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... important as a fortress , but also as an indispensable member of the Dutch Republic . Groningen now obtained its place among the Seven United Provinces , of which Maurice was elected Stadholder . Maurice also crippled the power of Spain ...
... important as a fortress , but also as an indispensable member of the Dutch Republic . Groningen now obtained its place among the Seven United Provinces , of which Maurice was elected Stadholder . Maurice also crippled the power of Spain ...
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... important place was taken by assault , April 17th , before Henry could arrive for its defence . La Fère surrendered May 22nd ; and Henry then marched with his army towards the coast of Picardy , where he endeavoured , but in vain , to ...
... important place was taken by assault , April 17th , before Henry could arrive for its defence . La Fère surrendered May 22nd ; and Henry then marched with his army towards the coast of Picardy , where he endeavoured , but in vain , to ...
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... importance on the Spanish The treaty is in Dumont , t . v . pt . i . p . 525 . 2 6,360 soldiers , about 1,000 gentlemen volunteers , and 6,672 sailors . CHAP . XXVII . ] WAR IN THE NETHERLANDS , Amiens taken by Albert Retaken by Henry IV.
... importance on the Spanish The treaty is in Dumont , t . v . pt . i . p . 525 . 2 6,360 soldiers , about 1,000 gentlemen volunteers , and 6,672 sailors . CHAP . XXVII . ] WAR IN THE NETHERLANDS , Amiens taken by Albert Retaken by Henry IV.
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... importance . We shall therefore con- tent ourselves with giving only a brief sketch of them down to the end of the sixteenth century . The death of Maximilian II . in 1576 , and the accession of his eldest son Rodolph II . to the Empire ...
... importance . We shall therefore con- tent ourselves with giving only a brief sketch of them down to the end of the sixteenth century . The death of Maximilian II . in 1576 , and the accession of his eldest son Rodolph II . to the Empire ...
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... importance . The Diets of the Empire were chiefly occupied with matters of internal police . That held at Frankfort in 1577 published some regula- tions which exhibit in a curious light the manners of the higher classes of the Germans ...
... importance . The Diets of the Empire were chiefly occupied with matters of internal police . That held at Frankfort in 1577 published some regula- tions which exhibit in a curious light the manners of the higher classes of the Germans ...
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affairs alliance allies ambassador Anne of Austria Archduke army Baner battle Bavaria Bernhard Bishop Bohemia brother campaign captured Cardinal Catalonia Catholic CHAP Charles Christian Christian IV command compelled concluded Condé Count Court Crown Danish death declared defeated Denmark despatched dominions Duchy Duke of Lorraine Duke of Savoy Dumont Dutch Elector of Brandenburg Elector of Saxony Elector Palatine Emperor Empire endeavoured enemy engaged England English entered favour Ferdinand fleet forces France Frederick French Germany Gesch Gustavus Adolphus Henry Holland House of Austria Hugonots Hungary Imperial Imperialists Jesuits John King League Leopold Louis XIII Louis XIV marriage Maximilian Mazarin minister negotiations Netherlands nobles Palatine Paris Parliament peace Philip Philip IV Poland Pope possession Prague Prince Protestant provinces Queen Rhine Richelieu Rodolph Saxony seized siege Spain Spaniards Spanish Stadholder succeeded success Sweden Swedish Tilly town treaty troops Turenne Turks Vienna Wallenstein Westphalia William XXXIII
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Page 427 - King James the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom by breaking the original contract between King and people, and, by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws, and having withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, had abdicated the government, and that the throne had thereby become vacant.