Thanks for finding time to comment Cromwell.
The 30th Jan, and this event,is not an anniversary I forget: it is Al’s father’s birthday. He has always enjoyed its place as he is anti-monarchist and anti privilege, despite his (state funded) public and Oxford education. It is funny as his wife’s parents worked in the colonies after the war, so politically they do not see eye to eye!
The kaiser's plan to invade the United States
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My great great grandmother was a good friend of the Kaiser. He often visited Sicily to meet my famiky :-D
Is that her? Wow… that is very cool.
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Yeah that’s her :-D
There is no English Wikipedia on her tho’
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franca_Florio
I’ll translate the introduction at least
Franca Florio, all’anagrafe Donna Franca Jacona della Motta dei baroni di San Giuliano (Palermo, 27 dicembre 1873 – Migliarino Pisano, 10 novembre 1950), era discendente di una famiglia dell’aristocrazia siciliana.
Fu la moglie dell’industriale Ignazio Florio ed è stata uno dei personaggi più noti della Belle époque internazionale e veniva chiamata dai siciliani Donna Franca, la regina di Sicilia. Il Kaiser Guglielmo II la soprannominò “stella d’Italia”, mentre Gabriele D’Annunzio la chiamò “l’Unica”.
Franca Florio, (full name Donna Franca Jacona della Motta dei baroni di San Giuliani (Palermo, december 27 1873 - Miragliano Pisano, november 10 1950), was a descendant of a noble sicilian family.
She was the wife of the industrial mecenate Ignazio Florio and she was one of the most known characters of the internationl Belle époque, she was often called “Donna Franca the Queen of Sicily” from the sicilians. Kaiser Wilhelm II called her “The star of Italy”, while Gabriele D’annunzio called her “The unique”.
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Very, very cool. Your family must have a lot of interesting history.
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Your grandma looks 8 ft tall, and capable of breaking Ahnuld’s neck with one hand…
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I thought that Garg(7 foot actually).
At last. Thank you Noll. Now I understand why you are so weird and how sometimes I do not get you: you have Aristo blood in you. Must be hard conversing with commoners! -
What exactly constitutes a “good friend”? :P
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What exactly constitutes a “good friend”? :P
Basically, this woman was very appreciated in all europe for her high conversation skills. It was what today would be a “celebrity”, and many important people were attending her “parties” in Sicily.
In that regards they were good friends. Donna Franca Florio never betrayed her husband (while instead he cheated on her a LOT).
@wittiman -> I consider myself a regular boring commoner :-D Anyway my surname (Florio) is not noble. SHE was of noble heritage, her husband Ignazio Florio was just the richest southern Italian man. But not a noble.
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That’s almost too bad Noll!
And here I thought I’d meet a real descendant of the Kaiser! :P
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You could have pretended, my Lord.
We would have played along! -
http://www.dw.de/tracking-down-germanys-gold/a-16383224
They may have to reconsider this plan, if they are serious about repatriating their gold! :evil:
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http://www.dw.de/tracking-down-germanys-gold/a-16383224
They may have to reconsider this plan, if they are serious about repatriating their gold! :evil:
Nothing to reconsider, you ´ll see after Germany ,other nations will follow to retrieve their reserves…
Everything is still according to plan… -
I was wondering what would have happend when the Venezuela crisis didn´t occur and Germany would have somehow started plan three…Maybe only one world War but an extended version huh?!?..
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If Germany didn’t lost ww1 we wouldnt have had:
ww2.
The consequences of the end of the Ottoman Empire (a lot of middle east shits thats happening today, like Israel).
Maybe NO SOVIET UNION and NO COMMUNISM.
USA staying isolationist and not trying to gain influence here and there, nor participating in any war.
FRANCE out of the annoyance of Europe.What would happened next? Dunno!
But at least in ww1 although even Italy fought against the Austro/Hungaric Empire and the Prussians (My grandad was 18 in 1917 and fought ww1 AND ww2), I still think the “bad guys” where absolutely France+Uk+Italy+USA+THE REST OF THE WORLD.
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