7 sentences with 'princes'
Example sentences and phrases with the word princes and other words derived from it.
• « The pharaohs adopted the practice of bringing back to Egypt many foreign princes from the lands they had conquered. »
• « Thus, when princes returned to rule after the death of their fathers, these princes often assimilated fully into Egyptian culture and were naturally more loyal to the pharaoh; using this technique, the New Kingdom was able to create several "puppet states", places with their own rulers loyal to Egypt, in the Near and Middle East. »
• « The Maurya Empire was a confederation of Indian princes that quickly became independent of Greek influence after the death of Alexander the Great. »
• « The Teutonic Order eventually surpassed the other crusading orders by centuries. The order was very successful in gaining the support of European princes and knights, relying on annual expeditions of visiting warriors to do most of the fighting while the Teutonic knights themselves literally held the fort in newly built castles. »
• « Russia was not a united kingdom, but each major city was ruled by a prince, and the princes often fought each other. »
• « Seven great rulers scattered throughout the empire (four princes and three archbishops) were entitled to vote in the imperial succession. »
• « At the same time, elite ecclesiastics (including the popes themselves) continued to live like princes. »