| The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power Contributor(s): Abbott, John S. C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1515021076 ISBN-13: 9781515021070 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.12 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.72 lbs) 134 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In the small canton of Aargau, in Switzerland, on a rocky bluff of the Wulpelsberg, there still remains an old baronial castle, called Hapsburg, or Hawk's Castle. It was reared in the eleventh century, and was occupied by a succession of warlike barons, who have left nothing to distinguish themselves from the feudal lords whose castles, at that period, frowned upon almost every eminence of Europe. In the year 1232 this castle was occupied by Albert, fourth Count of Hapsburg. He had acquired some little reputation for military prowess, the only reputation any one could acquire in that dark age, and became ambitious of winning new laurels in the war with the infidels in the holy land. Religious fanaticism and military ambition were then the two great powers which ruled the human soul. |