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<p> a German [[Reformed]] minister, was born at Whitehall, Lehigh Co., Pa., in 1824. He graduated at Mercersburg in 1848; was ordained to the work of the ministry in 1852 by the [[Classis]] of North Carolina, where he acted as president of Catawba College for some time. He finally came North; passed over to the Episcopal Church; and died in Texas in 1869. See Harbaugh, [[Fathers]] of the Germ. Ref. Church, 4, 499. </p>
<p> King of Sardinia, succeeded [[Charles]] [[Felix]] in 1831; conceived a design to emancipate and unite Italy; in the pursuit of this object he declared war against Austria; though at first successful, was defeated at Novara, and to save his kingdom was compelled to resign in favour of his son [[Victor]] Emmanuel; retired to Oporto, and died of a broken heart (1798-1849). </p>


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<ref name="term_18555"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/albert,+charles Charles Albert from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_70492"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/charles+albert Charles Albert from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 18:05, 15 October 2021

Charles Albert [1]

King of Sardinia, succeeded Charles Felix in 1831; conceived a design to emancipate and unite Italy; in the pursuit of this object he declared war against Austria; though at first successful, was defeated at Novara, and to save his kingdom was compelled to resign in favour of his son Victor Emmanuel; retired to Oporto, and died of a broken heart (1798-1849).

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