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QUOTATION:Name me an Emperor who was ever struck by a cannonball.
ATTRIBUTION:King Charles V (1500–1558), Spanish King, Holy Roman Emperor. Alleged remark, April 23, 1547, to his military commanders before the Battle of Mühlberg.
 
 
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