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Poor McDowell suffers for the sins of others—above all, for those of Mr. Lincoln and of his aulic council.
From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count
Above the grade of captain all nominations for promotion are made to the emperor by the Aulic Council, in the order of seniority of rank, except the claims of superior merit interfere.
Emperor Maximilian creates the Aulic Council, a court of appeal on decisions by other German courts.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
Donauwerth: banned by the Aulic Council; Swedish officers at.
From The History of the Thirty Years' War by Schiller, Friedrich
I have been a member of the Committee of Imperial Defence since 1906, and have assisted at the innumerable deliberations of that Aulic Council.
From 1914 by French, John Denton Pinkstone, Earl of Ypres
The Aulic Council was composed of six Protestants and twelve Catholics, and was a tribunal to settle difficulties between the various states of which Germany was composed.
From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Lord, John
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