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- noun Plural form of
Guelph .
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Those who adopted the cause of the Guelphs were the Buondelmonti, Nerli,
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A thousand years ago the Guelphs were a celebrated family, and the Wettins have ruled over their lands for eight centuries.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 Various
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Imperial party but the party of the aristocrats and influential men, whereas the Guelphs were the party not only of the Church but of the people, and he traces the slow but increasing struggle to the triumph of democracy in the Ordinamenti di Giustizia (1293).
Machiavelli, Volume I Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498
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The political factions, often casting patricians against plebeians and Guelphs against Grimaldis, befuddles all but the most analytic minds.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Dmitri Hvorostovsky in Met's Ravishing Simon Boccanegra David Finkle 2011
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The political factions, often casting patricians against plebeians and Guelphs against Grimaldis, befuddles all but the most analytic minds.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Dmitri Hvorostovsky in Met's Ravishing Simon Boccanegra David Finkle 2011
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The political factions, often casting patricians against plebeians and Guelphs against Grimaldis, befuddles all but the most analytic minds.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Dmitri Hvorostovsky in Met's Ravishing Simon Boccanegra David Finkle 2011
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The political factions, often casting patricians against plebeians and Guelphs against Grimaldis, befuddles all but the most analytic minds.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Dmitri Hvorostovsky in Met's Ravishing Simon Boccanegra David Finkle 2011
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The young nobleman had abandoned an arranged marriage for his true love, triggering a feud and a rift between Guelphs and Ghibellines, factions that fought bloodily for centuries.
Ponte Vecchio, a Bridge That Spans Centuries Jay Pridmore 2010
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It is Guelphs and Ghibellines out of the Corleone mafia.
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The hot-oiled Ghibellines (or Guelphs) responded by building even taller towers, to impress onlookers with their greater power and to facilitate more expansive boiling oil pouring.
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