¬A¬ handbook for travellers in Southern Germany : being a guide to Würtemberg, Bavaria, Austria, Tyrol, Salzburg, Styria, ecc., the Austrian and Bavarian Alps, and the Danube from Ulm to the Black Sea
-at- arms) ; 20. Meeting of Henry and Maximilian at the siege of Terouenne, on which occasion Maximilian served as a private in the ranks under the English King: 21. Battle of Vicenza ; 22. Attack on the Venetian camp atMerano; 23. Treaty of marriage of Maximilian’s grandson Ferdinand; 24. Defence of Verona 'against the French and Vene tians. In some instances the artist has Used a licence in introducing Maxi milian upon occasions when lie was not present. An ascent of a few steps on the rt, as you
enter the ch. leads to the Silver Chapel , so called from the image of the Virgin, and an altar-piece in bas-relief —both of solid silver—which it con tains. It was built by Ferdinand II., Archduke of Austria and Count of Tyrol, as a mausoleum for himself and his wife, the famed Phiiippina Welser, the most beautiful woman of her time, with whom he lived happily for 30 years. Phiiippina was the daughter of Franz Welser, one of the wealthy Augs burg Patricians. She was born in 1530; Ferdinand first
saw her at the Diet held at Augsburg in 1547, and the following year made her his -wife. The alliance was regarded by the Emp. Ferdinand, the archduke s father, as degrading, audit was not until 12 years after her marriage that she succeeded in procuring access to her father-in- law ; when, throwing herself on her knees, she so moved him by her tears and beauty, that he acknowledged her as his daughter and made her 2 sons Margraves. The armour of the Arch- itilce is placed aloft on a bracket
, while his effigy, in white marble, reclines upon the tomb ; at the back of which are marble bas-reliefs by the same 'Lem* and equally masterly productions , art. They represent remarkable cve»^. in which Ferdinand was present:—" ‘ The Capture of the Elector of Sax<W; by Charles V. at the battle of berg; 2. Ferdinand appointed holder of Bohemia ; 3. Besieging geth, 1556; 4. Leading the ca'v against the Turkish forces of i Soliman. Phiiippina, who 1580, has a separate monui altar-tomb bearing
