160 UNIVERSAL ERUDITION. 



King of France, dying, and leaving only princei 

 that \vere quite young, Bofon, brother to Queen 

 Richilde, wife of Charles the Bald, founded the 

 kingdom of Aries (regnum Arelatenfe) and of 

 which he made himfelr King. This kingdom 

 was furrounded by the Soana, the Rhone, and 

 the Alps. It cannot be properly faid to have 

 exifted more than 53 years ; and had only two 

 Kings, which were, Bofon, who was crowned at 

 Vienna by the Archbifhop of Lions ; and, 2. 

 Lewis, fon of Bofon, whom Berenger took pri- 

 foner in Veronne, and whofe eyes he put out. 

 Le^is the Blind reigned, notwithstanding, forty- 

 three years, and left a fon named Charles Con- 

 ftantine. But as he was too young to reign, 

 the Provencals elected Hugh King of Italy, to 

 be King of rles. There were great conten- 

 tions between this Hugh and Raoul II. King 

 of Bourgogne : but by the interpofition of friends 

 they were reconciled. Raoul renounced his pre- 

 tenfions to the kingdom of Italy \ and Hugh, 

 in return, ceded to him all he pofTefled in 

 BrefTe, Viennois and Provence, and even the 

 title of King of Aries , which kingdom was 

 therefore united to that of Bourgogne Tranf- 

 jurane, 



XII. And here we mould alfo ftudy, 



VIL The hiftory of the Dukes of Lorrain, the 



Dukes of Nurmandy^ Princes of Orange, &c. 



but we muft content ourfelves with the bare 



mention of thefe, without making their analyfis, 



that 



