Encyclopaedia Americana. A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography. A New Ed.; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the 7th Ed of the German Conversations-lexicon, Volume 13Lea & Blanchard, 1849 |
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Page 50
... emperor Mat- thias , at Vienna . In an insignificant war , which broke out in Friuli in 1617 , be- tween the archduke Ferdinand of Stiria and the republic of Venice , he raised , at his own expense , a body of 200 cavalry , and led them ...
... emperor Mat- thias , at Vienna . In an insignificant war , which broke out in Friuli in 1617 , be- tween the archduke Ferdinand of Stiria and the republic of Venice , he raised , at his own expense , a body of 200 cavalry , and led them ...
Page 51
... emperor master of the coasts of the Baltic , and to destroy , in this sea , the trade of the Dutch , who were at va- riance with Spain . But the Hanseatic towns refused Wallenstein's demand for vessels , and he had not enough to execute ...
... emperor master of the coasts of the Baltic , and to destroy , in this sea , the trade of the Dutch , who were at va- riance with Spain . But the Hanseatic towns refused Wallenstein's demand for vessels , and he had not enough to execute ...
Page 52
... emperor against Wal- lenstein should not be unconditionally re- ceived . After a truce of seven weeks , without result , Wallenstein , during the rest of this campaign , did nothing but sur- prise and capture a body of Swedes ( Oct. 18 ...
... emperor against Wal- lenstein should not be unconditionally re- ceived . After a truce of seven weeks , without result , Wallenstein , during the rest of this campaign , did nothing but sur- prise and capture a body of Swedes ( Oct. 18 ...
Page 53
... emperor's order on Wallenstein , who , surprised in his bed - chamber , re- ceived in silence , with outstretched arms , the thrusts of the halberds in his breast , and expired without a groan . He was not yet fifty - two years old ...
... emperor's order on Wallenstein , who , surprised in his bed - chamber , re- ceived in silence , with outstretched arms , the thrusts of the halberds in his breast , and expired without a groan . He was not yet fifty - two years old ...
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... emperor Frederic II , to Pales- most extensive and best conducted estab- tine , in 1227. The year in which Walther lishments of the kind in this country . died is as uncertain as that of his birth ; They belong to a company of gentlemen ...
... emperor Frederic II , to Pales- most extensive and best conducted estab- tine , in 1227. The year in which Walther lishments of the kind in this country . died is as uncertain as that of his birth ; They belong to a company of gentlemen ...
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