History of Russia From the Foundation of the Monarchy By Rurik to the Accessio
History of Russia From the Foundation of the Monarchy By Rurik to the Accessio
William Tooke
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, . —... -. R 4 illuHrious 248 HISTORY OF RUSSIA. iiluftrlous prince, he afl'umed the title *' of his highnefs, regent oi the ruflTian empire ;"a^ the fame time, however, granting to duke Ulric the title. Of " his hig^hnefs. " The difcontents excited- at the new regejicy very fuon ;ind plainly appeared. There were not wanting . Perfons who thought it an afl of injuflice to the parents of the einperor, to whom both the guardianfliip of Ivan, and the regency of the empire, ought properly to have ...been commited ; while others were irritated at feeing Biren at the head of the government. The regent had his fpies, who 'iaformed him imme- diately of all tliat was faid ;' and he thought he provided in the bed way for his fafeiy, by feverely punilhing fuch as exprelled their dif- pleafure : fo that a great . Number of perfons were plunged into irretrievable diflrefs for having imprudently delivered their fentiments on Biren's elevation ; and the natural confe- quence of it was, that the difcontents, inftead of being fupprefled, fpread more and more, aaad duke Ulric now perceived that it would be no difficult matter to feize the regency out of BIren's hands.
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