| 单词 | duchy |
| 例句 | No one, not even Mother, crossed her in the duchy of her kitchen. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z However, as an autonomous grand duchy of the Russian Empire, it was allowed to develop politically, eventually leading to independence in the turmoil surrounding the Russian Revolution in 1917. Finland launches year of celebration for 100 years of independence 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Maps show how the region was divided into duchies. ‘Beloved Sisters,’ Directed by Dominik Graf 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Krieps, who now mostly lives in Berlin with her two children, said that her desire for self-effacement was largely rooted in her upbringing in Luxembourg, a tiny duchy squeezed between Belgium, France and Germany. Vicky Krieps Gave Hollywood One More Try. It Wasn’t So Bad. 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z The grand duchy is a preferred banking center for Germans trying to hide savings from taxation at home. German police rescue elderly man with bicycle on motorway 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z For whatever reason, the action is transferred to the United States, a land blessedly free of duchies. Critic’s Notebook: Nature’s Power Meets Star Power in Santa Fe 2013-08-07T20:33:01Z Consider the hectares and hectares of fences and hedges, often erected at considerable cost to transform a yard, and certainly a pool, into an owner’s sylvan duchy. Heaven is renting someone else’s pool 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The prince's Duchy of Cornwall and Madley Primary have been partners in the "forest school" initiative for 12 years, with the duchy providing the outdoor learning site at Brampton Hill Wood. In pictures: William and Kate meet 'forest school' pupils 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z A duchy is a territory traditionally governed by a duke or duchess. Rent Increases Helped Make Record Earnings for King Charles III 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Each own vast amounts of property through duchies that generate millions in profit. Palace Expenses Force King Charles to Dip Into a Reserve Fund 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z The King and Prince William receive the profits from the duchies personally, and can spend them as they wish. Royal finances: Where does the King get his money? 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Income from the duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster should go to the state, it says, while additional costs such as policing are not included in the annual accounts. Heating down but spending up for royal finances 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z The duchy has worked with the group on its own mental health strategy. In pictures: William and Kate meet 'forest school' pupils 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Newton Investment Management and Stanhope Capital manage most of the duchy’s financial investments, which are kept closely guarded. Rent Increases Helped Make Record Earnings for King Charles III 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z In the 16th century rulers across Europe introduced new laws to make sorcery punishable by death—and the trials moved from ecclesiastical to secular courts, such as in duchies and towns. How Social Turmoil Has Increased Witch Hunts throughout History 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The two duchies are exempt from corporation tax, but the King and the Prince of Wales voluntarily pay income tax on the revenue they generate. Royal finances: Where does the King get his money? 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z In 911, they settled in northern France, establishing the duchy of Normandy. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He also passes control of his duchy to his elder son, William, to develop further without having to pay corporate taxes. As king, Charles inherits untold riches, and passes control of his own vast holdings to William. 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Royals do not have to explain how they spend the private income they take from the duchies. Rent Increases Helped Make Record Earnings for King Charles III 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z He hired smart business executives and would call them at all hours, according to a former duchy representative who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal matters. How rich is King Charles? Coronation prompts scrutiny of royal wealth. 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z They do not pay capital gains tax because they do not benefit personally from any increase in the duchies' assets. Royal finances: Where does the King get his money? 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z If that happens, the District will be in line for a hostile takeover by a House eager to reshape the District and its already limited self-governing powers into a duchy within a GOP fiefdom. Opinion | Why the D.C. Council’s oversight failings matter so much 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z The duchy itself does not pay corporation tax or capital gains tax. Who inherits the queen’s money? The secretive rules of royal wealth. 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z And he will pass control of his duchy to his elder son, William, to develop further without having to pay corporate taxes. King Charles Inherits Untold Riches, and Passes Off His Own Empire 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z He voluntarily paid income tax, but the royal duchies, unlike other businesses and landed estates in Britain, are exempt from corporate and capital gains taxes. How rich is King Charles? Coronation prompts scrutiny of royal wealth. 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Finland — until 1917 a grand duchy in that empire — and Sweden abandoned longtime national policies of military nonalignment. Finland, Sweden offer NATO an edge as rivalry warms up north 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z The Queen and Prince Charles voluntarily pay tax on the profits from the duchies. Royal finances: Where does the Queen get her money? 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z In 2013, following reports in the Guardian that the duchy was deliberately avoiding taxes, British lawmakers said it had an “unfair advantage” over other businesses and called for more transparency. Who inherits the queen’s money? The secretive rules of royal wealth. 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z “The duchy has been steadily commercializing over the past few decades,” Ms. Clancy said. King Charles Inherits Untold Riches, and Passes Off His Own Empire 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Different from the duchies, the Crown Estate is managed by the government and its profits go to the state treasury. How rich is King Charles? Coronation prompts scrutiny of royal wealth. 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Troubadours flocked to her court in the French duchy of Aquitaine. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She draws more than $27 million a year in private income from the duchy of Lancaster, a far-flung collection of properties she owns in London and the north of England. Prince Andrew’s Deal With Accuser Leaves Many Questions Lingering 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The contest between nobles and kings — and later, I would add, between church and state, and among the hundreds of states, duchies and principalities of medieval Europe — all helped individual liberty grow and flourish. Opinion | The world is reminding us that democracy is hard 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z “When Charles took over at age 21, the duchy was not in a good financial state,” Marlene Koenig, a royal expert and writer, said, citing poor management and a lack of diversification. King Charles Inherits Untold Riches, and Passes Off His Own Empire 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z “Stuff like having fewer people on the balcony — it’s all around the edges. The Sovereign Grant and the duchies are the meat of the issue.” How rich is King Charles? Coronation prompts scrutiny of royal wealth. 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z He said it was an “absolute nonsense” that he and other residents on the islands were unable to buy their homes from the duchy, attributing it to the prince’s influence within government. Prince Charles vetted laws that stop his tenants buying their homes 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Queen Charlotte—the princess of a German duchy who married King George III in the mid-18th century—is thought to have introduced the first Christmas tree to the royal household. Why do we have Christmas trees? The surprising history behind this holiday tradition. 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z He called Mr. Small “a sophisticated judge of journalistic horseflesh” who ran the bureau like “an independent duchy,” insulating it from interference from the corporate headquarters in New York. William Small, who made CBS Washington bureau a TV news powerhouse, dies at 93 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z “It was at this time that the duchy became financially aggressive,” she said. King Charles Inherits Untold Riches, and Passes Off His Own Empire 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z But in a subsequent interview on BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show, Gove, who holds the cabinet role of chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, accepted that both claims were correct. Boris Johnson missed five coronavirus Cobra meetings, Michael Gove says 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z Giddins is one of three tenants in the village who are not permitted to buy their homes from the duchy of Cornwall. Prince Charles vetted laws that stop his tenants buying their homes 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z “If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck and swims like a duck, you sort of assume it is a duck,” a Labour lawmaker told duchy officials during a 2013 hearing. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Ask residents about the duchy’s big housing development, and they often respond with blank looks. When the Prince of Wales Is Your Landlord 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z In 2017, leaked financial documents known as the Paradise Papers revealed that Charles’s duchy estate had invested millions in offshore companies, including a Bermuda-registered business run by one of his best friends. King Charles Inherits Untold Riches, and Passes Off His Own Empire 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The royal family receives most of the money for their charitable exploits, living costs and the like from what's called a "duchy," which is similar to a taxpayer-funded trust. Meghan Markle, Prince Harry giving up public funding and use of HRH titles: What does that mean? 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z That money is considered to be quasi-public, given that Charles owns the duchy in his capacity as the Prince of Wales. Harry and Meghan’s Hard Exit 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z The duchy funnels the money into charities after deducting its own costs. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Nansledan, the duchy says, has been inspired by Prince Charles’s philosophy on architecture and the environment. When the Prince of Wales Is Your Landlord 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Luxembourg’s key concern was for an orderly Brexit, particularly in arrangements for the financial sector, said Högenauer – but like most EU27 members, the duchy was taken aback by the events that unfolded across the Channel. So will Europe miss the UK when it’s gone? Probably not 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z Over the centuries it's been the capital of duchies, kingdoms and empires. Can the city of pizza reinvent itself as a tech capital? 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Though there are currently six royal dukes in the UK, there are only two royal duchies, or territories associated with a dukedom. What titles might Harry and Meghan get? 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Most extraordinarily in critics’ eyes, the duchy has the right to be consulted on any legislation that affects its interests. