General Biography: Or Lives, Critical And Historical, Of The Most Eminent Persons Of All Ages, Countries, Conditions And Professions, Arranged According To Alphabetical Order, Volume 6Robinson, 1807 - 672 pages |
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... king of Poland , in 1572 , he promoted the election of Henry of Valois , and ... king Stephen , he sat as president of the directory during the interregnum ... France had already de- clared war , and the Netherlands were the first part ...
... king of Poland , in 1572 , he promoted the election of Henry of Valois , and ... king Stephen , he sat as president of the directory during the interregnum ... France had already de- clared war , and the Netherlands were the first part ...
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... French army . In February , 1745 , he was appointed minister plenipotentiary ... France and Austria , which took place some time after . Count Uhlfeld having ... king Henry II . It states the year of the world in which the pos- terity of ...
... French army . In February , 1745 , he was appointed minister plenipotentiary ... France and Austria , which took place some time after . Count Uhlfeld having ... king Henry II . It states the year of the world in which the pos- terity of ...
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... KING , WILLIAM , a learned Irish prelate in the seventeenth and former part of the eighteenth century , was the son ... France , after the battle of the Boyne in the year 1690 , and the appointment of a thanksgiving day , for the preservation ...
... KING , WILLIAM , a learned Irish prelate in the seventeenth and former part of the eighteenth century , was the son ... France , after the battle of the Boyne in the year 1690 , and the appointment of a thanksgiving day , for the preservation ...
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... king , and his success fixed his residence in England . After the death of Lely he was made king's painter , and had no competitor . Charles sent him to France to take the portrait of Lewis XIV . , but died before his return . James II ...
... king , and his success fixed his residence in England . After the death of Lely he was made king's painter , and had no competitor . Charles sent him to France to take the portrait of Lewis XIV . , but died before his return . James II ...
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... France . Mr. Knox remained in confinement on board VOL . VI . the galleys ... king Edward VI . not only to attend at court , but to be iti- nerary ... king and council at West- minster , and in his sermon on this occasion , he aimed some ...
... France . Mr. Knox remained in confinement on board VOL . VI . the galleys ... king Edward VI . not only to attend at court , but to be iti- nerary ... king and council at West- minster , and in his sermon on this occasion , he aimed some ...
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