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446 into the hands of the usurper, who, in order to give colour to his barbarity, declared himself the avenger of the murdered Andrew. Lewis, king of Hungary, was consulted in regard to her fate, and replied, she must suffer the same death she had inflicted on his brother, and Durazzo ordered her to be smothered between two mattresses in 1383. Thus perished the famous Joan, queen of Naples, of no moral virtue, but a woman of magnificence and generosity, a lover of learning, and a patroness of learned men: she was celebrated by Petrarch and Boccace, and her life and catastrophe have a singular resemblance to those of Mary, queen of Scotland. Modern Europe.

in Scripture for encouraging her husband in injustice; for her cruelty, impiety, and hatred of the prophets. Thrown from the top of her palace by the orders of Jehu, successor to Ahab, whom she had attired and painted herself to attract. Her body was devoured by dogs, 884 B. C. F.C.

this city was reduced to the utmost extremity by Holofernes, Judith was struck with the idea that she perhaps might save her country. She was a woman of majestic beauty, and dressing herself with great splendour, repaired to the camp of the general, who was smitten