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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of east-central Netherlands on the Ijssel River east-northeast of Utrecht. A member of the Hanseatic League, it was a noted center of piety and learning during the Middle Ages.
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Prouninx, called Deventer, commandant of Loevestein, was son of the notorious Gerard Prouninx, formerly burgomaster of Utrecht, one of the ringleaders of the Leicester faction in the days when the Earl made his famous attempts upon the four cities.
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years' War, 1619-23 John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Prouninx, called Deventer, commandant of Loevestein, was son of the notorious Gerard Prouninx, formerly burgomaster of Utrecht, one of the ringleaders of the Leicester faction in the days when the Earl made his famous attempts upon the four cities.
PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Gerard Proninck, called Deventer, was a respectable inhabitant of
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Proninck, called Deventer, for chief burgomaster, who was a Brabantine refugee just arrived in the Province, and not eligible to office until after ten years 'residence.
History of the United Netherlands, 1586e John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Proninck, called Deventer, for chief burgomaster, who was a Brabantine refugee just arrived in the Province, and not eligible to office until after ten years 'residence.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Proninck, called Deventer, for chief burgomaster, who was a Brabantine refugee just arrived in the Province, and not eligible to office until after ten years 'residence.
History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89 — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Prouninx, called Deventer, commandant of Loevestein, was son of the notorious Gerard Prouninx, formerly burgomaster of Utrecht, one of the ringleaders of the Leicester faction in the days when the Earl made his famous attempts upon the four cities.
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years' War — Complete (1614-23) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Prouninx, called Deventer, commandant of Loevestein, was son of the notorious Gerard Prouninx, formerly burgomaster of Utrecht, one of the ringleaders of the Leicester faction in the days when the Earl made his famous attempts upon the four cities.
Life and Death of John of Barneveld — Complete (1609-1623) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Gerard Proninck, called Deventer, was a respectable inhabitant of
History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89 — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Gerard Proninck, called Deventer, was a respectable inhabitant of Bois - le-Duc, who had left that city after it had again become subject to the authority of Spain.
History of the United Netherlands, 1586d John Lothrop Motley 1845
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