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Article SHORT DESCRIPTION OF AUSTRIA, ← Page 2 of 4 →
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Short Description Of Austria,
the south by Stiria ; and on the west by Bavaria . It is divided into Upper and Lower . Upper Austria is situated on the south , and Lower Austria on the north , side of the Danube . Vienna , the capital , is in Upper Austria , which contains several other very considerable towns . The country is very fertile , has a great many mines , , and produces vast quantities of sulphur . In the ninth and tenth centuriesAustria was the frontier of the
, empire against the barbarians . In 928 , the emperor Henry the Fowler , perceiving that it was of great importance to settle some person in Austria who mi ght oppose these incursions , invested Leopold , surnamed'the Illustrious , with that country . Otho I . erected Austria into a marquisate in favour of his brother-in-law , Leopold , whose descendant Henry II . was created duke of Austria by the
emperor Frederic Barbarossa . His posterity becoming ' extinct in 12 40 , the states of the country , in order to defend themselves from the incursions of the Bavarians and Hungarians , resolved to put themselves under the protection of Henry marquis of Misnia ; but Othogarll . king of Bohemia , being likewise invited by a party in the duchytook possession of italleging not only the invitation of the "
, , states , but also the right of his wife , heiress of Frederic the last duke . The emperor Rodolphus I . pretending a right to this duchy , refused to give Othogar the investiture of it ; and afterwards , killing him in a battle , procured the right of it to his own family . From this Rodolphus the present house of Austria is descended , which for several
centuries past has rendered itself so famous and so powerful , having given fourteen emperors to Germany , and six kings to Spain . In 1477 , Austria was erected into an archduchy by the emperor Frederic the Pacific , for his son Maximilian , with these privileges : that these shall bejudged to have obtained the investiture of the states , if they do not receive it after having demanded it three times ; that If they receive it from the emperoror the imperial ambassadors
, , they are to be on horseback , clad in a royal mantle , having in their hand a staff of command , and upon their head a ducal crown of two points , and surrounded with a cross like that of the imperial crown . The archduke is born privy-counsellor to the emperor , aud his states cannot be put to the ban of the empire . All attempts against his person are punished as crimes of lese-majestyiu the same manner as
, those against the king of the Romans , or Selectors . No one dared ' challenge him to single combat . It is in his choice to assist at the assemblies , or to be absent ; and he has the privilege of being exempt from contributions ancl public taxes , excepting twelve soldiers which he is obliged to maintain against the Turks for one month . He has rank immediately after the electors ; and exercises justice in his states ,
without appeal , by virtue of a privilege granted by Charles V . His , subjects cannot even be summoned out of his province upon account of lawsuits , to give witness , or to receive the investiture of fiefs . Any of the lands of the empire may be alienated in his favour , even those that are feudal ; and he has a right to create counts , barons , gentlemen , poets , and notaries . In the succession to his states , the light
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Short Description Of Austria,
the south by Stiria ; and on the west by Bavaria . It is divided into Upper and Lower . Upper Austria is situated on the south , and Lower Austria on the north , side of the Danube . Vienna , the capital , is in Upper Austria , which contains several other very considerable towns . The country is very fertile , has a great many mines , , and produces vast quantities of sulphur . In the ninth and tenth centuriesAustria was the frontier of the
, empire against the barbarians . In 928 , the emperor Henry the Fowler , perceiving that it was of great importance to settle some person in Austria who mi ght oppose these incursions , invested Leopold , surnamed'the Illustrious , with that country . Otho I . erected Austria into a marquisate in favour of his brother-in-law , Leopold , whose descendant Henry II . was created duke of Austria by the
emperor Frederic Barbarossa . His posterity becoming ' extinct in 12 40 , the states of the country , in order to defend themselves from the incursions of the Bavarians and Hungarians , resolved to put themselves under the protection of Henry marquis of Misnia ; but Othogarll . king of Bohemia , being likewise invited by a party in the duchytook possession of italleging not only the invitation of the "
, , states , but also the right of his wife , heiress of Frederic the last duke . The emperor Rodolphus I . pretending a right to this duchy , refused to give Othogar the investiture of it ; and afterwards , killing him in a battle , procured the right of it to his own family . From this Rodolphus the present house of Austria is descended , which for several
centuries past has rendered itself so famous and so powerful , having given fourteen emperors to Germany , and six kings to Spain . In 1477 , Austria was erected into an archduchy by the emperor Frederic the Pacific , for his son Maximilian , with these privileges : that these shall bejudged to have obtained the investiture of the states , if they do not receive it after having demanded it three times ; that If they receive it from the emperoror the imperial ambassadors
, , they are to be on horseback , clad in a royal mantle , having in their hand a staff of command , and upon their head a ducal crown of two points , and surrounded with a cross like that of the imperial crown . The archduke is born privy-counsellor to the emperor , aud his states cannot be put to the ban of the empire . All attempts against his person are punished as crimes of lese-majestyiu the same manner as
, those against the king of the Romans , or Selectors . No one dared ' challenge him to single combat . It is in his choice to assist at the assemblies , or to be absent ; and he has the privilege of being exempt from contributions ancl public taxes , excepting twelve soldiers which he is obliged to maintain against the Turks for one month . He has rank immediately after the electors ; and exercises justice in his states ,
without appeal , by virtue of a privilege granted by Charles V . His , subjects cannot even be summoned out of his province upon account of lawsuits , to give witness , or to receive the investiture of fiefs . Any of the lands of the empire may be alienated in his favour , even those that are feudal ; and he has a right to create counts , barons , gentlemen , poets , and notaries . In the succession to his states , the light