History Of The Kingdom Of Naples 1734 1825 Vol 1 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from History of the Kingdom of Naples, 1734-1825, Vol. 1 To Henry succeeded the great king, Frederic n., and to him, for a short period, Conrad, followed by Manfred, another but ille gitimate son. The Pepes of Rome, who pretended to the supre macy of the world, and more especially to that of the Sicilica, after having given much disquiet to the princes of the Norman dynasty, turned their sacred weapons and warriors against the Swabian. Always defeated, although they fought in an age of ignorance, but from the very ignorance of their contemporaries, incapable of being either crushed or annihilated, the pontifi's rose from their losses more enraged and hostile than before. After three preceding Popes had vainly tempted the ambition of Henry III. Of England, Clement Iv. Instigated Charles of Anjou, the brother of Louis of France, and a celebrated warrior, to take up arms against Manfred and, urged on by the restless desires of his wife,1 Charles arrived with an army prepared for this enter prise. He was crowned king of the Sicilica in Rome and, entering the kingdom, attacked Manfred, who was encamped near Benevento. The valour of the Swabian was not proof against the fortunes of France, and the infamous treachery of his subjects in Puglia. Manfred perished in the battle, and Charles was already happy in the possession of his throne, when Conradin, the son of Conrad, advanced to attack him The youth, having con quered the Guelphic cities of Italy, and having been victorious at Tagliacozzo, where the hostile armies met, was rejoicing in the camp over his success, and his hopes for the future, when the king sent against him a fresh legion, which he had kept in reserve. Defeated and forced to fly, Conradin was next betrayed and made prisoner by the fortunate Charles and, a year later, by the inhu manity of the king, or the cruel advice of the pontifi', this last representative of the house of Swabia was beheaded the race of Anjou was thus established in the kingdom of the Sicilica. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.