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She also fostered the nobility's corporate organization. The Charter to the Nobility
, 1785, gave the corps of nobles in every province the status of a legal entity. The
corporation's members gathered periodically, in the provincial and district ...
She also fostered the nobility's corporate organization. The Charter to the Nobility
, 1785, gave the corps of nobles in every province the status of a legal entity. The
corporation's members gathered periodically, in the provincial and district ...
Page 315
The period of Charles VlII's reigns was marked by the rivalry of two native parties
in Sweden: one, led by the Oxenstiernas and Vasas, contained the old
landowning class in central Sweden, including the church and the nobility, who
preferred ...
The period of Charles VlII's reigns was marked by the rivalry of two native parties
in Sweden: one, led by the Oxenstiernas and Vasas, contained the old
landowning class in central Sweden, including the church and the nobility, who
preferred ...
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His brother John acceded to the throne with the help of the high nobility. John
married a Polish princess and interfered in Polish affairs. Their son Sigismund
was elected king of Poland before inheriting the throne of Sweden in 1592. John
was ...
His brother John acceded to the throne with the help of the high nobility. John
married a Polish princess and interfered in Polish affairs. Their son Sigismund
was elected king of Poland before inheriting the throne of Sweden in 1592. John
was ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Volume 1 of The New Encyclopædia Britannica |
| Author | Philip W Goetz |
| Edition | 15, illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1982 |
| ISBN | 0852293879, 9780852293874 |
| Subjects | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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