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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... nobility of Germany , I am indebted to the " Geschichte des Adels , " of Rauschnick . The account of the mineral waters has been derived from the " Balneographisches Statistisch- Historisches Hand und Wörterbuch , " by Von Zedlitz . The ...
... nobility of Germany , I am indebted to the " Geschichte des Adels , " of Rauschnick . The account of the mineral waters has been derived from the " Balneographisches Statistisch- Historisches Hand und Wörterbuch , " by Von Zedlitz . The ...
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... Nobility ; Bavarian Nobility ; Suabian and Rhenish Nobility ; Brunswick Nobility ; Prussian Nobility . Sketch of the present state of the German Nobility CHAPTER V. Biographical and Critical View of Modern German Literature . Modern ...
... Nobility ; Bavarian Nobility ; Suabian and Rhenish Nobility ; Brunswick Nobility ; Prussian Nobility . Sketch of the present state of the German Nobility CHAPTER V. Biographical and Critical View of Modern German Literature . Modern ...
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... nobility , was glad to exempt the ecclesiastical princes from their juris- diction , and to oppose the latter to them . At the period of which we are treating , the states of Germany were divided into two classes ; the one composed of ...
... nobility , was glad to exempt the ecclesiastical princes from their juris- diction , and to oppose the latter to them . At the period of which we are treating , the states of Germany were divided into two classes ; the one composed of ...
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... nobility by fiefs or certain duties . Conrad was crowned king of Italy at Milan , and afterwards at Monza . He passed a law which decreed that no vassal should be deprived of his fief , except for felony , and by the judgment of his ...
... nobility by fiefs or certain duties . Conrad was crowned king of Italy at Milan , and afterwards at Monza . He passed a law which decreed that no vassal should be deprived of his fief , except for felony , and by the judgment of his ...
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... nobility . The third state adhered to the monarch and the great lords , from whom it obtained liberties which gave it security . The people of this class gradually flocked to cities , which afforded them the safety founded upon union ...
... nobility . The third state adhered to the monarch and the great lords , from whom it obtained liberties which gave it security . The people of this class gradually flocked to cities , which afforded them the safety founded upon union ...
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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.