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Prince Charles made the duchy’s own farm entirely organic more than 30 years ago, and he has separately set up the Duchy Originals brand, which sells organic food. When the Prince of Wales Is Your Landlord 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z The tax strategy, internally codenamed Project Goldcrest after the national bird of Luxembourg, was fundamental to Amazon’s plan to put the duchy at the heart of the European business of its global empire. From Seattle to Luxembourg: how tax schemes shaped Amazon 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z In January 2008, months after the duchy bought the shares, the prince released a video in which he called for new ways of supporting rainforests. Prince Charles's estate made big profit on stake in friend's offshore firm 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Karl II sounds like a spectacularly ineffective Duke of Brunswick, deposed from his German duchy after just 15 years in power and forced into exile for the last 43 years of his life. Boden’s bishops claim another victim at European team chess tourney 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Nor have lawmakers approved of how Prince Charles handles the duchy’s accounting. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z When the duchy first tested the prince’s architectural principles in Poundbury, a village on the southern coast of England, it was ridiculed by some as a “feudal Disneyland.” When the Prince of Wales Is Your Landlord 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Given that the Queen is permitted by convention only an arm’s-length role in the management of the duchy, it seems highly unlikely she would have known of any individual investments in offshore equity funds. The Queen was once barred from investing overseas. She can be again | David McClure 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The papers show the duchy also committed to invest £1m in a private equity fund based in the Cayman Islands. Prince Charles's estate made big profit on stake in friend's offshore firm 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Though the duchy characterised its stake in BrightHouse as negligible, it would not disclose the size of its original 2005 investment, which coincided with a boom in the company’s value. Revealed: Queen's private estate invested millions of pounds offshore 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The duchy said that its capital gains were all reinvested in the business, obviating the need to tax them, and that only companies paid corporation tax. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Although Poundbury was “derided by many at the time,” the prince wrote, “I am heartened that both the duchy’s and my foundation’s work is now gaining approval and shifting the tide of opinion.” When the Prince of Wales Is Your Landlord 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z In some ways the duchy appears to be acting like a commercial machine rather than a quaint ancestral estate. The Queen was once barred from investing overseas. She can be again | David McClure 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The duchy said it would not comment on any of its investments. Prince Charles's estate made big profit on stake in friend's offshore firm 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The duchy became a limited partner in the scheme at the same time. Revealed: Queen's private estate invested millions of pounds offshore 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Prince Charles pays tax on his duchy income only voluntarily, and after deducting what analysts believe to be about 10 million pounds that he deems official and charitable spending. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z The duchy discussed matters with the van’s owner. When the Prince of Wales Is Your Landlord 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z The duchy would probably respond that the NAO monitors only public money, and estate funds are clearly private. The Queen was once barred from investing overseas. She can be again | David McClure 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z In the years after the duchy sold its stake, the company got into trouble after failing to raise enough funds to pursue projects, and was wound up in 2011. Prince Charles's estate made big profit on stake in friend's offshore firm 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The company isn’t mining asteroids yet, but to benefit from Luxembourg’s concessions, it opened an office in the grand duchy this year. How a tax haven is leading the race to privatise space 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z But the duchy does not pay taxes like a corporation. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z He wants to put up a single barber pole, but the duchy has stipulated that he must have two poles and that they must be just red and white. When the Prince of Wales Is Your Landlord 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z I have spent months investigating the duchy for a new book on the Queen’s wealth, and believe the public would expect the sovereign to act to the highest standards over her financial investments. The Queen was once barred from investing overseas. She can be again | David McClure 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z However, as an autonomous grand duchy of the Russian Empire, it was allowed to develop politically - including forming a parliament - eventually leading to independence in the turmoil surrounding the Russian Revolution. Santa summit cheer can’t hide Finland’s unease about Russia 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z The grand duchy has no national space agency, no launching sites, and only modest research capabilities. How a tax haven is leading the race to privatise space 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z The duchy owns the right to mine in Cornwall, even under private homes — a right that it registered to extend as recently as eight years ago. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Most of the time since then, the duchy has passed to the eldest surviving son of the monarch, who is also heir to the throne and holds the title of the Duke of Cornwall. When the Prince of Wales Is Your Landlord 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z The duchy was allowed to invest its financial portfolio only in gilts – UK government securities. The Queen was once barred from investing overseas. She can be again | David McClure 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z However, as an autonomous grand duchy of the Russian Empire, it was allowed to develop politically — including forming a parliament — eventually leading to independence in the turmoil surrounding the Russian Revolution. Santa summit cheer can't hide Finland's unease about Russia 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z In the corner of the lounge stood a vintage Asteroids arcade game; on the wall hung an American flag alongside the grand duchy’s own red, white and blue stripes. How a tax haven is leading the race to privatise space 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z That enables the duchy to charge small ground rents to homeowners grandfathered into long leases, like Davis. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Trying to visit the duchy – now in a gated area – where Babel was arrested, his grandson is pushed around by security thugs. 'Finding Babel' chronicles a grandson's search for the legacy of one of the Soviet Union's greatest writers 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Maybe after decades of duchy secrecy they presumed this would never come out, but they should have been alive to the reputational damage to the monarchy if it did. The Queen was once barred from investing overseas. She can be again | David McClure 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Through much of the rural West, wealthy out-of-state buyers are amassing huge tracts of land to create their personal duchies. Commoners’ right to hunt under threat 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z As radio grew popular, the grand duchy decided not to create a publicly funded radio service like its neighbours. How a tax haven is leading the race to privatise space 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z He pays rent to the duchy for Highgrove, his country house. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Luxembourg's ambitions drew interest from pioneers in the field such as U.S. operators Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries which aim to set up offices in the grand duchy. Luxembourg sets aside 200 million euros to fund space mining ventures 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Then in the late 1950s the duchy began to lobby the government to relax the rules, and after some prevarication the Treasury agreed. The Queen was once barred from investing overseas. She can be again | David McClure 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z "There is no separate legal personality for the duchy." Prince of Wales' Duchy of Cornwall wins oyster farm scrutiny appeal - BBC News 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Even before its iron ore mines shut down, though, the grand duchy came to represent a discreet but powerful regulatory freedom. How a tax haven is leading the race to privatise space 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z The duchy has a vast footprint, stretching from the rocky shores of Cornwall to south London, and from medieval castles to a granite-walled men’s prison. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Adidas, Under Armour and Nike sponsor these amateur teams, which are perpetually warring duchies. The Tragedy of a Hall of Fame Coach and His Star Recruit 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z If the duchy is not prepared to accept this friendly form of internal exile, then parliament should insist it open up its books to proper public scrutiny. The Queen was once barred from investing overseas. She can be again | David McClure 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z But appealing to the higher tribunal, the lawyer representing the duchy, Thomas de la Mare QC, said the estate did not exercise any public functions. Prince of Wales' Duchy of Cornwall wins oyster farm scrutiny appeal - BBC News 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Starting in the 1960s, “Belgian dentists” and “German butchers” – the prevailing stereotypes cited in the international financial press – began taking daytrips to the grand duchy to deposit money to avoid tax at home. How a tax haven is leading the race to privatise space 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z A spokeswoman for the duchy said in a statement that Parliament had “confirmed its status as a private estate” and that the Treasury had agreed that its tax status did not confer an unfair advantage. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Finally, Goethe accomplished all this while simultaneously working as a senior civil servant in the duchy of Weimar, where he was responsible for everything from mining operations to casting actors in the court theatre. Life Lessons from Goethe 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Something positive might come out of the current storm over the murky manoeuvrings of the duchy in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands if it ended in greater transparency all round. The Queen was once barred from investing overseas. She can be again | David McClure 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The grand duchy received about 2,500 asylum applications last year — or less than a quarter of 1 percent of the German total. The big thing missing from Europe’s solution to the refugee crisis? Refugees. 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Only 36% of Wellington’s army were actually British, the rest comprised of Dutch and Belgian nationals and soldiers from various German duchies. 7 Reasons Why The Battle of Waterloo is Still Important 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z People like Davis own their homes there, but the duchy owns the ground on which they are built. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z In 1775, the year after “Werther” made him famous, he accepted an invitation from Grand Duke Karl August to move to Weimar, then a small independent duchy with a population of just a hundred thousand. Life Lessons from Goethe 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z In truth, the duchy is not as private as it likes to make out. The Queen was once barred from investing overseas. She can be again | David McClure 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z It is as if Susan Sontag had recovered an ancestral duchy. Can Politico make Brussels sexy? | Gideon Lewis-Kraus 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Prime Minister Xavier Bettel married Gauthier Destenay, a Belgian architect, less than a year after lawmakers in Luxembourg overwhelmingly legalized same-sex marriage, a sign of shifting attitudes in the predominantly Roman Catholic duchy. Luxembourg Premier Is First E.U. Leader to Marry Same-Sex Partner 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Davis said that among people on the Isles of Scilly, around where he lives and pays his rent to the duchy, the mood has hardened against Prince Charles. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z The Commission is also investigating whether a unit of Italian carmaker Fiat benefited from unfair state aid to the detriment of competitors as a result of its tax arrangements with the tiny duchy. EU to publish details of probe into Amazon's Luxembourg tax deal 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Italy and Germany were unified out of dozens of statelets, duchies, and principalities, and a neutral system of measurement helped soothe parochial jealousies. Why Won’t America Go Metric? 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z The result was a competitive market where each princedom, duchy and city’s survival was largely based on its own efficiency and resources, along with those of any peers with which alliances were formed. Seeking the Future of Europe in the Ancient Hanseatic League Read more: Seeking the Future of Europe in the Ancient Hanseatic League 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z In some cases, it adds, companies enjoyed tax rates of less than 1% on profits moved into the European duchy. EU to press Luxembourg on tax breaks 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Together, the two duchies bankroll more than a dozen members of the family, supplementing a taxpayer grant of 82 million pounds last year reserved for official duties and the upkeep of several palaces. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Swiss banks, too, increasingly use the duchy to serve EU clients. Administering instead of hiding 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Roth’s downtown duchy was rich in entertainment history. Manny Roth, 94, Impresario of Cafe Wha?, Is Dead 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Mr Juncker will be the third commission president from Luxembourg, a grand duchy of just half a million souls that enjoys the EU’s highest living standards, thanks to the bounty of financial services. The accidental president 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z The duchy said accounts were examined externally by a professional auditor and put before Parliament. MPs question Prince Charles's taxes 2013-11-05T00:42:13Z A 2008 planning law exempts the duchy from ever committing a planning offense. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z According to Mr. Nye, the prince reinvests the duchy’s capital gains for “future dukes,” while his annual income from the estate finances public duties performed by himself, his wife, his sons and his daughter-in-law. Letter From Europe: Royal Estate or Corporate Enterprise? 2013-07-19T10:52:17Z Royal officials argue the duchy is a private landed estate, not a corporation or a public body, so it is exempt from capital gains tax. Prince Charles's tax under scrutiny 2013-07-14T22:16:11Z While Charles is the named partner using his Duke of Cornwall title, he will not directly face those taxes because the duchy holds the 54% share does not pay capital gains tax or corporation tax. Charles's aide to face MPs' questions over prince's tax status 2013-07-14T13:31:27Z The duchy said it would would consider the committee's report carefully and contribute to the Treasury's response as necessary. MPs question Prince Charles's taxes 2013-11-05T00:42:13Z But because the money goes into the duchy’s revenues, it empties back into Prince Charles’ pocket as income. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z The PAC also wants the Treasury to explain "the impact of this favourable tax position on the duchy's competitive position in … markets in which it operates". MPs challenge tax exemptions for Prince Charles's estate 2013-02-15T18:13:56Z The committee will consider whether the prince is paying his fair share of tax and explore why the duchy does not pay corporation tax or capital gains tax. Prince Charles's tax under scrutiny 2013-07-14T22:16:11Z "The prince is not entitled to receive any capital gains from the duchy, and therefore does not pay capital gains tax." Charles's aide to face MPs' questions over prince's tax status 2013-07-14T13:31:27Z The Duchy is not subject to corporation tax and the duchy is not a corporation. MPs question Prince Charles's taxes 2013-11-05T00:42:13Z The duchy said the prince paid rent, at market value, to avoid the duchy taking on costs it shouldn’t. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z The duchy is not a company and is not therefore liable to pay corporation tax. MPs challenge tax exemptions for Prince Charles's estate 2013-02-15T18:13:56Z As well as the duchy income, last year the prince received £2.2m in grants from the taxpayer to pay for his travel by private jet, helicopter and train, and the upkeep of Clarence House. Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance 2012-12-14T20:13:36Z This month the duchy defended the prince's tax arrangements after a Channel 4 Dispatches investigation. Charles's aide to face MPs' questions over prince's tax status 2013-07-14T13:31:27Z The Prince of Wales pays tax on his own income voluntarily but the duchy does not contribute corporation tax on its commercial activities. MPs question Prince Charles's taxes 2013-11-05T00:42:13Z European Union rules let EU-based companies set up subsidiaries in the tiny grand duchy to take advantage of the low tax rate. Investigate eBay over tax payments, says Margaret Hodge 2012-11-30T20:23:22Z The prince voluntarily pays income tax on income generated by the duchy. MPs challenge tax exemptions for Prince Charles's estate 2013-02-15T18:13:56Z The issue has been raised by an accountant investigating the tax affairs of the duchy – an agricultural, commercial and residential landowner. Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance 2012-12-14T20:13:36Z The CNN listing is very well deserved as the Botallack Head is a double icon for Cornwall with the tin mines and the magnificent granite cliffs of the duchy. Praise for Cornish mines from CNN 2012-07-27T07:01:33Z The duchy enjoys an exemption from paying tax even though it engages in a range of commercial activities. MPs question Prince Charles's taxes 2013-11-05T00:42:13Z "If there be wrong done, you must go to the officers of the duchy, good woman," answered the knight, whose blood was cold with age, and who could be prudent till he was chafed. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z It also said the duchy is exempt from capital gains tax, saying Charles is not entitled to capital gains and therefore it would not be appropriate for him to pay. MPs challenge tax exemptions for Prince Charles's estate 2013-02-15T18:13:56Z The duchy insists it "is not subject to corporation tax as it is not a separate legal entity for tax purposes". Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance 2012-12-14T20:13:36Z The king promised him twenty thousand to thirty thousand livres for his expenses and the restitution of the duchy of Narbonne on his return. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Besides the county of Toulouse, the duchy of Narbonne conferred on him the dignity of first lay peer of France. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z When his father was driven from his duchy in 976 it was intended that Henry should take holy orders, and he received the earlier part of a good education at Hildesheim. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The duchy is a trading body and major land owner. MPs challenge tax exemptions for Prince Charles's estate 2013-02-15T18:13:56Z Accountants now believe the ruling could leave the duchy exposed to the 24% levy on profits other organisations must pay. Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance 2012-12-14T20:13:36Z In 1498, Louis XII. came to the throne of France, and laid claim to the duchy of Milan, enforcing his claim by arms. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Before the king had any suspicion of his intentions, the grand-master had crossed the frontiers, the duchy was laid waste, and many important fortresses were already in the hands of the order. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He became duke of Bavaria on his father’s death in 995, and appears to have governed his duchy quietly and successfully for seven years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Republic, the campaign for an elected head of state, said it welcomed the public accounts committee's scrutiny of the duchy's tax arrangement. MPs challenge tax exemptions for Prince Charles's estate 2013-02-15T18:13:56Z As well as duchy income, last year Charles received £2.2m in grants from the taxpayer to pay for his travel by private jet, helicopter and train and the upkeep of Clarence House. Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance 2012-12-14T20:13:36Z History.—The name of Hesse, now used principally for the grand duchy formerly known as Hesse-Darmstadt, refers to a country which has had different boundaries and areas at different times. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Neither did her fervor abate during her sojourn in the duchy. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Godfrey fled, however, on the appearance of Henry, who only remained a short time in Italy, during which he granted the duchy of Spoleto to Pope Victor, and negotiated for an attack upon the Normans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Any change to the duchy's tax status threatens to reduce the annual surplus paid to the prince for his private and official spending. MPs challenge tax exemptions for Prince Charles's estate 2013-02-15T18:13:56Z The judge said: "We find that the duchy is now a body or other legal person." Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance 2012-12-14T20:13:36Z The Queen’s Park, purchased and laid out at a cost of �11,000 with money which devolved to Queen Victoria in right of her duchy and county palatine of Lancaster, was opened in 1879. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The duke is cited, excommunicated, his duchy of Castro taken possession of, which was obliged to be restored him, by treaty, after four years of disputing and fighting. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z In September 1545 he made an attempt to regain his duchy, but was taken prisoner by Philip, and only released after the victory of Charles V. at M�hlberg in April 1547. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The duchy's insistence that it should not pay corporation tax because it is indivisible from the Duke of Cornwall – currently Prince Charles – appears to have been challenged by a court ruling. MPs challenge tax exemptions for Prince Charles's estate 2013-02-15T18:13:56Z "It is certainly interesting that the tribunal concluded that the duchy of Cornwall was a body for purposes of the environmental information regulations," he said. Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance 2012-12-14T20:13:36Z By the treaty of Verdun in 843 it fell to Louis the German, and later it seems to have been partly in the duchy of Saxony and partly in that of Franconia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Afterwards the pontiff wished for Parma for the Holy See, and they say, died of grief when he learned that Octavios was on the point of obtaining this duchy. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z But Conrad, who feared his power, refused to assent to this on the pretext that it was unlawful for two duchies to be in one hand. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z "There is no justification for the duchy to be avoiding this tax," said Graham Smith, Republic's chief executive. MPs challenge tax exemptions for Prince Charles's estate 2013-02-15T18:13:56Z It said the management of the duchy is subject to supervision by the Treasury. Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance 2012-12-14T20:13:36Z Until about 1110 the county of Holstein formed part of the duchy of Saxony, and it was made a duchy in 1472. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Rollo 172 refused to kiss the foot of Charles when he received from him the duchy of Normandy. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z But between 1248 and 1252 Henry alienated Montfort from his cause by taking the side of the Gascons, whom the earl had provoked to rebellion through his rigorous administration of their duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The capital of the little duchy lay in the midst of us, like a speck on a green carpet, and smaller towns and rivers varied its else unbroken surface of vineyards and fields. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z For Charles, the duchy operates as his own personal tax haven, depriving the public coffers of millions of pounds – money that could be spent on public services. Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance 2012-12-14T20:13:36Z In 1152 Frederick received the duchy of Swabia from his cousin the German king Frederick I., and on his death in 1167 it passed successively to Frederick’s three sons Frederick, Conrad and Philip. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z He had left the duchy of Aquitaine to Waifer, who was probably his son, and who struggled for eight years in defending his independence against King Pippin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Laying more stress on his position as duke of Saxony than king of Germany, he conferred great benefits on his duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z It is a very ancient town, but the duchy is so rich and flourishing that it bears none of the marks of decay, so common to even more modern towns in Italy. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z The prince's spokesman, asked about the effect of the judge's ruling, gave a different reason to the duchy for the estate not paying corporation tax. Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance 2012-12-14T20:13:36Z The grand duchy, being hereditary only in the male line, passed to the nearest agnate, the duke of Nassau. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Assistance, however, was not forthcoming; but Emma remained in Richard's duchy and a little later was joined by her two sons, Edward and Alfred, who came accompanied by two English ecclesiastics. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Constance died in 1034, and the rebel brother Robert was given the duchy of Burgundy, thus founding that great collateral line which was to rival the kings of France for three centuries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The next day we resumed our course through the grand duchy of Baden. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z "The duchy is not a company, it is a trust which was set up to generate income for Princes of Wales." Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance 2012-12-14T20:13:36Z It is the residence of the grand-duke and the seat of government of the duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Still later Rolf appeared with his host of Northmen in the Seine Valley and founded the Norman duchy. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z But Robert only returned to the duchy a month after Henry’s coronation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The Emperor Rudolph gives to his sons the duchies of Austria; foundation of the house of Hapsburg. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Also, he said, if the duchy is a trust then it should be liable for capital gains tax, which it does not pay, saying it is not liable. Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance 2012-12-14T20:13:36Z Previous to 1337, the forest had been granted to Richard, earl of Cornwall, by Henry III., and from that time onward it has belonged to the duchy of Cornwall. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z William was the lord of a vigorous duchy across the narrow Channel, in which he had a storehouse of energy that was always at his disposal. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Returning to Brunswick, where he was very unpopular, he soon quarrelled with his subjects both on political and religious questions, while his duchy was ravaged by Albert Alcibiades, prince of Bayreuth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Napoleon, complete master of the European continent, parcelled out its territory in new states and created new kingdoms and duchies without any regard to the personal wishes of the subjects of these artificial nations. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z Inheritance tax – which at the current rate of 40% would be a bill of £280m – has not been levied on the duchy. Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance 2012-12-14T20:13:36Z This great victory was of the utmost importance to the Netherlands, and Margaret hoped that it would lead to the recovery of the duchy of Burgundy and the county of Charolais and their dependencies. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z She was, however, a duchy, a corporation in which one could buy stock. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z The new king, Conrad III., demanded the imperial insignia which were in Henry’s possession, and the duke in return asked for his investiture with the Saxon duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z He entered the Record Office in 1823, leaving it in 1830 to become keeper of the records of the duchy of Lancaster. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The capital assets of the duchy do not vest in the duke and pass from one duke to another in perpetuity. Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance 2012-12-14T20:13:36Z By her death in her twelfth year Anne was left sole heiress of the largest duchy in Europe. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z It afterwards became part of the duchy of Lorraine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z In 1147 he made a formal claim on this duchy, and in 1151 sought to take possession, but failing to obtain the aid of his uncle Welf, did not effect his purpose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z He was transferred to the see of Paris in 1671, he was nominated by the king for the cardinalate in 1690, and the domain of St Cloud was erected into a duchy in his favour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Again negotiations were opened at Gastein in the duchy of Salzburg, but like the others came to naught, as the papal representative refused conciliation as long as the May Laws should continue. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Thus was the duchy of Brittany secured to the crown of France, and the king's ambitious scheme realised to Margaret's mortification. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z The duke was beheaded at Burgos, as convicted of treason; his property was confiscated, and the king bestowed the duchy on the next in succession. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z Three of the duchies were under his direct rule, no rival appeared to contest his claim, and the outlying parts of the empire, as well as Germany, were practically free from disorder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The town is one of the most prosperous in the duchy, and has machine works, foundries, tanneries, sawmills, breweries, distilleries, and manufactories of tobacco, glue, candles and soap. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Then having spoken long, he says that he is broken and weary, and fain to deliver the crown of Spain, the counties, duchies, marquisates of these lands into his son’s hands. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z When Louis XII. wished to pass through the duchy to reach Milan he communicated with Ren�. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z In the duchy of Milan, the lands which the church possessed before 1575, are rated to the tax at a third only of their value. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z A certain armorial chart of the duchy of Brabant, published in 1600, is the earliest example of the practice whereby later engravers have indicated colours in uncoloured plates by the use of lines and dots. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z About the end of the 12th century it was strongly fortified, and for a short time it was the capital of a duchy of G�rlitz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z They were going on their way singing, in an open cart drawn by a stout horse of Vuerne-Ambacht, that brought them gambolling by the highways and marshy lands of the duchy of Lunebourg. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z In return for his civility Louis granted him an annual pension of 20,000 golden crowns from the revenues of this duchy. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z The survey of the duchy of Milan, which was begun in the time of Charles VI., was not perfected till after 1760. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z It is the centre of an active shipping trade with the Baltic ports and with England, and of a railway system connecting it with all parts of the grand duchy and with St Petersburg. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Under the Visigoths it was erected into a duchy by the name of Aurariola. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z He fought for Henry, however, both on the Elster and in the siege of Rome; and he was invested in 1082 with the duchy of Lower Lorraine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The latter did not long survive her father, but dying in August 1491 at the age of twelve, left her sister Anne sole possessor of the important duchy of Brittany. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z His second son, Conrad, was invested with the duchy of Swabia, and the claim of Wenceslaus, king of Bohemia, to some lands which had belonged to the German king Philip was bought off. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z The kingdom, indeed, broke up for a time into several independent duchies, but the Lombard chiefs continued to win territory from the empire. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z With the exception of Wangeroog, which belongs to the grand duchy of Oldenburg, the East Frisian Islands belong to Prussia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The hundred of the duchy of Lancaster is within the jurisdiction of the duchy of Lancaster for certain purposes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z From the time of his accession he dreamed of winning glory in Italy, and reconquering the duchy of Milan. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z Moreover, in 1738 the western powers, together with the emperor, insisted in identical notes on the recognition of the emperor’s right to decide the question of the succession in the Lower Rhine duchies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Two of them founded the considerable duchies of Spoleto and Benevento, the one in Central, and the other in Southern Italy. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z Pope Leo X., who succeeded Julius II., governed by motives of nepotism and ambition, concocted a scheme for obtaining for his family the kingdom of Naples and the duchies of Ferrara and Urbino. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z In 1341 it came into the hands of the Visconti, Dukes of Milan, and was associated with that duchy for two hundred years. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The emperor in return conferred upon Louis a new investiture of the duchy of Milan, including the newly won towns and territories. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z In this manner were slain many brave soldiers of the duchy of Brabant. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z Though the smallest, the duchy of Athens was undoubtedly the most prosperous of the new creations of the conquest of 1204. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z Upon the death of Duke Frederic, its ruler, Frederic II., of Germany, declared the duchy a vacant fief of his empire, and appointed over it a governor. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z The Bourbons came into possession of the duchy through Marie Louise, and with the assassination in the public thoroughfare of Duke Charles III., its history may be said to have come to an end. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Politically this alliance was popular 35 in Savoy, where it was feared that a too close connection with France might impair the independence of the duchy. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z The attitude of passive resistance is, however, still maintained, and has affected the position of the duchy of Brunswick. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Then at last did the wandering horde settle down; they seized the duchy, divided its fiefs among themselves, and established a new dynasty on the Athenian throne. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z There was a Gambad who ruled over Ticino in the ancient duchy of Milan, and was subsequently driven out by Pertharit, who thereupon became the ruler of the whole of Lombardy. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z When this great king died in July 936 every land inhabited by a German population formed part of the German kingdom, and none of the duchies were at war either with him or among themselves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Together they made a triumphal progress through the principal towns to the duchy of Savoy during the spring and summer. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z The age of the great duchies was past. