When Friedrich Fritz Goebbels was born on 14 April 1867, in Rheydt, Rhineland, Prussia, Germany, his father, Conrad Goebbels, was 43 and his mother, Gertrud Margaretha Rosskamp, was 33. He married Maria Katharina Odenhausen on 17 October 1892, in Rheydt, Rhineland, Prussia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 7 December 1929, in his hometown, at the age of 62.
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Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I.
On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia, sparking World War I. This would not be the last time Germany caused a world war. After the Allies defeated Germany, they signed the Treaty of Versailles.
from frid ‘peace’ + rīc ‘power’; a royal and imperial name from an early date.
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