a city of the Austrian Netherlands, and capital of a duchy of the same name. It is seated partly on a hill, and partly on a plain; but is very strong, both by art and nature. It is but indifferently built, though there are some good stone houses in it. There is nothing very remarkable among the structures but the Jesuits church; which is a handsome edifice, after the modern taste. It was taken by Lewis XIV. in 1684; who so augmented the fortifications, that it is now one of the strongest towns in Europe. It was ceded to Spain by the treaty of Ryswick; but the French took it again in 1701, and gave it up to the house of Austria by the treaty of Utrecht. It is 25 miles south-west of Treves, and 100 west of Mentz. E. Long. 6° 10' N. Lat. 49° 52'.

duchy of, is one of the 17 provinces of the Netherlands. It is bounded on the east by the archbishopric of Treves; on the south, by Lorraine; on the west, partly by Champagne, and partly by the bishopric of Liege, which likewise, with part of Limburg, bound it on the north. It lies in the forest of Ardenne, which is one of the most famous in Europe. In some places it is covered with mountains and woods, and in general it is fertile in corn and wine; and here are a great number of iron-mines. The principal rivers are, the Moselle, the Sour, the Ourte, and the Semoy. It belongs partly to the house of Austria, and partly to the French; and Thionville is the capital of the French part.

(François Henry de Montmorenci) duke of, and marshal of France, a renowned general in the service of Lewis XIV. was born in 1628. He was with the prince of Conde at the battle of Ro-