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z When she is dead I know you'll buy another Queen— Giving a county for her, gaining a duchy with her— And put me to wet nursing, leashing me with the thralls. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z The Maid offered the Duke of Alen�on to aid him in reconquering his duchy of Normandy. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z Becoming sole ruler in May 973, his troubles began in Lorraine, but were more serious in Bavaria, which was now a Otto II. very important duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Knowing that Philibert hated business and preferred spending his time in hunting and warlike sports, Ren� worked on his indolence until he practically had the management of the duchy in his own hands. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z As we have seen, Bavaria Classes of the population. was shorn of extensive lands, over which new dukes were placed, and the duchy of Saxony was altogether broken up. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Immediately after his coronation, the young king began to prepare secretly for the conquest of Milan, that duchy having lately returned to the allegiance of the Italian duke Sforza. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z "You are quite right, Albert; you have got the old duchy of Retz." The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z In Lorraine, of which duchy Otto made his brother Bruno, archbishop of Cologne, administrator, his cause was triumphant; but everywhere The civil war. else dark clouds gathered over his head. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The whole duchy of Savoy mourned with her for the gallant young prince, so suddenly cut off in the flower of his age. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z The promise that Bavaria should be granted to Henry the Lion was not easily fulfilled, as Henry Jasomirgott refused to give up the duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z The Swiss were determined to defend the duchy to the last extremity, and had assembled a very large army. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z A sumptuous work on the genealogy and heraldry of the ancient duchy of Savoy by Count Am�d�e de Foras began to appear in 1863. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Even Saxony, his native duchy and the chief source of his strength, was given to Margrave Billung, whose family kept it for many years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Later the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg inherited the duchy, became feudatories of Poland as well as electors at home. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z It was, however, in his other duchy of Saxony that the latter duke’s most important work was done. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Charles de Blois set off at once to assist them in their danger, but his wife at parting, charged him on no account whatever to agree to any division of the duchy. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z The Habsburg power was, however, in the end too great for him, and he was forced to cede the duchy to Charles V. by the treaty of Venloo, signed on the 7th of September 1543. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z But Henry’s work concerned the duchy of Saxony rather than the kingdom of Germany. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The crusade against the Albigenses was carried into Gascony, and this warfare gave a new impetus to the process of disintegration which was already at work in the duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Frederick’s object in thus breaking up the two greatest duchies in his kingdom was doubtless to strengthen the imperial authority. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z On Henry’s accession he regained the estates of the duchy of Lancaster, which however remained in his hands as crown property. Sheffield and its Environs 13th to the 17th century A descriptive catalogue of land charters and other documents forming the Brooke Taylor collection 2011-08-22T02:00:53.773Z Hof-Gastein was, after Salzburg, the richest place in the duchy, owing to its gold and silver mines, which were already worked during the Roman period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z While Louis the Child lived the German dukes were virtually kings in their duchies, and their natural tendency was to make themselves absolute rulers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The French kings, especially Louis XI., managed to restore the royal authority in the duchy, although this was not really accomplished until the close of the 15th century when the house of Armagnac was overthrown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The country was not now divided into a few duchies which, with skilful management, might still in times of emergency have been made to act together. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z An obscure native of a duchy bordered on three sides by powerful nations invented the quick-firing gun, which can fire six hundred shots while the ordinary gun is being loaded. Every Man His Own University 2011-08-04T02:00:22.623Z His elder son was ten years of age, and succeeded to the duchy under the guardianship of his mother Eleanor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Otto gave up the practice of retaining the duchies either in his own hands or in those of relatives. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z It comprises the old kingdoms of Galicia and Lodomeria, the duchies of Auschwitz and Zator, and the grand duchy of Cracow. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z He marched once or twice against law-breakers, but in all the German duchies there were frequent disturbances His reign. which he did very little to check. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z The Burgundy here mentioned was the great duchy of that name, the capital of which was Dijon. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z Historically it was part of the duchy of Gelderland, which is treated separately above. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Henry’s chief friends were his nephews, the two Hohenstaufen princes, Frederick and Conrad, to whose father Frederick the emperor Henry IV. had given the duchy of Swabia when its duke Rudolph became his rival. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Throughout the revolutionary years he supported his brother’s policy, became a member of the Erfurt parliament, and, after the collapse of the national movement, returned to the service of the duchy of Nassau. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The inhabitants of the duchies, however, continued the war. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z He claims, by right, the duchy which is held by Colombe. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Desiderius gave it to the church with the duchy of Ferrara. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z Franconia was in the hands of Conrad himself; thus Saxony, Thuringia, Carinthia and Lorraine were the only duchies not completely dependent upon the king. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Afterwards in conjunction with Brandenburg and Denmark he attacked Charles XI. of Sweden, and conquered the duchy of Bremen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The ambitions of Prussia were notorious, and Austria had no wish to see her rival still further strengthened by Convention of Gastein. the annexation of the duchies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Suabia, the name of an ancient duchy in the south-west part of Germany. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The house belonged to James V. Forrestal, the Wall Street banker who would become secretary of defense, and later on to the songwriter Irving Berlin and, since 1990, to the grand duchy of Luxembourg. Bookshelf: An Era When the City Roared 2011-07-03T02:50:02Z The younger Frederick succeeded to this duchy in 1105, while ten years later Conrad was made duke of Franconia, a country which for nearly a century had been under the immediate government of the crown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z On the one side were kingdoms, duchies, countships and the communities of the people, all subject to him; on the other side, bishoprics, monasteries and their dependencies, churches and individual souls, subject to the Pope. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z In 1883 the daughter of the duke of Augustenburg, the Hanover. former claimant to the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, married the heir to the Prussian throne, who became William II. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Having added largely to his patrimonial possessions he became very powerful, and in 1416 the German king Sigismund erected Savoy into a duchy; after this elevation Amadeus added Piedmont to his dominions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z He rules his little duchy with a firm hand. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z Lorraine was divided into two duchies, Upper Lorraine and Lower Lorraine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Brandenburg was subjected to the same fate; the two Mecklenburg duchies were seized as the booty of the Empire; and Wallenstein, marching on without opposition, plundered and wasted Holstein, Jutland and Pomerania. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z He hoped in this way to save his duchy, the last remnant of the dominions of his house, from being annexed by Prussia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z FARNESE, the name of one of the most illustrious and powerful Italian families, which besides including eminent prelates, statesmen and warriors among its members, ruled the duchy of Parma for two centuries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z At the conclusion of a three years' war, the rebels were defeated and the King of Denmark decreed that Slesvig should be a separate duchy, governed by its own assembly. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z While the three Ottos were pursuing the shadow of imperial greatness in Italy, much of the crown land in this duchy had been seized by the nobles and was now held by their descendants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z This prince enlarged the duchy of Lancaster with his maternal inheritance, and obtained an act of parliament that all grants of offices and estates should pass under the seal of the duchy. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z The extensive duchy of Saxony was completely dismembered. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z After a short residence of only three months in his newly-acquired realm, “the Conqueror” withdrew into his duchy, and there passed a long interval of nine months. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The two powers, on the false pretence that the right of Christian IX. to the succession to the duchies was involved, forced Denmark, which stood alone, to surrender Slesvig-Holstein and Lauenburg. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z With regard to the German duchies Conrad followed the policy of Otto the Great. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Although the duchy, however, continued in the crown, the castle, together with other possessions in Monmouthshire, was alienated, and became private property, but at what period does not clearly appear. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z He became a Protestant, dissolved the order, and received in fief of the king of Poland the duchy of Prussia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z But the revolt broke out in other parts of the duchy and in Romagna, and Francis retired to Mantua with Menotti. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z But after 1865 the momentary agreement which had united Austria and Prussia for the purpose of administering the conquered duchies gave place to a silent antipathy which foreboded a rupture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The Danes fought well, but were forced to submit and eventually the duchies were made over to their enemies. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z By the republic of Venice and the duchy of Genoa forestal legislation was attempted at various periods from the 15th century downwards. