The Encyclopædia Britannica: Lord Chamberlain-MecklenbergHugh Chisholm At the University Press, 1911 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... called Waldrada , ended on the 8th of August 869. His inherit- ance was disputed by his uncles , and was divided by the treaty of Meersen ( 8th of August 870 ) , by which Charles the Bald received part of the province of Besançon and ...
... called Waldrada , ended on the 8th of August 869. His inherit- ance was disputed by his uncles , and was divided by the treaty of Meersen ( 8th of August 870 ) , by which Charles the Bald received part of the province of Besançon and ...
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... called Lothier ( Lotharium ) , was then given to Godfrey ( d . 1023 ) , son of Count Godfrey of Verdun , and for some time the history of Lorraine is the history of the attempts made by the dukes of Lothier to seize Upper Lorraine ...
... called Lothier ( Lotharium ) , was then given to Godfrey ( d . 1023 ) , son of Count Godfrey of Verdun , and for some time the history of Lorraine is the history of the attempts made by the dukes of Lothier to seize Upper Lorraine ...
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... called the Good , who succeeded him ; Claude , count ( and afterwards duke ) of Guise , the ancestor of the house of Guise ; and John ( d . 1550 ) , known as the cardinal of Lorraine . Anthony , who was declared of age at his father's ...
... called the Good , who succeeded him ; Claude , count ( and afterwards duke ) of Guise , the ancestor of the house of Guise ; and John ( d . 1550 ) , known as the cardinal of Lorraine . Anthony , who was declared of age at his father's ...
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... called Rarahu ( 1880 ) , which was reprinted as Le Mariage de Loti , and which first introduced to the wider public an author of remarkable originality and charm . Le Roman d'un spahi , a record of the melancholy adventures of a soldier ...
... called Rarahu ( 1880 ) , which was reprinted as Le Mariage de Loti , and which first introduced to the wider public an author of remarkable originality and charm . Le Roman d'un spahi , a record of the melancholy adventures of a soldier ...
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... called by him " Irish Evenings , " illustrative of his own works . These were successful both in Great Britain and in America . In addition to publishing numerous songs of his own , Lover edited a collec - stained - glass windows for ...
... called by him " Irish Evenings , " illustrative of his own works . These were successful both in Great Britain and in America . In addition to publishing numerous songs of his own , Lover edited a collec - stained - glass windows for ...
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