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Statement by Constantijn Huygens, Secretary to Frederick Henry, Stadholder of the States of Holland, pertaining to his encounters with Johan Torrentius, translated from the Latin
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Statement by Constantijn Huygens, Secretary to Frederick Henry, Stadholder of the States of Holland, pertaining to his encounters with Johan Torrentius, translated from the Latin
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Provinces, so, in the next, the revocation of the Nantes Edict and the invasion of Holland are avenged by the elevation of the Dutch Stadholder upon the throne of the stipendiary Stuarts.
Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers Benj. N. Martin
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In his interview with Cornwallis, Bonaparte had effusively promised to do his utmost for the ex-Stadholder, though he refused to consider the case of the
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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Holland, Belgium -- that is a matter irrevocably settled, on which we have declared to Prussia, Russia, and the Emperor that _we alone_, if it were necessary, would make war on all, namely, that there shall be no Stadholder in Holland, and that we will keep Belgium and the left bank of the Rhine.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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Failing to save a single Dutch fortress or warship, Pitt and his colleagues became alarmed about the Dutch colonies; and when the lethargic Stadholder and his consort Wilhelmina landed in England,
William Pitt and the Great War John Holland Rose 1898
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Consequently in a few weeks the friends of the Stadholder saw their hopes fade away.
William Pitt and the Great War John Holland Rose 1898
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The circumstances of these two dispossessed dynasties were explained so as to show that the former Dutch Stadholder had a very strong claim on us, as well as on France and the Batavian Republic; while the championship of the House of Savoy by the Czar rendered the claims of that ancient family on the intervention of George III. less direct and personal than those of the Prince of Orange.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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Further, the Stadholder having very tamely accepted the domain of Fulda as an indemnity, we need feel no qualms for the House of Nassau; and, as
William Pitt and the Great War John Holland Rose 1898
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Undoubtedly if he had had supplies, Miranda would have seized the lands at the mouth of the Scheldt, and cut off the retreat of the Stadholder to his place of refuge, Walcheren.
William Pitt and the Great War John Holland Rose 1898
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