Death of the Great Duke and His Seizure of Florence Palace
An item notes the death of a great duke and, immediately after, his forces seized the Palace in the Field of Mars. The fragment hints at a swift power grab following the monarch’s demise, with emphasis on the notable leadership change and location.
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Florence
Mars
Deaths and Political Intrigues Reach Across Nations
Obituary notes General Richard Sutton of Newark Nottinghamshire and Col John Price as Belligerent events unfold in Europe. Reports from The Hague discuss Dutch-Spanish maritime clashes off Caracca, Franco-Venetian diplomacy, and attempts to shape succession in Juliers Bergue while France pursues influence with Vienna. Casual mentions include a public notice about Mary Patten in St Margarets Workhouse and a curious tale of two Holland born giants measured in May 1737.
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Nottingham
aDropry
Richard Sutton
Newark
Nottinghamshire
Guernsey
John Price
Foot Guards
Hamptone Court
Berwick Upon Tweed
St. Clair
Spain
Holland
Caracca
Caracez
States General
France
Ostend
Low Countries
Juliers
Bergue
Cardinal Fleury
Republick
Europe
Prince of Sultzbach
Elias
Ps Pu
Vienna
M. van Hoey
Paris
Cary, Esq
Lincoln’s: Inn
Stoc
Hudson’s Bay Company
Alderman Child
Excise
Custom House
Mary Patten
St. Margaret’s
Westminster
Picure
Ald
Leyden
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the Hague
Major Powlet
Grenadiers Guards
William Powlet
John Pit
M. de Campredon
Genoa
Corsica
Infante
Don Carlos
Cardinal Fleur
Tuscany
The
Hague
Court of
Marquis de Fenelon
Juliers and
Deputies
America
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