CHAPTER VIII.

NORTH TIROL--THE INNTHAL.

INNSBRUCK.

Our greeting; characteristics of the people; Innsbruck's treatment of Kaiser Max; the OEstereichischer hof; our apartment; mountain view; character of the town; its history--Wilten; the minster; myth of Haymon the giant; his burial-place; parish church; Marienbild unter den vier Säulen; relic of the thundering legion--First record of Innsbruck; chosen for seat of government; for residence by Friedl mit der leeren Tasche--Character of Tirolean rulers--the Goldene-Dachl-Gebäude--Sigismund the Monied; his reception of Christian I.; condition of Tirol in his time; his castles; abdication--Maximilian; builds the Burg; magnificence of his reign; legends of him; his decline--Charles Quint; cedes Tirol to Ferdinand I.; his wise administration; quiets popular agitation; Charles Quint's visits to Innsbruck; attacked by Maurice, Elector of Saxony; carried into Carinthia in a litter; death of Maurice--Ferdinand I., the Hof-Kirche; Maximilian's cenotaph; its bas-relief; statues; Mirakel-Bild des H. Anton; Fürstenchor; abjuration of Queen Christina--Introduction of Jesuits; results--The 'Fromme Siechin'--Ferdinand II.; his peaceful tastes; romantic attachment; Philippine Welser; ménage at Schloss Ambras; collections; curiosities; portraits; Philippine's end 225