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... Silesian War . - Retrospect of Swedish History . - Hats and Nightcaps . - War between Sweden and Russia ( pp . 82—113 ) ... Silesia Battle of Mollwitz • Negotiations of Belle - Isle Alliance of France and Prussia Treaty of Nymphenburg ...
... Silesian War . - Retrospect of Swedish History . - Hats and Nightcaps . - War between Sweden and Russia ( pp . 82—113 ) ... Silesia Battle of Mollwitz • Negotiations of Belle - Isle Alliance of France and Prussia Treaty of Nymphenburg ...
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... Silesian War.- Francis I. elected Emperor . - Peace of Aix - la - Chapelle and Treaty of Madrid ( pp . 114-139 ) . A.D. • Page A.D. Page 1745. The Porte offers its Mediation 126 Battle of Sorr 127 . 128 1743. Death of Cardinal Fleury ...
... Silesian War.- Francis I. elected Emperor . - Peace of Aix - la - Chapelle and Treaty of Madrid ( pp . 114-139 ) . A.D. • Page A.D. Page 1745. The Porte offers its Mediation 126 Battle of Sorr 127 . 128 1743. Death of Cardinal Fleury ...
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... Silesia . It was in the neigh- bourhood of Fulneck that the Bohemian Brethren , the last rem- nants of the Hussites , had contrived to maintain themselves , by ostensibly complying with the dominant Church , whilst in private they ...
... Silesia . It was in the neigh- bourhood of Fulneck that the Bohemian Brethren , the last rem- nants of the Hussites , had contrived to maintain themselves , by ostensibly complying with the dominant Church , whilst in private they ...
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... Silesia , protected the rising colony , and allowed it the open and independent exercise of its worship . The numbers of the Herrn- huter , or Moravian Brethren ( so called from the first members being refugees from Moravia ) , soon ...
... Silesia , protected the rising colony , and allowed it the open and independent exercise of its worship . The numbers of the Herrn- huter , or Moravian Brethren ( so called from the first members being refugees from Moravia ) , soon ...
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... Silesia , Bo- hemia , and Hungary . The weak point of it was that Charles's daughters were named to the succession before those of his elder brother , the Emperor Joseph I .; and this in the face of a contrary Act of Succession made by ...
... Silesia , Bo- hemia , and Hungary . The weak point of it was that Charles's daughters were named to the succession before those of his elder brother , the Emperor Joseph I .; and this in the face of a contrary Act of Succession made by ...
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