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... died at Botfeld in the Harz on the 5th of October 1056. As guardian of Henry's infant son , and adviser of the empress Agnes , Victor now wielded enormous power , which he began to use with much tact for the maintenance of peace ...
... died at Botfeld in the Harz on the 5th of October 1056. As guardian of Henry's infant son , and adviser of the empress Agnes , Victor now wielded enormous power , which he began to use with much tact for the maintenance of peace ...
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... died on the and Jeanne de Savoie - Nemours . Born at Turin , he lost his 31st of October 1732 . father in 1675 , and spent his youth under the regency of his mother , known as Madama Reale " ( madame royale ) , an able but ambitious and ...
... died on the and Jeanne de Savoie - Nemours . Born at Turin , he lost his 31st of October 1732 . father in 1675 , and spent his youth under the regency of his mother , known as Madama Reale " ( madame royale ) , an able but ambitious and ...
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... died of fever in Rome , and was buried in the Pantheon . He was succeeded by his son Humbert . Bluff , hearty , good - natured and simple in his habits , yet he always had a high idea of his own kingly dignity , and his really ...
... died of fever in Rome , and was buried in the Pantheon . He was succeeded by his son Humbert . Bluff , hearty , good - natured and simple in his habits , yet he always had a high idea of his own kingly dignity , and his really ...
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... died , and the duke of York ( George III.'s and his handsome face , gentle disposition and playful humour second son ) having died childless in 1827 , the duke of Clarence had produced a favourable impression on the princess . The ...
... died , and the duke of York ( George III.'s and his handsome face , gentle disposition and playful humour second son ) having died childless in 1827 , the duke of Clarence had produced a favourable impression on the princess . The ...
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... died at Berlin He was Bismarck . succeeded by his son , the emperor Frederick III . , regarded with special affection in England as the husband of the princess royal . But at the time he was suffering from a malignant disease of the ...
... died at Berlin He was Bismarck . succeeded by his son , the emperor Frederick III . , regarded with special affection in England as the husband of the princess royal . But at the time he was suffering from a malignant disease of the ...
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