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    Albert Coenraadsz. Burgh (1593 – 24 December 1647) was a Dutch physician who was mayor of Amsterdam and a councillor in the Admiralty of Amsterdam. Burgh...
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    was not redacted in a letter printed in the Opera Posthuma. In 1675, Albert Burgh, a friend and possibly former pupil of Spinoza, wrote to him repudiating...
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    Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria. As such...
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    Afterwards she was offered an Indonesian rice table by the burgomaster, Albert Burgh. He also sold her a famous rosary, captured in Brazil. The visit prompted...
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    Elizabeth de Burgh (English: /dəˈbɜːr/ də-BUR; c. 1289 – 27 October 1327) was the second wife and only queen consort of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots...
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    position he held for four terms. His son Dirck married Anna Burgh, the daughter of Albert Burgh, another Mayor of Amsterdam who had, like Tulp, studied medicine...
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    Hugo Boxel Danielsz, 1674 Robert Boyle, 1663 Albert Burgh (franciscan), 1675 The franciscan Albert Burgh (1650-1708) wrote to Spinoza from Rome to challenge...
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    and Suriname), gold, copper and ivory. In North America, the settlers Albert Burgh, Samuel Blommaert, Samuel Godijn, Johannes de Laet had little success...
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    Galashiels Burgh Chambers is a municipal building in Albert Place, Galashiels, Scotland. The building, which was the headquarters of Galashiels Burgh Council...
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    Albert Louis Hammond OBE (born 18 May 1944) is a British-Gibraltarian singer, songwriter and record producer. A prolific songwriter, he also collaborated...
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    Albert Burgh (1593–1647), Dutch physician James Burgh (1714–1775), English Whig politician John Burgh (disambiguation), multiple people: John Burgh I...
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    Leibniz, the librarian; the two argued about Spinoza and his letter to Albert Burgh, then Steensen's pupil. Leibniz recommended a reunification of the churches...
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    his son Nicolaes was captain-major of the civic guard. Together with Albert Burgh, Andries Bicker and Abraham Boom, Hasselaer received Marie de Medici...
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    prestigious schuttersstuk, which features the Amsterdam burgermeester Albert Burgh. According to Houbraken, he was a student of Hendrik Goltzius. He painted...
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    price of grain remained extremely high due to increasing competition. Albert Burgh tried to ensure a monopoly for the City of Amsterdam. At the same time...
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    in. His son Dirk van Beuningen (1588–1648) married Catharina Burgh, sister of Albert Burgh. Dirk van Beuningen was active in the grain trade between Muscovy...
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    the colony: Kiliaen de Rensselaer, Samuel Godijn, Samuel Blommaert, Albert Burgh, Joannes de Laet and De Vries. Upon visiting the colony in 1632, however...
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    The Victoria and Albert Museum (abbreviated V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent...
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  • granddaughter of mayor Albert Burgh, Elisabeth Velecker (1622–1658) in 1643, with whom he had six children: Joan (1644), Albert (1647), Cornelis (1649)...
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    Galashiels was designated a burgh of barony in 1599 and later became a police burgh by 1868. Galashiels Burgh Chambers on Albert Place was built in 1867....
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    up, to provide oakum for closing up the seams between ships' boards. Albert Burgh – councillor Andries Bicker – councillor Ferdinand Bol – painter Cornelis...
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    India Company In office 1621–1636 Preceded by Reynier Reael Succeeded by Albert Burgh Personal details Born (1590-03-29)March 29, 1590 Amsterdam, Netherlands...
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    (1545-1616), a VOC director owned both houses and rented them out. In 1622 Albert Burgh's brother, the brewer Abel Mathijsz. Burch bought them (and rented them...
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    1622. In 1623 he and Kiliaen van Rensselaer, Samuel Godijn en Albert Coenraetsz. Burgh were investigating the possibility of the slave trade in Angola...
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    he was painted in 1653 by Paulus Potter. In 1647, Dirck accompanied Albert Burgh, son of a brewer and former mayor of Amsterdam, on his mission to Russia...
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    royal strongholds of the Kingdom of Scotland, Stirling was created a royal burgh by King David I in 1130. In 2002, as part of Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee...
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    Nairn (redirect from Royal Burgh of Nairn)
    Nairn (/ˈnɛərn/; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Narann) is a town and former royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port...
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    Pollokshields (category Burghs)
    undulating tree-lined boulevards, whereas the eastern part (once a separate burgh) is formed by three-storey sandstone tenements typical of many parts of...
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    militiamen by Pieter Lastman. He was mayor from 1625 to 1639. In 1638 he and Albert Burgh, Antonie Oetgens van Waveren and Pieter Hasselaer received Marie de'...
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    Amsterdam regent Reynier Pauw. His place had been taken by Pauw's protegee, Albert Burgh. De Graeff lost his political position in the government for some years...
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