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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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bove their enemies, drove some to flight, and captured the rest, whowere hanged as rebels. There is no need to repeat to you again the long and miserable story of thisunfortunate strife. Frederick led army after army into Italy to waste away inbattle and pestilence. Milan, the leading city in the struggle, was destroyedand rebuilt. The warfare ended with the treaty of Constance in 1183. Fred-erick was nominally successful in that the cities acknowledged his authority,though they were really free and retained all practical power in their ownhands. The lowest ebb of Fredericks fortunes came in these wars at the battle ofLignano, 1176. He had called Henry the Lion to Italy to help him, butHenry tried to make conditions, and win concessions from his sovereigns need.Among the Italians the strife had become one of Welf against Waibling, andthe great Welf leader was naturally unwilling to fight against his own faction.Frederick threw himself on his knees before his mighty vassal and besought
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Germany—Death of Barbarossa ^y^ aid. Henry, tori? by conflicting emotions, remembering their early friendship,remembering all the Emperor had done for him, wavered; but at last turnedresolutely away in refusal. His Welf followers were wild with exultation. The crown you now seeat your feet, said one, you will soon see on your head. Fredericks faith-ful wife, Beatrice, raised him from his knees. God will help you, she said,and at some future day things will change. Then we will remember the inso-lence of this Welf. Henry withdrew his forces, and the Emperors weakened army was terribly■defeated at Lignano. The imperial standard was captured; Frederick washurled from his charger, and disappeared beneath the feet of the contendingforces. His fleeing followers declared him dead, and the Empress and all thecourt put on mourning for him. Three days later he.reappeared among them,resolute and persistent as ever. He returned to Germany, and proclaimed the ban of the empire againstHenry, th

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