History Of Frederick The Second Emperor Of The Romans

Reprint of the original, first published in 1862.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ...were to atone for his past misdeeds. Full compensation was to be made to the captured Prelates. All who had fought on the side of the Church were to obtain a free pardon and indemnity. The Northern Guelf nobles were to be judged by their peers, and a Bishop was to be appointed to watch the proceedings. All prisoners in Frederick's hands must be given up; all exiles were to be recalled. The Pope and Cardinals were to act as umpires 1241-1245. Raynaldus. Chap. between the Emperor and the Eoman citizens. XVI Montelongo was forgiven, and the land of Count William restored. Everything seemed to be granted to the Pope; nothing to the Emperor. A number of the articles were very loosely worded, and were specially left to the future decision of Innocent and his brethren. The Latin Emperor of Constantinople, who had by this time arrived in Italy, Cardinal Otho, and the Archbishop of Eouen were the three Papal commissioners. On Holy Thursday, March 31, the three Imperial envoys took the oath on Frederick's behalf in the great square before the Lateran Palace. The Cardinals, the Senator and people of Eome, and a vast multitude from all parts of the world, drawn to the city for the Easter services, were witnesses to the engagement. Then Innocent preached a sermon, and announced Frederick's speedy return to the bosom of the Church. The Emperor sent the joyful news to Conrad, and bade his son and the other German Princes prepare for the Diet, soon to be'assembled at Verona. 'Praise the Lord, ' wrote a Ghibelline to the captives, 'the prisons on either side will soon be thrown open ' But the second attempt at peace fared no better than that undertaken in the former year. Innocent grew uneasy at the underhand plots of the Ghibellines in Eome. One of the...

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