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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 618 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HOLSTEIN , formerly a duchy of See also:

Germany. Until about Trio the See also:county of Holstein formed See also:part of the duchy of See also:Saxony, and it was made a duchy in 1472. From 146o to 1864 it was ruled by members of the See also:house of See also:Oldenburg, some of whom were also See also:kings of See also:Denmark. It is now the See also:southern part of the Prussian See also:province of See also:Schleswig-Holstein. (See SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, and for See also:history SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION.

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