The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... effigy , and allowed him to die in misery , whilst his son was detained a prisoner in France . The family of Salis headed the French faction in the Grisons . ears . The emperor's exhortations to the imperial diet were CHARLES THE SIXTH . 5.
... effigy , and allowed him to die in misery , whilst his son was detained a prisoner in France . The family of Salis headed the French faction in the Grisons . ears . The emperor's exhortations to the imperial diet were CHARLES THE SIXTH . 5.
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... 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 to recognise the supremacy of Genoa . Theodore took refuge in ...
... 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 to recognise the supremacy of Genoa . Theodore took refuge in ...
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... whilst they amused them , like children , with spi- ritual comedies , to which the great comedy , acted by the court , was a fitting accompaniment . The person of the mon- arch was , it is true , strictly guarded by Spanish etiquette ...
... whilst they amused them , like children , with spi- ritual comedies , to which the great comedy , acted by the court , was a fitting accompaniment . The person of the mon- arch was , it is true , strictly guarded by Spanish etiquette ...
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... whilst following the chace . Her shooting - dress is a green coat and trowsers and a little white peruke . She has a great fancy for dogs , which is plainly evident at Nymphenburg by the bad smell of the red damask carpets and beds ...
... whilst following the chace . Her shooting - dress is a green coat and trowsers and a little white peruke . She has a great fancy for dogs , which is plainly evident at Nymphenburg by the bad smell of the red damask carpets and beds ...
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... whilst indulging in passions that disgraced his years , until death re- lieved the afflicted country from this monster , and Charles Theodore , of the line of Sulzbach , a sensualist of a milder na- ture , succeeded to the government ...
... whilst indulging in passions that disgraced his years , until death re- lieved the afflicted country from this monster , and Charles Theodore , of the line of Sulzbach , a sensualist of a milder na- ture , succeeded to the government ...
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