The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... opposition to that of the usurper Philip . It had been decided that Spain should , under Charles , remain separate from Austria under Jo- seph , the union of so many crowns on one head , as formerly on that of Charles V. , being viewed ...
... opposition to that of the usurper Philip . It had been decided that Spain should , under Charles , remain separate from Austria under Jo- seph , the union of so many crowns on one head , as formerly on that of Charles V. , being viewed ...
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... opposed by English jealousy . He it was who , acquainted with the negligent man- ner in which Gibraltar , otherwise ... oppose his wisest and most necessary measures . The French , taken by surprise , were repulsed on every side , and ...
... opposed by English jealousy . He it was who , acquainted with the negligent man- ner in which Gibraltar , otherwise ... oppose his wisest and most necessary measures . The French , taken by surprise , were repulsed on every side , and ...
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... opposed his demands . During the famine of 1713 , the peasants were com- pelled to plant great part of their land with tobacco . On the increasing discontent of the people and of the Estates , which showed itself more particularly at ...
... opposed his demands . During the famine of 1713 , the peasants were com- pelled to plant great part of their land with tobacco . On the increasing discontent of the people and of the Estates , which showed itself more particularly at ...
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... oppose severe measures , was to be temporarily removed . The ancient constitution was to be done away with ; " The hydra head of the people shall be crushed , " wrote General Remchingen , one of the chief con- spirators , to Fichtel ...
... oppose severe measures , was to be temporarily removed . The ancient constitution was to be done away with ; " The hydra head of the people shall be crushed , " wrote General Remchingen , one of the chief con- spirators , to Fichtel ...
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... opposition to the princes of Hohenlohe , ( Bartenstein and Schillingsfürst , ) who , as Catholics , tyrannized over their Protestant relatives , the Counts von Hohenlohe , ( hringen , ) attempted to abro- gate the consistory at Ehringen ...
... opposition to the princes of Hohenlohe , ( Bartenstein and Schillingsfürst , ) who , as Catholics , tyrannized over their Protestant relatives , the Counts von Hohenlohe , ( hringen , ) attempted to abro- gate the consistory at Ehringen ...
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