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Beeton's Dictionary of Universal Biography; Being the Lives of Eminent Persons of All Times. with the Pronunciation of Every Name


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ...XIII. procured him a cardinal's hat, but he died' of apoplexy before ho received it, in 1633. Joseph, Father, an apostate monk of Hungary, who, about 1678, headed a numerous banditti, whom he called the people of God, assuming to himself the name of Joshua. He entered the Austrian dominions, where he committed dreadful outrages, burning churches, putting priests to death, and detiling nuns, under pretence of zeal for true religion. The motley crew were at last dispersed, on the sudden death of their leader. Joseph I., twelfth emperor of Germany, of the house of Austria, was the son of the emperor Leopold I., and ascended the imperial throne on the death of his father in 1705. He engaged in his interests Savoy, England, and Holland against France, in support of the claim of the archduke Charles to the crown of Spain. In the war which ensued, the allies, under Eugene and Marlborough, were successful, gaining the battles of Ramifies, Oudcnarde, and Malplaquet. He made himself master of Italy, and levied contributions on Mantua, Parma, Modena, Lucca, Genoa, and other places. His armies also defeated the revolted Hungarians, headed by Prince Bagotski, who was forced to take refuge in Turkey. In the midst of these successes Joseph was taken olF by the small-pox, in 1711. Joskph II., emperor of Germany, was the son of Maria Theresa, queen of Hungary, and archduchess of Austria, and Francis of Loraine. He was crowned king of the Romans in 1764, and the year following became emperor, He early displayed great talents and activity, by remodelling the army and reforming all the departments of government. He also travelled through his dominions, and visited Prussia, Italy. France, and Russia. Among other excellent regulations which he adopted, was the...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781236026620
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 1134
  • Spine Width: 56 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1236026624
  • Publisher Date: 13 May 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1978 gr


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