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(MARIE CHARLOTTE in the streets of Lisbon. born in Brussels, June 7, 1840, the daughter of Leopold I. of Belgium. She was married to Maximilian, Archduke of Austria (1857). She accompanied her husband to Mexico in 1864, but in was married to Maximilian, Archduke from the French Emperor and from the Pope. Her failure and the news of her 1866 returned to Europe to solicit aid from the French Emperor and from the mind.

Pope. Her failure and the news of her husband's overthrow, unbalanced her the second dynasty of the French or Frankish kings, which supplanted the Merovingians, deriving the name from Charles Martel or his grandson Charle- Merovingians, deriving the name from his son Pepin (741-768) were succeeded magne (that is, Karl or Charles the Great). Charles Martel (715-741) and his son Pepin (741-768) were succeeded the Empire of the West by his son Louis man (768-771). Charlemagne became the Empire of the West by his son Louis sole king in 771, and was succeeded in (840) his son Charles the Bald became pire among his sons, and at his death (840) his son Charles the Bald became with Louis V., who died in 987.

King of France. He died in 877, and princes. The dynasty ty came to an end with Louis V., who died in 987. vely scenery, in Bohemia (Czecho-Slovakia), on the Tepl, near its influx to the Eger, 116 in Bohemia (Czecho-Slovakia), on the celebrated for its hot mineral springs, miles W. by N. of Prague. It is widely celebrated for its hot mineral springs, nent population numbers about 20,000, from all parts of Europe. The permanent population numbers about 20,000, who are very industrious, making jewelry, porcelain, and various articles such as are likely to find ready purchasers among the visitors, who in the season- April to October-number from 25,000 to 30,000. Set in most lovely accommodation for its guests. The temthe town is well built, and offers good perature of the hot springs varies from 117° to 167° F. The principal spring, the Sprudel, has a very large volume, and is forced up to a height of three feet from the ground. Altogether, the daily flow of the sp estimated at 2,000,000 gallons. principal ingredient in the water is sulphate of soda. The whole town of Carlsof boiling water, which is kept from bad appears to stand on a vast caldron bursting only by the safety-valves the springs provide. Ascribing tion to the Emperor Charles IV. (1347), Carlsbad was made a free town by Joseph I. springs of Carlsbad is bing its foundaseph I. the capital of a Swedish province, built CARLSKRONA, or KARLSKRONA, on five rocky islets in the Baltic, 240 miles S. S. W. of Stockholm. It was founded in 1680 by Charles XI., who gave it his own name, and made it the den, instead of Stockholm. It has a magden, instead of Stockholm. It has a magof water to float the largest vessels. The only practicable entrance is strongly defended. Pop. (1919) 27,642. or KARLSRUHE CARLSRUHE, (kärls'rö-è), the capital of the republic of Baden, situated 5 miles E. of the Rhine, and 39 W. N. W. of Stuttgart, 34 S. S. W. of Heidelberg, Founded in CARLSTADT 1715, and built in the form of a fan, with 32 streets radiating from the former grand-ducal palace, it has a number of fine buildings-the palace itself (1751- 1776), the parliament-house theater (1853), the town-hall (1821), the 1776), the parliament-house (1845), the museum (1852), with a library of about 200,000 volumes. Before the palace volumes.

Before the palace stands a bronze statue of the city's founder, the Margrave Charles William; and in the market-place is a stone pyramid inclosing his remains. The manufactures include machines of various sorts, engines, locomotives, railway carriages and wagons, jewelry, carpets, chemical products, and cloth. There are numerous educational institutions. During the World War it was bombed several times by Allied aeroplanes. Pop. about 135,000.

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