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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1884. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XL. RISE OF CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT. Belgium learned, during the reign of the Emperor Joseph II. of Germany, the successor of Maria Theresa, that the worst evils of arbitrary rule may be inflicted by a well-meaning sovereign. An ardent theorist, full of benevolent but impracticable ideas, he excited general opposition by the changes which he made in the institutions and customs of the people. He began his reign by expelling the garrisons of the United Provinces from the Belgian frontier during their war with England, and demolishing their fortresses. He then attempted to free the navigation of the Scheldt in violation of treaty obligations, but the vessel which he sent down from Antwerp toward the sea was fired upon and stopped by the Dutch batteries. Through the mediation of Louis XVI. of France hostilities were allayed, the Barrier treaty was abrogated, and though the Scheldt was kept closed, Forts Lillo and Liefkenshoek were ceded to the emperor, who received nearly half a million dollars for his claims on Maestricht. After securing these results by the treaty of Fontainebleau, Nov. 8, 1785, Joseph II. proposed to the Elector of Bavaria to exchange the Austrian Netherlands for his dominions and make him a king; but this Quixotic project was defeated by the influence of Frederick the Great of Prussia. Thus left at leisure to carry out his schemes of reorganization in the Belgian provinces, the emperor not only assailed priestly power, but the civil rights guaranteed by the Joyous Entrance and other ancient charters of liberty. He tried to 1789- Revolt of the Austrian Netherlands. 631 dragoon the Council of Brabant into submission, surrounded the hall of the states with artillery, and threatened to turn Brussels into a desert. Had the people been united, ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781150067792
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 152
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1150067799
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 286 gr


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