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mailly_fw-fr brezé_fw-fr philip_n captain_n of_o the_o guard_n du_fw-fr corpse_n seize_v the_o prince_n of_o condé_v at_o the_o estate_n of_o orleans_n 670_o malta_n besiege_v by_o the_o turk_n 693_o mancicidor_n secretary_n of_o king_n philip_n for_o the_o affair_n of_o war_n depute_v for_o to_o make_v the_o peace_n with_o the_o unite_a province_n 931_o margaret_n of_o lorraine_n mother_n of_o mary_n stuart_n govern_v scotland_n 662_o margaret_n duchess_n of_o savoy_n her_o counsel_n to_o henry_n iii_o who_o aunt_n she_o be_v 733_o margaret_n duchess_n of_o parma_n governess_n of_o the_o low-countries_n her_o conduct_n 695_o margaret_n daughter_n of_o france_n assist_v at_o the_o assembly_n of_o saint_n germains_n under_o charles_n ix_o 676_o they_o propound_v to_o marry_v she_o to_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n 712_o her_o marriage_n dissolve_v 876_o permit_v to_o come_v to_o paris_n a_o accident_n that_o happen_v to_o she_o at_o the_o hostel_n de_fw-fr sens_n her_o life_n 915_o 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