The Encyclopædia Britannica: Lord Chamberlain-MecklenbergHugh Chisholm At the University Press, 1911 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... born at Berlin on the 23rd of October 1801. Both his parents were actors , and when he was nineteen the son began to play youthful lover at the theatres of Düsseldorf and Aachen , sometimes also singing in small tenor or baritone parts ...
... born at Berlin on the 23rd of October 1801. Both his parents were actors , and when he was nineteen the son began to play youthful lover at the theatres of Düsseldorf and Aachen , sometimes also singing in small tenor or baritone parts ...
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... born at Bergamo , Venice and Treviso , between 1475 and 1480 , but a document published by Dr Bampo proves that he was born in Venice , and it is to be gathered from his will that 1480 was probably the year of his birth . shadowed by ...
... born at Bergamo , Venice and Treviso , between 1475 and 1480 , but a document published by Dr Bampo proves that he was born in Venice , and it is to be gathered from his will that 1480 was probably the year of his birth . shadowed by ...
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... born at Loudun , where there is a statue of him . The manu- facture of lace and upholstery trimming and of farm implements is carried on , and there is a considerable trade in agricultural products , wine , & c . Loudun ( Laudunum in ...
... born at Loudun , where there is a statue of him . The manu- facture of lace and upholstery trimming and of farm implements is carried on , and there is a considerable trade in agricultural products , wine , & c . Loudun ( Laudunum in ...
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... born at Vincennes on the 23rd of July 1339. Having been given the duchy of Anjou in 1356 he led a wing of the French army at the battle of Poitiers and was sent to England as a hostage after the conclusion of the treaty of Brétigny in ...
... born at Vincennes on the 23rd of July 1339. Having been given the duchy of Anjou in 1356 he led a wing of the French army at the battle of Poitiers and was sent to England as a hostage after the conclusion of the treaty of Brétigny in ...
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... born at Paris on the 18th of January 1641. His father , Michel le Tellier ( q.v. ) , married him to an heiress , the marquise de Courtenvaux , and instructed him in the management of state business . The young man won the king's ...
... born at Paris on the 18th of January 1641. His father , Michel le Tellier ( q.v. ) , married him to an heiress , the marquise de Courtenvaux , and instructed him in the management of state business . The young man won the king's ...
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