The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... , and allowed him to die in misery , whilst his son was detained a prisoner in France . The family of Salis headed the French faction in the Grisons . ears . The emperor's exhortations to the imperial diet were CHARLES THE SIXTH . 5.
... , and allowed him to die in misery , whilst his son was detained a prisoner in France . The family of Salis headed the French faction in the Grisons . ears . The emperor's exhortations to the imperial diet were CHARLES THE SIXTH . 5.
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... diet were equally futile : " His Majesty doubts not but that every true patriot will remember that not exclusively the country and the people , but , in reality , the grandeur and liberty of his father- land , consequently , the eternal ...
... diet were equally futile : " His Majesty doubts not but that every true patriot will remember that not exclusively the country and the people , but , in reality , the grandeur and liberty of his father- land , consequently , the eternal ...
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... diet , intended to stop the mouths of all malcontents , which , with open mockery , he re- served to himself the power , " in his paternal love for his peo- ple , of altering and improving . " Augustus III . , his son and successor on ...
... diet , intended to stop the mouths of all malcontents , which , with open mockery , he re- served to himself the power , " in his paternal love for his peo- ple , of altering and improving . " Augustus III . , his son and successor on ...
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... diet had not been consulted since 1699. His son , Charles Albert , who reigned until 1746 , was equally the slave of luxury . He was passionately fond of hunting , and kept , besides his mistresses , an immense number of dogs . Keyssler ...
... diet had not been consulted since 1699. His son , Charles Albert , who reigned until 1746 , was equally the slave of luxury . He was passionately fond of hunting , and kept , besides his mistresses , an immense number of dogs . Keyssler ...
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... diet had slumbered since 1657 and merely vegetated in the form of an aristocratic committee . The minister , von Münchhausen , was the first who governed , as far as the spirit and circumstances of the times allowed , in a patriotic ...
... diet had slumbered since 1657 and merely vegetated in the form of an aristocratic committee . The minister , von Münchhausen , was the first who governed , as far as the spirit and circumstances of the times allowed , in a patriotic ...
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