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Ulrika Eleonora (February 23, 1688 – November 24, 1741) was Queen regnant of Sweden from November 30, 1718, to February 29, 1720, and then Queen consort until her death. The youngest child of King Charles XI and Queen Ulrike Eleonora, she was named after her mother. Upon the untimely and debated death of her brother, King Charles XII, at Fredrikshald on November 30, 1718, the succession discussions ultimately ended up in her ...

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Burnet was a capable administrator and better than the average colonial governor, although his tenure was not without disputes. He was appointed governor of New York and New Jersey in the spring of 1720, and arrived in New York City on September 16 of that year. His most important accomplishment as governor was to strengthen the colony's position on the frontier. Governor Burnet encourage direct trade with Indian tribes to reduce the influence of French traders. Along with this initiative, he strengthened outposts like Fort Oswego. This was ...

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William Burnet 1688-1728, William Burnet 1688-1728 - Governor of New York, William Burnet 1688-1728 - Governor of Massachusetts

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Louis August le Clerc - Training and student travels. He studied at the French Academy of Art, the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture under sculptor Charles-Antoine Coysevox. There he won two prizes for his work. Louis August le Clerc - Early career. He traveled to Ansbach in Bavaria and Brühl near Cologne in 1734-1735. In Ansbach he w ...

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In order to read Eusden's works today, one would need to search doggedly through the depths of the British Library, as it is unlikely much if any of Eusden's work is available anywhere else.[9] Nevertheless, one poem is available online, The Origin Of The Knights Of The Bath. [10] The first 12 lines of that poem give one a sense of the dullnessSee also:

Laurence Eusden, Laurence Eusden - Life, Laurence Eusden - Poetry and Criticism, Laurence Eusden - Notes

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Laurence Eusden was born in Spofforth in North Yorkshire in 1688 (date unknown) to the Rev. Laurence Eusden, rector of Spofforth, Yorkshire. Eusden was baptized on 6 September 1688. He received his education at St Peter's School, York, and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He became a minor fellow of his college in 1711, and in the next year was admitted to a full fellowship. Early on, Eusden had decided upon building a career through influence. For someone like him, well-educated, with a fellowship at Trinity, but without family money a ...

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Laurence Eusden, Laurence Eusden - Life, Laurence Eusden - Poetry and Criticism, Laurence Eusden - Notes

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