CHAPTER XXII.
JOSEPH I.AND CHARLES VI.
From 1710 to 1717.
Perplexities in Madrid .-- Flight of Charles .-- Retreat of the Austrian Army .-- Stanhope's Division cut off .-- Capture of Stanhope .-- Staremberg assailed .-- Retreat to Barcelona .-- Attempt to pacify Hungary .-- The Hungarian Diet .-- Baronial crowning of Ragotsky .-- Renewal of the Hungarian War .-- Enterprise of Herbeville .-- The Hungarians crushed .-- Lenity of Joseph .-- Death of Joseph .-- Accession of Charles VI .-- His career in Spain .-- Capture of Barcelona .-- The Siege .-- The Rescue .-- Character of Charles .-- Cloisters of Montserrat .-- Increased Efforts for the Spanish Crown .-- Charles Crowned Emperor of Austria and Hungary .-- Bohemia .-- Deplorable Condition of Louis XIV.

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