1. Duke Vincent's Voluntary Abdication
The ruler of Vienna, Duke Vincent, was unmarried despite his advanced age. Being a benevolent person, he could not severely punish anyone for any serious offense. The Duke knew very well that this mental weakness of his was not conducive to the administration of the state. After much deliberation, he decided to leave the reign of the state in the hands of a capable assistant and that he would hide in the interior of the country for a few days, from where h