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Prussian, by giving the following list of the later German emperors, 

 with the dates of their accession. They are, Rodolph, of Hapsburg, 

 1273 ; Adolphus, of Nassau, 1291 ; Albert I., of Austria, 1298 ; 

 Henry VII., of Luxemburgh, 1309 ; Lewis IV., the Bavarian, 1314 ; 

 Charles IV., of Luxemburgh, 1347; Wenceslaus, 1378; Rupert, 1400; 

 Sigismund, king of Hungary, 1410 ; .filbert II., of Austria, 1438 ; 

 Frederick III., 1440 ; Maximilian I., 1493 ; Charles V., 1519 ; Fer- 

 dinand I., 1558; Maximilian II., 1564; Rodolph II., 1576; Mathias, 

 1612; Ferdinand II., 1619; Ferdinand III., 1637; Leopold, 1658; 

 Joseph, 1705 ; Charles VI., 1711 ; Charles VII., 1741 ; Francis I., 

 1745 : Joseph II., 1765 ; Leopold II., 1790 ; and Francis II., 1792 ; 

 who, in 1804, assumed the title of Emperor of Austria, as already 

 mentioned, (p. 229). The kings of Prussia, are Frederick I., 1701 ; 

 Frederick William I., 1713: Frederick II., the Great, 1740: Fre- 

 derick William II., 1786: and Frederick William III., 1797. 



Of German statesmen and warriors, Berengarius, duke of Friuli, 

 and rival of Arnold, flourished in 888 : Philip, duke of Swabia, and 

 rival of Otho of Saxony, was assassinated in 1208 : and Frederick, 

 of Austria, the rival of Lewis of Bavaria, flourished in 1330 : John 

 Zisca, the formidable general of the Hussites, died in 1424 : and John 

 Corvinus Hunniades, defender of Hungary against the Turks, died 

 in 1456. Frederick, the Wise, elector of Saxony, and the friend of 

 Martin Luther, died in 1526: and his nephew, John Frederick, who 

 headed the league of Smalcalden, died in 1554. John Tzerklas, 

 count of Tilly, general of the Catholic League, died in 1632 : and 

 Albert Wallenstein, his predecessor, was assassinated, in 1634. 

 Prince Raymond Montecuculi, the imperial general against Turenne 

 and Conde, died in 1680. Prince Francis Eugene, of Savoy, co- 

 adjutor of the duke of Marlborough, died in 1736. Marshal Maurice 

 of Saxe, who served against the Turks, and in the armies of France, 

 died in 1750. Count Leopold Joseph Daun, the Austrian general, 

 opposed to Frederick the Great, died in 1766. Paul de Werner , a 

 Prussian general, died in 178 : and Marshal Lebrecht von Blucher, 

 died in 1819. Prince Schwartzenberg, the Austrian field marshal, 

 died in 1820 : but Prince Metternich, is, we believe, still living. 



Of German divines, John Huss, the reformer, was burnt by Sigis- 

 mund, in 1415 : and Jerome, of Prague, his friend, shared his fate, 

 in 1416. Thomas a Kempis, the pious, died in 1471. John CEco- 

 lampadius, the reformer, died in 1531 : and Philip Melanchthon, the 

 friend of Luther, died in 1560. Martin Luther, the great reformer, 

 died in 1546. Johann Lorenz Mosheim, the ecclesiastical historian, 

 died in 1755. John Augustus Ernesti, the. theological critic, died 

 in 1781 : and Henry Gottlob Tschirner, the eloquent preacher, died 

 in 1828. Of metaphysical philosophers, Jacob Bohme, (or Bceh- 

 rnen), died in 1624: Christian von Wolff, (or Wolfius), died in 

 1754: and Immanuel Kant, of Prussia, died in 1804. Of jurists, 

 besides Wolff, we would mention Baron Samuel von Puffendorf, who 

 died in 1694. 



Of German geographers, J. G. Hassel, the most celebrated, died 

 in 1829. Martin Behaim (or Behem) died at Lisbon, in 1506. 

 Of German historians, Einard Eginhard, secretary to Charlemagne, 



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