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Hereditary Genius
the Mediterranean. He was aet. 85 at his last battle. He was of a younger
branch of the great Doria family, very many of whom are highly distinguished
in Italian history. He had no children. Died aet. 94.
N. Fillipino Doria, who succeeded him as admiral, and obtained an important
victory over the French.
Eugene, Prince; Austrian general and statesman. Colleague of Marlborough; victor
over the Turks. He was intended for the Church, but showed a decided
preference for arms. He had eminent bravery and ability, and great physical
strength. His qualities and birth ensured him such rapid promotion that he
commanded the Austrian imperial army in Piedmont aet. 25. Napoleon ranked
him in generalship along with Turenne and Frederick the Great.
gB. Cardinal Mazarin, the great minister during the minority of Louis XIV.
gN. Hortense Mancini, the accomplished and beautiful Duchess of Mazarin, and
married to the Duke de la Meilleraie. She was greatly admired in England,
where she died 1699. Gustavus Adolphus. Not only a very eminent general
and statesman, but also a patron of science and literature. He succeeded to the
throne aet. 17, and immediately afterwards distinguished himself in war. He
became the head of the German Protestant cause. He was shot in battle, at
Lutzen, aet. 38.
Gustavus Adolphus. Not only a very eminent general and statesman, but also a
patron of science and literature. He succeeded to the throne aet. 17, and
immediately afterwards distinguished himself in war. He became the head of
the German Protestant cause. He was shot in battle, aet Lutzen, aet. 38.
s. Christina, Queen of Sweden; his only child. She was a woman of high ability, but
of masculine habits, and very eccentric. She was a great admirer of Alexander
the Great. She attracted to her court many eminent European philosophers
and scholars, including Grotius, Descartes,
and Vossius. She became
Roman Catholic, and abdicated
the crown in a fit of caprice, but
endeavoured, unsuccessfully,
after some years, to resume it.
There was much ability and
eccentricity in the Swedish
royal family, scattered over
several generations. Thus
Gustavus Vasa.
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