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Show MONZA A FAMOUS CITY. Place Where King Humbert Was Killed Underwent 32 Sieges. Monza, the town in which King Humbert was slain, is one of the most interesting: of the smaller cities of rounded by extensive gardens and parks. Italy. It lies in the province of Milan, about nine miles from the city of the same name, on the banks of the Lam-bro, Lam-bro, a tributary of the Po. Besides the summer palace of the king, the principal object of interest in Monza is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, -in which are kept-the "iron crown" and the crown jewels, together with the relics of Theodo-linda. Theodo-linda. The royal palace, built in 1777, is ituated on the river bank and is sur th 7 Bome antiquaries that in ancient times Monza, was a Roman colony and was known a, Modaetia. or Modicia, but its impor-tance impor-tance In this respect is denied rtJhe0dr,!C WaS the first' monarch to distingu sh the locality by selecting it a seat. In the period of the republics repub-lics Monza was independent at times and at times subject to Milan The city has stood 32 sieses and was frequently plundered by the forces ?a V' The Portion U u ward of 30,000. |
