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Lauenburg

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[lau-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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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 Kuno Francke

By birth the duke was the youngest of four sons of Franz II, Duke of Lauenburg.

From The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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

From Outline of Universal History by George Park Fisher

Denmark had to capitulate, and the terms of peace, which were ultimately decided at Vienna, were that Schleswig, Holstein, and also Lauenburg should be given up.

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

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 Maurice Francis Egan

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