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Frankfurt preserved its essentially medieval aspect as late as 1872. Starting from the 16th century, trade and the arts flowered in Frankfurt. Science and innovation progressed, and the invention of the printing press in nearby Mainz promoted education and knowledge.
Hace 3 días · Frankfurt am Main was a free imperial city from 1372 until 1806, when Napoleon I made it the seat of government for the prince primate of the Confederation of the Rhine. In 1810 the city became the capital of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt, created by Napoleon.
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Frankfurt was a city state, the Free City of Frankfurt, for nearly five centuries, and was one of the most important cities of the Holy Roman Empire, as a site of Imperial coronations; it lost its sovereignty upon the collapse of the empire in 1806, regained it in 1815 and then lost it again in 1866, when it was annexed (though neutral) by the K...
In 843, Frankfurt became at times the most important royal palatinate of the Eastern Franconians and the site of parliaments. In 1220, Frankfurt became a free imperial city. From 1356 onwards, the Golden Bull declared Frankfurt as the permanent city of choice for the Roman kings.
Origen de Frankfurt. Los primeros registros sobre Frankfurt son del año 794, en la época de Carlomagno, rey que habitó en esa ciudad largo tiempo. En ellos se habla de un lugar llamado Franonovurd o Vadum Francorum (Vado de los Francos), que estaba ubicado en un vado del río Meno.
In 1949, Frankfurt failed to be voted in as the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany. Nonetheless, the city continued to grow steadily and solidly. In 1957, it became the home of the Deutsche Bundesbank, which began to operate in that year.
Some Frankfurt History. Evidence of first-century Roman settlements can be found all around the Frankfurt area, but particularly in the center of Frankfurt, not far from the river, around a square called the Römerberg, which takes its name from the Romans. The city began as a place suitable for fording the Main river.
