Luxemburg and her neighbours, a record of the political fortunes of the present Grand Duchy from the eve of the French Revolution to the great war, with a preliminary sketch of events from 963 to 1780 . to him and his deeds. He was terribly disap-pointed not to follow his father in the electors thought him too young to considerat the time of Henrys death, but the reputationof the great Luxemburger was sufficient to turntheir attention to his grandson and Charles theeldest son of King John was made King of theRomans when the opportunity offered. The Duchy. The second Emperor from the
Luxemburg and her neighbours, a record of the political fortunes of the present Grand Duchy from the eve of the French Revolution to the great war, with a preliminary sketch of events from 963 to 1780 . to him and his deeds. He was terribly disap-pointed not to follow his father in the electors thought him too young to considerat the time of Henrys death, but the reputationof the great Luxemburger was sufficient to turntheir attention to his grandson and Charles theeldest son of King John was made King of theRomans when the opportunity offered. The Duchy. The second Emperor from theHouse of Luxemburg, Charles IV., left one sub-stantial legacy to the empire in the shape of theGolden Bull which became the comer-stone of theGerman Constitution, providing, among otherregulations, that henceforth the number of elec-tors should be seven instead of the indeterminatenumber that had caused infinite confusion duringso many contested elections. To his ancestralland he also made a gift by changing it from acount^hip to a duchy in 1354. He was rich him-self. Many lands had come to his sovereigntyfrom one cause or another. He ruled Bohemia,and Silesia among other lands. In 1379 Branden-. THE SEAL Of JOHN, KING OF BOHEMIA, COUNT OFLUXEMBURG. (Showing the vulture wing on his crest.)From Bertholef s Hisloire du Duche de Luxembourg.
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