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Page 81
... territory on the upper Rhine at the expense of the independent small nobles and cities of Swabia . These three large entities contained lesser lordships , which were in constant danger of absorption by marriage , purchase , or feud ...
... territory on the upper Rhine at the expense of the independent small nobles and cities of Swabia . These three large entities contained lesser lordships , which were in constant danger of absorption by marriage , purchase , or feud ...
Page 89
... territories were convinced that in one territory there should be only a unanimous faith ; otherwise new revolts would arise . Some of the Roman Catholic territories , united in the Regensburg Convention ( 1524 ) and in the Dessau League ...
... territories were convinced that in one territory there should be only a unanimous faith ; otherwise new revolts would arise . Some of the Roman Catholic territories , united in the Regensburg Convention ( 1524 ) and in the Dessau League ...
Page 96
... territory on all sides . The elec- tor Frederick III of Brandenburg , who with the emperor Leopold I's consent had assumed the title of king in Prussia as Frederick I in 1701 , also took part in the attack . Pomerania , Bremen , and ...
... territory on all sides . The elec- tor Frederick III of Brandenburg , who with the emperor Leopold I's consent had assumed the title of king in Prussia as Frederick I in 1701 , also took part in the attack . Pomerania , Bremen , and ...
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