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z In 1611 this duchy fell by inheritance to the elector of Brandenburg, and by the treaty of Wehlau, in 1657, in the time of Frederick William, the Great Elector, it was declared independent of Poland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z To fill these vacancies, Philip the Fair raised the duchies of Brittany and Anjou and 913 the countship of Artois to the rank of peerages of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z Napoleon dreamed as yet only of keeping the duchy of Milan, setting aside Austria, and preparing some new enterprise in the East or in Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z France? who has already given her Lombardy, and has let her take the duchies and Naples. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z In 1592 he was knighted, and in November 1601, in addition to his two great offices, he received that of chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Frederick did not feel bound by it, and revived some old claims of his family on certain Silesian duchies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z The events of 1859-1860 made his return impossible; and after a short spell of provisional government the duchy was united to Italy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z Henry had besides to invest his brother with the duchy of Burgundy—a grave error which hampered French politics during three centuries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z They were named from being first coined in one of the Italian duchies. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z At his death, in 1087, William II, commonly known by the name of Rufus, the Conqueror's second son, obtained the crown, Robert, the eldest son, receiving the duchy of Normandy. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Austria now sought in the question of the Elbe duchies an occasion for re-establishing her influence in Germany. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z The word "clan" in English signifies "men," whereas our word "Han" signifies more "a territorial community with its government," including lands and population, somewhat in the same sense as the word "principality" or "duchy." A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z There were no longer two rival monarchies in France; the feudal equilibrium was destroyed, to the advantage of the duchy of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The duchy of Cornwall was bestowed upon him, and was thenceforward attached to the eldest son of the king, who is considered a duke by birth. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Hungary, Bohemia, Galicia, Illyria and Dalmatia; one archduchy, Austria; one principality, Transylvania; one duchy, Styria; one margraviate, Moravia, and one county, Tyrol. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z The provisional government of the duchies Disputes in the Frankfort assembly. appealed from Prussia to the German regent; and the Frankfort parliament hotly took up its cause. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z The King of Sardinia, Charles Emmanuel, laid claim to the duchy of Milan; and Louis the Fifteenth of France supported the Elector of Bavaria and the King of Spain. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z The duchy with which he rewarded Robert the Strong was only a military command, but became a powerful fief. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Jesus has not given the pope either the march of Ancona or the duchy of Spoleto; and, notwithstanding, the pope possesses them by divine right. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z Now dreaming of universal empire, and retrograding toward the era of feudal barbarism, Napoleon attached foreign duchy after foreign duchy as fiefs to his throne. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z It was only with reluctance that he supported the ambitious projects of Elizabeth Farnese, queen of Spain, in Italy by guaranteeing in 1729 the succession of Don Carlos to the duchies of Parma and Tuscany. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z The final overthrow of the French supremacy at the battle of Waterloo secured him, however, in the undisturbed possession of his grand duchy during the remainder of his life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z At the end of the 10th century the duchy of France was the only central part of the kingdom which was still free and without organization. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z This was not long in being followed by another, for which he was still more directly or materially indebted to King Louis than he had been for his duchy of Normandy. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z The government authorities were so pleased with his thorough report that he was appointed superintendent of mines in the two Franconian duchies. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The former, and generally speaking, all the inhabitants of the grand duchy have undergone a strong Swedish influence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z In the struggle for the possession of the duchies the general sentiment of Germany was on one side, that of Europe on the other. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z They were The House of Capet. hemmed in by the powerful duchy of Normandy, the counties of Blois, Flanders and Champagne, and the duchy of Burgundy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Nevertheless, he retained to himself the dominion of that duchy, as he had held it in her absence; that is, without any dependence upon her. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z He became Emperor in succession to his father, Frederick III, in 1493, and married the duchy of Milan. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z They belong to the Russian Church, whereas the Finns of the grand duchy are Protestants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Prussia supreme in Germany. he intended to make the duchies a part of Prussia and to use the whole question as a means for the solution of that of Germany. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z In 1421 certain parts of Essex inherited by Henry V. from his mother were brought under the jurisdiction of the duchy of Lancaster. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Germany, 58; its duchies, 77; part of Holy Roman Empire, 78; attitude towards its king, 96; in time of Innocent III, 120, 121. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Both these duchies were subject to Denmark; but the people of Holstein were Germans, while those of Schleswig were Danes. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z The black, yellow and red of the Belgian flag are the colours of the duchy of Brabant, and were adopted in 1831 when the monarchy was founded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z In 1466 it was transferred to the duchy of Lorraine, and in 1766 it was, along with that duchy, incorporated with France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Of his sons, by his first wife, Ernest succeeded him in the duchy, and Albert married Queen Victoria. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z He invaded the duchy of Rome, and advanced within fifty miles of the city. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z There were constant quarrels between the Danes and the Germans in these duchies, and Bismarck thought that the time had come for Prussia to seize them. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z Flensburg is a busy centre of trade and industry, and is the most important town in what was formerly the duchy of Schleswig. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z A fateful storm was gathering for Germany in the duchy of Schleswig-Holstein. A Short History of Germany 2011-02-14T03:00:40.360Z One after another all the towns of the duchy were reduced, save Rouen, the siege of which, as the hardest task, King Henry postponed till the rest of the countryside was in his hands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z The valley of the Po was divided into various duchies, peopled by a mixed race of Latins and Lombards, whom the pressure of the conquering Franks had welded together. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z To make a long story short, the two giants, Prussia and Austria, attacked the little kingdom of Denmark; and, though the Danes fought like heroes, they were crushed, and the two duchies were seized. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z Of the ancient provinces of these parts, the most famous is Guienne, that "fair duchy" once attached—by a subtle process of reasoning—to the English crown. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z The mother of these fatherless children took upon herself the office of guardian, with that of Regent of the duchy. Memoir of Queen Adelaide Consort of King William IV. 2011-02-07T03:00:25.780Z Having garrisoned the places, Philip suddenly changed his line, refused to continue the negotiations, and declared the whole duchy forfeited. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Spanish Provinces West of Venetian territory, the unfortunate duchy of Milan fulfilled its melancholy lot of being the prize possessed by Spain, yet coveted and fought for by France. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Not far from its left bank you will see the city of Luxemburg, which stands in the little independent duchy of the same name, at the south-east corner of Belgium. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z It came, by succession and marriage, into the possession of the crown under Henry IV., and was included in the duchy of Lancaster. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Meanwhile the German troops had received definite orders to march upon Mantua, and in the month of September they entered the duchy of Milan. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z In 1166 Henry got practical possession of the duchy of Brittany, the only remaining large district of western France which was not already in his hands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Thence they proceeded into the duchy of Milan. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z The duchy of Aquitaine required a strong ruler, and the union with Anjou was eminently desirable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z Thus, after being more or less under foreign occupation for 39 years, the duchy was at last free. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z In descending from the Valtelline towards Milan, they had to coast along the Adda, to the place where it empties into the Po; eight days' march in the duchy of Milan. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Next spring the prince returned to England, feeling himself physically unable to administer or defend his duchy any longer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Over them all, Spanish provinces, independent republics, Italian duchies, and Papal States, falls the shadow cast by the royal standard of Spain. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z In between, he served as a Labour MP, cabinet minister and temporary owner of one of Britain's finest ceremonial gowns, as chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster. Cameron faces the other countryside alliance in Grizedale forest 2011-01-28T19:05:47Z During his reign the duchy, which had been more than half French, became predominantly Italian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Before the truce expired a disputed succession to the duchy of Brittany gave Edward an excuse for renewing hostilities with France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z In wealth and fighting strength the duchy of Aquitaine was a full third of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z From there he crossed the Apennines, where the mountaineers, horrid people, charged them most cruel prices, and went on into the duchy of Parma, where Alessandro Farnese, the great general, was the reigning duke. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Finally, Mademoiselle Kerouaille, an accomplice in the ignominious transaction, sells herself to the King of England and accepts the duchy of Portsmouth as the price of her public shame—a further infamy! The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z Soon after his return to England in 1854, Lord Palmerston offered him a seat in the cabinet as chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, which he declined. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z ECHTERNACH, a town in the grand duchy of Luxemburg, on the S�re, close to the Prussian frontier. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Henry died suddenly on the 25th of November 1135, while he was on a visit to his duchy of Normandy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z In fact, these two were independent duchies, and rarely if ever took commands from Pavia, the king's capital, except upon compulsion. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Cracow, ceded to the grand duchy of Warsaw, iii. