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Example sentences for "who succeeded"

  • The brother of Alaric, Adolphus, who succeeded him, was married to the Princess Placidia, and now became the chief ally of Honorius.

  • Servilius Cæpio, who succeeded Fabius in the command in southern Spain, found some pretext for violating the peace, and renewed the war against Viriathus.

  • Diæus, who succeeded him as Strategus, displayed rather more energy and courage, and made preparations to defend Corinth.

  • A police force, Vigiles, seven hundred in number, was also provided, who succeeded in restoring the public peace.

  • The Consul Villius, who succeeded Galba in B.

  • This was executed by his virtuous son Tetricus--who succeeded him in his bishopric.

  • Catihe, called also Boniface, who succeeded Gondo in the duchy, inherited no share of his charity and religion, and oppressed both the monks and poor inhabitants with daily acts of violence and arbitrary tyranny.

  • After Cromwell's death his son Richard, who succeeded him, found himself unable to carry on the government.

  • Henry II was accidentally killed in a tourney and left his kingdom to three weak sons, the last scions of the house of Valois, who succeeded in turn to the throne during a period of unprecedented civil war and public calamity.

  • Mother of John, Lord Carteret, who succeeded her in the title.

  • The Earl of Rochester, who succeeded to the title of Clarendon on the extinction of the elder branch, had a villa close without the park; but it had been burnt down, and only one wing was left.

  • Sir Richard Lloyd, who succeeded Mr. Murray, in 1754, as Solicitor-general.

  • This king left only two legitimate sons, Richard, who succeeded him, and John, who inherited no territory, though his father had often intended to leave him a part of his extensive dominions.

  • He left two sons by his first marriage, Edmond, who succeeded him, and Edwy, whom Canute afterwards murdered.

  • Although Alp ArslAin, who succeeded a¹¬ughril, and his son Malik ShAih devoted their energies in the first place to military affairs, the latter at least was an accomplished and enlightened monarch.

  • The poet survived both HAirAºn and his son, AmA-n, who succeeded him in the Caliphate.

  • His son, Maa¸YmAºd, who succeeded to the throne of Ghazna in 998 A.

  • TAishifA-n, who succeeded to the command in 1069 A.

  • Althorp, who succeeded Goulburn at the exchequer, and Carlisle, who accepted a seat in the cabinet without office, were both whigs of tried fidelity.

  • The administration, discredited by its financial policy, was strengthened in June by the acquisition of Canning, who succeeded Buckinghamshire as president of the board of control.

  • Shortly afterwards, his subjects formed the same opinion, and he was compelled to make way for his uncle, who succeeded as Charles XIII.

  • Though Huskisson was only made president of the board of trade, in January, 1823, and not chancellor of the exchequer, it is certain that his mind controlled that of Robinson, who succeeded Vansittart in that position.

  • His contemporary in Wales was Owen Glyndwr, who succeeded in holding the country against the English for a number of years; there had been no Welsh history between Glyndwr and the religious revival.

  • Nehemiah had expelled from Jerusalem, Manasseh, the son of Jehoiada, who succeeded Eliashib in the high priesthood, on account of his unlawful marriage with a stranger.

  • But another great character now arises to our view—Philip of Macedon, who succeeded in overturning the liberties of Greece.

  • On the other hand, Alexander, who succeeded Amyntas in Macedonia, found it difficult to maintain his own dominion without holding Thessalian towns in garrison.

  • That Messalina was a wicked and abandoned woman is most probable; that she was as bad as history represents her, may be doubted, especially when we remember she was calumniated by a rival, who succeeded in taking her place as wife.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    many points; who gave; who had been appointed; who happened; who looked; who shall; whoever says; whoever thou; whole generation; whole groups; whole length; whole lifetime; whole number; wholly thine; whom belong might and; whom you; whooping cough; whose business; whose daughter; whose duty; whose hand; whose hearts; whose memory; whose name; whose portrait; whose word