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【】thearesoftsaihedaarpathian untainsanddehungaryonceresafeforautoy. thehabsburgsthereupoablishedextraordinary urtrtialsandhahegreaterpartofthehungarian patriotstheyhadnotbeeodefeatitle. froaplesanddroveitsbourbonkingahepapal statestheprinister,rossi,urderedandthepope oflee.heretuedtheyearattheheadofa frencharainedinrotoprotecthisholiness againsthissubjetiltheyear1870.thenitwas ktodefendfranceagainsttheprussians,and robeilanand veniasters.theyed bykingalbertofsardinia,butastrongaustrianar underoldradetzkyrchedintothevalleyofthepo,defeated thesardiniansnearcustozzaandnovaraandforced alberttoabdianuel,who afeerobethefirstkingofaualy. iheuoftheyear1848tooktheforfa greatnatiorationinfavourofpolitiityanda representativefovent.inbavaria,thekingwho hadeandneyuponanirishladywhoposedas aspanishdancersheontezandliesburied inersfieldheenraged studentsoftheuy.inprussia,thekingwas forcedtostandhunveredheadbeforetheffinsofthose isea nstitutionalfovent.andinrchoftheyear 1849,agernparliant,nsistingof550delegatesfrobr> allpartsoftheuntrycatogetherinfrankfortandproposed thatkingfrederickofprussiashouldbethe eerorofaunitedgerny. then,hopetentferdinand hadabdicatedinfavourofhisnepheisjoseph. theyhadreinedfaithfultotheir anyofhe habsburgs,afterthenatureofthatstrangelycatlikefaly, oncerelandedupontheirfeetandrapidlystrengthened theirpositionasthestersofeasteandeeurope. theyplayedthegaofpoliticsveryadroitlyahe jealousiesoftheernstatestopreventtheelevation oftheprussiankingtotheierialdignity.theirlongtrain ingiofsufferihadtaughtthehevalueof patieheyknee andheliberals,utterlyuntrainedinpraalpolitics, talkedandtalkedandtalkedandgotintoxicatedbytheirown finespeeissed theparliantoffrankfortaablishedtheold andiossiblegernionhengressof viennahadingworld. buta ofunpractithusiasts,therery squirebythenaofbisrck,adegooduseofhis eyesandears.hehadadeepfororatory.heknew anofahasalhatnothing iseveracplishedbytalk.inhisoere patriot.hehadbeentraiheoldsacy andheuldoutliehisopposjustasheuldoutwalk thendoutdrinkthendoutridethe bisrckfeltnvihatthelooseion oflittlestatesstbegedintury ifitsotheothereuropeanpowers. broughtupadstfeudalideasofloyalty,hedecidedthat thehouseofhohenzolle,ofostfaithful servant,shouldrulethe habsburgs.forthispurposehestfirstgetridofthe austrianinfluendhebegahenecessary preparationsforthispainfuloperation. italyiihadsolvedhero,andhad ridherselfofherhatedaustriaheunityofitaly en,azziniandgaribaldi. ofthesethree,cavour,thecivileheshhted eyesaeelriedglasses,playedthepartofthecareful politiazzini,ostofhisdays indifferenteuropeangarrets,hidingfroheaustrianpolice, hepublicagitator,hhisbandofred shirtedroughriders,appealedtothepopularigination. zziniandgaribaldihbelieversintherepubli fovent.cavour,hoonarch ist,ahersyinsuch ttersofpraalstateeptedhisdecisionandsaed theirobitionsfreatergoodoftheirbeloved fatherland. cavourfelttoarck didtoily.hinfinitecareand greatshretoojockeythesardinianking intoapositionfro theleadershipoftheealianpeople.theuled politiin hisplansandnountryntributedretotheindependence ofitalythanheroldandtrustedandoftendistrusted neighbour,france. inthatturbulentuntry,inheyear1852, therepublichadetoasuddenbutnotuedend. napoleoniiithesonoflouisbonapartethefof holland,andthesllnepheuncle,hadre establishedaneireandhaddehielfeeror``bythe graceofgodandthehepeople. thisyoungn,anyand ixedhisfrenchhharshteutonicgutturalsjust asthefirstnapoleonhadalhelanguageofhis adopteduntryhastrongitaliaryingvery hardtousethenapoleonictraditionforhiso.but hehadnyeneesanddidnotfeelverycertainofhishold uponhisreadydethrone.hehadgaihefriendship ofqueenvictoriabutthishadnotbeenadifficulttask,asthe goodqueenparticularlybrilliantandible toflattery.asfortheothereuropeansns, theytreatedthefrencheerorhinsultinghaughtiness andsatupnightsdevisingneheyuldshow theirupstart``goodbrotherho. napoleonofindahheuldbreak thisoppositioherthroughlove ...