A special department of state looked after his brood mares and stallions. The magnificence of his plate astonished the French ambassador, and the diamonds of his duchess were the envy of princes. The climax of his elevation occurred when, on the extinction of the line of Kettler, the estates of Courland, in June 1737, elected Biron their reigning duke. He was almost as unpopular in Courland as in Russia, but the will of the empress was the law of the land, and large sums of money, smuggled into Courland in the shape of bills payable in Amsterdam to bearer, speedily convinced the electors.
A special department of state looked after his brood mares and stallions.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
special
special
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
department
department
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
state
state
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
look
looked
VERB
VBD
case
after
after
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
brood
brood
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
mare
mares
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
stallion
stallions
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The magnificence of his plate astonished the French ambassador, and the diamonds of his duchess were the envy of princes.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
magnificence
magnificence
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
plate
plate
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
astonished
astonished
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
ambassador
ambassador
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
diamond
diamonds
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
duchess
duchess
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
envy
envy
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
prince
princes
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The climax of his elevation occurred when, on the extinction of the line of Kettler, the estates of Courland, in June 1737, elected Biron their reigning duke.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
climax
climax
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
elevation
elevation
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
occur
occurred
VERB
VBD
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
extinction
extinction
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
line
line
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Kettler
Kettler
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
estate
estates
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Courland
Courland
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
June
June
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1737
1737
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
elect
elected
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Biron
Biron
PROPN
NNP
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
VerbForm=Ger
reign
reigning
VERB
VBG
xcomp
Number=Sing
duke
duke
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He was almost as unpopular in Courland as in Russia, but the will of the empress was the law of the land, and large sums of money, smuggled into Courland in the shape of bills payable in Amsterdam to bearer, speedily convinced the electors.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
almost
almost
ADV
RB
advmod
as
as
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
unpopular
unpopular
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Courland
Courland
PROPN
NNP
mark
as
as
ADP
IN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
advcl
Number=Sing
Russia
Russia
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
will
will
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
empress
empress
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
law
law
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
land
land
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
large
large
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
sum
sums
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
money
money
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
smuggle
smuggled
VERB
VBN
case
into
into
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Courland
Courland
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
shape
shape
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
bill
bills
NOUN
NNS
amod
Degree=Pos
payable
payable
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
PROPN
NNP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
bearer
bearer
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
speedily
speedily
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
convince
convinced
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
iobj
Number=Plur
elector
electors
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.