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z Inland lies Kilkhampton, by the Tamar, with its church of St. James, the south doorway of which is one of the richest specimens of late Norman work in the duchy. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z The archbishop of Trier attends to represent Germany, and the bishop of Luxemburg figures for the grand duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Meanwhile, however, he was encouraged to persevere by the fact that his brother Theobald had withdrawn his claim to the duchy of Normandy, and retired in his favour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z He reduced Siena, once Florence's dangerous rival, to subjection, and crushed out the last traces of republican sentiment in his duchy. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Ga�ta, creation of hereditary duchy of, ii. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z For sheer beauty of crag and precipice, of mighty seas and broken slipped sea-front, there is nothing in the duchy that can compare with this piece of coast. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z His father granted him the duchy of Gascony, the earldom of Chester, the king’s lands in Wales and much else. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Since his brother had pawned the duchy of Normandy to him, so that he reigned at Rouen no less than at London, the danger of rebellion was almost removed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z He served in the Spanish army, and, in the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis, as his share secured the restoration of his duchy. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z New Galicia, annexed to the grand duchy of Warsaw, iii. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z In 1805 it became the capital of the Napoleonic duchy of Berg; and in 1815 it passed with the duchy into Prussian possession. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z But Philip refused to restore the duchy, and Edward, seeing that he had been tricked, declared war against France, at the very moment when the Scottish resistance gave the French a firm ally in Britain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z The native Normans were but a third part of his host, and he himself commanded rather as director of a great joint-stock venture than as the feudal chief of his own duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z But later on, during the disturbed period of border war between Lombards and Greeks, we find the Popes actually ruling the duchy of Rome. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z This referred to a bundle of thorny diplomatic and other issues arising from the relations of two duchies, Schleswig and Holstein, to the Danish crown and to the German Confederation. Is this the beginning of the end for the open internet? 2010-12-26T00:02:02Z In 1337 King Edward III. erected the county of Cornwall into a duchy for his son Edward the Black Prince, who was thus the first English duke. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Parliament granted the prince an income of �40,000 a year, exclusive of the revenues of the duchy of Cornwall, and he relinquished his right of succession to the duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z The succession to the crown of Denmark, however, was different from that in the duchies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z North of the Alps duchies and provinces united into kingdoms; but the peninsula remained split up into discordant parts. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z At the end of 1810 he became French resident at Warsaw and was for a couple of years supreme in the affairs of the grand duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Rome and its duchy he preserved; the exarchate and Pentapolis he bestowed. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII Constance profited by his absence by governing the duchy, and in 1194 she had Arthur proclaimed duke of Brittany by an assembly of barons and bishops. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" In 1850 an arrangement had been made to prevent the separation of the duchies from the kingdom. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z That kingdom, composed of the great duchies of Bavaria, Swabia, Franconia, Saxony, and Lorraine, had become tolerably compact; it was strong at home, and was eager for glory and power abroad. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z In the grand duchy the forest has almost entirely disappeared, but owing to the compulsory law of replanting in Belgium this fate does not seem likely to attend the Belgian Ardennes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" He began with incursions into the territory of Ravenna, and invited the dukes of Spoleto and Benevento to attack the duchy of Rome. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII The town, which had received its first charter in 1237 and later joined the Hanseatic League, became the capital of the duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" While this federal execution was taking place, the duke of Augustenburg—regardless of the arrangements to which he had consented—delegated his rights in the duchies to his son, who formally claimed the succession. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z In spite of their political incompetence the Lombards left their mark on Italy, especially on Lombardy and the regions occupied by the strong duchies of Spoleto and Benevento. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z ARDENNES, a district covering some portion of the ancient forest of Ardenne, and extending over the Belgian province of Luxemburg, part of the grand duchy, and the French department of Ardennes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The Lombard duchies were unable to repulse the Lombard king: for defence the emperor was impotent. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII In 1566 he went to France, where he made vain attempts to regain his confiscated duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Denmark, naturally unable to grapple with her powerful antagonists, was forced to yield, and the two duchies which were the subject of dispute were taken from her. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Milan, 1466-1535 Our chronicle had better begin with the duchy of Milan. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Charles constituted the various parts of his vast empire—kingdoms, duchies, and counties. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) The Lombard kings were evermore trying to bring their outlying duchies into closer obedience to the royal power. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII The territory was still further increased in 1192 by the gift of the duchy of Styria as a fief from the Emperor Henry VI, Vienna being by this time the capital. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Before the war he had arranged with Count Cavour that France should receive, as the price of her aid, the duchy of Savoy and the county of Nice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z He reinstated old duchies and counties, and enfeoffed his loyal Germans. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Appeals from the Liverpool court of passage and from the chancery courts of the duchies of Lancaster and Durham lie by statute direct to the court of appeal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Then he attacked the duchies of Spoleto and Benevento, which had put themselves under the protection of the Pope and the king of the Franks. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII Finally, in 1149, after crushing a last attempt at revolt, he handed over the duchy to his son Henry “Curtmantel,” who received the investiture at the hands of the king of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" After the expulsion of Austria from the German league, Prussia took over the administration of the postal service in the duchies of the Elbe. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study It was early morning when the Red Cross girls drove into the little duchy, which has occasioned Europe trouble out of all proportion to its size. The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory In 781 Charlemagne bestowed Aquitaine upon his young son, Louis, and as Louis was generally described as a king, Aquitaine is referred to during the Carolingian period as a kingdom, and not as a duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Once more towards the end of 741, Liutprand was preparing a new expedition against Rome and its duchy, when Rome lost, on the 27th November, St. Gregory III., its pontiff, prince, and champion. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII Until her death Anne occupied herself personally with the administration of the duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" They were retained by indenture to serve the king for a whole year in his duchy of Normandy and realm of France, each receiving the wages assigned to their respective ranks. The Boke of Noblesse Actually the duchy of Luxemburg is only nine hundred and ninety-nine square miles and has a population of three hundred thousand persons. The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory William’s duchy almost reached the limits of the Roman Aquitania Prima and Secunda, but did not stretch south of the Garonne, a district which was in the possession of the Gascons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" He likewise gave back the patrimony of Sabina, which he had seized thirty years before, and made peace with the Roman duchy for twenty years. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII After making an inventory of all his possessions, he left the duchy in October 1471, taking with him the most valuable of his 58 treasures. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" One of the first provinces to be conquered for Lutheranism was the duchy of Pomerania. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster In the hearts of the inhabitants of the tiny duchy apparently there was a great love for the soldiers of the greatest democracy in the world. The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory When Eleanor was divorced from Louis and was married in 1152 to Henry II. of England the duchy passed to her new husband, who, having suppressed a revolt there, gave it to his son Richard. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Liutprand received the Pope with great honour, and the result of a long interview was that he agreed to restore to the Pope four cities of the Roman duchy which he had taken. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII On hearing this, King Louis XI., who was the son of one of King Ren�’s sisters, seeing that his expectations were thus completely frustrated, seized the duchy of Anjou. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" You also know, I think, that during a long stay the prince made recently in France my father was left at the head of the affairs of the duchy. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 In spite of her verbal protest against the breaking of the treaty which declared her country neutral, once the Germans had entered her duchy the Grand Duchess had appeared to sympathize with the invaders. The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory After ten years of misrule he quarrelled with his brother Friedrich and his nobility, and in a fit of despotic humour caused the States of the duchy to be all imprisoned. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. He went so far as to put a poll-tax on the Roman duchy, and to style himself king of Italy. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII On her death, in September 1531, the duchy returned into the king’s possession. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" At best it could only be a pin-point; like that very tiny German duchy which the American traveller said he would drive round rather than pay toll to pass through. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life But although the court life was simple and far less formal than in countries of greater wealth and size than the little duchy of Luxemburg, nevertheless Charlotta found even the mild formalism irksome. The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory By George Frederick’s death, Joachim became administrator of the duchy of Prussia, ruled nominally by the weak-minded Albert Frederick, but he had some difficulty in asserting his position. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" But at the same time the alliance between these duchies and the papacy became a political necessity. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII During the protracted minority she administered the affairs of the duchy with the greatest prudence, strengthening its resources and improving its position in spite of the troubles of the Seven Years’ War. