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Page 101
The record of enlightened autocracy in central Europe was as uneven as in
western Europe. Yet the ideas of the Enlightenment even at their best were
unable to transform the basis of political life in the Holy Roman Empire. They
could palliate ...
The record of enlightened autocracy in central Europe was as uneven as in
western Europe. Yet the ideas of the Enlightenment even at their best were
unable to transform the basis of political life in the Holy Roman Empire. They
could palliate ...
Page 104
The foreign minister in Vienna, Clemens Lothar von Metternich, was afraid that
the hegemony of France in central Europe might be replaced by that of Russia.
He tried, therefore, to pursue a strategy of armed neutrality, hoping that he could
...
The foreign minister in Vienna, Clemens Lothar von Metternich, was afraid that
the hegemony of France in central Europe might be replaced by that of Russia.
He tried, therefore, to pursue a strategy of armed neutrality, hoping that he could
...
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Europe, heraldic designs are found in general application. Elsewhere, a similar
system is to be found only in Japan, in the mon, also dating from the 12th century.
Other times and places are often said to have produced _ heraldic systems; ...
Europe, heraldic designs are found in general application. Elsewhere, a similar
system is to be found only in Japan, in the mon, also dating from the 12th century.
Other times and places are often said to have produced _ heraldic systems; ...
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