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had to deal with. Nevertheless, the city of Saarbrücken is still dominated by
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William Henry reformed the administration and justice. He separated these two branches of government and issued some orders typical of the enlightened absolutists of his time. These included a
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Frederick Henry of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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on the right bank of the Rhine; William Henry received
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