Chapter 17

FERDINAND II. From 1621 to 1629.

Pusillanimity of Frederic.--Intreaties of the Citizens of Prague.--Shameful Flight of Frederic.--Vengeance Inflicted upon Bohemia.--Protestantism and Civil Freedom.--Vast Power of the Emperor.--Alarm of Europe.--James I.--Treaty of Marriage for the Prince of Wales.--Cardinal Richelieu.--New League of the Protestants.-- Desolating War.--Defeat of the King of Denmark.--Energy of Wallenstein.--Triumph of Ferdinand.--New Acts of Intolerance.-- Severities in Bohemia.--Desolation of the Kingdom.--Dissatisfaction of the Duke of Bavaria.--Meeting of the Catholic Princes.--The Emperor Humbled. Page 261