palace to greet their guests. The Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess of Baden were just arriving and stepping out of their carriage. Karolina and her mother stood behind the Princess and the Dowager Duchess as they curtsied and welcomed the royal couple while Theresia instructed the servants to take their baggage to their rooms in the palace. The Grand Duke acknowledged the Dowager Duchess and the Princess with a slight nod as he strode into the palace. The Grand Duchess meanwhile‚ said nothing while
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while shaking Karolina and Theresia back and forth inside. The driver promised an extra fare from Princess Marie and her mother to bring their guests to the palace as soon as possible drove the carriage and horses as fast as he could. The Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess of Baden and the other wedding guests would be arriving at the palace later that day and all of the wedding preparations needed to be complete before they
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the ruins of the ducal palace. The Gediminas’ Tower is an important historic symbol of the city of Vilnius and of Lithuania. It is the only remaining part of the Upper Castle. The first wooden fortifications were built by Gediminas - the Duke of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. There is historic evidence of a castle being located at the top of Gediminas Hill since the early 14th century. The original castle was made of wood and there is uncertaintainty around when exactly the stone castle was
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cinders on her face from cleaning the chimney. Anastasia and Drizella - Her mean step sisters‚ close to her age. Prince Charming The King and his Duke
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Azdak. Both stories begin in a Caucasian City ruled by a Governor‚ who serves a Grand Duke. The Governor has just had a child‚ Michael‚ and his wife Natella is incredibly jealous of the attention that he gives to his son. The Governor’s brother‚ the Fat Prince‚ stages an insurrection on Easter Sunday. He kills the Governor and forces the Governor’s wife to flee. In her haste‚ she leaves behind her child. The Grand Duke and many of the soldiers flee as well. Grusha‚ a kitchen maid‚ becomes engaged
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"Fraulien Umberkant" -- "Miss Unknown" -- by authorities‚ she was eventually taken to a mental home for observation‚ where she stayed for two years. One day at the hospital‚ it was noticed by a fellow inmate that she displayed an unusual resemblance to Grand Duchess Tatiana Romanov‚ missing since 1918 and presumed assassinated
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Setting and Background The setting of "My Last Duchess‚" a highly acclaimed 1842 poem by Robert Browning‚ is the palace of the Duke of Ferrara on a day in October 1564. Ferrara is in northern Italy‚ between Bologna and Padua‚ on a branch of the Po River. The city was the seat of an important principality ruled by the House of Este from 1208 to 1598. The Este family constructed an imposing castle in Ferrara beginning in 1385 and‚ over the years‚ made Ferrara an important center of arts and learning
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had 65 members‚ 18 of whom were killed by the Bolsheviks. The remaining 47 members were exiled abroad."[3] In 1924‚ Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich‚ the direct male-line patrilineal descendant of Alexander II of Russia‚ claimed the headship of the defunct Imperial House of Russia. Since 1991‚ the succession to the former Russian throne has been disputed over validity of marriages. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia claims to hold the title of Empress in pretense with her only child‚ the 34-year-old
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uncle Mikhail was murdered in Perm‚ her aunt Grand Duchess Elizabeth‚ her uncle Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich‚ along with a few other relatives in Alapaevsk. 3) Anastasia was not a princess. She was a grand duchess. Her mother was born a princess‚ but Anastasia was not. Her mother was a princess of the British royal family. 4) Anastasia’s grandmother‚ the Dowager Empress Marie‚ was not the only surviving member of the family. Anastasia’s aunt Grand Duchess Xenia and her husband Sandro also escaped
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Prologue On what shall be said in this Essay The Medici were an illustrious family that rose to fame and fortune during the Renaissance. Starting as humble merchants‚ the family grew in fame and prosperity until the name was known throughout all of Europe. Every aspect of the Renaissance was influenced by them. They influenced society as a whole‚ and their ways of relating to the different aspects of life set up standards that were followed‚ copied or completely avoided by their peers
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