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tus, 393-consul II., 394-on his father's death, the empire is divided, and the western division allotted to him, with Stilicho as guardian, 395-consul III., 396-marries Maria Fescennina, daughter of Stilicho; consul IV., 398. See CLAUDIAN.-Consul V., 402. See ALARIC, and STILICHO.-Takes flight from Milan on the approach of Alaric, 403- celebrates a triumph at Rome; fixes his residence at Ravenna; consul VI. 404. See RADAGAISUS, and GAUL. --Consul VII., 407. See BRITAIN, and CONSTANTINE, the rebel emperor. On the death of Maria, marries her sister, Thermantia, but soon divorces her, 408 - deceives Alaric, who again lays siege to Rome; consul VIII., 409. See ATTALUS. - Unable to protect Britain and Armorica, he recognizes their independence, 409. See PLACIDIA, and CONSTANTIUS III.-Consul IX., 412; X., 415-makes a treaty with Wallia, 416-celebrates a triumph at Rome; consul XI., 417- Wallia relinquishes to him a part of his conquests in Spain; he attempts to convene an annual assembly of the seven provinces of Gaul; consul XII., 418-consul XIII., 422. See VANDALS.-Dismisses Placidia and her two children, who take refuge at Constantinople; d. Aug. 15,

423.

HONORIUS I., pope, 625-writes to Edwin, k. of Northumberland, 634-d. Oct. 16, 638-his Monothelite opinions condemned by the council of Constantinople, 681. HONORIUS II., pope, Lamberto, bp. of Ostia, elected, through the influence of the Frangipani, in opposition to cardinal Tibaldo Boccadipecora, Dec. 20, 1124excommunicates Roger, count of Sicily, 1127-also Conrad, who had been crowned k. of Italy, 1128-d. Feb. 14, 1130. HONORIUS II., anti-pope. See CADALO. HONORIUS III., pope, Cencio, cardinal of St. John and St. Paul, elected, July 7, 1216-obliges Andrew II., k. of Hungary, to begin the fifth crusade, 1217 - by a Bull, forbids the teaching of the civil law in the university of Paris, 1218crowns Frederic II. emperor of Rome, and stipulates with him that the crowns of Germany and Sicily shall never be united, that the lands of the countess Matilda shall be given to the church, and that Frederic shall go out to the crusade, 1220-threatens him with excommunication for his delay, 1221fails in his project of a congress at Verona to organize a new crusade; issues a Bull, declaring Henry III. of England of age, 1222-assembles a congress a Florentino; Frederic pledges himself to

proceed on the crusade in two years,
1223 annoyed by the senate, retires
from Rome to Tivoli, and secretly en-
courages the Lombard cities to renew
their league, 1225 mediates a treaty
between them and the emperor, 1226-d
March 18, 1227.

HONORIUS IV., pope, Jacopo Savelli, car-
dinal of S. Maria in Cosmedin, elected
April 2, 1285-prevents the ratification
of the treaty between France and Ara-
gon, 1287-d. April 3, 1287.

HONORIUS, fifth archbp. of Canterbury, 627 -d. 653.

HONOUR, Legion of, created in France, May 19, 1802.

HOOD, Samuel, b. 1724-captain of the Ves-
tal, takes the French ship Bellona, Feb.
1759-admiral lord, takes Toulon, Aug.
28, 1793-Corsica, June 18, 1794- created
a viscount, May 28, 1796-d. 1816.
HooD, commodore sir Samuel, takes De-
merara and Berbice, Sept. 25, 1803-cap-
tures a French squadron, Oct. 19, 1806-
Madeira surrenders to him and general
Beresford, Dec. 24, 1807.

HOOD, Thomas, b. 1798—d. 1845.
HoOD, lady, attends the funeral of queen
Caroline, at Brunswick, 1821.
Hook, Theodore, b. 1788-d. 1841.
HOOKE, Dr. Robert, b. 1635—d. 1703.
HOOKER, Richard, b. 1553-master of the
Temple, 1585-d. 1600.

HOOLE, John, the translator of Tasso, b. 1727 d. 1803.

HOOPER, bp. of Gloucester, burnt, Feb. 9, 1555.

