Excerpt from Universal History, Vol. 3 of 4: Translated From the German Rudolph conducted the affairs Of his government with paternal dignity, and with the benevolence, which he had been accustomed to exercise toward the meanest Of his people. He made no display Of external magnifi cence, but founded his authority entirely on his merit; and continued, in great engagements, to evince as much contempt of death, as when he had no crown to lose. He contributed to the prosperity of the empire, in many respects, and particularly to the restoration Of its inter nal peace; and he laid the foundation Of the future greatness Of his own house. Rudolph compelled Prze mysl Ottocar, King of Bohemia and Duke Of Austria, to acknowledge his feudal subordination; but the latter renewed the war, at the instigation Of his consort; and the Emperor, on the Marchfeld, in Austria, Obtained a decisive Victory. [a. D. The King was be trayed by some Of his people whom he had irritated by many tyrannical proceedings, and was put to death, in his flight, by two noblemen Of Stiria. 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.