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Lauenburg

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[lou-uhn-burg] / ˈlaʊ ənˌbɜrg /

noun

  1. a region in Schleswig-Holstein, in NW Germany: duchy under German rulers 1260–1689; later part of Prussia.


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A few years before, the Emperor had presented to him the Sachsen Wald, a large portion of the royal domains in the Duchy of Lauenburg.

From Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire by James Wycliffe Headlam

"I am wounded; take me off the field," he said to the Duke of Lauenburg, and turned his horse to retire from the perilous vicinity.

From Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German by Charles Morris

Footnote 782: Holstein and Lauenburg were German in population and were members of the German Confederation.

From The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg

"I have enough, brother; try to save your own life," to the Duke of Lauenburg.

From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Frederic Rowland Marvin

At one time—i.e., after the great Hanseatic war—the city of Lubeck owned the entire dukedom of Lauenburg.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

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