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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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It is thus able to accommodate vessels up to 800 tons burden; and the passage from L�beck to Lauenburg occupies 18 to 21 hours.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

"It is nothing! follow me," cried the King, collecting his whole strength; but, overcome by pain, and nearly fainting, he requested the Duke of Lauenburg, in French to lead him unobserved out of the tumult.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. by Lodge, Henry Cabot

The two powers, on the false pretence that the right of Christian IX. to the succession to the duchies was involved, forced Denmark, which stood alone, to surrender Slesvig-Holstein and Lauenburg.

From Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning by Egan, Maurice Francis

Sweden retained Norway, which, however, kept its own free constitution; and Denmark acquired Lauenburg.

From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park

Duke of Lauenburg, and related by the mother's side to the race of Vasa, had, in his early years, found a most friendly reception at the Swedish court.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno

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