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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... counts , who had a deliberative voice in all the assemblies ; the second was composed of magistrates and inferior officers , whose only duty was to receive the orders of the other . Measures were proposed by the king through his ...
... counts , who had a deliberative voice in all the assemblies ; the second was composed of magistrates and inferior officers , whose only duty was to receive the orders of the other . Measures were proposed by the king through his ...
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... count palatine , who was also the judge of the court . Neither duke nor count was an hereditary title ; but the sovereign very generally conferred the dignity on the sons or brothers of those who had previously been invested with it ...
... count palatine , who was also the judge of the court . Neither duke nor count was an hereditary title ; but the sovereign very generally conferred the dignity on the sons or brothers of those who had previously been invested with it ...
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... count of Weingarten , in Suabia , —of having murdered Bernard , king of Italy , —and of having neglected to hold the customary assemblies in the month of March ; for these offences he was constrained to do penance in public . He was ...
... count of Weingarten , in Suabia , —of having murdered Bernard , king of Italy , —and of having neglected to hold the customary assemblies in the month of March ; for these offences he was constrained to do penance in public . He was ...
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... count of Paris , to be their sovereign , the Italians , the Dukes Guy and Berenger , and the Germans , Arnvul , the illegitimate son of Carloman , the late king of Bavaria . Arnvul was poisoned in Italy , in 899. An assembly of the ...
... count of Paris , to be their sovereign , the Italians , the Dukes Guy and Berenger , and the Germans , Arnvul , the illegitimate son of Carloman , the late king of Bavaria . Arnvul was poisoned in Italy , in 899. An assembly of the ...
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... count of Franconia , who was accordingly crowned king , October 19th , of the same year . During the reign of this prince , Germany was again desolated by the Huns , who advanced as far as Alsatia and Lorraine . Conrad died in 919 , and ...
... count of Franconia , who was accordingly crowned king , October 19th , of the same year . During the reign of this prince , Germany was again desolated by the Huns , who advanced as far as Alsatia and Lorraine . Conrad died in 919 , and ...
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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.