[93] Charles IV. or V., for he is sometimes called one and sometimes the other, was the son of Nicholas Francis, Cardinal, and afterwards Duke of Lorrain. On the death of his uncle, Charles IV., he took the barren titles of Duke of Lorrain and Bar, but never obtained possession of his territories, (which were usurped by France,) “though his military, political, and Christian virtues and talents, made him worthy to occupy the first throne in the universe.” He commanded the armies of the Emperor for some years with the greatest distinction, married the Archduchess Eleanor, widow of Michael Wiecnowiecki, King of Poland, and died in 1690. Lewis the Fourteenth, on hearing of his death, said of him, “that he was the greatest, wisest, and most generous of his enemies.” [94] Appendix, No. 102. [95] Appendix, No. 107. [96] Appendix, No. 106. [97] Appendix, No. 108. [98] Appendix, No. 103. [99] Appendix, No. 104. [100] Ibid. [101] Appendix, No. 105. [102] If we were to judge of the Christian religion by the manner in which it was professed by Lewis the Fourteenth, we should indeed have a most perverted idea of its precepts. It seems as if the pseudo-christianity of that monarch, only incited him to acts of narrow-minded bigotry and cruelty, allowing, at the same time, full latitude to every kind of licentious excess; while it debarred him from the exercise of humanity and toleration. A good measure of the nature and extent of his religious knowledge and feelings is acquired, by the anecdote respecting Fontpertuis and the Duke of Orleans. When the latter was going into Spain, Lewis objected to his taking the former with him, because he was a Jansenist; but withdrew the objection when assured by the duke that he was only an atheist! [103] M. Roux (Fazillac), quoting from an unpublished letter of Louvois to St. Mars, dated December 14th, 1681. [104] About 1_l._ 12_s._ 0_d._ Appendix, No. 126. [105] Exiles was taken from the French in 1708, by the Duke of Savoy, but restored to them by the treaty of Utrecht. [106] Appendix, No. 111. [107] Appendix, No. 111. [108] Appendix, No. 112. [109] Appendix, No. 111. [110] Appendix, No. 112. [111] Ibid. [112] Appendix, No. 115. [113] Appendix, No. 111. [114] Appendix, No. 117. [115] Appendix, No. 113. [116] Appendix, Nos. 114, 115. [117] Appendix, No. 120. [118] Appendix, No. 121. [119] Appendix, No. 121. [120] Appendix, No. 123. [121] Roux (Fazillac). [122] Ibid. [123] Ibid. [124] Appendix, Nos. 124, 125. [125] Appendix, No. 124. [126] Appendix, No. 125. [127] Appendix, No. 124. [128] Appendix, No. 126. [129] Delort. [130] Extract of Dujonca’s journal, in Mr. Craufurd’s article upon “L’Homme au Masque de fer.” [131] Delort. [132] Papon in his “Histoire générale de Provence” informs us that he went to see the room.