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... princes of Germany . But our ideas are raised , and our prospect is opened , by the discovery , that the first Duke of Brunswick was rather degraded than adorned by his new title , since it imposed the duties of feudal service on the ...
... princes of Germany . But our ideas are raised , and our prospect is opened , by the discovery , that the first Duke of Brunswick was rather degraded than adorned by his new title , since it imposed the duties of feudal service on the ...
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... princes , whose names were Ernest , Christian , Augustus Frederick , Magnus , George , and John , being resolved , on the death of their father in 1593 , to keep up the dignity of their house , made an agreement among themselves not to ...
... princes , whose names were Ernest , Christian , Augustus Frederick , Magnus , George , and John , being resolved , on the death of their father in 1593 , to keep up the dignity of their house , made an agreement among themselves not to ...
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... princes and princesses , fifty - three of whom she saw at one time alive . Among these sixty - two , there were three emperors , two empresses , two kings , and two queens ; a circumstance rare in a sovereign house , and not equalled in ...
... princes and princesses , fifty - three of whom she saw at one time alive . Among these sixty - two , there were three emperors , two empresses , two kings , and two queens ; a circumstance rare in a sovereign house , and not equalled in ...
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... Princes of Wales . 17. Guladys Ddu , sister and heiress of Dafydd , married to Ralph Mortimer . 18. Roger , their son . 19. Edmund Mortimer , son of Roger . 20. Roger , son of Edmund , first Earl of Marche . 21. Edmund , son of Roger ...
... Princes of Wales . 17. Guladys Ddu , sister and heiress of Dafydd , married to Ralph Mortimer . 18. Roger , their son . 19. Edmund Mortimer , son of Roger . 20. Roger , son of Edmund , first Earl of Marche . 21. Edmund , son of Roger ...
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... hundred pounds , merely for gratuitous distribution ; an instance of early judgment , discri- mination , and liberality , very rarely equalled . DRAMATIC RECREATIONS . The Princes of the House of Brunswick 10 PERCY ANECDOTES .
... hundred pounds , merely for gratuitous distribution ; an instance of early judgment , discri- mination , and liberality , very rarely equalled . DRAMATIC RECREATIONS . The Princes of the House of Brunswick 10 PERCY ANECDOTES .
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