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Title: Stories of persons and places in Europe
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Benedict, E. L. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, London, G. Routledge and sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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snever forgot Maria Theresa, and were inclined to be loyal to her descend-ants . They met the Emperor and Empress with enthusiastic demonstrations.Thousands of people gathered at Pesth to be present at the coronation cere-monies. The nobles called on the Emperor, and the grand ladies of Hungary,came in their carriages, to pay their respects to the Empress. In the even-ing Francis Joseph gave a great banquet, where all the leading men andforeign ambassadors and diplomats were present. Austria-Hungary\ 273 On the next day the royal party gathered at the parish church of Buda,where the crown of St. Stephen and the oldmantle of Gesella were put uponthe new king, and wearing these he rode to Pesth to take the oath. Ever since the wars with the Turks, the Kings of Hungary, when theytook the oath have ridden up the Coronation Mound, and turning to thefour points of the compass have sworn with uplifted sword to maintain tnerights and dominion of Hungary, and to rescue the spoils of Christian-
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SCHONBRUNN, NEAR VIENNA. ity from the hands of the infidels. Some of the Austrian Emperors haddisdained to do this ; some had made no promises ; and some who did, hadnot tried to keep them. But Francis Joseph went through all the ceremonies,and made all the promises, and has endeavored to keep them; so the trouble-some wound has been healed. Music m Vienna.—The court of Vienna has always given a warm recep-tion to musicians. The capital city abounds in pleasure gardens, fine parks,walks and drives, where the people gather to hear good music and enjoy 274 Persons and Places in Europe. their holidays. And just outside the city is the beautiful summer residenceof the Emperor—the famous gardens of Shonbrunn. Here amid the tropicalplants and tall forest trees, and thickly scattered flower beds, the peopleare fond of gathering, and here many musical treats have been given. Herethe boy Mozart, in his seventh year, was called to play with his sister beforeMaria Theresas royal family, and

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