Corps Borussia Bonn
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Coats of arms of Borussia Bonn
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Wilhelm II, with student cap and ribbon of Corps Borussia Bonn
The Corps Borussia Bonn is a German Student Corps at the University of Bonn.
History[]
Borussia was established on 22 December 1821 and joined the Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband (KSCV) in 1856. It is the corps of the House of Hohenzollern and – along with others – Prussian nobility. Its motto is Virtus fidesque bonorum corona (Latin for "bravery and loyalty of the crown").
Karl Marx fought a duel with a Borrussia Corps member in August 1836.[1]
In 1864 and 1883, Borussia headed the KSCV. Notwithstanding some members of the Nazi Party, it refused to expel Jews and dissolved in 1935. It restituted itself in 1949.
Notable members[]
Princes[]
- Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden
- Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
- Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg
- Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
- Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg
- Wilhelm II, German Emperor
- Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
- Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828–1885)
- Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia
- Prince Oskar of Prussia
- Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
- Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940)
- Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen
- Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Ministers[]
- Herbert von Bismarck
- Karl Hermann Bitter
- Petre P. Carp
- Johann von Dallwitz
- Botho zu Eulenburg
- Wilhelm von Gayl
- Hans von Rosenberg
Others[]
- Adolf Tortilowicz von Batocki-Friebe
- Friedrich von Berg
- Julius von Mirbach
- Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz und Gaffron
- Joseph Maria von Radowitz, Jr.
- Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss
- Kurt Baron von Schröder
- Peter Yorck von Wartenburg
See also[]
Further reading[]
- Rosco Weber: The German Corps in the Third Reich. Macmillan, London 1986
- Beiträge zur Geschichte des Corps Borussia zu Bonn. Herausgegeben vom Vorstand des Vereins der Alten Herren des Corps Borussia e. V. Bonn 2007 (383 p.).
- Biografisches Corpsalbum des Corps Borussia zu Bonn 1821-2008. Herausgegeben vom Vorstand des Vereins der Alten Herren des Corps Borussia Bonn e. V. Bonn 2008 (458 p.).
- Stephen Klimczuk, Gerald Warner: Secret Places, Hidden Sanctuaries: Uncovering Mysterious Sights, Symbols, and Societies, Sterling Publishing Company, 2009, p. 224-232 (The German University Corps)
- Nicolaievsky, Boris; Maenchen-Helfen, Otto (1976) [1936]. Karl Marx: Man and Fighter. trans. Gwenda David and Eric Mosbacher. Harmondsworth and New York: Pelican. ISBN 978-1-4067-2703-6.
References[]
- ^ Nicolaievsky & Maenchen-Helfen 1976, pp. 21–22; McLellan 2006, p. 14 .
External links[]
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- Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband
- University of Bonn alumni
- Organizations established in 1821
- 1821 establishments in Germany
- Wilhelm II, German Emperor
- House of Hohenzollern