The European Nobility in the Eighteenth Century
Author : Albert Goodwin
Publisher : A & C Black
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,5 MB
Release : 1967
Category : History
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Author : Albert Goodwin
Publisher : A & C Black
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,5 MB
Release : 1967
Category : History
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Author : Albert Goodwin
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Page : 201 pages
File Size : 18,34 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Europe
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Author : Albert Goodwin
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Page : 201 pages
File Size : 11,97 MB
Release : 1953
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Author : Albert Goodwin
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Page : 204 pages
File Size : 37,45 MB
Release : 1967
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Author : Albert Goodwin
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Page : 201 pages
File Size : 34,89 MB
Release : 1953
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Author : Albert Goodwin
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Page : 201 pages
File Size : 36,59 MB
Release : 1953
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Author : Albert Goodwin
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Page : 201 pages
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Author : James J. Kirschke
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 16,38 MB
Release : 2005-11-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780312241957
"An ever-present figure in the early days of the nation, Gouverneur Morris left an indelible mark on the country's future development. While in the New York State legislature, he was part of the committee that wrote the state's constitution. He went on to write some of the most critical documents of the Second Continental Congress, gaining the enduring admiration of George Washington, who later appointed him minister to France. At the Office of Finance he helped to develop the basic plan for the coinage system that remains in use today, and in private business he was instrumental in the planning and establishment of the Bank of North America.".
Author : Gregory W. Pedlow
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 37,95 MB
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 140085928X
Here is a broad and richly documented examination of a little studied social group--the German nobility outside Prussia. Gregory Pedlow considers the nobles of the small but representative state of Hesse-Kassel from the end of the ancien regime to the era of German unification. Although this period has been most often described in terms of the "triumph of the bourgeoisie," the author shows that landholding Hessian nobles were able to preserve much of their political prestige and social and economic power during these years. By demonstrating a mixture of conservatism and flexibility instead of blind reaction, the Hessian nobility maintained its position as a landed elite. The author focuses on four main areas: the noble family, with material showing changes in marriage patterns and family size and the impact of such demographic changes on inheritance practices; noble landownership, with documentation as to how noble landholdings and landed income survived the loss of traditional noble privileges and payments by peasants; noble occupations, with information (including collective biography) showing nobles' education, career choices, and degree of success in obtaining positions in government service; and the nobility's political response to the growing pressure for reform during the nineteenth century. Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.