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it declined greatly, but recovered again under Charles the Fat. The 'Empe;or
Ä7zr^' 111. took it into his particular proteftion, but it fullered much
from iti contefts with the bifliops, and its condition became very precarious.
The Emperor Frederick I. granted it feveral privileges ; and, in the year
1275, King Riido'phl. confirmed and enlarged its Imperial rights. In the
Diet of the Empire it pofTefles the fecond place on the bench of the Imperial
cities of SwaMa, but in that of the circle has the firft feat and vote. Its
aiTellinent in the matricula of the Empire, which formerly amounted to
nine hundred florins, was, in the year 1705, reduced to five hundred and
ievea rixdoilars, twenty kruitzers and a half. Of the feveral Diets of the
Empire which have been held here fince the time of the Emperor Lewis I.
two are particularly remarkable ; namely, that of the year 1530, at which,
in a hall of the billiop's palace, the Augsburg confeflion of faith was
pifblicly read; and that of 1555, at whicii the religious peace was fettled.
In this city too, in the year 1686, an alliance was concluded between
the Emperor, Spain, Sweden, and fome other Princes and Circles, in oppofition
to France. Towards theconclufion of the years 1703 and 1704, it
iulTered much by the Bavarian and French.
To the iurifdidtion of this city belongs the village of Oberhaufen : but in
ecclefiaftical matters it is fubjed: to the bifliop. who, conformably to an
agreement made in the year 1602, grants inftitution to the minifters.
The Augsburg territories and Imperial vogtey or prefedlurate has always
been diftingui(hed from the provincial vogtey in Upper and Lower- Swabia,
and is ufually governed by a Prefecl of its own ; but in other refpedls it is
alwavs fubjectto the Dukes of Swabia, in whofe name it was governed by
the Counts of iSV/iuv/^tT^ from the year 1067 till 1162. On the failure of
thefe in the laft mentioned year, it was hereditarily incorporated by the
Emperor Frederick I. with the dutchy of Swabia, and on the devolution
of the latter to the Empire. Its Prefeds were appointed by the Kings
and Emperors till the year 1426, in which year the Emperor Sigijmund \s
faid to have conferred on this city the privilege of nominating both a country
and city Prefedt, the confirmation of them only being referved to the Emperor.
Ever fince that time the prefedlurate has continued in the difpofal of
the city. To it belong the villages oi Gerßbofen, Siettenbofen and Lavgweid.
U L M.
The free Imperial city of Vhn lies in an uneven fpot of ground on the
Danube, over which it has a ftone bridge. Here alfo that river receives into
it the Elau, which runs through a part of the city, and beyond it, clofe by
tb.e upper jurifdidion, is joined by the Ilcr. This city is pretty well fortified.
The inhabitants are moftly Lutherans, and to them belongs the Minßer, or
cathedral