Word: hohenburg
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died. Ex-Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg, 29, Carmelite nun since 1920 when she abdicated in favor of her sister Charlotte, now reigning Duchess of Luxembourg; at Hohenburg castle, Bavaria. When the Germans demanded passage through Luxembourg on their way to attack France, she formally protested by drawing her automobile across the street in front of the advancing army. Neither she nor the Luxembourg Government (Germany's forced auxiliary) opposed forcibly, however...