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5 days ago · Scholars have concentrated on Luther’s interactions with the elector of Saxony Frederick III, “the Wise” (1463–1525, r. 1486–1525), during the early Reformation. Less scholarly attention has been paid to the relationship between Luther and the electors of Saxony during the reign of Frederick’s brother John the Steadfast (1468–1532 ...
5 days ago · The ambassador asks for an opportunity for talking freely with certain persons, and spoke about it to the elector of Saxony and the Landgrave, both to them and to their councillors. The said Princes give him to understand that he [the Elector] has forbidden his councillors to send anyone to talk with the ambassadors at their inn about these ...
5 days ago · elector: 1 n a citizen who has a legal right to vote Synonyms: voter Types: show 4 types... hide 4 types... constituent a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes crossover , crossover voter a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the ...
5 days ago · Then the Lutheran Princes,—viz., the Elector Duke John of Saxony; George Pius of Anspach, cousin of Joachim I., Elector of Brandenburg; Philip Landgrave of Hesse; John Frederick son of Duke John of Saxony; Ernest Duke of Lunenburg; and Wolfgang Prince of Anhalt,—rose and presented the Emperor with a very long writing, now known by the name ...
5 days ago · Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words—past and present—from across the English-speaking world. As a historical dictionary, the OED is different from those of ...
- Jason Dyck
- 2015
2 days ago · Great Elector: 1 n the Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688) Synonyms: Frederick William Example of: Elector any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
3 days ago · Dictionaries of the languages of early common law. Law French & Law Latin. For background see 'The three languages of the common law' in Baker, The Common law tradition: lawyers, books and the law ( Legal Hist. B167d) and the sources mentioned in the footnotes. Baker’s Manual of Law French at KL44.BAK 1990 is the best guide for anyone needing ...
