John De Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland: Or, Twenty Years of a Parliamentary Republic, Volume 2Longmans, Green and Company, 1885 - Netherlands |
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Page vi
... appointed ambassador to France - His negotiations- Louis XIV . refuses to give any satisfaction - Commercial reprisals exercised by the States - General - Resentment of Louis XIV . — De Witt disposed to assume the offensive - Illusions ...
... appointed ambassador to France - His negotiations- Louis XIV . refuses to give any satisfaction - Commercial reprisals exercised by the States - General - Resentment of Louis XIV . — De Witt disposed to assume the offensive - Illusions ...
Page vii
... appointed Secretary of the States - General- Van Beuningen sent as ambassador to London - Hoofdt , burgomaster of Amsterdam - Renewed disputes - Proposal to appoint the Prince of Orange captain - general - Impolitic resistance offered ...
... appointed Secretary of the States - General- Van Beuningen sent as ambassador to London - Hoofdt , burgomaster of Amsterdam - Renewed disputes - Proposal to appoint the Prince of Orange captain - general - Impolitic resistance offered ...
Page ix
... appoint him Captain- and Admiral - General for life - Con- gratulations sent to him - Letter from his grandmother - He is solemnly invested with his office - Great position made for him - Negotiations- Proposals transmitted by De Groot ...
... appoint him Captain- and Admiral - General for life - Con- gratulations sent to him - Letter from his grandmother - He is solemnly invested with his office - Great position made for him - Negotiations- Proposals transmitted by De Groot ...
Page xii
... appointment to the Grand Council - Ill - will of the Prince of Orange - Resignation of John de Witt - His letter to Ruyter - He is replaced by Fagel - Continuation of the trial of Cornelius de Witt - His imprisonment His correspondence ...
... appointment to the Grand Council - Ill - will of the Prince of Orange - Resignation of John de Witt - His letter to Ruyter - He is replaced by Fagel - Continuation of the trial of Cornelius de Witt - His imprisonment His correspondence ...
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... appointed Inquisitor - General and in- vested with the powers of Prime Minister . Don Juan , the natural son of Philip IV . , endowed with the most brilliant qualities , had rallied around him the national party , by offering himself as ...
... appointed Inquisitor - General and in- vested with the powers of Prime Minister . Don Juan , the natural son of Philip IV . , endowed with the most brilliant qualities , had rallied around him the national party , by offering himself as ...
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