Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-05-14
m. r,,rht Of the Duke Of Tuscany.

The Tlfsht of the Duke Of Tuscany.
/ The advices by the Adelside announced that
the Tuscan army demanded of the Duke to Join
| France and Sardinia and declare war against
Austria and that he declined. but Immediately
took fight. The first government, therefore
over,hrown by the present European convulsion
| l.. singular enough. one Of the most liberal. The
| New York Post has the following in relation to
| the fugitive Duke:
Leopold IT,. Grand Duke Of Tuscany. IL tho Sc
! cond son Of the Grand Duke Ferdinand ILL.,, and
was barn at Florence tho Sd Of October. lI97.
During his infancy his family suffered political
reyerses, being driven out Of their dominions by
the French. Retiring to Germany. his father
caused the young Leopold To be educated. first at
SalzLurg and afterwards Mt Warzburg. In 1914,
ON the fall Of Napoleon, Florence was resto, cd 70
the Grand Duke, and Leopold returned with the
family To his native city. IN 1877 he married II
Saxon princess, and in 1924, the death Of his
father, succeeded to the ducal chair. During the
troubles Of lS48 he again expelled, but soon
returned to his capital, aud on the 22d Of June,
1850. n convention was signed by which ten thou
sand Austrian troops should occupy Tuscany and
support the authority Of the sovereign.
Frequent vicissitudcs proved to Leopold that
direct tyranny would endangcr his government,
but ms n scion Of the house Of llapsburg, and the
grandson of German emperor. his feelings natu-
rally inclined towards imperial rather than re-
publican traditions. Indeed, whatever might have
been his inclinations, the influence Ut Austria was
So decided that he dared not be too liberal. Yet
he certainly has done great deal for the moral
aud material improvement Of Tuscany, then
which no italian country now exhibits creator
evidence of prosperity. 1t is chiefly to Loo
polI II. that the Tuscan people owe their splen-
did roads, their substantial stone bridges, their
new railways and many Of their institutions Of
education.
As patron of the fne arts, the Grand DUKE
nj Tuscanv also desaryea mentioD. Nv ha diree-
ton the invaluable art treasures of FloIcnce were
freely thrown open to public inspection. inclu-
ding tho galleries IF his own palace. 10 relig
ion he has exhibited considerable tolerance, las
the Protestant communities of Isa, Leghorn and
tue capital city. will confess although the per.
srculion, in his dominions of tho Madial has
preuiiecd against him many Protestant coun-
tries.
In person, the Grand Duke is rather progresses
ing. lie is now sixty-two years OF age. but looks
much older. His hair il Of light grey color,
and he stoops slightly while walking. His coun-
tcnancc betrays certain marks Of and suffer
ing. which are attrit utcd by many Of hs people
to domestic tras,a cherished relative being alict-
ed with insanity. In manners hc is htfahle and
pleasant, and was accustomed To ride out duly in
the Cnscine, sometimes in carriage, with the
members Of his family, and sometimes horseback,
his cqu pagc being only distinguished by the
respect with which tho bystandcrs gaze upon it
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United States, or the lesser lights of the Floron-
the nobility.
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