Historical place archive

Holstein in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Holstein in Denmark. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records2 event labels1 people1863–1864

Historical events in Holstein

1863

24 December 1863
Invasion of Holstein
Christian IX · Schleswig War, 2nd

Saxon and Hanoverian troops march into Holstein on behalf of the Confederation

1864

30 June 1864
Invasion of Holstein
Christian IX · Schleswig War, 2nd

The Prince's Life Regiment was the last unit of the Danish army to leave Schleswig and Holstein

1 August 1864
Rule of Holstein
Christian IX · Schleswig War, 2nd

The preliminaries of a peace treaty are signed, the King of Denmark renounces all his rights in the duchies in favour of the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia

30 October 1864
Rule of Holstein
Christian IX · Schleswig War, 2nd

In the Treaty of Vienna Denmark cedes Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg to Prussia and Austria

Provenance

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