Outlines of Universal History: From the Creation of the World to the Present ...
Outlines of Universal History: From the Creation of the World to the Present ...
Georg Weber, Francis Bowen, M. Behr
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, , i .,. Vr ,. , death of Matthias, who was already aihng. He died at the moment in which Thum, supported by the brave general, Ernest voa Mansfeld, defeated the imperial troops who had marched into Bohemia, and appeared with his army before the gates of Vienna. The oppressed Protestants of Austria entered into an alli- ance with Thum, their ambassadors forced their way into the imperial palace, and demanded from Ferdinand, with threats, religious toleratica and an equality of their rights wit...h those of the Catholics. The danger was pressing ; but Ferdinand resolutely refused every concession, till the arrival of Dampierre's dragoons freed him from constraint Unfavorable weather and a deficiency in provbions compelled Thum to retreat. S 378. Shortly after this, Ferdinand II. was ^ected emperor of Ger- many in Frankfort ; but before his coronation took place, the Estates of Bohemia and Moravia fell off* from the house of Austria, and chose for king the Elector, Frederick Y., of the Palatmate, the head of the Pro- testant Union.
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