When Xaverius Eggart was born on 2 December 1868, in Heiligenstein, Römerberg, Ludwigshafen, Bavaria, Germany, his father, Joannes Eggart, was 27 and his mother, Philipina Lutz, was 24. He had at least 4 sons and 4 daughters with Maria Christina Lehr. He lived in Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany in 1868.
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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.
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Bracha, Myer, Uri.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Ölgarten ‘olive garden’.
German: habitational name from Elgert in the Rhineland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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