The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... carried off as an hostage by the French in the vicinity of Geneva , in retaliation , seized the person of the grand - prior of Vendome , who was then on his way through Switzerland , A. D. 1710. His just demand for an exchange of ...
... carried off as an hostage by the French in the vicinity of Geneva , in retaliation , seized the person of the grand - prior of Vendome , who was then on his way through Switzerland , A. D. 1710. His just demand for an exchange of ...
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... carried to Munich . At that time also died at Cappel in the Pazuaun- thal the pious pastor , Adam Schmid , who was so beloved by the people that numerous tapers are still kept burning around his tomb as around that of a saint ...
... carried to Munich . At that time also died at Cappel in the Pazuaun- thal the pious pastor , Adam Schmid , who was so beloved by the people that numerous tapers are still kept burning around his tomb as around that of a saint ...
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... carried to the greatest excess in Baden - Dur- lach , where the Margrave , Charles William , built Carlsruhe in the midst of the forests , A. D. 1715 , and , in imitation of the celebrated French deer - parks , kept a hundred and sixty ...
... carried to the greatest excess in Baden - Dur- lach , where the Margrave , Charles William , built Carlsruhe in the midst of the forests , A. D. 1715 , and , in imitation of the celebrated French deer - parks , kept a hundred and sixty ...
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... carried on a violent dispute with the Dillinger Jesuits , whether the Catholic or the Lutheran faith was more advantageous for princes , and the Tübingen chancellor , Pfaff , gained the victory by clearly demonstrating that no faith ...
... carried on a violent dispute with the Dillinger Jesuits , whether the Catholic or the Lutheran faith was more advantageous for princes , and the Tübingen chancellor , Pfaff , gained the victory by clearly demonstrating that no faith ...
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... carried to such a degree that the Hanoverians were cited for their devotion to roy- alty and for their rage for titles . The courtiers , resident in Hanover , assembled every Sunday in the electoral palace . In the hall of assembly ...
... carried to such a degree that the Hanoverians were cited for their devotion to roy- alty and for their rage for titles . The courtiers , resident in Hanover , assembled every Sunday in the electoral palace . In the hall of assembly ...
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