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Page 324
... German duchies of Thuringia - Saxe- Altenburg , Saxe - Coburg , Saxe - Meiningen , and Saxe - Weimar . From the 13th century these ter- ritories had belonged to the margraves of Meis- sen , who through Frederick I the Warlike , a member ...
... German duchies of Thuringia - Saxe- Altenburg , Saxe - Coburg , Saxe - Meiningen , and Saxe - Weimar . From the 13th century these ter- ritories had belonged to the margraves of Meis- sen , who through Frederick I the Warlike , a member ...
Page 326
... German Em- peror Ferdinand II , who supported Catholic in- terests . In 1635 , however , Saxony concluded the Peace ... German Confederation in 1815 and joined the Prussian Customs Union ( Zollverein ) in 1833. In 1831 the country ...
... German Em- peror Ferdinand II , who supported Catholic in- terests . In 1635 , however , Saxony concluded the Peace ... German Confederation in 1815 and joined the Prussian Customs Union ( Zollverein ) in 1833. In 1831 the country ...
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... German composer , who was one of the great geniuses of 17th century German music and the most im- portant precursor of Johann Sebastian Bach . Al- though famous primarily as a composer of religious music , he is also remembered for his ...
... German composer , who was one of the great geniuses of 17th century German music and the most im- portant precursor of Johann Sebastian Bach . Al- though famous primarily as a composer of religious music , he is also remembered for his ...
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