Gastein Convention — In diplomacy, the Gastein Convention, also called the Convention of Badgastein, a treaty signed at Bad Gastein in Austria on August 20, 1865[1], embodied agreements between the two principal powers of the German Confederation, Prussia and Austria … Wikipedia
Gastein, Convention of — (Aug. 20, 1865) Agreement between Austria and Prussia following their seizure of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein from Denmark in 1864. The pact provided that Prussia was to administer Schleswig, Austria was to administer Holstein, and the… … Universalium
convention — /keuhn ven sheuhn/, n. 1. a meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern. 2. U.S. Politics. a representative party assembly to nominate candidates and adopt… … Universalium
Convention de Gastein — La convention de Gastein est signée le 14 août 1865 par l Autriche et la Prusse à Bad Gastein, en Autriche. Elle vise à résoudre l affaire des duchés de Schleswig et de Holstein, cédés conjointement aux deux pays par le Danemark après la guerre… … Wikipédia en Français
Bad Gastein — Blason inconnu … Wikipédia en Français
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
Badgastein — ▪ Austria also called Gastein, town in the Gastein Valley of west central Austria, on the Gasteiner Ache (river). Its radioactive thermal springs have been visited since the 13th century, and royal and other eminent patrons brought it… … Universalium
Otto von Bismarck — Not to be confused with Otto Christian Archibald von Bismarck. Otto von Bismarck Otto von Bismarck in August 1890 1st Chancellor of the German Empire … Wikipedia
Chronology for the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914 — Cross references to entries in the main entry section are in boldface. 1. Napoleonic Wars, 1800 1815 1799–1804: The Consulate ends the France’s revolutionary period. A dictatorship by Napoleon Bonaparte with the formal trappings of a republic … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Austro-Prussian War — (Seven Weeks War) Part of the wars of German unification Battle of Königgrätz … Wikipedia