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 vii
... assistance - Conferences at Brussels Great part taken in them by the Grand Pensionary and his brother - Neglect of their defences by the United Provinces - Disarmament -Disputes between the States of Holland and the States - General as ...
... assistance - Conferences at Brussels Great part taken in them by the Grand Pensionary and his brother - Neglect of their defences by the United Provinces - Disarmament -Disputes between the States of Holland and the States - General as ...
Page viii
... assistance promised to the United Provinces -Necessity for gaining time - Policy of the Grand Pensionary - Negotiations between Charles II . and Louis XIV . - First overtures of peace made by De Groot - His return to the Hague ...
... assistance promised to the United Provinces -Necessity for gaining time - Policy of the Grand Pensionary - Negotiations between Charles II . and Louis XIV . - First overtures of peace made by De Groot - His return to the Hague ...
Page ix
... Assistance from Spain - Negotiations with the Emperor - Treaty of the Hague Co - operation of the Elector of Brandenburg : his junction with Montecuculi - Insufficiency of this intervention - It nevertheless contributes to the ...
... Assistance from Spain - Negotiations with the Emperor - Treaty of the Hague Co - operation of the Elector of Brandenburg : his junction with Montecuculi - Insufficiency of this intervention - It nevertheless contributes to the ...
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... assistance of the States . The Grand Pensionary , alarmed for the fate of this island , which protected the whole Archipelago and even Italy against the progress of the Ottoman power , proposed the despatch of a reinforcement of 2,000 ...
... assistance of the States . The Grand Pensionary , alarmed for the fate of this island , which protected the whole Archipelago and even Italy against the progress of the Ottoman power , proposed the despatch of a reinforcement of 2,000 ...
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... assistance of the new imperial resident , Cramprigt , whose accommodating temper made him particularly acceptable to the States . ' In conjunction with him , Lisola had lost no time in coming to an agreement with the Grand Pensionary ...
... assistance of the new imperial resident , Cramprigt , whose accommodating temper made him particularly acceptable to the States . ' In conjunction with him , Lisola had lost no time in coming to an agreement with the Grand Pensionary ...
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