History Of The House Of Austria From The Foundation Of The Monarchy By Rhodolph Of Hapsburgh To The Death Of Leopold The Second Vol 1 Of 3

Author : William Coxe
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ISBN 13 : 9781330680858
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book History of the House of Austria, Vol. 3 of 3 (Classic Reprint) written by William Coxe and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the House of Austria, Vol. 3 of 3 Joseph, eldest son of Leopold, was born at Vienna in 1678, and owed his Christian name, which none of his ancestors had ever borne, to a vow made by his father, that if by the intercession of St. Joseph, God would bless him with another son, he should be called Joseph. The young prince gave early signs of an active and aspiring mind, and perhaps no heir of an extensive empire was educated with greater care, or provided with more excellent governors and preceptors. Leopold conferred the charge of governor on Charles Dietrich, prince of Salm, who proved himself worthy of his high office by his zeal in promoting the improvement of his pupil, and by inculcating rational and liberal principles both of religion and policy. Knowing that the Jesuits sacrificed all other considerations to the interests of their society, and sensible that they had abetted the intolerance and persecution which, since the death of Maximilian II. had equally disgraced and disturbed the administration of the Austrian sovereigns, he prevailed on Leopold to exclude their order from all share in the education of his successor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.