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Page 533
... Netherlands became merged with the struggles of their Austrian cousins . The Peace of Westphalia ( 1648 ) finally abolished Habsburg sovereignty over the northern Neth- erlands , severely restricted the emperor's authority over the ...
... Netherlands became merged with the struggles of their Austrian cousins . The Peace of Westphalia ( 1648 ) finally abolished Habsburg sovereignty over the northern Neth- erlands , severely restricted the emperor's authority over the ...
Page 544
... Netherlands . Immediate revival , however , was impeded by a lack of money and the narrow - mindedness of the city magistrates . It was not until after 1850 , when the revenues from the Dutch East Indies started to pour in , that any ...
... Netherlands . Immediate revival , however , was impeded by a lack of money and the narrow - mindedness of the city magistrates . It was not until after 1850 , when the revenues from the Dutch East Indies started to pour in , that any ...
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... Netherlands area is subsiding also , but here the pattern is complicated by the long - term negative tectonic trend of the North Sea Basin and the Rhine Delta . It seems likely that this fulcrum shifted inward toward the former glacial ...
... Netherlands area is subsiding also , but here the pattern is complicated by the long - term negative tectonic trend of the North Sea Basin and the Rhine Delta . It seems likely that this fulcrum shifted inward toward the former glacial ...
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