第92节

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    knehefasationheillheldforhis

    subjeehebleforhisthronehe

    deeofeirefhstakes.heused

    anattackofrussiauponturkeyasanexcusefing

    aboutthebined

    againstthetsaronbehalfofthesultan.itwasavery

    stlyandexceedinglyunprofitableenterprise.her

    franuchglory.

    butthehing.itgavesardinia

    acetovoluheewas

    detothe

    gratitudeofbothenglandandfrance.

    havingdeuseoftheiionalsituatiosardinia

    regnisedasohereiortantpowersofeurope,

    thecleveritalianthenprovokedaweensardinia

    andaustriaiheyear1859.heassuredhielfof

    thesupportofnapoleoninexgefortheprovincesof

    savoyayofnice,aliantown.

    thefranitalianaresdefeatedtheaustriansatgenta

    andsolferino,andtheforraustrianprovindduchies

    .florena

    thecapitalofthisnealyuntiltheyear1870he

    frenhotodefendfrance

    againstthegerns.assoonastheyheitalian

    troopseheetealcityandthehouseofsardiniatook

    upitsresideheoldpalaceofthequirinalhan

    anperor

    nstantine.

    thepope,hoovedacrosstherivertiberandhid

    behindtheeof

    nyofhispredetheexileof

    avignonintheyear1377.heprotestedloudlyagainstthis

    highhaheftofhisdoinsandaddressedlettersofappeal

    tothosefaithfulspathise

    inhisloss.theiuer,hoall,

    andithasbeensteadilyde

    thecaresofstate,thepopeeto

    questionsofaspiritualnature.standinghighabovethepetty

    quarrelsoftheeuropeanpolitis,thepapacyassudanew

    dignityade

    itaionalpoialandreligiress

    uode

    enosthanstprotestas.

    inthisptofthengressofviennato

    settletheitaliaionbykingthepeninsulaan

    austrianproviundone.

    thegernprobleoainedasyetunsolved.

    itprovedthestdifficultofall.thefailureoftherevolution

    oftheyear1848hadledtotheigrationofthere

    eianpeople.

    theseyoungfelloovedtotheuatesofarica,

    tobrazil,totheneerica.their

    anybutbyadifferentsortofn.

    iatfrankfort,afterthellapse

    ofthegernparliantandthefailureoftheliberalsto

    establishaury,thekingdofprussiaed

    bythatsaottovonbisrckfrod

    afearoaogainthe

    pletenfidehekingofprussia.thatwasallhe

    askedfor.theopinionoftheprussianparliantorofthe

    prussianpeopleiedhiotatall.hhisowneyes

    hehadseenthedefeatoftheliberals.hekhe

    beabletogetridofaustriahoutawarandhe

    beganbystrengtheningtheprussianar.thelandtag,exasperated

    athishighhahods,refusedtogivehihe

    neredits.bisrckdidnotevenbothertodiscuss

    thetter.heyhthe

    helpoffundsheprussianhouseofpeersandtheking

    placedathisdisposal.thenhelookedforanationalcause

    hepurposeofcreatingagreatwave

    ofpatriotisngallthegernpeople.

    ihofgernythereheduhleswig

    andholsteiniddleageshadbeena

    sourceoftrouble.bothuntriesedbyacertain

    nuerofdanesandaans,butalthough

    theyark,they

    anintegralpartofthedanishstateandthisledto

    endlessdifficulties.heavenforbidthatishouldrevivethis

    fotteioledbytheactsofthe

    reansinholstein

    heirabuseofthedanesandthedanesin

    schlesadeagreatadooftheirdanishness,andalleurope

    andgernnnerchors

    andtuvereinslisteosentintalspeechesaboutthe

    ``lostbrethrenandthedifferentcelleriesryingto

    disverobilisedher

    aresto``savethelostprovinces.asaustria,theofficial

    headofthegernion,uldnotallowprussia

    toaportahehabsburgtroops

    obilisedtooandthebinedaresofthet

    pohedanishfrontiersandafteraverybrave

    resistahepartofthedanes,oupiedthethies.

    thedanesappealedtoeurope,buteuropeherwise

    engagedandthepoordaheirfate.

    bisrber

    uponhisierialprograe.heusedthedivisionofthe

    spoilstopickaquarrelhaustria.thehabsburgsfellinto

    thetrap.theheard

    hisfaithfulgenerals,invadedboheaandihansix

    helastoftheaustriantroopshadbeeroyedat

    koniggratzandsadoheroadtoviennalayopen.but

    bisrckdidnottogotoofar.hekhewould

    needafehedefeated

    habsburgsverydetterofpeace,providedtheywould

    resigntheirchairnshipoftheion.hewasless

    rallergernstatesaken

    thesideoftheaustrians,andaheoprussia.the

    greaterpartofthenorthestatesthenfordaneion,

    thesoannfederadvictorious

    prussiaassudtheunoffian

    people.

    europestoodaghastattherapidityhheworkof

    nsolidationhadbeendone.englandeindifferent

    butfranceshowedsignsofdisapproval.napoleon

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