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The queen-dowager had numerous and powerful friends, and these were likewise incensed at seeing Struensee at the head of the government, and a strong party was formed against him; Juliana Maria being at the head of the faction.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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He should not gaze upon the pretty deference of Bob's little wife toward the queen-dowager!
The Gay Cockade Temple Bailey
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The queen-dowager has generally an independent provision, but cannot marry.
An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa Abd Salam Shabeeny
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Maria, the queen-dowager, had from her first arrival taken a dislike to her, and this aversion was increased when she saw that Matilda,
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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Yet after all the machinations of the queen-dowager of Denmark, the son of the ill-fated queen afterwards ascended the throne: being first associated with his father Christian
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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But for his support of the queen-dowager in 1542-43, and but for his maintaining the party to which Arran afterwards attached himself, it is possible that Scotland might have passed under the yoke of Henry VIII in
An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) Robert S. Rait
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The ceremony of adopting a posthumous heir, which had taken place at the death of Dowlut Rao, was now repeated; and a boy nine years old, the nearest kinsman of the deceased sovereign, was placed on the musnud, under the name of Jeeahjee Rao Sindiah, by the _Maha-rane Baee_, or queen-dowager; who, though herself only twelve years of age, assumed the regency in conjunction with the Mama-Sahib.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 Various
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Henry's sister, Margaret, queen-dowager of France; which marriage the king not only forgave, but created him Duke of Suffolk, and continued his favour towards him to the last hour of the duke's life.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 351, January 10, 1829 Various
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Those who took part in this company were: His Majesty's mother, the queen-dowager Christina, the Prince John Casimir, the Royal Council, the most distinguished of the nobility, the highest officers of the army, the bishops and other clergymen, together with the burgomasters and aldermen of the cities, as well as a large number of the people generally.
Luther and the Reformation: The Life-Springs of Our Liberties Joseph A. Seiss
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A project was set on foot to try her on a capital charge of adultery, for the purpose of rendering her offspring illegitimate, in order that Prince Frederic, son of the queen-dowager, might become presumptive heir to the throne.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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