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Identifier: medivalmodernh00myer (find matches)
Title: Mediæval and modern history
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Myers, P. V. N. (Philip Van Ness), 1846-1937
Subjects: Middle Ages History, Modern World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Boston, New York (etc.) Ginn and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ties. But great as was the number of the hereditary crowns of theyoung prince, there was straightway added to them (in 1519),by the vote of the Electors of Germany, the crown of the HolyRoman Empire. After this election he was known as the EmperorCharles V\ hitherto he had borne the title of Carlos I of Spain. 311. The Balance of Power is disturbed by Spain. WhenCharles VIII of France, just at the close of the Middle Ages,made his memorable invasion of Italy, the other states becamealarmed lest France should gain an undue weight in Europeanaffairs, and to prevent this formed an alliance to keep France 1 Castile and Aragon were joined by the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon andIsabella of Castile ; Austria and Burgundy, by the marriage of Maximilian of Austria toMary, the daughter and heiress of Charles the Bold, the last Duke of Burgundy; thenthese double lines were brought together by the marriage of Joanna, daughter ofFerdinand and Isabella, to Philip, son of Maximilian and Mary. 286
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