Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	duke_n	king_n	palatine_n	4,111	5	12.5739	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40062	A new and easy method to understand the Roman history with an exact chronology of the reign of the emperors, an account of the most eminent authors, when they flourished, and an abridgment of the Roman antiquities and customs : by way of dialogue, for the use of the Duke of Burgundy / done out of French, with very large additions and amendments, by Mr. Tho. Brown.; Méthode pour apprendre facilement l'histoire romaine. English	Fourcroy, Abbé de.; Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704.	1695 (1695)	Wing F1676; ESTC R10724	136,923	350

had so long inhabited to Constantinople by which means he abandon'd Italy and the Provinces which lay nearest it to the Invasion of the Barbarians and what was equally dangerous to the Ambitious Attempts of the Bishops of Rome who had always a mighty hankering after Temporals Next he considerably enfeebled it by dividing it between his Three Sons Q. How long did the Eastern Empire continue A. From the Sons of Constantine the Great for the space of Twelve hundred years or thereabout to Constantine Palaeologus the last Emperor of Constantinople who was prest to death in the Crowd when Mahomet the second Emperor of the Turks took the City of Constantinople in the Year of the Creation of the World 5505 and of the Birth of J. C. 1453. Q. How long was the Empire of the East in the possession of the French A. Fifty six years viz. from the year 1204 to 1260. Q. How came it to fall into the hands of the French A. By the Valour of Baldwin Earl of Flanders who made himself Emperor of Constantinople and it was retaken by another Baldwin the fourth of that name Q. In whose hands did the Western Empire continue A. The Emperors of Constantinople endeavour'd all they could to keep it under their obedience and for that end sent their Deputies there who had continual Brigues and Quarrels with the Popes so that at last they had no manner of Authority or Credit in Italy about the time that Charlemagne was King of France Q. How did that happen A. Pope Leo the III d. finding himself now in a capacity to exercise that power of disposing of Empires which his Predecessors had so long thirsted after and besides having great obligations to the French Nation who had protected the Holy See from the Insults of the Lombards promoted Charles the Great to the Empire of the West Q. By whom was he proclaim'd Emperor A. By the consent of all the Estates viz. the Clergy the Nobility and the People The Pope himself placing the Imperial Crown upon his head Q. When did this happen A. On Christmas-Day in St. Peter's Church at Rome in the Year of our Lord 801. Q. And did this famous Conqueror acquit himself worthily in his place A. He lived Fourteen Years after his Elevation to this Dignity and reign'd with that universal Esteem of the world that they were used to say of him He was a Conqueror like Caesar Peaceable like Augustus and a Restorer of the Church like Constantine He summon'd a Council at Frankfort where the use of Images in Churches confirm'd by the second Council of Nice was condemn'd and he died at Aix la Chapelle in Germany in the 72 d. Year of his Age. Q. From whom did Conradus I. usurp the Imperial Crown A. From Charles the Simple King of France who was Grandson to Charles the Great and the only person left alive of the Race of that great Emperor Q. For what reason do they say Leo III. excited the People to proclaim Charles the Great and bestow the Empire upon him and his Descendents and Successors the Kings of France A. For their Piety and Zeal to Holy Church Nay Leo the Third solemnly protested he would excommunicate all those that should presume to disturb them in the possession of the Imperial Dignity Q. Did it always continue in that Line A. No for about fourscore and five years after this Pope Gregory V. a German by Nation and Cousin-German to the Emperor Otho III. of the House of Saxony to perpetuate the Empire in those of his own Countrey made the Decree which is commonly called the Golden Bull because the Seal is made of that rich Metal Q. What did the Pope ordain in this Bull A. That only the Germans should have a right to elect the Emperor for which end he established Six Electors Three Ecclesiastick and Three Lay Princes Others pretend they were established long before and that this Pope did only confirm them Q. Who are the Ecclesiastick Electors A. The Archbishops of Ments Colen and Triers who are all Chancellors of the Empire the first for Germany the second for Italy and the third for France Q. Who are the Secular Electors A. 1. The Prince Palatine of the Rhine Comptroller of the Houshold 2. The Duke of Saxony Master of the Horse 3. The Duke of Brandenburg Great Chamberlain Q Was not one more added to the Secular Electors A. The King of Bohemia was taken into the number at first to be Arbitrator in the Case whenever the Votes fell equal on both sides Q. And has not a new Elector been added to them since A. Yes for the Prince Palatine having forfeited his Electorate which was given to the Duke of Bavaria they constituted another for him at the Peace of Munster Since the late Revolution in England the Emperor has been induced to create a new Electorate in favour of the Duke of Hanover in consideration of the great Services he has done the Empire particularly in this present Confederacy against France but as 't is opposed by several Princes of the Empire who have enter'd their respective Protestations against it we cannot positively tell what will become of this Affair Q. Who was the first of the House of Austria that obtain'd the Empire A. Rodolphus Earl of Habspurgh whom after a tedious Interregnum which had like to have proved fatal to the Empire the Electors unanimously chose He overcame Ottocarus King of Bohemia and in consequence of that Victory bestowed Austria upon his Son Albert and laid the foundation of that powerful House which has brought forth so many Emperors and Princes to Europe and which ever since the days of Charles the Fifth who first projected the Election of a King of the Romans has enjoy'd the Empire Of the Increase Purity and Decay of the Roman Eloquence and Learning Q. IN what Condition was the Roman Language at first A. For the first Five hundred years that is till they had made themselves Masters of Italy it continued very unpolite and barren and produced no Authors of Eminence and Note Their Speech is a corruption of the Aeolic Greek which was spoken in the Southern Provinces of that Countrey called Graecia Magna and now comprehends the Kingdom of Naples Their Ecclesiastical Terms as well as the Rites and Ceremonies and whole body of their Theology were borrowed from the Hetruscans Q. Who were the first Roman Authors A. Not to mention those whose Works are lost for that would be an unnecessary labour Plautus and Terence have an established Reputation Plautus seems to have proposed Aristophanes the Author of the old Comedy for his Pattern as Terence copies Menander and entertains us with the New Q. What Alterations did it receive afterwards A. From Terence's time who flourished after the second Punic War and is the standard of the Latin Dialogue and Conversation by reason of their frequent Commerce with the Greeks and other Politer Nations their Language daily improved in all