When was Herbert Blöcker's native province captured by Prussia and the Austrian Empire?
Province of Schleswig-Holstein The Province of Schleswig-Holstein (German: "Provinz Schleswig-Holstein" , ] ) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1868 to 1946. It was created from the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which had been conquered by Prussia and the Austrian Empire from Denmark in the Second War of Schleswig in 1864. Following the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, which ended in Austrian defeat, Schleswig and Holstein were annexed by Prussia. The province was created in 1868 and also included the Duchy of Lauenburg since 1876.
Duchy of Bar The County of Bar, from 1354 the Duchy of Bar, was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire encompassing the "pays de Barrois" and centred on the city of Bar-le-Duc. Part of the county, the so-called "Barrois mouvant", became a fief of the Kingdom of France in 1301. The "Barrois non-mouvant" remained a part of the Empire. From 1480, it was united to the imperial Duchy of Lorraine. Both imperial Bar and Lorraine were ceded to France in 1738. With the death of the last duke, Stanislaus Leszczynski, in 1766, the duchy escheated to the French crown.