was transformed the country into a fascist dictatorship led by Adolf Hitler. After the collapse of the German Empire in the November Revolution of 1918/19 after WW1 the Weimar Republic was proclaimed, named after the German city where its constitutional convention was held. The Brunswick Tiara was not worn by the two successive Princesses of Hanover, until 2004, when Princess Caroline of Monaco, the Princess of Hanover, wife of Princess Victoria Louise’s grandson, wore the Brunswick Tiara at the Wedding of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.The German Reich (or often just referred to as Germany for short in community parlance) is the current incarnation of Germany. When Princess Victoria Louise died on this day 40 years ago, the Brunswick Tiara was inherited by her eldest son, the Prince of Hanover, whose wife had died a few months previously. Remaining at the centre of German Royal and Noble circles for her entire life, the Duchess wore the Tiara at a variety of events, most notably the Wedding Ball of her grandson, King Constantine II of Greece, and Princess Anne Marie of Denmark in Athens in 1964. The Brunswick Tiara was just one of many wedding gifts, which included the Prussian Diamond Tiara from her parents, the Kaiser and Empress Augusta (now belonging to their granddaughter, Queen Sofia of Spain), a Diamond Necklace/Tiara from the groom, and an Emerald Laurel Wreath Tiara, another gift from her parents (which belongs to Archduchess Francesca von Habsburg).Ī post shared by Deutsches Kaiserhaus the time Princess Victoria Louise was widowed in 1953, the Prussian Diamond Tiara had been given to her daughter, Queen Frederica of Greece, while the Emerald Laurel Wreath Tiara was given to her daughter-in-law, Princess Sophie of Greece and Hanover, and the Diamond Necklace Tiara was given to Princess Ortrud, but Princess Victoria Louise retained the Brunswick Tiara, her grandest Tiara, for herself. Princess Victoria Louise, Duchess of Brunswick wearing the Brunswick Tiara: /MEzPdVa06l- The Royal Watcher December 11, 2020Īn elaborate scrolling diadem with three large central diamonds in the and a laurel wreath border, the Tiara originates from Empress Josephine of France, making its way to Germany where in 1913, it was bought by the people of Brunswick and, after being extensively repaired by Court Jeweller Hermann Jürgens, given to Prince Ernst August of Hanover (later Duke of Brunswick) as a wedding gift for his bride, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, the only daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II, in 1913. To mark the Anniversary of the passing of the Kaiser’s only daughter who married the Head of the House of Hanover and spent a long life at the centre of German Royal and Noble circles, we are featuring her trademark Brunswick Tiara. Today marks the 40th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Victoria Louise, Duchess of Brunswick, who died on this day in 1980.
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