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Trauerrede bei den Exequien Sr. Hochw. Gnaden des Herrn Carl vom Degen d.i. von Hund, gehalten im Capitel zu Rothenberg (Meiningen) 19/30 December 452/776
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across multiple catalogs (including local, Google Books, and Internet Archive) yielded no evidence of any English translation for this specific funeral oration (Trauerrede). The work appears to be a rare, likely ephemeral, Masonic-related document from the Georg Kloss collection, and no record of it being translated into English exists.
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Baron Carl von Hund was a central figure in the rise of German Freemasonry, yet his legacy was constantly threatened by manipulative impostors. This funeral oration documents his battle for legitimacy and reveals how early Masonic lodges fought to define themselves against charlatans.