The Modern Part of an Universal History, From the Earliest Accounts of Time, Vol. 42: Compiled From Original Writers (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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3 Sax. Cuntzi'r, lib. N. C. 16. Bonamws, Dec. I. It 9. P. 90. M on. Hist. Vol. XLII. Through throughithe middlelof the country, and divides it into two pro vinces, called the Upper and Lower Hun ary. The counties in the whole kingdom are reckoned ty-feven, many of which were formerly fubjeét to the dominio'n of the Turks but by the conqueils of prince Eugene, the emperors have again recovered almolt the whole kingdom. There are here very few cities, and thefe but thinly inhabited; but the kingdom abounds wi.h villages and towns as large as cities, and full of eople. Fée Hump So far was this nation from being extirpated by Cbarlemain, garians that we find they rebelled ag'ainfl his fon Lewis ebe Pious, rebel a who, when he was holding an affembly of the flares at Jix la gain/l tbe Cbapelle, was informed, that Lindeutus had prevailed with the elejcend people of Lower Hungary to revolt'. Lewis, immediately am's Of dtfmifiing the affembly, went with an army to the Danube, Charle and, matching along that' river, engaged and defeated Lin mam. (lemur, whom he afterwards purfued to the mountains of Traryilv'ania, whither the' rebel had retreated., Lindeutur, finding himfelf unable to refill the arms of the emperor, fued for peace, which he obtained, and was generoully pardoned. Agggg. We do not read of any expedition of the Hungarians after this, till the reign of the emperor Arnobbur, who is laid by Luiiprandur to have introduced them into Germany and France; though Bonfiniur affirms, that they rebelled againft Arnolpbur 3, and while the Frank: were weakened with in tefiine divilions, over-ran Germany, fparing no age or (ex, burning the cities, and pillaging the churches of their wealth. Afterwards they invaded France, where they committed the like ravages; and, returning with their fpoil through Bava ria, defeated the emperor Lewis III. Near Jug/burg. F our a-c-893-years afterwards; we find them aflilling Leo the emperor at a-c-902 Coryiantinople, againft the Bulgarian: In the year 902, the Hungarian: hearing of the divifions in Italy between the two contending kings, Berengarias, duke of Friuli, and Guido, duke of Spoleto; they entered that country by the pafs of Tiny ia Friuli, and ravaged that part of Lombardy. Luitprandur re 'vadc' lates, that not thinking themfelves powerful enough to engage Lombar the numerous forces of Berengarias,' they quitted Italy, and dy, 5 wintered in Pannonia; from whence many of their country n f men having joined them, they returned in the fpring, and, having defeated Berengariur, who endeavoured to oppofe them, they took Aquileia, Palm, and Verona, without any refifianee, and marched as far well as the river Tijino. But.

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