Sentence examples for extensive lands from inspiring English sources

At that time Einhard was made abbot of several monasteries and was granted extensive lands.

On my first afternoon at the lodge, Noah, my guide, led me on a walk through its extensive lands.

Within a few generations, this dynasty dominated.The problem was not so much that Prussia, like Austria, had extensive lands outside the empire.

In 1248 the counts of Tirol acquired extensive lands from the bishop of Brixen (Bressanone, Italy) and by 1271 had practically replaced the ecclesiastical power in the area.

He succeeded to extensive lands around Helmstedt, in Saxony, and in 1088 became involved in an uprising against the Holy Roman emperor Henry IV.

Traditional China, with its extensive lands and huge population, came to be largely a Confucian state making Xunzi one of the most influential philosophers the world has ever known.

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate has extensive land and property holdings in the Holy Land.

Environmentalists have praised the Clinton rule as the most extensive land-conservation act in decades.

He established extensive land claims but could rarely make good on them.

Synge was born into a prominent Protestant family with extensive land holdings.

He was rewarded for his services with public offices and extensive land grants on the island.