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Pictures of the old French court : $b Jeanne de Bourbon, Isabeau de Bavière, Anne de Bretagne — John Shaqi

Pictures of the old French court : $b Jeanne de Bourbon, Isabeau de Bavière, Anne de BretagneBearne, Mrs. (Catherine Mary Charlton)

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Pictures of the old French court : $b Jeanne de Bourbon, Isabeau de Bavière, Anne de Bretagne

Name: Pictures of the old French court : $b Jeanne de Bourbon, Isabeau de Bavière, Anne de Bretagne
Author: Bearne, Mrs. (Catherine Mary Charlton)

Bearne, Mrs. (Catherine Mary Charlton)

Anne, of Brittany, Queen, consort of Louis XII, King of France, 1476-1514; Isabella, Queen, consort of Charles VI, King of France, 1370-1435; Jeanne de Bourbon, Queen, consort of Charles V, King of France, 1335-1378

Royal Family and Court of France--Birth and death of Charles and
    Jeanne de France--Dress and amusements--The Abbey of St. Denis
    --Knighthood of the King of Sicily--The ball--Duchesse de
    Berry--Valentine Visconti                                        124

  CHAPTER III.

  State entry of Isabeau into Paris--Magnificent fêtes--Southern
    tour of Charles and Louis--Bad health of Charles--Bonne
    d’Artois and Jean de Clermont--Dreadful storm--Birth of Dauphin
    --Death of Blanche, Duchesse d’Orléans--Pierre de Craon and the
    Constable de Clisson--Madness of the King                        147

  CHAPTER IV.

  Tyranny of the Duchess of Burgundy--Birth of Marie de France--
    The Duchesse de Berry saves La Rivière--Doctor Hassely--The
    King recovers--The Masquerade--Dreadful fire--King ill--
    The sorcerers--King recovers--Dr. Fréron--King ill again
    --Accusations against Louis and Valentine d’Orléans--Birth of
    Louis de France--Betrothal of Isabelle de France to Richard II.
    of England--Their marriage--Disastrous crusade--Marriage of
    Jeanne de France to Duc de Bretagne--Marie de France takes the
    veil                                                             166

  CHAPTER V.

  Illness of the King--Execution of the sorcerers--Birth of Jean de
    France--Death of Queen Blanche de Navarre--Household of Isabeau
    --Ludwig of Bavaria--Ancient Paris--The Queen’s châteaux
    --Burgundy and Orléans--Henry of Lancaster--The plague--
    Revolution in England--The Dauphin Charles                       192

  CHAPTER VI.

  Courage of the young Queen of England--Death of the Dauphin--
    Birth of Catherine de France--Intrigues of Louis d’Orléans, and
    quarrels at Court--Return of the Queen of England--Burgundians
    and Orléanists--Birth of Charles de France--Dreadful storms--
    Death of Duke of Burgundy--Illness of Duc de Berry--Conduct
    of Savoisy--Frère Jacques Legrand--The Princess Marie’s choice
    --Accident in the forest--The King and the Dauphin--Jean
    Sans-peur--The King ill--Eclipse--Royal weddings--The great
    winter--Murder of Louis d’Orléans                                212

  CHAPTER VII.

  Departure of Royal Family--Hundred Years’ War--Valentine
    d’Orléans--Queen’s return to Louvre--Death of Valentine--
    Forced reconciliation--Philippe de Bourgogne and Michelle de
    France--Misconduct of the Duc de Bretagne--Death of Isabelle de
    France--Of the Duc de Bourbon--Quarrels of the Duke and Duchess
    of Aquitaine--Of the princes                                     242

  CHAPTER VIII.

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Pictures of the old French court : $b Jeanne de Bourbon, Isabeau de Bavière, Anne de Bretagne

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