HOORN, count, arrested for opposing the measures of Philip II. in the Netherlands, 1567-beheaded, June 5, 1568. HOPE, Sir John, wounded and taken prisoner before Bayonne, April 14, 1814created lord Niddry, May 17.

HOPE, Henry, the Amsterdam banker, b. 1737-settles in London, 1794 d. 1812. HOPE, Mr., presents an entomological collection to the university of Oxford, Apr. 18, 1850.

HOPE, F, president of the Court of Session,
b. 1761-d. 1851.
HOPKINS. See STERNHOLD.
HOPPNER, Henry, b. 1736-d. 1811.
HOPSON, admiral, d. from the effects of the
West Indian climate, 1728.

HoPTON, Sir Ralph, the royalist general,
defeats the earl of Stamford, at Stratton,
in Cornwall, May 16, 1643-defeated by
sir William Waller, at Cheriton Down,
Mar. 29, 1644- Arundel Castle is reco-
vered from him by Waller, 1644
bands his army, Mar. 14, 1646.
HORACE, Q. Horatius Flaccus, b. at Venn-
sium, B.C. Dec. 8, 65—studies at Athens,

dis

45-made a tribune by Brutus; escapes | from Philippi, and returns to Rome, 42 -obtains the friendship of Mæcenas, 38 -publishes his first book of Satires, 35 -celebrates the battle of Actium in an Ode, 31-second book of Satires, and his Epodes, 30-first three books of his Odes, 24-first book of his Epistles, 20--composes his Carmen Seculare, 17-fourth book of his Odes, 13-d. Nov. 27, 8. "HORACE," of Corneille, brought out, 1639. HORATII. See DUELS, public. HORMISDAS, OF HORMOUZ I., Son of Sapor, k. of Persia, 272-d. after a short reign, 273. HORMISDAS, or HORMOUZ II., son of Narses, k. of Persia, 301-founds Ormus, 306d. 309. HORMISDAS, OF HORMOUZ III., son of Chosroes I., k. of Persia, 579-his tutor and friend, Buzurg Mihir, introduces the game of chess, from India, for his amusement, 580--his friend leaves Persia, and he falls under the influence of evil counsellors, 583 is deposed and slain, 590.

HORMISDAS bp. of Rome, 514-523. HORMOUZ. See HORMISDAS. HORN, Gustavus, the Swedish gen., assists Bernard of Saxe Weimar against the imperialists, 1632-is defeated at Nordlingen, by the archduke Ferdinand, Aug. 27, 1634.

HORN, a Swedish nobleman, beheaded for conspiracy, 1756.

HORNBY, in Lincolnshire. See ELEANORA, qu. of Edward I.

HORNCASTLE, battle of; the royalists defeated by sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, 1643.

HORNE, George, bp. of Norwich, d. Jan. 17,

1792.

HORNE, the rev. John, afterwards Horne Tooke, b. 1736-breaks up the Society of the Bill of Rights, by his altercation with Wilkes, April 9, 1771-opposes his election for sheriff of London, and is burnt in effigy by the mob, July 1; summoned before the House of Commons for his Letter to the Speaker, Feb. 11, 1774 -imprisoned for a libel on the royal army at Lexington, July 4, 1778-applies to the society of the Inner Temple for admission as a barrister; refused on the ground of his being an ordained clergyman, June 13, 1779-publishes his "Diversions of Purley," 1787-unsuccessful candidate for Westminster, 1790-arrested on a charge of constructive treason, May 20, 1794 arraigned, Nov. 16; defended by Erskine, and acquitted, 20; returned to parliament for Old Sarum, May 1, 1801. See COMMONS, House of.

d. 1812.

HORNER, Francis, b. 1778-presents the Report of the Bullion Committee, 1810 — moves, unsuccessfully, for the resumption of cash payments by the Bank of England, May 6, 1811-d. at Pisa, Feb. 8, 1817.

HORROX, Jeremiah, b. 1619-first observes a transit of Venus, Nov. 24, 1639 — d. 1641.

HORSA, the Saxon, assists Hengist to repel the Scots and Picts, 449-slain in the battle of Aylesford, 455.

