Germany: The Spirit of Her History, Literature, Social Condition, and National Economy; Illustrated by Reference to Her Physical, Moral, and Political Statistics, and by Comparison with Other Countries |
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... containing nearly 4,000,000 of inhabitants . In 1804 , Francis II . constituted Austria an hereditary empire , and soon afterwards , in conjunction with Russia , declared war against the emperor of the French . In the campaign which ...
... containing nearly 4,000,000 of inhabitants . In 1804 , Francis II . constituted Austria an hereditary empire , and soon afterwards , in conjunction with Russia , declared war against the emperor of the French . In the campaign which ...
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... contains all the middle part of Germany , Moravia , Bohemia , Saxony , Franconia , Suabia , the Rhine country , and Hesse - Cassel ; here the mountains protect from the sea , the seasons are not interrupted in their natural progress by ...
... contains all the middle part of Germany , Moravia , Bohemia , Saxony , Franconia , Suabia , the Rhine country , and Hesse - Cassel ; here the mountains protect from the sea , the seasons are not interrupted in their natural progress by ...
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... contain more than 20,000 inha- bitants ; 2340 towns , 104,000 villages and hamlets , and 5,025,000 houses . The inhabitants belong to two separate races ; 27,705,000 are Germans , and 5,325,000 are Sclavonians , who are scattered ...
... contain more than 20,000 inha- bitants ; 2340 towns , 104,000 villages and hamlets , and 5,025,000 houses . The inhabitants belong to two separate races ; 27,705,000 are Germans , and 5,325,000 are Sclavonians , who are scattered ...
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... containing public libraries . In Germany there are more authors than in any other European nation : the number at present amounts to about 10,000 . In 1833 , there were 121 political daily and weekly newspapers , and 284 non - political ...
... containing public libraries . In Germany there are more authors than in any other European nation : the number at present amounts to about 10,000 . In 1833 , there were 121 political daily and weekly newspapers , and 284 non - political ...
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... containing grants and confirmations of privileges , which they had wrung from their sovereigns on various occasions . These rights and privileges were various in different states . But the following had been obtained by the nobles in ...
... containing grants and confirmations of privileges , which they had wrung from their sovereigns on various occasions . These rights and privileges were various in different states . But the following had been obtained by the nobles in ...
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Page 48 - The object of this confederation is the maintenance of the external and internal safety of Germany, and of the independence and inviolability of the confederated states.