Brunswick Statue Geneva

Linguist, musician and knight, the Duke of Brunswick, Charles d’Este-Guelph, was a unique individual. Born in 1804, he was expelled from his duchy in 1830, lo...
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Linguist, musician and knight, the Duke of Brunswick, Charles d’Este-Guelph, was a unique individual. Born in 1804, he was expelled from his duchy in 1830, located in what is now Germany. He fled into exile to various European cities including Paris, where he made a fortune and then moved to Geneva. In 1873, he died and bequeathed his immense fortune to Geneva in exchange for a beautiful funeral and a monument to his name. He certainly got them
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Brunswick Statue Geneva

Linguist, musician and knight, the Duke of Brunswick, Charles d’Este-Guelph, was a unique individual. Born in 1804, he was expelled from his duchy in 1830, lo... Read more

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Linguist, musician and knight, the Duke of Brunswick, Charles d’Este-Guelph, was a unique individual. Born in 1804, he was expelled from his duchy in 1830, lo...
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