The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... possession of Gibraltar , the key to the Mediterranean , of Mi- norca and St. Christopher , the demolition of the fortress of Dunkirk , ever an eye - sore to the English , and free trade with all the Spanish colonies , in return for ...
... possession of Gibraltar , the key to the Mediterranean , of Mi- norca and St. Christopher , the demolition of the fortress of Dunkirk , ever an eye - sore to the English , and free trade with all the Spanish colonies , in return for ...
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... possession of Spain , England in that of Gibraltar , etc. The emperor , Charles VI . , on the other hand , retained all the Spanish possessions in Italy , Naples , Milan , Sardinia , besides the Netherlands and the fortresses of Kehl ...
... possession of Spain , England in that of Gibraltar , etc. The emperor , Charles VI . , on the other hand , retained all the Spanish possessions in Italy , Naples , Milan , Sardinia , besides the Netherlands and the fortresses of Kehl ...
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... possessions and being released from the bann . * Marlborough , consequently , lost Mindelheim ; he was , however , restored to favour in England . Prince Eugene merely regarded the peace as a necessary evil , to which he unwillingly ...
... possessions and being released from the bann . * Marlborough , consequently , lost Mindelheim ; he was , however , restored to favour in England . Prince Eugene merely regarded the peace as a necessary evil , to which he unwillingly ...
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... possession of Belgrade , a part of Servia and Wallachia . The establishment of the Granitzers or military colonies on the Turkish frontier was a fresh proof of Eugene's genius . Venice still retained her enmity towards the emperor , by ...
... possession of Belgrade , a part of Servia and Wallachia . The establishment of the Granitzers or military colonies on the Turkish frontier was a fresh proof of Eugene's genius . Venice still retained her enmity towards the emperor , by ...
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... possession of the whole of the kingdom of Naples . These circumstances were , as if by miracle , not turned to advantage by France , which would probably have been the case had not Louis XV . preferred mistresses and barbers to military ...
... possession of the whole of the kingdom of Naples . These circumstances were , as if by miracle , not turned to advantage by France , which would probably have been the case had not Louis XV . preferred mistresses and barbers to military ...
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