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" In exchange he received the duchy of Valentinois, as well as military assistance for his own enterprises. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" You'll let these people understand that we can suffice for the administration of our own duchy. The Fortunes Of Glencore An attempt, however, to secure the duchy of Pomerania-Stettin failed, and the concluding years of this reign were troubled by warfare with the Pomeranians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" There is no reference here to the duchy of Rome, the territory belonging to the city according to the Byzantine departmental administration. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII His son Louis succeeded in 1191, took part in the fourth crusade, and after the taking of Constantinople was rewarded with the duchy of Nicaea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" The war continued without decisive result for some time, and the fate of the duchy, which was still occupied by the French, was the subject of endless diplomacy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" My brother at this period was also in Rome, serving Duke Alessandro, on whom the Pope had recently conferred the duchy of Penna. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII Brandenburg obtained the duchy of Cleves with the counties of Mark and Ravensberg, but as the Dutch and Spanish garrisons were not withdrawn, these lands were only nominally under the elector’s rule. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Had Gregory II. come to terms with him, the Pope would have obtained a free hand over the duchy of Rome. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII Bismarck, however, once more was obliged to oppose the current of national feeling, which imperiously demanded that the German duchies should be rescued from a foreign yoke. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" A premature attempt to amalgamate the duchy of Brittany with the French crown failed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" As capital of the duchy of Savoy, it has passed through numerous political vicissitudes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" The elector spent much of his time in Prussia striving to assert his authority in that duchy, and in August 1618, according to the arrangement of 1569, became duke by the death of Albert Frederick. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Without trade, or any of its resources, this little capital, like almost all those of the German duchies, lived upon "the Court." Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) On the death of King Frederick VII. in 1863, Prince Frederick of Augustenburg came forward as claimant to the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which had hitherto been joined to the crown of Denmark. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Charles summoned the duke to Paris in 1378, and on his non-appearance committed one of his rare errors of policy by confiscating his duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" His appointment is by letters patent, and his salary is derived from the revenue of the duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" BRAKE, a town of Germany, in the grand duchy of Oldenburg, on the left bank of the Weser, about halfway between Bremen and the mouth of the river. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The duchy was held by various families during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries, and at length in 1335 was bestowed by Louis the Bavarian on the dukes of Austria. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The actual cause of dispute was the disposition of the conquered duchies, for Austria now wished to put Augustenburg in as duke, a plan to which Bismarck would not assent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" In secular affairs Charles abolished the office of duke, placed counts over districts smaller than the former duchies, and supervised their government by means of missi dominici, officials responsible to himself alone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" A blind neutrality still prevailed in the duchy. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Subsequently he was made high treasurer and chancellor of the duchy of 438 Lancaster. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" On the death of the latter his duchy was divided among his captains, but his son and heir, Filippo Maria, determined to reconquer it by force of arms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" His father held important employments in the duchy, and Joseph himself entered its civil service. A Short History of French Literature He received the duchy of Touraine in 1416, and in the next year the death of his brother John made him dauphin of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" The Norman occupation heralded a period of prosperity, for everything was done by William to foster good relationship between the kingdom and the duchy. Hastings and Neighbourhood There were other wise and brave men in the duchy, whose arms were as strong, and whose counsel would be as sage, as those of the chosen party to whom he spoke. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 That general’s success was astonishingly rapid, and soon the whole duchy was brought once more under Visconti’s sway. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Once was against the Normans, who had taken away the duchy of Apulia from the Church by violence, and were laying waste the confines of Campagna. Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani She sought the alliance of John V., duke of Brittany, who, however, vacillated throughout his life between the English and French alliance, concerned chiefly to maintain the independence of his duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" It was created a duchy by Ferdinand and Isabella in favour of their courtier Cardenas. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. Let the duke call a larger meeting of all the barons of his duchy, and lay his designs before them. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 Though Roussillon and Cerdagne mattered nothing to Henry VII., the disposal of the rich duchy opposite his own shores was of importance to him. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History The work was one of great political importance, and had much to do with the formation of German public opinion on the rights of the duchies in their struggle with Denmark. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" The Danish army at once dispersed and the duchy of Bremen was recovered by the Swedes, who in the early autumn swarmed over Jutland and firmly established themselves in the duchies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Early widowed by Burkhard of Suabia, the young, strong-minded princess of Saxon imperial blood with a firm hand continued the administration of the duchy. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) It stands on an eminence on the right bank of the river Frome, within a wide open tract of land, containing 3400 acres, held under the duchy of Cornwall, called Fordington Field. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Anne’s mother, who had stoutly resisted the Emperor’s claims upon her duchies, died of grief during the campaign. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History He was at once attracted into the political movement for the defence of the rights of the Elbe duchies, of which Kiel was the centre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" In 1472-1473 Charles bought the reversion of the duchy of Gelderland from its old duke, Arnold, whom he had supported against the rebellion of his son. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" In the spring of 1488 the power of the house of Beaujeu was increased by the death of the Duke of Bourbon, to whose duchy Anne's husband was heir. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) Henry was the most prodigal of lovers, and gave her all rights over the duchy of Valentinois. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The Emperor’s troops crushed him completely, and in September he begged for mercy on his knees, receiving the disputed duchies from Charles as an imperial fief. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History He preferred, however, the more modest title of count of Egmont, which came to him by the father's side, from ancestors who had reigned over the duchy of Gueldres. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 In 1628 he was in alliance with Spain in the war against France; the French invaded the duchy, which, being abandoned by Spain, was overrun by their armies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Being asked where he had got the tree, Mat first said that he had taken it out of the Dettensee wood,--which was in the duchy of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and therefore under another sovereignty and jurisdiction. Black Forest Village Stories DIEKIRCH, a small town in the grand duchy of Luxemburg, charmingly situated on the banks of the S�re. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" People could not thus violate the outward semblance of morality, by flocking in hundreds and tens of hundreds to those gambling states, those rouge et noir dependencies, those duchies of the dice-box. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands These provinces, under the various denominations of duchies, counties, and lordships, formed anciently so many separate states, each under the rule of its respective prince. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 He did, indeed, demand the duchy of Burgundy, because he believed this to have been unrighteously stolen by Louis XI. from his grandmother when a helpless girl. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Crest ranked for a time as the capital of the duchy of Valentinois, and in that capacity belonged before the Revolution to the prince of Monaco. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Diekirch is the administrative centre of one of the three provincial divisions of the grand duchy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" C�THEN, or K�then, a town of Germany, in the duchy of Anhalt on the Ziethe, at the junction of several railway lines, 42 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" He therefore resigned to him his entire right and sovereignty over the kingdom of Naples and the duchy of Milan. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 It was raised to the rank of a duchy in 1528 by Francis I. After the time of Louis XIV. the title of duke of Chartres was hereditary in the family of Orleans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" In the campaign of 1812 the emperor Alexander made himself master of this and the other territory which formed the duchy of Warsaw. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The smelted blocks were carried to certain towns to be coined, that is, stamped with the duchy seal before they could be sold. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Let us see whether your duchy is worthy of this plough? Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Some of them have got grand duchies; some principalities; some have the cross of the Legion; and here, by Jove! are some endowed with wives. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Arichis submitted without a struggle, though the basis of Frankish authority in his duchy was far from secure; but in conjunction with Adalgis he sought aid from Constantinople. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" You never read of any old Italian duchy where there was more jealousy and intrigue; more silent and tense, or open and gnashing struggle for supremacy than is centered in these three banks. Ancestors A Novel By an act of 1838 the dues payable on the coinage of tin were abolished, and a compensation was awarded to the duchy instead of them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The territorial power of the archbishops was already great when, in 1180, on the partition of the Saxon duchy, the duchy of Westphalia was assigned to them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" No, no; these are the Imperial recompenses, when grand duchies are scarce and confiscations few. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II The capital of a duchy, it contains a harmless, quiet little court, to which are attached a court-church and a court-theatre, alternately attracting the attention of the courtiers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 I am sure more lies were told about the duchy of Courland than were told about the division of the empire of Charlemagne. Francezka |
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