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•JTheir Roman month was eighty-four florins, ant! their 
tax fifty-nine rix-dollars. The former poffelffs the 
county of Rothenfels and lordlhip of Stauffers; and the 
latter the county of Konigfeug and lordfhip of Aulen- 
dorf. The lordlhip of Konigfegg confifts only of an an¬ 
cient cattle and a few hamlets. The caftle is fituated 
eight miles north-welt of Ravenfpurg. 
KO'NIGSEK, a town of Bohemia, in Bechin : ten 
miles eaft-fouth-eall of Neuhaus. 
KO'NIGSFELD, a town and citadel of the duchy of 
Berg : twenty-fix miles fouth-fouth-eaft of Cologne. 
KO'NIGSFELD, a town of Bavaria, in the bifnopric of 
Bamberg, on the Auffses: ten miles north-eafl of Bamberg. 
KONIGSFEL'DEN, a bailiwick of Swiflerland, in the 
canton of Berne, fituated between the town of Bruck and 
the river Reus. Here was formerly a rich monaftery, be¬ 
longing equally to the monks of St. Francis and nuns of 
St. Claire, founded to commemorate the death of the em¬ 
peror Albert, who was affaflinated in 1308, by his nephew 
John duke of Swabia. This convent became very rich 
by grants from the houfe of Auftria and other nobility. 
KO'NIGSHEIM, a town of Germany, in the county 
of Wertheim : fourteen miles fouth of Wertheim, and two 
north-weft of Bilchoffsheim. 
KO'NIGSHOF, a town of Bohemia, in Konigingratz : 
fourteen miles north of Konigingratz. 
KO'NIGSHOFEN, a town of Wurzburgh, on the 
Tauber: twenty miles fouth-fouth-weft of Wurzburgh, 
and lixty-eigbt fouth-eaft of Mentz. 
KO'NIGSHOFEN in der GRAB'FELD, a town of 
Wurzburg, fituated on the Saal. In Auguft 1796, this 
town was taken bv the French, but they evacuated it the 
fame campaign : thirty-eight miles north-eaft of Wurz¬ 
burg, and twenty-fix north-weft of Bamberg. Lat. 50. 
12. N. Ion. 10. 27. E. 
KO'NIGSLUTTER, a town of Weftphalia, in the 
principality of Wolfenbuttel, fituated on a fmall ftrearn, 
called the Lutter; which owes its rife to a celebrated con¬ 
vent, founded in the nth century, where the emperor 
Lotharius was buried: twelve miles north-eaft of Wolfen¬ 
buttel, and ten eaft-fouth-eaft of Brunfwick. Lat. 52. 
jj. N. Ion. 10. 56. E. 
KO'NIGSMAKER, or Konigsmacheren, a town of 
France, in the department of the Mofelle, fituated on the 
Mofelle : four miles north-north-eaft of Tliionville, and 
four fouth-fouth-weft of Sierck. 
KO'NIGSTADT, a town of Bohemia, in Konigin¬ 
gratz: five miles fouth-weft of Konigingratz. 
KO'NIGSTEIN, a town of Germany, and capital of a 
county of the fame name, with a caftle, built on a rock. 
Part of the county was in poffelfion of the elector of 
Mentz, who paid eighty florins for a Roman month; the 
other part belongs to the houfe of Stolberg, and paid 
twenty florins. On the nthof July, this fortrefs was 
befieged by the French, and the garrifon in a few days 
furrendered prifoners of war. The French abandoned it 
in the beginning of September following. Eleven miles 
north-welt of Frankfort on the Maine, and thirty north- 
eaft of Mentz. Lat. 50. 12. N. Ion. 8.24.E. 
KO'NIGSTEIN, a town of Bavaria, in the principality 
of Sulzbach, near Sulzbach. 
KO'NIIGSTEIN, a fortrefs of Norway, in the diocefe 
of Chriftiania, built to defend the town of Fredericftadt. 
KO'NIGSTEIN, a town of Saxony, in the margravate 
of Meiffen, fituated on the left fide of the Elbe, with ma- 
11 u fa ft u res of woollen and linen. This town was built 
as a fortrefs by the eieftor Auguftus, and is fituated on a 
mountain. Chriftian I. the fon of Auguftus, and his 
fucceflor in the eleftorate, completed the fortifications, 
and rendered it, as was fuppofed, impregnable. It is ac- 
ceflible only in one place, and fupplied with water from 
a fpring of great depth in the mountain : fixteen miles 
fouth-eaft of Drefden. 
