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The Brunswick Monument is a mausoleum built in 1879 in Geneva to commemorate the life of Charles II, Duke of Brunswick (1804–1873). He bequeathed his fortune to the city of Geneva in exchange for a monument to be built in his name, specifying that it be a replica of the Scaliger Tombs in Verona, Italy. Linguist, musician and knight, the Duke ...
After a three-quarter-length oil portrait by Johann Georg Ziesenis (1716 – 76) in the Royal Collection (RCIN 405906). Charles II, Duke of Brunswick, son of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Charlotte, daughter of Frederick William I, King of Prussia, married, in 1764, Augusta, Princess Royal, eldest daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and sister of George III, and succeeded ...
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (German: Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel; 9 October 1735 – 10 November 1806) was the Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a military leader. His titles are usually shortened to Duke of Brunswick in English-language sources.
Elisabeth Christine was born on 28 August 1691 in Brunswick, then located in the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. She was the first child and eldest daughter of Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and his wife, Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen. She had three siblings: Charlotte August (born and died 1692 ...
Charles II, Duke of Guelders. Charles II (9 November 1467 – 30 June 1538) was a member of the House of Egmond who ruled as Duke of Guelders and Count of Zutphen from 1492 until his death. He was the son of Adolf of Egmond and Catharine of Bourbon. He had a principal role in the Frisian peasant rebellion and the Guelders Wars. Property. Value.
The Duke of Brunswick died in exile in Geneva, leaving the city an enourmous bequest on condition that a mausoleum was erected in his honour. Vela was invited to direct the project. Working together with the architect Antonio Croci (1823-84) from Mendrisio, he realized an architectural model which did not match the committee's expectations.
8 de sept. de 2022 · The tomb was built in 1879. It was designed by Swiss architect Jean Franel and modeled after the 14th-century Scalinger Tombs in Verona. The Duke of Brunswick, a very wealthy man, had left his ...
