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nephew of Waldemar the Great; and from the 13th to the 15th century Nyborg was one of the most important places in Denmark. In 1658 it surrendered to the Swedes; but by the defeat of the latter under the walls of the fortress on the 24th of See also:

NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1659, the See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country was freed from their dominion. In 18o8 the See also:

MARQUIS

Marquis La See also:

ROMANA

Romana, who with a See also:

BODY

body of See also:

SPANISH

Spanish troops garrisoned the fortress for See also:

France, revolted from his See also:

ALLEGIANCE (Mid. Eng. ligeaunce; med. Lat. ligeantia, &c.; the al- was probably added through confusion with another legal term, allegeance, an allegation; the Fr. allegeance comes from the English; the word is formed from " liege," of which the derivatio

allegiance, and held out till he and a portion of his men escaped with the See also:

ENGLISH

English See also:

FLEET

fleet.

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