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CHAP. LXVII.
Schism of the Greeks and Latins.-Reign and Character of Amurath the Second-Crusade of Ladislaus, King of Hun- gary. His Defeat and Death.-John Huniades.Scan- derbeg.-Constantine Palæologus last Emperor of the East.
A. D.
1428-1492. Comparison of Rome and Constantinople
1440 1448. The Greek Schism after the Council of Flo-
rence
Zeal of the Orientals and Russians
Page
145
148
163
164
165
167
Death of Ladislaus
The Cardinal Julian
John Corvinus Huniades
1456 His Defence of Belgrade and Death
1404-1413. Birth and Education of Scanderbeg, Prince of
1467 And Death
Emperors
1448-1453. Constantine, the last of the Roman or Greek
1450-1452. Embassies of Phranza
State of the Byzantine Court
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177
189
CHAP.
CHAP. LXVIII.
Reign and Character of Mahomet the Second.-Siege, As-
sault, and final Conquest of Constantinople by the Turks.
-Death of Constantine Palæologus.-Servitude of the
Greeks.-Extinction of the Roman Empire in the East.-
Consternation of Europe.-Conquests and Death of Ma-
homet the Second.
1452, 1453. Preparations for the Siege of Constantinople 194
The great Cannon of Mahomet
1453 Mahomet II. forms the Siege of Constantinople
Forces of the Turks
of the Greeks
1452 False Union of the Two Churches
Obstinacy and Fanaticism of the Greeks
197
200
202
203
205
206
1453 Siege of Constantinople by Mahomet II.
209
lace, &c.
The Turks enter and pillage Constantinople
Amount of the Spoil
Mahomet II. visits the City, St Sophia, the Pa-
His Behaviour to the Greeks
232
233
236
239
241
He re-peoples and adorns Constantinople
243
State of Rome from the Twelfth Century.-Temporal domi-
nion of the Popes.-Seditions of the City.-Political Heresy
of Arnold of Brescia.-Restoration of the Republic.-The
Senators.-Pride of the Romans.-Their Wars.-They are
deprived of the Election and Presence of the Popes, zulo
retire to Avignon.--The Jubilee. -Noble Families of Rome.
Feud of the Colonna and Ursini.
1100-1500. State and Revolutions of Rome
256
800-1100. The French and German Emperors of Rome 258
Authority of the Popes in Rome
From Affection
Right
260
ib.
261
1144-1154. He exhorts the Romans to restore the Re-
1179 Right of the Cardinals established by Alexander III. 300
290
291
1341 His Poetic Coronation at Rome
CHAP. LXX.
Character and Coronation of Petrarch.- Restoration of the
Freedom and Government of Rome by the Tribune Rienzi.
-His Virtues and Vices, his Expulsion and Death.-Re-
turn of the Popes from Avignon.—Great Schism of the
West.-Re-union of the Latin Church.-Last Struggles of
Roman Liberty-Statutes of Rome.-Final Settlement of
the Ecclesiastical State.
1304-1374. Petrarch
Birth, Character, and patriotic Designs of Rienzi
324
328
331
1255 Petrarch invites and upbraids the Emperor Charles IV.
He solicits the Popes of Avignon to fix their Resi-
dence at Rome
1367-1370. Return of Urban V.
1377 Final Return of Gregory XI,
362
363
365