People from the Electorate of Cologne: Archbishops of Cologne, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Clemens August of Bavaria, Gebhard Truchsess Von Waldburg

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 51. Chapters: Archbishops of Cologne, Ludwig van Beethoven, Clemens August of Bavaria, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Josef Frings, Ruprecht of the Palatinate, Engelbert II of Berg, Ernest of Bavaria, Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria, Johann van Beethoven, List of bishops and archbishops of Cologne, Clemens August von Droste-Vischering, Joachim Meisner, Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven, Felix von Hartmann, Rainald of Dassel, Johannes von Geissel, Bruno the Great, Salentin IX of Isenburg-Grenzau, Walram of Julich, Siegfried II of Westerburg, Ferdinand of Bavaria, Albert Suerbeer, Karl Joseph Schulte, Heinrich II of Virneburg, Konrad von Hochstaden, Joseph Hoffner, Anno II, Archbishop of Cologne, Philip I, Joseph Clemens of Bavaria, Gunther, Dietrich I von Hengebach, Wilhelm von Gennep, Adolf of Altena, Heribert of Cologne, Gebhard I von Mansfeld-Vorderort, Adolf III of the Marck, Gottfried Hagen, Adam Adami, Arnold I of Cologne, Engelbert III of the Marck, Archbishop of Cologne, Hugh the Abbot, Manfred Melzer, Wilbert, Hermann of Wied, Pilgrim, Wigbold von Holte, Hildebold, Heinrich I von Mullenark, John Brugman, Gero, Philipp Krementz, Frederick I, Ferdinand August von Spiegel, Maximilian Friedrich von Konigsegg-Rothenfels, Bruno II von Berg, Bruno III of Berg, Herman II, Warin of Cologne, Sigwin von Are, Ebergar, Frederick II. Excerpt: Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized 17 December 1770-26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. The crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time. Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation in present-day Germany, Beethoven moved to Vienna in his early 20s, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gain...