Word: duke
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...whole police force of Louvain, and got a plaster of paris replica of his smashed stones into place, while Architect Warren left disgustedly for Paris. Short-lived, however, was the Rector's triumph. Next day he received a message from His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Leopold of the Belgians, Duke of Brabant, who regretted that, under the circumstances, no member of the Royal Family would be present for the dedication of the new Library scheduled for July...
...Duke of Almodovar and Count Cimera each addressed furious open letters, last week, to General Don Miguel Primo de Rivera, Marquis de Estella, Prime Minister and Dictator of Spain...
...Bitterly Duke and Count complained that their honor had been sullied by the Marquis. What did he mean, they asked in effect, by breaking off his engagement with the Senorita Mercedes de Castellanos (TIME, June 18) and giving as his reason her "imprudent and inexplicable" conduct in appearing on the Madrid Stock Exchange accompanied by the Duke and Count...
...Duke University (Durham...
...boor. The King, for instance, didn't know till the last minute whether he would go down or not but when he looked out of the window and saw that there was a bright sun shining he decided that it might be fun. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Connaught, the Princess Mary, and Princess Ingrid of Sweden thought so too. They all strolled around in the paddock so that the crowd could see them before they were screened off by the people who had paid two pounds apiece for their seats...