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... Austria , whom he had grievously insulted in Palestine ; he was subsequently resigned to the custody of the emperor of Germany , from whom he had to purchase his liberation by the payment of a large ransom . The illustrious Saladin did ...
... Austria , whom he had grievously insulted in Palestine ; he was subsequently resigned to the custody of the emperor of Germany , from whom he had to purchase his liberation by the payment of a large ransom . The illustrious Saladin did ...
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... Austrian dynasty , and relied too unhesitatingly on their power as a body , to › feel jealous of their exclusion from the national legislature , where alone they could make an effectual stand against the usurpations of the crown . Spain ...
... Austrian dynasty , and relied too unhesitatingly on their power as a body , to › feel jealous of their exclusion from the national legislature , where alone they could make an effectual stand against the usurpations of the crown . Spain ...
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... Austrian line of Spanish monarchs to overthrow the ancient constitution of their country , and to render Spain a ... Austria by Ottokar , king of Bohemia , afforded him a pretext for interfering in the disposal of that province ; he ...
... Austrian line of Spanish monarchs to overthrow the ancient constitution of their country , and to render Spain a ... Austria by Ottokar , king of Bohemia , afforded him a pretext for interfering in the disposal of that province ; he ...
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... Austria to return to Bavaria . Nicholas , abandoned by his allies , was forced to surrender to the pope , and only obtained his life by submitting to appear before John with a rope round his neck , and to ask pardon of the pope and the ...
... Austria to return to Bavaria . Nicholas , abandoned by his allies , was forced to surrender to the pope , and only obtained his life by submitting to appear before John with a rope round his neck , and to ask pardon of the pope and the ...
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... Austria , but he was overtaken and detained in the same prison with Huss , until he ratified the sentence of his own deposition . Gregory XII . soon after abdicated the pontificate , but Benedict still continued obstinate ; his means of ...
... Austria , but he was overtaken and detained in the same prison with Huss , until he ratified the sentence of his own deposition . Gregory XII . soon after abdicated the pontificate , but Benedict still continued obstinate ; his means of ...
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