HORSES, the two marble, of Monte Cavallo, in Rome, brought from Alexandria to the baths of Constantine, 326-preserved by Theodoric, 500- the four bronze, carried from Constantinople to Venice, 1205. HORSFALL, Mr., a manufacturer, shot by Luddites, near Huddersfield, 1812 - the assassins executed at York, Jan. 7, 1813. HORSLEY, John, author of "Britannia Romana," d. 1731.

HORSLEY, Samuel, afterwards bp. of St. Asaph, b. 1733-appointed bp. of St. David's, 1788-d. 1806.

HORTENSIAN LAW, passed at Rome, gives

legislative power to the Plebes, B.C. 286. HORTENSIUS, Quintus, b. B.c. 114-his first oration in the Forum, 95-defends Verres, 70-consul, 69-in conjunction with Cicero, defends Sextius, 56-d. 50. HORTON, lady Anne, daughter of lord Irnham, married to the duke of Cumberland, Oct. 4, 1771. See CUMBERLAND, Henry Fred., duke of.

HORUC, Barbarossa, son of a potter at Mitylene, founds the piratical States of Barbary, 1516-is joined by his brother, Hayraddin, and d. soon after, 1518. See BARBAROSSA, Hayraddin.

HORUS, K. of Egypt, B.C. 1587-(last of the 18th dynasty, about 1450 L.) HOSEA prophesies, B.C. 795. HOSEIN, son of Ali, protests against the succession of Yezid I., 676-slain, 680. HOSEIN, one of Yezid's lieutenants, takes the command against the revolted Koreish, and presses the siege of Meeca, 682-abandons it, on Yezid's death, 683. HOSHEA, k. of Israel, B.C. 730 Samaria taken by the Assyrians, and the kingdom of Israel ended, 721.

HOSIER, admiral, prevents the sailing of the Spanish treasure galleons from Porto Bello, June 3, 1726 d. on the service, 1727.

HOSIUS, bp. of Cordova, presides at the

council of Nice, 325 subscribes the Arian creed, 357. HOSPITALLERS. See KNIGHTS HOSPITAL

LERS.

HOSPITALS were originally Hospitia for the reception of travellers, to the largest

of which sick wards were afterwards attached; many were erected for the accommodation of pilgrims to the East; Chrysostom, while patriarch of Constantinople, devoted to this purpose a large portion of his revenues, 400 -the great Xenodochium of Jerusalem, capable of sheltering 2000 guests, besides an infirmary for the sick and wounded, was built by the Knights of St. John, 1112-the original name has assumed with us the two forms of Hotels and Hospitals. For the principal Hospitals of London, see their respective names in this Index.

HOSTILIANUS, nephew of Decius, appointed the colleague of Gallus, soon falls a victim to the general pestilence, 252. HOTHAM, Sir Charles, governor of Victoria, suppresses the riot in the Australian gold-diggings, Dec. 4, 1854.

HOTHAM, Sir John, closes the gates of Hull against Charles I., April 23, 1642-he and his son beheaded, Jan. 2, 1645. HOTHAM, admiral, gains a victory over the French fleet in the Mediterranean, Mar. 14, 1795.

HOTHAM, admiral sir William, b. 1773-d. 1848.

HOTSPUR. See PERCY, Henry. HOTTENTOTS, revolt of the, suppressed by general Somerset, June 3-5, 1851. HOTTINGER, J. H., d. 1667. HOUNSLOW, the Speakers of the Lords and Commons, and many members of both houses, place themselves under the protection of the troops encamped there, 1647 -an army is collected there by James II., and a Romish chapel erected in the camp, 1686.

HOURS OF IDLENESS. See BYRON, George, lord.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. See COMMONS, House of. HOUSE OF LORDS. See LORDS, House of. HOUSEHOLD BOOK of James V. See ABERDEEN, earl of.

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT burnt down, Oct. 16, 1834-the granite embankment commenced, to form a site for the new houses, 1837-the rebuilding begins, 1840-the Lords meet in their new house, Apr. 15, 1847-first entrance of the Queen through the Victoria Tower, Feb. 3, 1852-the Commons assemble for the first time in their new house, Nov. 4, 1852-"Big Ben," the bell for the clock tower, weighing 15 tons, 18 cwt. 2 qrs., cast at Norton, near Stockton on Tees, Aug. 6, 1856-shipped at Hartlepool, Oct. 4; sounded for the first time, Nov. 13; Victoria Tower completed, 1857.

