When Johannes Greib was born on 27 August 1724, in Hellering, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany, his father, Jacob Gripe, was 45 and his mother, Veronica Lanz, was 38.
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On Oct 19, 1813, Germany defeats Napolean. The commanding officer for the Allied side was Prince Karl Phillipp Schwarzenberg.
The Congress of Vienna established the German Confederation of 39 independent German states.
Some characteristic forenames: German Eldor, Hans, Jochen, Klaus.
German: nickname for an argumentative person, from Middle High German grīn ‘loud screaming’.
German: habitational name from any of the places so named in Bavaria and Austria.
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