XI. FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCIPALITIES, BETWEEN THE MIDDLE OF THE THIRTEENTH AND OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURIES, TO THE ACCESSION OF MICHAEL THE BRAVE, A.D. 1593 161 XII. THE TIMES AND CAREER OF MICHAEL THE BRAVE 170 XIII. FROM THE DEATH OF MICHAEL THE BRAVE (A.D. 1601) TO THE DEPOSITION OF PRINCE COUZA (A.D. 1866) 199 XIV. FROM THE DEPOSITION OF PRINCE COUZA (1866) TO THE CORONATION OF KING CHARLES (1881) 233 XV. PRESENT ROUMANIAN LEADERS AND THEIR POLICY 258 APPENDICES. APPENDIX I. MOVEMENTS AND SETTLEMENTS OF NATIONALITIES AND BARBARIAN TRIBES 272-3 II. THE 'CAPITULATIONS' 274 III. THE ROUMANIAN CONSTITUTION 275 IV. THE PEASANT PROPRIETARY OF ROUMANIA 277 V. LIST OF WORKS (WITH REFERENCES TO TEXT) 278 CLASSIFIED INDEX 281 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. _AUTOTYPE PLATES._ CATHEDRAL OF CURTEA D'ARDGES _Photograph by Duschek_ _Frontispiece_ VIEW OF BUCAREST " " _To face p. 40_ PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ELISABETH OF ROUMANIA IN _After Duschek_ " 258 THE NATIONAL COSTUME _WOODCUTS IN TEXT._ [Engraved by G. PEARSON.] PAGE ROUMANIAN PEASANTS IN WORKING DRESS _Photograph by Duschek_ 7 PEASANTS AT A WELL " " " 8 SUBTERRANEAN DWELLINGS WITH PEASANTS " " " 10 ENTRANCE TO CARPATHIAN VILLAGE " " " 12 MEN AND WOMEN ROAD-MAKING " " " 13 TERMINAL PIER OF TRAJAN'S BRIDGE ON _Sketch by Author_ 21 ROUMANIAN SHORE TERMINAL PIER OF TRAJAN'S BRIDGE ON SERVIAN SIDE " " " 24 PLAN OF BUCAREST _Reduced from Original by Prof. Zamphirolu_ 37 MONK AND NUN _After Duschek_ 39 FRUITSELLER OF BUCAREST " " 48 GIPSY FLOWER-SELLER " " 49 GIPSY MUSICIANS " " 52 ROUMANIAN GIRL " " 53 GIPSY WOMAN " " 53 TRACERY ON SHIELD ON THE EXTERIOR OF _Copied from Reissenberger_ 60 THE CATHEDRAL OF CURTEA D'ARDGES THE SAME--ANOTHER PATTERN " " " 61 AT THE CABARET ON A HOLIDAY _After Duschek_ 73