KO'NIGSTUHL, a town cf France, in the department 
<sf the Rhine and Mofelle ; five miles fouth of Coblentz. 
K O N 
KO'NIGSTUHL, i. e. King’s Seat, a headland on the 
north-eaft coalt of the ifiand of Ufedom in the Baltic. 
Lat. 54. 37. N. Ion. 13. 58. E. 
KO'NIGSWALD, a town of Bohemia, in Leitmeritz: 
thirteen miles north-north-weft of Leitmeritz. 
KONIGSWAL'DA, a town of Saxony, in Erzgebirg : 
four miles north-weft of Zwickau. 
KO'NIGSWALDE, a town of Brandenburg, in the 
New Mark : twenty-two miles eaft of Cuftrin. Lat. 52. 
25. N. Ion. 15. 26. E. 
KO'NIGSWERTH, a town of Bohemia, in Snatz: fe- 
veti miles north-eaft of Egra. 
KO'NIGSWERT, a town of Bohemia, in Pilfen : 
twelve miles weft-north-weft of Topel. 
KO'NIGSWIESEN, a town of Auftria: eight miles 
north of Grein. 
KO'NIGSWINTER, a town of Germany, fituated on 
the eaft fide of the Rhine, near feven mountains, on which 
were formerly feven caftles: three miles fouth-eaft of 
Bonn, and fixteen fouth-fouth-weft of Cologne. 
KO'NIN, a town of Warfaw : twenty miles north of 
Kalifch, and fixty-five fouth of Culm. Lat. 52. 6. N. 
Ion. 18. 15. E. 
KO'NINCK, or Koning (David), a painter of birds, 
animals, and ftill-life. He acquired the principles and exe¬ 
cutive powers of the art under the tuition of John Fytt; 
whofe jealoufy is fa id- to have been excited by the praifes 
bellowed upon his difciple. On this account Koninck 
left him, and travelled to Italy, from Antwerp, where he 
was born. He arrived in Rome in 1668, having refufed 
engagements to paint upon his journey, offered him by 
the duchefs of Bavaria and the court of Vienna. In Rome 
he was highly honoured. Baldinucci, who lived at the 
time, fpeaks of him as employed b’y the greateft among 
the nobles there; and receiving commiflions from foreign 
kings and fovereign princes. His works and manner re¬ 
ferable thofe of Fytt, with whom, on his return to An¬ 
twerp, he was a conllant competitor. But he is not fo 
peifeft, his effefts are not fo brilliant, nor is his touch fo 
free. He died in 1687 : bis age not known. 
KO'NINCK (Philip), a portrait-painter, who, having 
ftudied in the fchool of Rembrandt, proceeded in his 
courfe with great fuccefs, obtaining in early life a good 
reputation, and maintaining it in the great number of 
piftures which he produced. His ftyle is, neceffarily, al- 
moit an imitation of that of his mailer. Kis likeneffes 
were elleemed, and he had great choice and variety of at¬ 
titude. He is among the number of thofe whole portraits 
are honoured with a place in the gallery at Florence. Fie 
died in 1689, at the advanced age of feventy. 
KO'NINGH (Solomon), a portrait and hiftoric painter 
of the Flemilh fchool. He was the difciple of Vernando 
and Moojart, and role to a certain degree of eminence,, 
but not among the flrll clafs. 
KO'NIT, or Conit, J'. in mineralogy. See Petro- 
siLEX. 
KO'NITZ, a town of Germany, in the county of 
Sclnvartzburg-Rudoilladt; here are fome mines of iilver 
and copper: feven miles north of Leutenburg, and fix 
eaft-fouth-eall of Rndollladt. 
KO'NITZ, a bailiwick of Swiflerland, in the canton 
of Berne. 
KO'NITZ, a town of Moravia, in Olmutz : fifteen 
miles well of Olmutz. 
KO'NITZ, a town of Pruflia, in Pomerelia: eight 
miles eaft of Schlockaw. 
KONKODOO', a country of Africa, bounded on the 
north by Bumbouk, on the ealt by Gadou, on the fouth 
by Worada and Jallonkadoo, and on the well by Satadoo; 
about fixty miles from north to fouth, and forty from ealt 
to well. Lat. 12. 10. to 13.10. N. Ion. 9. to 10. W. 
KON'KUN. See Congon, vol. v. 
KONN, a town on the north coalt of the ifle of Timor. 
Lat. 8. 18. S. Ion. 126. 16. E. 
KON'NI, f. in botany. See Abrus. 
KON'NIG* 
