1827 in Germany
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Events from the year 1827 in Germany
Incumbents
Kingdoms
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Monarch â Frederick William III (16 November 1797 â 7 June 1840)[1]
- Kingdom of Bavaria
- Monarch - Ludwig I (1825â1848)
- Kingdom of Saxony
- Frederick Augustus I (20 December 1806 â 5 May 1827)
- Anthony (5 May 1827 â 6 June 1836)
- Kingdom of Hanover
- George IV (29 January 1820 â 26 June 1830)
- Kingdom of Württemberg
- William (30 October 1816 â 25 June 1864)
Grand Duchies
- Grand Duke of Baden
- Grand Duke of Hesse
- Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Frederick Francis Iâ (24 April 1785 â 1 February 1837)[2]
- Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Grand Duke of Oldenburg
- Peter I (2 July 1823 â 21 May 1829)
- Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- Charles Frederick (14 June 1828 â 8 July 1853)
Principalities
- Schaumburg-Lippe
- George William (13 February 1787 - 1860)
- Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Friedrich Günther (28 April 1807 â 28 June 1867)[4]
- Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
- Günther Friedrich Karl I (14 October 1794 â 19 August 1835)
- Principality of Lippe
- Leopold II (5 November 1802 â 1 January 1851)[5]
- Principality of Reuss-Greiz
- Heinrich XIX (29 January 1817 â 31 October 1836)[6]
- Waldeck and Pyrmont
- George II (9 September 1813 â 15 May 1845)
Duchies
- Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
- Leopold IV (9 August 1817 â 22 May 1871)[7]
- Duke of Brunswick
- Charles II (16 June 1815 â 9 September 1830)[8]
- Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1780â1826) and Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1826â1834) - Frederick[2]
- Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Bernhard II (24 December 1803 â 20 September 1866)[10]
Events
- 26 March â German composer Ludwig van Beethoven dies in Vienna, after a prolonged illness. Thousands of citizens line the streets for the funeral procession 3 days later.[citation needed]
Births
- 8 March â Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (d. 1888)
- 13 June â Alberto Henschel, German-Brazilian photographer, businessman (d. 1882)
- 27 September â Georgiana Archer, German (originally Scottish) women's rights activist and educator (d. 1882)
- 1 November â Friedrich Haase, German actor (d. 1911)
- 17 December â Baron Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Governor of the Duchy of Bucovina, member of the Herrenhaus (d. 1893)
Deaths
- 5 January â Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, heir-presumptive to the British throne (b. 1763)
- 19 January â Ludwig von Brauchitsch, Prussian general (b. 1757)
- 26 March â Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (b. 1770)
- 5 May â Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (b. 1750)
- 7 November â Maria Theresia of Tuscany, Queen of Saxony (b. 1767)