The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... 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 would lead to fresh attacks and ...
... 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 would lead to fresh attacks and ...
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... restored to the empire than she was again attacked by the Turks , and Prince Eugene once more took the field . Supported by Stahremberg and Charles Alexander of Wurtemberg , he defeated them [ A. D. 1716 ] in a bloody engagement near ...
... restored to the empire than she was again attacked by the Turks , and Prince Eugene once more took the field . Supported by Stahremberg and Charles Alexander of Wurtemberg , he defeated them [ A. D. 1716 ] in a bloody engagement near ...
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... restored tranquillity to Corsica , A. D. 1732 . On his departure , the contest was renewed by a German ad- venturer , Theodore von Neuhof , a Westphalian nobleman , who had been educated by the Jesuits at Münster , whence he had fled on ...
... restored tranquillity to Corsica , A. D. 1732 . On his departure , the contest was renewed by a German ad- venturer , Theodore von Neuhof , a Westphalian nobleman , who had been educated by the Jesuits at Münster , whence he had fled on ...
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... restored to favour and reinstated in their offices . Schmettau entered the Prussian service . The house of Habsburg became extinct in 1749. Charles conduced , even in a greater degree than his father , to stamp the Austrians , more ...
... restored to favour and reinstated in their offices . Schmettau entered the Prussian service . The house of Habsburg became extinct in 1749. Charles conduced , even in a greater degree than his father , to stamp the Austrians , more ...
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... restored the power of the divided and immoral Guelphic house , was not free from the faults of the age . Although the champion of the honour of Germany , he was a slave to French fashions , unprincipled and licentious , faithless and ...
... restored the power of the divided and immoral Guelphic house , was not free from the faults of the age . Although the champion of the honour of Germany , he was a slave to French fashions , unprincipled and licentious , faithless and ...
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