Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, known in English as Baron von Richthofen, and most famously as the "Red Baron", was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories.
Manfred was the last King of Sicily from the Hohenstaufen dynasty, reigning from 1258 until his death. The natural son of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, Manfred became regent over the kingdom of Sicily on behalf of his nephew Conradin in 1254. As regent he subdued rebellions in the kingdom, until in 1258 he usurped Conradin's rule. After an initial attempt to appease pope Innocent IV he took up the ongoing conflict between the Hohenstaufens and the papacy through combat and political alliances. He defeated the papal army at Foggia on 2 December 1254. Excommunicated by three successive popes, Manfred was the target of a Crusade (1255–66) called first by Pope Alexander IV and then by Urban IV. Nothing came of Alexander's call, but Urban enlisted the aid of Charles of Anjou in overthrowing Manfred. Manfred was killed during his defeat by Charles at the Battle of Benevento, and Charles assumed kingship of Sicily.
Eugen Weidmann was a German criminal and serial killer who was executed by guillotine in France in June 1939, the last public execution in that country.
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert was a German poet, one of the forerunners of the golden age of German literature that was ushered in by Lessing.
Manfred Eigen was a German biophysical chemist who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on measuring fast chemical reactions.
Weidmann is a German surname meaning "hunter". Notable people with the surname include:
Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker, commonly abbreviated FGrHist or FGrH, is a collection by Felix Jacoby of the works of those ancient Greek historians whose works have been lost, but of which we have citations, extracts or summaries. It is mainly founded on Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Müller's previous Fragmenta Historicorum Graecorum (1841–1870).
Hermann Dessau was a German ancient historian and epigrapher. He is noted for a key work of textual criticism published in 1889 on the Historia Augusta, which uncovered reasons to believe that this surviving text of ancient Roman imperial history had been written under circumstances very different from those previously believed.
Weidmannsche Buchhandlung is a German book publisher established in 1680 that remained independent until it was acquired by Verlag Georg Olms in 1983.
Events from the year 1939 in France.
Manfred Schell is a German trade unionist. Before he retired in 2008, he was the leader of Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer.
Weidmann's Restaurant is a historic restaurant in Meridian, Mississippi, United States, established in 1870. It was originally listed as a contributing property to the Meridian Urban Center Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The Urban Center Historic District was combined with the Meridian Depot Historic District in 2005 to become the Meridian Downtown Historic District.
Jens Weidmann is a German economist, president of the Deutsche Bundesbank, and Chairman of the Board of the Bank for International Settlements.
Adolf Weidmann was a German athlete and sports official. He is best known for his numerous age-group records in the ultra-marathon.
Events in the year 1901 in Germany.
Jörg Asmussen is a German economist. He previously served as State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, as a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB) and as Deputy Finance Minister of Germany.
Martin Wilibald Schrettinger was a German priest and librarian.
Manfred Grund is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Events in the year 1997 in Germany.
Manfred Todtenhausen is a German politician. Born in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, he represents the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Manfred Todtenhausen has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2012 till 2013 and since 2017.
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