Henry IV. And Marie De Medici, Vol. 1 of 2
Author | : Martha Walker Freer |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2018-02-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780267959914 |
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Excerpt from Henry IV. And Marie De Medici, Vol. 1 of 2: Part II. Of the History of the Reign of Henry IV., King of France and Navarre The king - Attitude of Henry's Huguenot subjects - Duke and duchesse de Mercoeur seek the intercession of the duchesse de Beaufort - Their perilous position - They Offer their daughter's hand to cesar-monsieur - Negotiation - Arrival of the king at Pont de Ce - Madame de Mercoeur presents herself to ask the royal clemency - The king appoints a com mission to consider the conditions to be imposed on M. De Mercoeur - Submission of the Duchy of Bretagne - Joy of the people to salute their king Gabrielle d'estrees presents madame de Mercoeur to the king - Edict of amnesty Arrival of M. De Mercoeur at Angers - Betrothal of Francoise de Lorraine with the young duke de vendome - Marriage contract and festivities - Correspondence of the king with Montmorency - Birth of Alexandre Chevalier de Vendome - Conferences of the Protestants - Ambassadors from the queen of England and the States of Holland repair to confer with the king at N antes - Purport of their mission, and its results - Edict of Nantes - Details of the conferences-nego tiations at Vervins for the conclusion of peace between the crowns of France and Spain - Politic conduct of the cardinal legate - Correspondence of king Henry with queen Elizabeth Henry confides to Rosny his intention to espouse Madame la Duchesse - Grief of Rosny - Opinion of the courtiers on the elevation of Gabrielle d'estre'es - Her deportment - Dis. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.