The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time, Том 28Alexander Chalmers J. Nichols, 1816 |
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... duke D'Angouleme , the natural son of Charles IX . , and Francis de Sales . During this time , he acquired a perfect knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages ; and formed that style which has been so much esteemed by the learned . It ...
... duke D'Angouleme , the natural son of Charles IX . , and Francis de Sales . During this time , he acquired a perfect knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages ; and formed that style which has been so much esteemed by the learned . It ...
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... duke of Albemarle ; and touched at Madeira , Barbadoes , Nevis , and St. Kitt's . The duke dying Dec. 19th , soon after their arrival at Jamaica , Dr. Sloane's stay on the island did not exceed fifteen months . During this time ...
... duke of Albemarle ; and touched at Madeira , Barbadoes , Nevis , and St. Kitt's . The duke dying Dec. 19th , soon after their arrival at Jamaica , Dr. Sloane's stay on the island did not exceed fifteen months . During this time ...
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... duke of Buccleugh on his travels ; and the liberal terms of the proposal , added to a strong desire of visiting the continent of Europe , induced him to resign his profes- sorship at Glasgow . Early in the year 1764 he joined the duke ...
... duke of Buccleugh on his travels ; and the liberal terms of the proposal , added to a strong desire of visiting the continent of Europe , induced him to resign his profes- sorship at Glasgow . Early in the year 1764 he joined the duke ...
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... duke of Somer- set , and consequently sister to Jane Seymour , the third queen of Henry VIII . He was educated at Oxford , but in what college is not known . Wood informs us that he Life by Fuller . - Ath . Ox . vol . I. — Granger ...
... duke of Somer- set , and consequently sister to Jane Seymour , the third queen of Henry VIII . He was educated at Oxford , but in what college is not known . Wood informs us that he Life by Fuller . - Ath . Ox . vol . I. — Granger ...
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... duke of Transylvania , under whom he served , gave him his picture set in gold , with a pension of three hundred ducats : and allowed him to bear three Turks heads proper as his shield of arms . He afterwards went to America , where he ...
... duke of Transylvania , under whom he served , gave him his picture set in gold , with a pension of three hundred ducats : and allowed him to bear three Turks heads proper as his shield of arms . He afterwards went to America , where he ...
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