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MONTFORT

Volume 14 · 245 words · 1815 Edition

town of France, in Upper Bretagne, seated on the River Men, 12 miles from Rennes. W. Long. 1. 38. N. Lat. 48. 8.

handsome and strong town of the Netherlands, in the United Provinces, with an ancient castle; seated on the river Yssel, seven miles from Utrecht. E. Long. 5. 0. N. Lat. 52. 4.

town of Germany, in the circle of Suckia, on the confines of Tirol, 16 miles south of Lindow, and the lake Constance. It is capital of a country of the same name, which has been almost all purchased by the house of Austria. E. Long. 9. 51. N. Lat. 47. 22.

Montfort-de-Lemos, an ancient town of Spain, in the kingdom of Galicia, with a magnificent castle, where the Comarca of Lemos resides. It is seated in a fertile country, 25 miles north-east of Orensa, and 55 south-east of Compostella. W. Long. 7. 9. N. Lat. 42. 28.

Montfort-l'Amuly, a town in the Isle of France, with the title of a duchy, 25 miles from Paris. E. Long. 2. 50. N. Lat. 48. 45.

Montgatiz, a town of Lower Hungary, in the county of Poreczas, with a strong fortress. It is encompassed with a great moat, and art and nature have rendered it almost impregnable. It was defended by the princess Ragotkay, wife of Count Tekeli, when besieged by an army of the imperialists, who were obliged to raise the siege in 1688. E. Long. 21. 55. N. Lat. 46. 26.