The Maid of Orleans is a tragedy by Friedrich Schiller, premiered on 11 September 1801 in Leipzig. During his lifetime, it was one of Schiller's most frequently-performed pieces.
Johann von Schiller's "Die Jungfrau von Orleans" premieres in Leipzig
The Maid of Orleans is a tragedy by Friedrich Schiller, premiered on 11 September 1801 in Leipzig. During his lifetime, it was one of Schiller's most frequently-performed pieces.
Historical Significance
The Maid of Orleans is a tragedy by Friedrich Schiller, premiered on 11 September 1801 in Leipzig.
Events Before
The dissolution of the Dutch East India Company comes into effect
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.
Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries French military leader Joachim Murat, future King of Naples
Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries French military leader Joachim Murat, future King of Naples
Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Socie
Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London
Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives the first cowpox vaccination in the United States to his son to prevent smallpox
Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives the first cowpox vaccination in the United States to his son to prevent smallpox
British politician and future Prime Minister of UK George Canning (30) weds Scottish heiress Joan Scott (24-ish) at St G
British politician and future Prime Minister of UK George Canning (30) weds Scottish heiress Joan Scott (24-ish) at St George's Anglican Church, Hanover Square, London, until his death in 1827
Events After
Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library
Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library
1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents)
1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents)
Simon Willard patents banjo clock
Simon Willard (April 3, 1753 – August 30, 1848) was a celebrated American clockmaker. Simon Willard clocks were produced in Massachusetts in the towns of Grafton and Roxbury, near Boston.
1st US Military Academy at West Point is established through Congressional act (opened July 4, 1802)
The United States Military Academy (USMA), commonly known as West Point, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York, that educates cadets for service as commissioned officers in the...
Great Britain and the French Republic sign the Treaty of Amiens
The Treaty of Amiens (French: la paix d'Amiens, lit. 'the peace of Amiens') temporarily ended hostilities between France, the Spanish Empire, and the United Kingdom at the end of the War of the...
More from the 1800s
The dissolution of the Dutch East India Company comes into effect
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.
Italian monk Giuseppe Piazzi discovers the dwarf planet Ceres
Giuseppe Piazzi was an Italian Catholic priest of the Theatine order, mathematician, and astronomer.
Emperor Gia Long orders all bronze wares of the Tây Sơn Dynasty to be collected and melted into nine cannons for the Roy
Emperor Gia Long orders all bronze wares of the Tây Sơn Dynasty to be collected and melted into nine cannons for the Royal Citadel in Huế, Vietnam
Jean-Jacques Dessalines declares Saint-Domingue (Haiti) independent from France, ending the 13-year-long Haitian Revolut
Jean-Jacques Dessalines declares Saint-Domingue (Haiti) independent from France, ending the 13-year-long Haitian Revolution; becoming the only state ever founded by formerly enslaved people and without slavery
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on April 11, 1801?
- The Maid of Orleans is a tragedy by Friedrich Schiller, premiered on 11 September 1801 in Leipzig. During his lifetime, it was one of Schiller's most frequently-performed pieces.
- Why is Johann von Schiller's "Die Jungfrau von Orleans" premieres in Leipzig significant?
- The Maid of Orleans is a tragedy by Friedrich Schiller, premiered on 11 September 1801 in Leipzig.