Legation in a sentence

Reflecting his displeasure with the German Legation in Belgrade, which had advised against pushing Yugoslavia to sign the Tripartite Pact, Ribbentrop refused to have the German Legation withdrawn in advance before Germany bombed Belgrade on 6 April 1941.

At this news, the other diplomats feared they also would be murdered if they left the legation quarter and they chose to continue to defy the Chinese order to depart Beijing.

British diplomatic affairs in Russia were being managed by Norway, and he became their new legation secretary; Maria joined him late in 1928.

Corporal Titus scaling the walls of Peking The British won the race among the international forces to be the first to reach the besieged Legation Quarter.

For the rest of 1900-1901, the British held loot auctions everyday except Sunday in front of the main-gate to the British Legation.

Frater Bonaventure was invited to select four Franciscans to accompany the Legation as Nuncios.

Furthermore, under German pressure, Finland had to close the British legation in Helsinki.

He became the Cardinal Protodeacon in 1471 and served in a new legation to Umbria for the pope to restore ecclesiastical authority.

He met with a legation secretary, whom he shot and killed to protest his family's treatment in Germany.

He served in this important legation for events like the Imperial diet at Regensburg/Ratisbon and remained there for Paul II's entire pontificate.

In 1848 he received an appointment in the Prussian ministry for foreign affairs, and in 1853 was promoted to be privy councillor of legation (Geheimer Legationsrath).

It was after this meeting that Cardinal Simon was given his Legation.

Lord John (from 1861 earl) Russell, foreign secretary to Hon. Julian Fane, legation later embassy secretary; Lord Augustus Loftus, envoy; Lord Bloomfield, ambassador.

On 9 April 1265, on the petition of Cardinal Simon de Brion, the legation which had been assigned him by Pope Urban was declared not to have expired on the death of Urban IV.

On January 16, 1893, the Hawaiian Legation at London reported a diplomatic conference over this temporary occupation of the island.

Others indicate he was actually in Florence when the Pope died: citation The 'Third Life' of Urban V, by Petrus de Herentals, says: apud Lombardiam existente in legationem ('while serving on his Legation in Lombardy').

Since the ranks of envoy and minister resident are effectively obsolete, the designation of legation is no longer used today.

Soon after Lincoln's second inauguration in March 1865, the two secretaries were appointed to the US delegation in Paris, Nicolay as consul and Hay as secretary of legation.

The defenders suffered heavy casualties especially from lack of food and mines which the Chinese exploded in tunnels dug beneath the compound. sfnThe number of Chinese soldiers and Boxers besieging the Legation Quarter and the Beitang is unknown.

The destruction of a Chinese temple on the bank of the Pei-Ho, by Amédée Forestier On the 22nd and 23 June, Chinese soldiers and Boxers set fire to areas north and west of the British Legation, using it as a "frightening tactic" to attack the defenders.