Name that historical figure!

[Grymloq]

Frederick III of Wied, the city being Neuwied?

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Frederick III of Wied, the city being Neuwied?

Grymlog got it finally.

Its Frederick III/II/'the Elder' founder of Neuwied and ancestor of the House of Wied-Neuwied and of Wied-Runkel.

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As local patriot some links to my home town:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuwied

The county of Wied:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Wied

The House of Wied-Neuwied:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wied-Neuwied

His two royal grandgrandgrandchildren were:

Queen Elisabeth of Romania:interesting but tragic life

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_of_Wied

Wilhelm of Albania:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhel...nce_of_Albania

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Rep and your turn Grymlog

[Grymloq]

Thanks it was a really tough one! That picture seems to exist only in his German Wikipedia page (no English page exists for poor Frederick apparently!) and nowhere else

Here is the next guy with some nice mustache

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Yeah i didn't double check, if this picture was used somewhere else, but at least with the hints it was possible to go back in time.^^

A very young Guiseppe Verdi?

[Grymloq]

No but roughly same time and area

[Flinn]

Costantino Nigra, I'd say

He was instrumental in the process of independence and unification of Italy, though his figure got the due official recognition only after the death of Vittorio Emanuele II.

[Grymloq]

Yep, your turn

[Flinn]

close period, different occupation

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Young Guiseppe Verdi?^^

[Grymloq]

Goffredo Mameli, author of the lyrics of Italian national anthem?

[Flinn]

Goffredo Mameli, author of the lyrics of Italian national anthem?

There you are!

Sorry for being late again, I should stop posting stuff on fridays

[Grymloq]

Guess who this guy is

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Guiseppe Verdi. Finally.^^

[Grymloq]

Yes! Your turn

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Thank you.

Who is this friendly gentleman?

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Ok, some hints:

Its a german autor, mostly known for children songs, but really famous for one song. He lived three years in my town, his youngest daughter is buried here on the old cemetery.

[Flinn]

when I saw him my first thought was "He must have been a criminal, or a monk!"

I know that Johannes Brahms composed one famous lullaby, but it doesn't look like the crimin.. I mean dude you posted

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Its not Brahms.Authorities of his time would like to arrest him, later authorities would build monuments for him.

[Flinn]

lol so I was not so wrong with my assumptions

there are many German authors, I'll do some digging.. if no one will beat me to it

[Flinn]

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben

interesting story, I would have never imagined him to be the author of Germany's national anthem, honestly