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Two sons, Edward, in government employ, and Horace, a man 



of letters. Byron calls him ' the incomparable.' 

 WITT. John de Witt and his brother Cornelius. 



III. SOLDIERS. 



ALEXANDER THE GREAT, died at the age of thirty-two, had but one 



posthumous son, who was assassinated at the age of twelve ; 

 His mother, Olympias, an ambitious, intriguing woman ; 

 His father, Philip, King of Macedon ; 



His brother (half-brother) Ptolemy, Philip's son by Arsinoe, 

 though this filiation is very questionable. The family of the 

 Ptolemies will hereafter be mentioned. 



His grand-nephew (or great-grand-nephew?) Pyrrhus, King of 

 Epirus, whose resemblance to Alexander was long since 

 noticed. 



BERWICK, Duke of, natural son of James II. and Arabella Church- 

 hill ; 



His maternal uncle, John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. 

 BONAPARTE, Napoleon. The genealogy of this family is so well 



known, that the mere mention is enough. 

 CHARLEMAGNE. The direct succession is noteworthy ; 

 His great-grandfather, Pepin d'Heristal ; 

 His grandfather, Charles Martel ; 

 Hisfat/ier, Pepin the Short 

 COLIGNY, Admiral Gaspard de, murdered in the massacre of Saint 



Bartholomew ; 

 His father, Gaspard, Marshal of France, gained distinction during 



the wars in Italy ; 



His uncle, Due de Montmorency, Constable of France. 

 DORIA, Andrea, Genoese admiral and statesman; 



His nephew, Filippino, succeeded him as admiral and defeated 



the French. 

 EUGENE, Prince, ranked by Napoleon with Turenne and Frederick 



the Great ; 



His grand-uncle, Cardinal de Mazarin. 



GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS. Equally remarkable as statesman and 

 general ; spoke French, Italian, Latin, and German ; restored 

 the University of Upsala ; 