HOUSSEIN, brother-in-law of Timour, quarrels with him, 1365-is defeated by him,

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HOWARD, of Effingham, lord Charles, b. 1536 commands the English fleet against the Spanish Armada, 1588-sent out against the Havanna treasure ships, 1591-takes and plunders Cadiz, 1596— created earl of Nottingham, 1597-lord high-admiral to James I., 1603-sent ambassador to Spain, 1604--d. 1624. HOWARD, lord, after the abolition of the House of Lords, elected member of the Commons for Carlisle, 1649.

HowARD, lord William, committed to the Tower on a charge of being concerned in Fitzharris's libel, June 12, 1681.

HOWARD, of Escrick, lord, joins in a conspiracy against Charles II., and gives evidence against lord Wm. Russell and Algernon Sidney, 1683.

HOWARD, lord Thomas, accompanies Jas. II. on his Irish expedition, 1689-excepted from the Act of Indemnity, 1690. HOWARD, Sir Edward, son of the earl of Surrey, killed while attacking a French squadron in the harbour of Conquet,

1513.

HowARD, John, the philanthropist, b. 1727 -high-sheriff of Bedfordshire, thanked by parliament for his attention to the general state of prisons, Mar. 4, 1774sets out on his travels to visit the plague hospitals, Dec. 18, 1785-publishes his Account of the Lazarettos of Europe, 1789-d. at Cherson, in Russia, 1790. HOWARD, Katharine, daughter of lord Edmund Howard, b. 1522-married to Henry VIII., July 28, 1540-her early life revealed to the king, 1541-attainted, and beheaded, Feb. 12, 1542. HowARD, lady Frances. See ESSEX, earl of (the son), and CARRE, Robert. HOWDEN, lord, sent ambassador to Spain, May 14, 1850.

HowE, lord, killed in a skirmish with the French in America, July 5, 1758. Howe, gen. sir William, drives the Americans from Long Island, Aug. 27, 1776 -takes New York, Sept. 15; defeats the Americans at White Plains, Oct. 29; defeats Washington at Brandywine, Sept. 11, 1777-resigns his command in America, Apr. 14, 1778.

Howe, Richard, b. 1725-captain of the

Dunkirk, distinguishes himself in taking the French ships, Alcide and Lys, 1755 -captain of the Magnanimous, reduces the isle of Aix, Sept. 23, 1757-commodore of the expedition against St. Malo and Cherbourg, 1758-created a peer, 1759- viscount, and treasurer of the navy in the Chatham ministry, 1766resigns, 1770-first lord of the admiralty in W. Pitt's administration, 1784-created an earl, and resigns office, 1788commands the Channel fleet, and defeats the French off Brest, June 1, 1794-d. Aug. 5, 1799.

HowE, George, b. 1769-establishes the first printing press in New South Wales, 1803 d. 1821.

HOWEL, king of Gleguising, submits to Alfred the Great, 885.

HOWEL, or Hoel Dha, king of the West Welsh, son of Cadell, and grandson of Rotri Mawr, recognizes the supremacy of Athelstan, k. of England, 926. HOWEL, of Wales, does homage to Edgar, 972. HOWICK, lord. See GREY, Charles, earl. HOWLEY, William, b. 1766-bp. of London, translated to be archbp. of Canterbury, 1828-d. 1848.

HOWTH, near Dublin, landing of Geo. IV. at, Aug. 15, 1821. Sce HOLYHEAD. HUBERT, natural son of Hugh, k. of Italy, duke of Tuscany, 936-961. HUBERTSBURG, treaty of, closes the Seven Years' war, Feb. 15, 1763. HUDDERSFIELD CANAL, tunnel of the, completed, 1809. See also HORSFALL. HUDSON'S BAY, first reached by the Portuguese, Corte Real, 1500-explored by Henry Hudson, and named after him, 1608-trading company chartered, 1670. HUEJADA, in Valencia, taken by the Christians from the Mohammedans, 1224. HUESCA, taken by the Franks, 797-recovered by Al Hakem I., 798-and again, 802-Calib Hafsun dies at, 917-taken by Roderic the Cid, 1087-by the Castilians, 1435.

