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... Habsburgs . For , in addition to the gains in the Netherlands and in Italy , there had been mighty strides in the East ... Habsburg suzerainty . But there was to be a great ebb from the high tide of Passarowitz before the advance was ...
... Habsburgs . For , in addition to the gains in the Netherlands and in Italy , there had been mighty strides in the East ... Habsburg suzerainty . But there was to be a great ebb from the high tide of Passarowitz before the advance was ...
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... Habsburg passing to Austrian rule . The question was whether a new and powerful State could be forged out of the lands now ruled by the Austrian Habsburgs . These were not merely geographically separated like the lands of the ...
... Habsburg passing to Austrian rule . The question was whether a new and powerful State could be forged out of the lands now ruled by the Austrian Habsburgs . These were not merely geographically separated like the lands of the ...
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... Habsburg Empire until almost the end of Maria Theresa's reign ; she continued to regard all religious dissent with unconcealed hostility , even when local conditions made active persecution impossible . This fact gave a handle to its ...
... Habsburg Empire until almost the end of Maria Theresa's reign ; she continued to regard all religious dissent with unconcealed hostility , even when local conditions made active persecution impossible . This fact gave a handle to its ...
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