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Maid of Soleure a Swiss tale of love and siege
In Soleure, Ellen Bucheg saved by a soldier during Leopold of Austria’s siege, seeks protection from the Duke. Her father entrusts a letter to the Duke, proving her lineage. the siege ends with mercy, a hostage pledge, and Ellen’s eventual union with Count Papenhheim as Soleure becomes a free state.
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Suleure
Jura
Switzerland
Bristol
Aar
Hugo von Bucheg
Soleure
Ellen
Lauterbrunn
Elen
Leopold
Austria
Wilen
Villon
Bucheg
Bucuxe
Buchey
Billen
Ilen
Lillen
Tillen
Count Papenhiem
Ain
Agr
Count Papenhiein
Jillen
Frederic
Papenhiem