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Page 83
... ( known as La Grande Mademoi- selle ) , the wealthiest heiress in Europe . The son of Gabriel de Caumont , comte de Lau- zun , he was at first known as the marquis de Puyguilhem . In 1658 he was appointed colo- nel of Louis XIV's foreign ...
... ( known as La Grande Mademoi- selle ) , the wealthiest heiress in Europe . The son of Gabriel de Caumont , comte de Lau- zun , he was at first known as the marquis de Puyguilhem . In 1658 he was appointed colo- nel of Louis XIV's foreign ...
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... known as the downriver communities . Inc. village , 1921 ; city , 1925. Pop . ( 1970 ) 52,984 . 42 ° 14 ' N , 83 ° 09 ′ W Lincolnshire , county in eastern England , bounded by the River Humber estuary , the in- let known as the Wash ...
... known as the downriver communities . Inc. village , 1921 ; city , 1925. Pop . ( 1970 ) 52,984 . 42 ° 14 ' N , 83 ° 09 ′ W Lincolnshire , county in eastern England , bounded by the River Humber estuary , the in- let known as the Wash ...
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... known as Travels of Sir John Mandeville , which are selections from the narratives of genuine trav- ellers , embellished with Mandeville's addi- tions and described as his own adventures . All that is known about Mandeville himself is ...
... known as Travels of Sir John Mandeville , which are selections from the narratives of genuine trav- ellers , embellished with Mandeville's addi- tions and described as his own adventures . All that is known about Mandeville himself is ...
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