HUET, Peter Daniel, bp. of Avranches, b. 1630-d. 1721.

HUGH, of Lusignan, I., k. of Cyprus, suc

ceeds his father, Almeric, 1206-d. 1221. HUGH II.. k. of Cyprus, son of Henry I., 1253-1267.

HUGH III., k. of Cyprus, son of Hugh II., 1267-1284.

HUGH IV., king of Cyprus, succeeds his father, Henry II., 1324-assists in the capture of Sicyon, 1344-he visits London, endeavouring to incite Europe to a crusade, is entertained by sir Henry Pikard, 1363-d. 1369.

HUGH CAPET, k. of France. See CAPET, Hugh.

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HUGH, count of Provence, is invited to take the kingdom of Italy, 925-expels Rudolf, and is acknowledged king, 926sends the father of the historian, Liutprand, to C.P. on an embassy, 927-takes his son, Lothaire, as his colleague, 931-marries Marozia, widow of Guido, duke of Tuscany, and is expelled from Rome by her son, Alberic, 932-besieges Rome, and purchases the friendship of Rudolf, by ceding to him a part of Provence, 933 -again lays siege to Rome; Odo, abbot of Clugny, negotiates between him and Alberic, who marries his daughter, Alda; Hugh ejects Boson, and makes his own natural son, Hubert, duke of Tuscany, 936-marries Bertha, widow of Rudolf, 938-Odo of Clugny again mediates between him and Alberic, 939 - Berenger, marquis of Ivrea, escapes his hostile designs, and takes refuge in Germany, 940-he expels the Saracens from Provence, 942-his natural daughter, Bertha, is married to Romanus, son of Constantine Porphyrogenitus, 943-Berenger arrives from Germany, and becomes master of Italy; Hugh retains the title of king, 945-withdraws into Provence, 946-d. 947.

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HUGH, the Great, count of Paris, son of
Robert I., on his father's death, unites
with Herbert de Vermandois, against
Charles the Simple, king of France, and
places Rudolf, duke of Burgundy, on the
throne, 922-marries Eadhild, sister of
Athelstan, k. of England, 926; and after
her death, Hedwig, daughter of Henry
the Fowler, emperor of Germany, 936-
duke of Burgundy, 938-defeats Louis
IV., 941 protects Lothaire on the
throne, 954-receives Aquitain and other
territories from him, 955-d. 956
HUGH, duke of Tuscany, succeeds his fa-
ther, Hubert, 961-protects and restores
the pope, John XV., 987-attends the
court of Otho III., during Easter, at
Quedlinburg, 991-d. 1001.

HUGH I.-V., dukes of Burgundy.
BURGUNDY.

See

HUGH, bp. of Durham, entrusted with the regency of England during the absence of Richard I. in the Holy Land, 1190--expelled by prince John, 1191. HUGH DE VERMANDOIS, a leader of the first crusade, 1096.

HUGHES, Sir Richard, defeats the French admiral, Suffrein, in the East Indies, Apr. 12, 1782.

HUGO FALCANDUS. See FALCANDUS. HUGO, Victor, b. 1802- publishes his Odes, 1822-a democrat, banished from France, Jan. 10, 1852.

