The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... lost office and were succeeded by a Tory government . Prince Eugene hastened to London , but his friend Marlbo- rough was already undergoing his trial , and , although Queen * Marlborough possessed great financial as well as military ...
... lost office and were succeeded by a Tory government . Prince Eugene hastened to London , but his friend Marlbo- rough was already undergoing his trial , and , although Queen * Marlborough possessed great financial as well as military ...
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... lost Mindelheim ; he was , however , restored to favour in England . Prince Eugene merely regarded the peace as a necessary evil , to which he unwillingly yielded . He clearly foresaw that , instead of bringing security to Germany , it ...
... lost Mindelheim ; he was , however , restored to favour in England . Prince Eugene merely regarded the peace as a necessary evil , to which he unwillingly yielded . He clearly foresaw that , instead of bringing security to Germany , it ...
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... lost the Morea . In retaliation , she entered into a fresh intrigue against him with Alberoni , the Spanish minister . The re - annexation of Italy to Spain was again attempted . A Spanish army occupied Sicily , A. D. 1718. The ...
... lost the Morea . In retaliation , she entered into a fresh intrigue against him with Alberoni , the Spanish minister . The re - annexation of Italy to Spain was again attempted . A Spanish army occupied Sicily , A. D. 1718. The ...
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... lost his head . Seckendorf , accused by his enemies , was recalled and thrown into prison , and the emperor , like Ferdinand II . in Wallen- stein's case , denied the commands , imposed by himself on his general , and threw the whole ...
... lost his head . Seckendorf , accused by his enemies , was recalled and thrown into prison , and the emperor , like Ferdinand II . in Wallen- stein's case , denied the commands , imposed by himself on his general , and threw the whole ...
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... lost his presence of mind , offered to yield Belgrade , and , through the mediation of the French ambassador , the Marquis de Villeneuve , to whom Russia had also given carte blanche on this occasion , concluded the scandalous peace of ...
... lost his presence of mind , offered to yield Belgrade , and , through the mediation of the French ambassador , the Marquis de Villeneuve , to whom Russia had also given carte blanche on this occasion , concluded the scandalous peace of ...
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