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Page 42
... command of the forces ; in short , he was intrusted with an almost absolute power , and the testa- ment of Louis , as , indeed , that Sovereign had anticipated , was entirely set aside . not enter . The state of France , as we have said ...
... command of the forces ; in short , he was intrusted with an almost absolute power , and the testa- ment of Louis , as , indeed , that Sovereign had anticipated , was entirely set aside . not enter . The state of France , as we have said ...
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... command of the army , the Princess des Ursins , who dreaded Dubois's intriguing spirit , caused him to be excluded from the Prince's suite . The eleva- tion of the Duke of Orleans to the Regency inspired Dubois with the hope of ...
... command of the army , the Princess des Ursins , who dreaded Dubois's intriguing spirit , caused him to be excluded from the Prince's suite . The eleva- tion of the Duke of Orleans to the Regency inspired Dubois with the hope of ...
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... command of 140,000 men , and many princes and nobles flocked to his standard as volunteers , desirous of sharing the re- nown of so distinguished a commander . He now directed his march on Belgrade , near which place he was attacked ...
... command of 140,000 men , and many princes and nobles flocked to his standard as volunteers , desirous of sharing the re- nown of so distinguished a commander . He now directed his march on Belgrade , near which place he was attacked ...
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... command now devolved on Marshal d'Asfeld , to whom the place surrendered , July 18th . The Imperial army , under the command of the aged Eugene , now only the shadow of his former self , looked idly on during the siege . In Italy , the ...
... command now devolved on Marshal d'Asfeld , to whom the place surrendered , July 18th . The Imperial army , under the command of the aged Eugene , now only the shadow of his former self , looked idly on during the siege . In Italy , the ...
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... ground that " he who commands them is the true ruler of the world . " Zinkeisen , Gesch des osm . Reichs , B. v . S. 607 Anm . CHAP . XLIV . ] MUSCOVITE REVOLUTIONS . 75 great Account of his son Alexis Reign of Catherine I.
... ground that " he who commands them is the true ruler of the world . " Zinkeisen , Gesch des osm . Reichs , B. v . S. 607 Anm . CHAP . XLIV . ] MUSCOVITE REVOLUTIONS . 75 great Account of his son Alexis Reign of Catherine I.
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