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  • But that is presumably not the parallel that the grand-duke of spookdom had in mind.

    State Security, Post-Soviet Style 2010

  • The grand-duchess exhibited wit; the grand-duke, who was extremely ugly, and had a face like a Tartar, made up for his ugliness by the vivacity of his eyes and conversation.

    La Comtesse du Nord elena maria vidal 2009

  • The grand-duchess exhibited wit; the grand-duke, who was extremely ugly, and had a face like a Tartar, made up for his ugliness by the vivacity of his eyes and conversation.

    Archive 2009-08-01 elena maria vidal 2009

  • Her grandfather Jean was reigning grand-duke of Luxembourg, her uncle Henri is the current grand-duke.

    Archive 2008-12-07 de Brantigny........................ 2008

  • Her grandfather Jean was reigning grand-duke of Luxembourg, her uncle Henri is the current grand-duke.

    Wedding of Marie-Christine of Austria de Brantigny........................ 2008

  • It was built at the expence of the last grand-duke of Tuscany; is very large, very cold, and uncomfortable.

    Travels through France and Italy 2004

  • English family, and Diane, a beautiful dancer of mixed origin, the illegitimate offspring of a Russian grand-duke and of a French artist's model of the Latin Quarter.

    The Lamp of Fate Margaret Pedler

  • But the emperor, uneasy at the ambition of the "grand-duke of the West," did not pursue the negotiations.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various

  • It originated at Jena, under the patronage of the grand-duke of Saxe-Weimar, and rapidly spread, the _Allgemeine deutsche

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various

  • There had once been a younger brother and heir of a reigning grand-duke of Ruvania who had fallen so headlong in love with a beautiful Englishwoman that he had renounced his royal state and his claims to the grand ducal throne, and had married the lady of his choice, thereafter living the life of a simple country gentleman.

    The Splendid Folly Margaret Pedler

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