HENRY, = 
Ke invafion of Hungary, and an attempt to cong Silefia 
from the Poles, employed } his sik in 1107, 8, and 9, but 
with no great fuccels. In 1110 he pafled into Italy with a 
powerful army, ‘in the railing ‘OF which he was 
large fum paid as bie dowry of his wife Matilda, or Maud, 
daughter of Henry I. of England. Pafeal entered into 
‘atreaty with him,  colielg ample € ph ye ey with refpeét 
to inveftitures:; but Henry toon found that id not mean 
to abide by the pledge, and made the es his sige 
d many perfons of rank, his prifoners, and after 
the very walls of Rome in feveral places he seed in the 
fields. ‘Pafchal now not only 
in the moft ernst saat Bie crowned the e 
‘his own er eturn to Germany, he was ac- 
companied to o Fox ot of the Alps by’ the pope and_prin- 
cipal clergy, Sl taeely had he left their country than they 
annulled the agreement, which they contended was: com- 
-pulfory, and therefore not to be regarded. A rebellion in 
Saxuny foon followed, and Henry, in attempting to quell it, 
teceived a great defeat ‘The prelate: frie nobles, takin 
advantage of ‘his misfortunes, immedia tely excommunicated 
hit € was eee, involved in ee a 1122, 
r to 
mperor with 
whes he fent an So. 
¢ was a man 
d with great talents for government, but was cha- 
aoe by his biographers as cruel, haughty, and ava- 
years of age. 
heirefs of William, “eng of Siely. * Piedeek on his de- 
Pp y eft the care of ie eis mpire to 
. who et defended himfelf Cae the attack 
of Heyy the duke o In 1190 he fuc- 
the ki te of the two Bees post bac ie! natural bro- 
ther o my into the fouth 
made frefh pre asta me purpofe, 
t ot while he was thus employed, Richard I. kin of Eng- 
ZS, 
ad 
i. 2 ene emperor i 
while he lay in his cradle. He next enga 
in 2 is loauence induce P the empie to 
ie ie Proje peer aid wire Hailed 
aided by a | 
Mefh 
gladly confirmed the treaty 
men. Leary wae 
befieged 1 in a P Gake3 in Sicily, and was obliged to make a 
treaty on vil unfavourable’ terms, foon after ee as he 
was preparin illnefs at 
to the pepo crown in 1308, on the death of she emperor 
ert. One of the early aéts of his government was the 
expulfion of the Jews from Germany, in order that he might 
have an opportunity of pillaging them. He then prepared 
to march into Italy, the cleef towns of which were dif- 
tracted re the oppofitesparties of the Guelphs and Gibel. 
lines. firlt he pope raifed a confederacy againft him, 
but ie was admitted into moit of the Lombard towns, and 
received the imperial crown at Milan. He attacked and 
took Brefcia after an obftinate refiftance, and in 1312 pre- 
rhs itage in order of battle before the gates of Rome. 
any other warlike aéts, he — at the convent of 
heeding: in 1313, at the age 0 
enry Raspon, landgrave of Thivingie, was cleéied . 
emperor 2 E ie gee pens in Priv when po 
e 
aflociated to the crown in 1026, and fucceeded to ce ‘ites 
regal authority in-1031. His mother, Conftance of Pro- 
vence, excited a revolt againft him in favour of her Veils 
fon Robert, but without fuccefs. Henry died, with the. 
Le of a valiant commander and a good king, i in the 
year He had, previoufly to his’ death, 
paged 55 year 
Levis his eldeft be Philip, then feven years of vere te 
comfecrated at Rheims. Univer. 
enry II. king of France, fon of Francis 1. was. born 
in 1518, and came into po 
which time France was at war with 
many, await Charles v. which produced a ruinous war to 
France. In 1559, Henry concluded a ers nourable peace, 
and in the fame year he was wounded at a tournament 
of which he died. Henry II. sede em ed of fe- 
a patron ng; but he 
haere to the duties of his oC It cannot ie ovr 
looked, that during this reign AES everities were exerci 
h Picts ftants, and it is certain 
the Frenc Yin in one 
ance the king himfel ata dr execution 
ur abel unha’ i , the idea of which is faid to have 
haunted his memory fo o long as he lived. At the fame mo- 
ment that he was murdering the French Proteftants without 
any ie of ara he was ‘making a league with 
tho: 
Haas nL Siig of France, third fon of Henry Ii, 
other Charles IX. in 1573, _ While he was 
im to their throne on the 
uk oF Aon, the es hi : 
= eam sid haa tir sent e-olk kin 
poffeffio 
in which t i 
ked i its when the Profi pracy of whom 
Peay king of ae ae Te 