HUGUENOTS. See EIDGENOSSEN.-The pow

erful anti-papal party in France, afterwards known by this name, originated by the preaching of Calvin at Paris, 1532 -persecution of them begins, at the instigation of Katharine de' Medici; the councillor, Anne Dubourg, burnt, Dec. 23, 1559-she seeks an alliance with them against the Guise family, 1560-the conference of Poissy inflames discord; an edict issued against them, and they are first called Huguenots; Condé and Coligni prepare to take up arms, 1561. See CHARLES IX., k. of France.-Elizabeth sends an English auxiliary force to support them; Jane, qu. of Navarre, encourages them, and educates her son, Henry, in their tenets; they are defeated at Dreux, 1562-compromise of Amboise, Mar. 19; the two parties unite to take Havre de Grace from the English; Elizabeth makes peace with the qu. regent, 1563-a colony planted in Florida, 1564 -edict of the qu. of Navarre in favour of the Huguenots; they are defeated at St. Denis, Nov. 10; their colony expelled from Florida by the Spanish, 1567. See CHARLES IX., k. of France.-Massacre of St. Bartholomew, Aug. 24, 1572-the nobility and gentry of England offer to raise an army to avenge them; Elizabeth more cautiously supports them, 1573. See HENRY III. and IV., kings of France. -Edict of Nantes, secures to them the free exercise of their religion, Apr. 13, 1598-Mary de' Medici, mother and regent of Louis XIII., sets herself in opposition to them, 1612. See LOUIS XIII., k. of France.-The surrender of Rochelle closes the last Huguenot war, Oct. 30, 1628-religious liberty established by the pacification of Nismes, July 14, 1629 -restricted by new edicts of Louis XIV., 1680 refugees arrive in London, and are relieved by an Order in Council, 1681revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Oct. 22, 1685-emigration of the industrious and wealthy to England and Germany; persecution of Calas, 1762-freedom of conscience restored by the National Assembly, Aug. 24, 1789.

HULAGOU, brother of the great khan, Mangou, invades Persia, extirpates the tribe of the Assassins in that country, and proclaims himself sultan, 1256storms Bagdad, puts to death Mostasem, the last of the caliphs; carries his arms into Syria, and takes Damascus, 1258d. 1264.

HULL, incorporated by Edward I. as Kingston-upon-Hull, 1299-closed by sir John Hotham against Charles I., Apr. 23, 1642 --besieged by the marquis of Newcastle, who is driven from his trenches by the

garrison, Oct. 12, 1643-visited by qu. Victoria and the royal family, Oct. 13, 1854.

HULL, an American general, invades Ca-
nada. See BROCK, general.
HULST, taken by the statholder, Frederic
Henry, 1644.

HUMANE SOCIETY, founded, 1774.
HUMBER, the Danes advance beyond the,
to take York, 867. See EDGAR ETHELING.
HUMBERT, I.-III. See SAVOY.
HUMBERT, general, lands with a French
force at Killala, in Ireland, Aug. 22, 1798
-they surrender to gen. Lake, Sept. 8.
HUMBOLDT, baron Alexander Von, b. 1769--
festival at Berlin in honour of his 80th
year, Sept. 14, 1849.
HUMBOLDT, baron Wilhelm Von, b. 1768-
d. 1835.

HUME, lord, raises forces against Mary, qu. of Scotland; defeats Bothwell, at Carberry hill, and takes her prisoner, June 15, 1567.

HUME, David, b. 1711—he commences the publication of his History of England, 1754 d. 1776,

HUME, Joseph, b. 1777-attends qu. Caroline to St. Paul's, Nov. 29, 1820-moves for a reduction of the army, Mar. 1, 1821 -after sixteen divisions, the motion is lost; exposes the extravagance of the public expenditure, June 27; receives pieces of plate from public bodies for his exertions to enforce ministerial economy, 1822-moves for inquiry into the Irish church, Mar. 4, 1823 questions the facts alleged by Mr. Robinson to shew the prosperity of the country, May 4, 1826— elected for Middlesex, 1830-motion on the corn laws negatived, Mar. 1, 1834obtains inquiry into Orange Lodges, 1835

severely reprobates the obstructive proceedings of the Lords, Aug. 20, 1836banquet to him and Mr. Byng, in Drury Lane theatre, Jan. 23, 1837-presides at a meeting to erect monuments to Muir and other Scotch reformers, prosecuted in 1793-4, Feb. 20; founds the monument at Edinburgh, Aug. 21, 1844— motion for an inquiry into the proceedings of sir James Brooke against the Borneo pirates, negatived, July 10, 1851

portrait of him presented by his friends to Mrs. Hume, and by her to the London University, 1854-d. 1855-meeting to raise a memorial of him, Dec. 13,

1855.

HUMIERES, D', the French marshal, defeated by prince Waldeck, the Dutch general, at Walcourt, 1689.

HUMPHREY DE HAUTEVILLE, succeeds his brother, Drogo, as leader of the Normans in Italy, 1051-count of Apulia, makes

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