General Biography: Or Lives, Critical And Historical, Of The Most Eminent Persons Of All Ages, Countries, Conditions And Professions, Arranged According To Alphabetical Order, Volume 9Robinson, 1814 - 644 pages |
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... Duke , and others of the nobility , who were of opinion that it would render service to their cause . While he was writing it out , however , a change took place in the state of affairs , the Duke of Northumberland being ob- liged to ...
... Duke , and others of the nobility , who were of opinion that it would render service to their cause . While he was writing it out , however , a change took place in the state of affairs , the Duke of Northumberland being ob- liged to ...
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... Duke of Bour- bon , and other men of rank . He was also no- ticed by Louis XIV . who granted him a pen- sion . He seems , however , to have been re- garded in society as one of those characters whose singularities and extravagances ...
... Duke of Bour- bon , and other men of rank . He was also no- ticed by Louis XIV . who granted him a pen- sion . He seems , however , to have been re- garded in society as one of those characters whose singularities and extravagances ...
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... Duke of Savoy , under whom Saurin served , having made peace with France , our ensign renounced the profession of arms , and returned to his studies at Geneva . At this period Ge- neva was the place of residence of some of the best ...
... Duke of Savoy , under whom Saurin served , having made peace with France , our ensign renounced the profession of arms , and returned to his studies at Geneva . At this period Ge- neva was the place of residence of some of the best ...
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... Duke of Courland in 1725 , Count Saxe was instigated to become a candidate for the succession to that sovereignty , and in the following year he arrived at Mittau . He was secretly favoured by the widow of the late Duke , Anne Iwanowna ...
... Duke of Courland in 1725 , Count Saxe was instigated to become a candidate for the succession to that sovereignty , and in the following year he arrived at Mittau . He was secretly favoured by the widow of the late Duke , Anne Iwanowna ...
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... Duke of Parma , who made him his first painter , and gave him a house to live in . He executed many historical compositions in the style of Correggio for that prince , as well as a series of family portraits , to which he gave a variety ...
... Duke of Parma , who made him his first painter , and gave him a house to live in . He executed many historical compositions in the style of Correggio for that prince , as well as a series of family portraits , to which he gave a variety ...
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