The Encyclopædia Britannica: Lord Chamberlain-MecklenbergHugh Chisholm At the University Press, 1911 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... remained in the power of the emperor Arnulf , who in 895 constituted it a distinct kingdom in favour of his son Zwentibold . Zwentibold quickly became embroiled with the nobles and the bishops , and especially with Bishop Radbod of ...
... remained in the power of the emperor Arnulf , who in 895 constituted it a distinct kingdom in favour of his son Zwentibold . Zwentibold quickly became embroiled with the nobles and the bishops , and especially with Bishop Radbod of ...
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... remained with the duke . The Saxony policy of Lothair during these years had been to make himself independent , and to extend his authority ; to this end he allied himself with the papal party , and easily revived the traditional ...
... remained with the duke . The Saxony policy of Lothair during these years had been to make himself independent , and to extend his authority ; to this end he allied himself with the papal party , and easily revived the traditional ...
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... remained in Welsh hands until towards the close of the 6th century ; for in the Historia Brittonum the Bernician king Theodoric , whose traditional date is 572-579 , is said to have been engaged in war with four Welsh kings . One of ...
... remained in Welsh hands until towards the close of the 6th century ; for in the Historia Brittonum the Bernician king Theodoric , whose traditional date is 572-579 , is said to have been engaged in war with four Welsh kings . One of ...
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... remained fond all his life . The practical value of the prince's training was small . It was not till he was eighteen years old that he received his first pocket- money , and at that age he had no ideas about money and its value ...
... remained fond all his life . The practical value of the prince's training was small . It was not till he was eighteen years old that he received his first pocket- money , and at that age he had no ideas about money and its value ...
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... remained without issue . The childlessness of the king was a constant threat to the policy of his great minister Richelieu ; for the king's brother and heir , Gaston of Orleans , was a deter- mined opponent of that policy . The birth of ...
... remained without issue . The childlessness of the king was a constant threat to the policy of his great minister Richelieu ; for the king's brother and heir , Gaston of Orleans , was a deter- mined opponent of that policy . The birth of ...
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