The History of the Most Serene House of Brunswick-Lunenburgh, in All the Branches Thereof, Ffrom Its Origin to the Death of Queen Anne: Containing the Illustrations Actions of Those Princes, Both in Peace and War; with Many Curious Memoirs Concerning the Sucession of the Family to the Crown of Great Britain, [et]c. Also a Political Description of His Majesty's Dominions in Germany; His Genealogy from the Original Done at Brunswick, Since His Happy Accession to the Throne, and an Appendix of Ancient Records and Other Valuable Papers |
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... Duke of Franconia , who promoted him to match with Cunigunda , the Daughter of Welphus the Second , Duke of Bavaria and Carinthia : Others call him onlyCount of Altdorf . Now Welphus and Cunegunda's Brother dying with- out Iffue , the ...
... Duke of Franconia , who promoted him to match with Cunigunda , the Daughter of Welphus the Second , Duke of Bavaria and Carinthia : Others call him onlyCount of Altdorf . Now Welphus and Cunegunda's Brother dying with- out Iffue , the ...
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... Duke Guelfo fucceeded ill in it : For having loft abundance of his Men , he was at laft for- ced to retreat into the Town in great Dif- order , and foon after was obliged to fur- render upon Articles . Thofe that were fent to capitulate ...
... Duke Guelfo fucceeded ill in it : For having loft abundance of his Men , he was at laft for- ced to retreat into the Town in great Dif- order , and foon after was obliged to fur- render upon Articles . Thofe that were fent to capitulate ...
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... Duke made the beft of his way Home ; and in about a Year's Time from his firft fetting out , ar rived at Brunswick . 4 The Duke adhered very firmly for a time to the Intereft of the Emperor his Coufin ; whom he refcued from the fedi ...
... Duke made the beft of his way Home ; and in about a Year's Time from his firft fetting out , ar rived at Brunswick . 4 The Duke adhered very firmly for a time to the Intereft of the Emperor his Coufin ; whom he refcued from the fedi ...
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... Duke of Brunswick- Lunenburg . He gave him the Inveftiture of the faid Dutchy , as a Fief of the Em- pire to be devolved by Inheritance to his Defcendants , Male or Female . Moreover the Emperor , as a peculiar Token of his Favour ...
... Duke of Brunswick- Lunenburg . He gave him the Inveftiture of the faid Dutchy , as a Fief of the Em- pire to be devolved by Inheritance to his Defcendants , Male or Female . Moreover the Emperor , as a peculiar Token of his Favour ...
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... Duke Otho was a Prince that inherited the great Spirit of his Ancestors : He re- vived his Pretenfions to the City ... Duke Orbo ; but a Reconciliation being made the Year following_between the Duke and the Bishop , fome Lordships were ...
... Duke Otho was a Prince that inherited the great Spirit of his Ancestors : He re- vived his Pretenfions to the City ... Duke Orbo ; but a Reconciliation being made the Year following_between the Duke and the Bishop , fome Lordships were ...
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