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Page 93
... empire . Con- stitutionally , the Emperor's power was considerably re- duced in favour of the estates or members of the empire , even in matters of foreign policy . To prevent majority decisions in denominational disputes , the estates ...
... empire . Con- stitutionally , the Emperor's power was considerably re- duced in favour of the estates or members of the empire , even in matters of foreign policy . To prevent majority decisions in denominational disputes , the estates ...
Page 102
... empire , and a week later , on August 6 , 1806 , Francis II announced that he was laying down the imperial crown . The Holy Roman Empire thus came officially to an end after a history of a thousand years . The Berlin lay open before the ...
... empire , and a week later , on August 6 , 1806 , Francis II announced that he was laying down the imperial crown . The Holy Roman Empire thus came officially to an end after a history of a thousand years . The Berlin lay open before the ...
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... empire and its leadership of the Greek world . But , if the Greek cities thought that the time had come for them to recover or obtain their free- dom , they were soon disabused . Sparta , short both of ideas and of manpower ...
... empire and its leadership of the Greek world . But , if the Greek cities thought that the time had come for them to recover or obtain their free- dom , they were soon disabused . Sparta , short both of ideas and of manpower ...
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