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... Kingdom 1731. Second Treaty of Vienna Conspiracy of Cellamare 51 The " Family Convention " 61 83 3351818818 53 --- 54 55 56 57 CHAPTER XLIV . Affairs of Poland . - Establishment of Augustus III . - War between France and the Empire ...
... Kingdom 1731. Second Treaty of Vienna Conspiracy of Cellamare 51 The " Family Convention " 61 83 3351818818 53 --- 54 55 56 57 CHAPTER XLIV . Affairs of Poland . - Establishment of Augustus III . - War between France and the Empire ...
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... Kingdoms.— Of Germany , Naples , the Papal States , and Venice ( pp . 485-515 ) . A.D. 1787. Insurrection in Poland Page 484 A.D. 1789. Permanent Council abolished . 486 1790. Defensive Alliance with Prussia 487 1791. New Polish ...
... Kingdoms.— Of Germany , Naples , the Papal States , and Venice ( pp . 485-515 ) . A.D. 1787. Insurrection in Poland Page 484 A.D. 1789. Permanent Council abolished . 486 1790. Defensive Alliance with Prussia 487 1791. New Polish ...
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... kingdom . He increased the revenue by making the officers of finance disgorge their unjust profits , by reforming the system of taxation , and reducing the expenses of collection . He improved the police and the administration of ...
... kingdom . He increased the revenue by making the officers of finance disgorge their unjust profits , by reforming the system of taxation , and reducing the expenses of collection . He improved the police and the administration of ...
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... Kingdoms , its tendency was to develop and in- crease the national power . It is true that the different German Princes , and especially the more important ones , grew indivi- dually stronger by the Thirty Years ' War and the Peace of ...
... Kingdoms , its tendency was to develop and in- crease the national power . It is true that the different German Princes , and especially the more important ones , grew indivi- dually stronger by the Thirty Years ' War and the Peace of ...
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... kingdom , the number and the wealth of ecclesiastics increased to such a degree that , in 1636 , the Cortes of Madrid , in return CHAP . XLII . ] STATE OF ENGLAND . 13 The French and English in the East Indies 29 Increased importance of ...
... kingdom , the number and the wealth of ecclesiastics increased to such a degree that , in 1636 , the Cortes of Madrid , in return CHAP . XLII . ] STATE OF ENGLAND . 13 The French and English in the East Indies 29 Increased importance of ...
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