The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... extremely popular and became king of Corsica , A. D. 1736. But , whilst travelling in Europe for the purpose of seeking for a recognition of his au- thority and for aid , the French landed in Corsica and forced the islanders once more ...
... extremely popular and became king of Corsica , A. D. 1736. But , whilst travelling in Europe for the purpose of seeking for a recognition of his au- thority and for aid , the French landed in Corsica and forced the islanders once more ...
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... extremely cruel and intractable . In 1721 , a Ranzau caused his elder brothers to be assassinated ; another , in 1722 , starved several of his serfs to death in prison . Both were merely punished by a short imprisonment . A third member ...
... extremely cruel and intractable . In 1721 , a Ranzau caused his elder brothers to be assassinated ; another , in 1722 , starved several of his serfs to death in prison . Both were merely punished by a short imprisonment . A third member ...
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... extremely rough in his manners , was subject to ungovernable fits of fury , was , moreover , a drunkard , and tyrannized over the people of Dessau . He , nevertheless , lived in great harmony with the beautiful daugh- ter of an ...
... extremely rough in his manners , was subject to ungovernable fits of fury , was , moreover , a drunkard , and tyrannized over the people of Dessau . He , nevertheless , lived in great harmony with the beautiful daugh- ter of an ...
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... extremely splendid court . His palace and the buildings pertaining to it were built on the plan of Versailles , and are , even at the present day , objects of admir- ation . * He was , moreover , bishop of Bamberg , where he held * One ...
... extremely splendid court . His palace and the buildings pertaining to it were built on the plan of Versailles , and are , even at the present day , objects of admir- ation . * He was , moreover , bishop of Bamberg , where he held * One ...
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... extremely lucrative . From 1742 to 1745 there were twenty - two thousand Swiss serving in France , twenty thousand in Holland , thirteen thousand six hundred in Spain , four thousand in Sardinia , two thousand four hundred in the ...
... extremely lucrative . From 1742 to 1745 there were twenty - two thousand Swiss serving in France , twenty thousand in Holland , thirteen thousand six hundred in Spain , four thousand in Sardinia , two thousand four hundred in the ...
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