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acquired alliance Alsace ancient army Asia Austria Baltic barbarians became become Bohemia Bourbons Brandenburg Burgundian Burgundy Capetians Carolingian cause Charlemagne Charles Christian Church colonies conflict conquered conquest Continent coun crown Crusades Danube domain duchy Duke East Eastern eighteenth century Elbe Elector of Brandenburg Electors Emperor Empire enemies England European existence fact feudal fifteenth century foreign formed Franche-Comté French frontier Gaul Germany Germany and Italy Hapsburgs Hence Hungary imperial intermediate region Italian King of France King of Prussia kingdom lands Lorraine Louis XIV march of Austria margraves Middle Ages military modern monarchy Moreover Netherlands North organized Papacy patriotism peace Peninsula Poland political Pomerania Pope possession princes principle of nationality religious Renaissance Revolution Rhine Roman Rome royal Savoy seventeenth century Silesia sixteenth Slavic Slavs sovereign Spain Spanish spirit Swiss teenth century territory Teutonic Knights thirteenth century tion Tsech tury United Provinces vassal West