The Empire of Austria: Its Rise and Present PowerMason, 1859 - 520 páginas |
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... ALLIANCE WIth the Duke OF BURGUNDY . - MUTUAL DISTRUST . - MARRIAGE OF MARY . - THE AGE OF CHIV- ALRY . THE MOTIVE INDUCING THE LORD OF PRAUNSTEIN TO DECLARE WAR.— DEATH OF FREDERIC II . - THE EMPEROR'S SECRET . - DESIGNS OF THE TURKS ...
... ALLIANCE WIth the Duke OF BURGUNDY . - MUTUAL DISTRUST . - MARRIAGE OF MARY . - THE AGE OF CHIV- ALRY . THE MOTIVE INDUCING THE LORD OF PRAUNSTEIN TO DECLARE WAR.— DEATH OF FREDERIC II . - THE EMPEROR'S SECRET . - DESIGNS OF THE TURKS ...
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... troops of the city were at his command . The neighboring barons , alarmed at this rapid aggrandize- ment of Rhodolph , formed an alliance to crush him . The mountaineers heard his bugle call , and rushed to his RHODOLPH OF HAPSBURG . 21.
... troops of the city were at his command . The neighboring barons , alarmed at this rapid aggrandize- ment of Rhodolph , formed an alliance to crush him . The mountaineers heard his bugle call , and rushed to his RHODOLPH OF HAPSBURG . 21.
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... alliance , and sought peace on terms which vastly augmented the power of the conqueror . Basle now incurred the displeasure of Rhodolph . He led his armies to the gates of the city , and extorted satisfaction . The Bishop of Basle , a ...
... alliance , and sought peace on terms which vastly augmented the power of the conqueror . Basle now incurred the displeasure of Rhodolph . He led his armies to the gates of the city , and extorted satisfaction . The Bishop of Basle , a ...
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... alliance with Henry of Bavaria , had already entered Austria , taken possession of several fortresses , and , at the head of a force of a thousand horsemen , was carrying all before him , and was triumphantly marching upon Vienna ...
... alliance with Henry of Bavaria , had already entered Austria , taken possession of several fortresses , and , at the head of a force of a thousand horsemen , was carrying all before him , and was triumphantly marching upon Vienna ...
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... alliance ; and many of the German princes , whom he could not win to his standard , he bribed to neutrality . Numerous chieftains , lured to his camp by confidence of victory , crowded around him with their followers , from Poland ...
... alliance ; and many of the German princes , whom he could not win to his standard , he bribed to neutrality . Numerous chieftains , lured to his camp by confidence of victory , crowded around him with their followers , from Poland ...
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Términos y frases comunes
alarmed Albert alliance allies ambassador ambition arms army battle Belgrade blood Bohemia brother castle Catholic Charles Church claim command commenced compelled coöperation court crush Danube daughter death declared decree despotic died diet dominions duchy Duke of Bavaria Duke of Lorraine election Elector of Saxony emperor endeavored energy England entered Europe father favor Ferdinand force fortress France Frederic French garrison German empire Germany Gustavus hands Hapsburg hereditary honor house of Austria hundred Hungarians Hungary immediately imperial crown Italy king King of Bohemia King of Hungary kingdom Ladislaus Leopold Louis Maria Theresa Matthias Maximilian miles monarch nobles Ottocar palace party peace peror Philip Poland pope possession Prague princes promised Protestants provinces Prussia queen realms received reign retreat Rhine Rhodolph roused secure sent Silesia soon sovereign Spain Spanish spirit succeeded sultan summoned surrender territory thousand throne tion took Transylvania treaty troops Turks Tyrol victory Vienna Wallenstein
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Página 307 - They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms ; that made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
Página 476 - Remove from Berlin with the royal family. Let the archives be carried to Potsdam. The town may make conditions with the enemy.
Página 413 - Everything in this court is running into the last confusion and ruin, where there are as visible signs of folly and madness as ever were inflicted on a people whom Heaven is determined to destroy, no less by domestic divisions than by the more public calamities of repeated defeats, defencelessness, poverty, plague, and famine.
Página 488 - As she has ever been my delight, so will she be your happiness. For this purpose have I educated her; for I have long been aware that she was to be the companion of your life. I have enjoined upon her, as among her highest duties, the most tender attachment to your person, the greatest attention to every thing that can please or make you happy. Above all, I...
Página 219 - At all events this concentration will be brought about sooner or later by the very force of events. The impulse is given, and I think that, since my fall, and the destruction of my system, no grand equilibrium can possibly be established in Europe, except by the concentration and confederation of the principal nations. The sovereign who, in the first great conflict, shall sincerely embrace the cause of the people, will find himself at the head of all Europe, and may attempt whatever he pleases.
Página 442 - He obtained what he asked for and went to rejoin Marshal Belle-Isle at Egra.
Página 414 - tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished: to die, to sleep; To sleep I perchance to dream; ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause...
Página 489 - I have added some articles to the propositions of baron Thugut, most of which have been allowed, and others will, I hope, meet with little difficulty. He will immediately depart for Vienna, and will be able to return in five or six days, during which time I will act with such caution, that your imperial majesty may have no cause of apprehension for the safety of any part of your family, and particularly of the emperor, whom I love and esteem, although our opinions differ in regard to the affairs...
Página 248 - I seek thy honour, not my own. If it be thy will that in this extremity I should be overcome by my enemies, and be made the sport and contempt of the world, I will drink of the bitter cup. Thy will be done ! I had scarcely spoken these words, before I was inspired with new hope, and felt a full conviction that God would frustrate the designs of my enemies.
Página 139 - English left him no hopes of obtaining the direction of their affairs. Having assembled the .states of the Low Countries, at Brussels, on the 25th of October, 1555, Charles seated himself, for the last time, in the chair of state ; on one side of which was placed his son, and on the other his sister, the Queen of Hungary, Regent of the Netherlands ; with a splendid retinue of the grandees of Spain, and princes of the empire, standing behind him.