Identifier: historyofallnati14wrig (find matches)
Title: A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908
Subjects: World history
Publisher: (Philadelphia, New York : Lea Brothers & company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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herself to be alarmed, inasmuch as she considered it herduty to seek aid for the tottering monarchy among the Hungarians.She followed preferably the counsels of Bartenstein, who was alwaysintent on a strong and decided course. In matters of state, shewrote in after years, I have followed Bartenstein alone, and I mustdo him the justice to say that to him alone is due the maintenanceof this monarchy; without him all would have been ruined. Andindeed, notwithstanding all mistakes in individual instances, Bar-tenstein, by perseverance and unshaken courage, supported andmaintained his sovereign and his state. The proceedings at the Hungarian diet, which Maria Theresahad summoned to meet at Presburg, have been greatly embellishedby tradition. According to that, the queen showed the hereditaryprince, then six months old, to the deputies, who, filled with enthusi-asm, drew their swords and cried out: Moriamur pro rege nos-tro; they also at the same time set on foot a powerful army. PLATn X X.
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Charles VII. as Holy Roman Emperor. From the engraving hy .T. A. PfctM a(i74-17.)0); original i>ainting by George des Marcs (169--n-G). HiMory of All Datums, Vol XIV., page iSO. MARIA TBERESAS COURAGE. 251 which then saved Austria. In fact, the Hungarians showed atfirst great distrust, and an especially decided liostility toward thequeens German ministers. Negotiations continued more than fivefull months. But finally, through the influence of her sympatheticpersonality, Maria Theresa accomplished nearly all her desires. Sheherself was crowned, and her consort recognized as co-regent. Itwas resolved to raise an army of 00,000 nien. That certainly wasnot large; besides, a great number of these warriors existed only onpaper. But the moral impression produced by these proceetlings wassignificant. Every one regained faith in the future of the Austrianstate, and particvilarly the government was filled with fresh confi-dence. Less than ever would Maria Theresa hear of faint-heartedsubmiss

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