Historical figures in North Rhine-Westphalia
The atlas holds 3 people and 9 moments here, from 775 to 1893. The most recorded lives are Charlemagne, Max Weber and Johannes Brahms. Among them Royalty, across the Middle Ages.
Notable people
Charlemagne
from 775 to 799
7 moments here
Frankish king, Lombard king, and Carolingian emperor who ruled from 768 to 814. His itinerant court moved across Francia, Saxony, Italy, Bavaria, the…
Johannes Brahms
in 1857
1 moment here
German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms developed as a performer there before touring Central Europe,…
Max Weber
in 1893
1 moment here
German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist whose work on rationalisation, bureaucracy, religion, capitalism, and social action…
Moments
- 775 Campaigned through Saxony Charlemagne
- 776 Returned rapidly to the Lippe frontier Charlemagne
- 777 Convened the Paderborn assembly Charlemagne
- 780 Returned to Saxony Charlemagne
- 780 Stayed at Bad Lippspringe Charlemagne
- 782 Held an assembly at the Lippe source Charlemagne
- 799 Met Pope Leo III at Paderborn Charlemagne
- 1857 Winter court post Johannes Brahms
- 1893 Marriage to Marianne Schnitger Max Weber