Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Student's Graduated French Reader, For The Use Of Public Schools: Second Year; Historical Pieces And Tales
Albert d'autriche, fils de Rodolphe de Habsbourg, occupa le tr�ne imp�rial pendant 10 ans (1298 Comme chef de l'empire, il avait le droit d'exiger2 des hommes libres des Waldstatten le service militaire. Il avait aussi le droit de nommer3 les baillis qui exer�aient la juridiction crimi nelle. Sous les empereurs pr�c�dents, ces baillis �taient pris parmi les seigneurs voisins et amis des Suisses. Mais Albert d'autriche ne se contenta pas de ses droits imp�riaux il essaya de soumettre les Waldstatten et leur offrit pour les gagner � ses desseins de cr�er des chevaliers parmi les mon tagnards. Mais ceux - ci refus�rent les faveurs du roi. N ous aimons mieux dirent-ils, la libert� de nos p�res.
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