Olmütz
Britishnoun
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Beethoven conceived of the “Missa” for a specific liturgical purpose: to celebrate the installation of his friend, pupil and patron Archduke Rudolph as archbishop of Olmütz in Moravia in 1820.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2010
Lafayette rode twenty miles; but the blood on his greatcoat awakened suspicion; he was arrested and carried back to Olmütz where a heavier and gloomier imprisonment awaited him.
From Lafayette by Martha Foote Crow
At last the grim and impregnable fortress of Olmütz received the three prisoners.
From Lafayette by Martha Foote Crow
While Lafayette was languishing in the dungeon at Olmütz, one of his great anxieties was for his Cayenne charge.
From Lafayette by Martha Foote Crow
When finally released, Lafayette was taken in a carriage from Olmütz to Dresden, thence by way of Dresden, Leipzig, and Halle to Hamburg, where the American consul received him.
From Lafayette by Martha Foote Crow
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