The General Biographical Dictionary, Volumen 14J. Nichols, 1814 |
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... duke d'Epernon , and saved the royal army at the fa- mous retreat of Mentz ; which has been compared by some authors to that of Xenophon's 10,000 . Being wounded in the thigh by a musket at the siege of Turin , M. de Tu- renne , and ...
... duke d'Epernon , and saved the royal army at the fa- mous retreat of Mentz ; which has been compared by some authors to that of Xenophon's 10,000 . Being wounded in the thigh by a musket at the siege of Turin , M. de Tu- renne , and ...
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... duke of Mecklenburgh , and after- wards retired to Copenhagen , where he was appointed chief ' Moreri . - Baillet Jugemens des Savans . - Blount's Censura . - Saxii Onomast . VOL . XIV . C physician to the kings of Norway and Denmark ...
... duke of Mecklenburgh , and after- wards retired to Copenhagen , where he was appointed chief ' Moreri . - Baillet Jugemens des Savans . - Blount's Censura . - Saxii Onomast . VOL . XIV . C physician to the kings of Norway and Denmark ...
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... duke Bogislaus XIV . who five years after recommended him to a doctor's de- gree at Gripswald . About this time the king of Sweden , Gustavus Adolphus , arriving in Germany , made him his confessor , and superintendant of his army ; and ...
... duke Bogislaus XIV . who five years after recommended him to a doctor's de- gree at Gripswald . About this time the king of Sweden , Gustavus Adolphus , arriving in Germany , made him his confessor , and superintendant of his army ; and ...
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... duke of Savoy , and afterwards in accomplishing an alliance between the duke and the States General . We find him afterwards at Heidelberg , and Francfort , at which last he died in 1697. From these various employments it appears that ...
... duke of Savoy , and afterwards in accomplishing an alliance between the duke and the States General . We find him afterwards at Heidelberg , and Francfort , at which last he died in 1697. From these various employments it appears that ...
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... duke admini- strator , in a public character , to his Swedish majesty , while he continue at Bender . He was then in the flower of his youth , had a good person , pleasing address , great accomplishments , and no vanity . He soon stood ...
... duke admini- strator , in a public character , to his Swedish majesty , while he continue at Bender . He was then in the flower of his youth , had a good person , pleasing address , great accomplishments , and no vanity . He soon stood ...
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Página 228 - He composed a full harmony, or concordance, of the four Evangelists, adorned with many beautiful pictures, which required more than a year for the composition, and was divided into 150 heads or chapters.
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