. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. artof the Netherlands to France, the latter was stripped of allher influence in the empire. 24. Louis having dictated the terms of the peace of Nime-guen, became intoxicated with his successes, and, by his con-duct, provoked the hostility of the greater part of Europe. Heseized on several dependencies of the neighbouring Germanicstates, under the pretence that they belonged to FrancheComte: he compelled the free city of Strasburg to receive aFrench garrison : and though he retired from the siege ofLuxemburg, w
. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. artof the Netherlands to France, the latter was stripped of allher influence in the empire. 24. Louis having dictated the terms of the peace of Nime-guen, became intoxicated with his successes, and, by his con-duct, provoked the hostility of the greater part of Europe. Heseized on several dependencies of the neighbouring Germanicstates, under the pretence that they belonged to FrancheComte: he compelled the free city of Strasburg to receive aFrench garrison : and though he retired from the siege ofLuxemburg, when the empire was endangered by an invasionof the Turks, he returned to it again when the Mohammedanswere driven out by the valiant king of Poland, John and Austria, unable to resist his power, purchased peaceagain by making fresh concessions : but they retained a bittersense of their degradation, and were resolved to seek the ear-liest opportunity of obtaining vengeance. Algiers was bomb-arded by the French, and the pirates forced to beg for mercy; LOUIS XIV. 307. |£^[§i|3§j§j
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