Historical figures in Regensburg

The atlas holds 8 people and 10 moments here, from 788 to 1969. The most recorded lives are Charlemagne, Adolf Hitler and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Educators, across the Age of Exploration and the Enlightenment.

Notable people

  1. Charlemagne

    from 788 to 792

    3 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…

  2. Adolf Hitler

    in 1937

    1 moment here

    Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    in 1786

    1 moment here

    German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

  4. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1688

    1 moment here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

  5. Pope Benedict XVI

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…

  6. Johannes Kepler

    in 1630

    1 moment here

    German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher, and music theorist. Kepler’s documented life moved from Württemberg schooling…

  7. John Calvin

    in 1541

    1 moment here

    French Protestant reformer, pastor, and author. Born in Noyon, he studied law in Bourges and spent formative periods in Paris and Basel before moving…

  8. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

    in 1541

    1 moment here

    Charles V (1500–1558), also Charles I of Spain, was Holy Roman Emperor, king of Spain, and ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands.…

Moments

  1. 788 Established a base at Regensburg Charlemagne
  2. 792 Held a council at Regensburg Charlemagne
  3. 792 Spent Easter at Regensburg Charlemagne
  4. 1541 Colloquy of Regensburg John Calvin
  5. 1541 Arrival for the Regensburg colloquy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  6. 1630 Death in Regensburg Johannes Kepler
  7. 1688 Two weeks in Regensburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  8. 1786 Reaches Regensburg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  9. 1937 Visits Regensburg Adolf Hitler
  10. 1969 Return to Bavaria and Regensburg Pope Benedict XVI

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