Schloss Wilhelmshöhe - Kassel, Germany
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N 51° 18.900 E 009° 24.975
32U E 529009 N 5684937
Schloß Wilhelmshöhe - Residence of Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia and captivity place of Napoleon III., (former) French Emperor.
Waymark Code: WMW589
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 07/11/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache
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Wilhelmshöhe Castle, home of the Landgraviates of Hesse and at later date the Kings of Prussia and the German Emperors, was twice in history linked to the Bonaparte Family.

During the French Period (1807 - 1813), Wilhelmshöhe Castle was the residences of Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia.
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After he capitulated in the Battle of Sedan of the French-German War (1870-1871), Napoleon III. (former) French Emperor, was held in captivity in Wilhelmshöhe Castle from 5 September 1870 to 19 March 1871 until he went into exile to England.
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Schloß Wilhelmshöhe, Residenz der Landgrafen von Hessen und später der Könige von Preußen und Deutschen Kaiser, war in seiner Geschichte zwei Mal mit der Familie Bonaparte verknüpft.

Während der Napoleonischen Besatzung (1807-1813), war Schloß Wilhelmshöhe einer der Residenzen von Jerome Bonaparte, König von Westphalen.

Nachdem Napoleon III. während des Deutsch-Französischen Krieges (1870-1871) in der Schlacht von Sedan Gefangen genommen wurde, weilte er vom 5. September 1870 bis 19. März 1871, unter Hausarrest stehend, auf Schloß Wilhelmshöhe, bis er in sein englisches Exil abreiste.
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