[Transcriber's note: This work is derived from https://archive.org/details/greatchristianso00guizuoft which is missing pages 226 and 227. These are obtained from https://archive.org/details/greatchristianso00guiz] {i} Great Christians Of France Saint Louis And Calvin By M. Guizot Member Of The Institute Of France London Macmillan And Co. And New York 1890 {ii} {iii} Contents. St. Louis. Chapter I. -- 5 Origin Of The Title 'most Christian King,' As Given To The Kings Of France. Canonization Of Charlemagne And St. Louis. Chapter II. -- 9 Education Of St. Louis. Influence Of His Century, And Of His Mother, On The Formation Of His Character. Chapter III. -- 19 Majority Of St. Louis His Marriage, And The Commencement Of His Government. Chapter IV. -- 26 Relations Of St. Louis With His Vassals. His Feudal Conflicts. War With Henry III. Of England. Chapter V. -- 37 Attitude Of St. Louis In The Struggle Between The German Empire And The Papacy. Chapter VI. -- 43 Christian Europe And Mahometan Asia In The Thirteenth Century. Chapter VII. -- 51 Origin Of The Passion Felt By St. Louis For The Crusades. His Sickness In 1244. His Vow. His Departure On His First Crusade In 1248. Chapter VIII. -- 58 St. Louis In Egypt. 1249-1250. {iv} Chapter IX. -- 80 St. Louis In Palestine And Syria. Chapter X. -- 95 Return Of St. Louis To France. His Domestic Policy. Chapter XI. -- 102 Foreign Policy Of St. Louis. Chapter XII. -- 109 The King's Legislative And Administrative Power. Chapter XIII. -- 117 Christianity Of St. Louis In His Private And Social Life, As Well As In His Public Career And Political Relations. Chapter XIV. -- 130 The Crusade The Ruling Passion Of St. Louis. In Spite Of Strenuous Opposition, He Decides On A Second Crusade (1270). His Arrival And Death Before Tunis (25th August, 1270) Chapter XV. -- 140 Portrait Of St. Louis As The Ideal Man, Christian, And King Of The Middle Ages. His Participation In The Two Great Errors Of His Time. ------------------------------------------------- John Calvin. Chapter I. -- 145 Final Judgment On Great Men And Great Events Must Be Reserved For Future Generations. Characteristics Of The Religious Reform Of The Sixteenth Century. Chapter II. -- 152 Birth And Parentage Of Calvin. His Brother Charles. Education Of Calvin. His Choice Of A Career. {v}