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The Emperor remained an hour at this fete, and danced the Boulanyere with Madame Bertrand. He wore the uniform of colonel-general of the cavalry of the guard. The wife of Marshal Soult was queen of the ball. She wore a black velvet dress besprinkled with the kind of diamonds called rhinestones.
The grand chamberlain, the grand equerry, and the colonel-general of the guard stood before his Majesty; the grand marshal of the palace on his right, and in front of the table, and lower down, the prefect of the palace; on the left, and opposite the grand marshal, was the grand master of ceremonies; all these also standing.
They lost five hundred men and many prisoners, amongst others Philip Strozzi, whom Charles IX. had just made colonel-general of the infantry.
"I ambitiously affect not high titles, but round dealing," he said; "desiring rather to be a private lance with indifferent reputation, than a colonel-general spotted or defamed with wants."
Mademoiselle, vain and petty, as though she were a bourgeoise of yesterday, showed us her gallery, where she had already collected the selected portraits of all her ancestors, relations, and kindred; she pointed out to us in her winter salon the portrait of the little Comte de Toulouse, painted, not as an admiral, but as God of the Sea, floating on a pearl shell; and his brother, the Duc du Maine, as Colonel-General of the Swiss and Grisons.
The colonel-general on duty received directly the Emperor's orders relative to the different requirements of the Imperial Guard, and transmitted them directly to the other colonels-general. He was quartered in the palace, in preference to any other officer of the Crown, and as near as possible to the Emperor's apartment, whether at the residence or when travelling.
After the death of Charles IX, he offered his services to Henri de Navarre, subsequently Henri IV; but was ultimately admitted to the intimacy of Henri III, who caused him to be instructed in politics and literature, and made him one of his mignons. He was next created Duc d'Epernon, first peer and admiral of France, colonel-general of infantry, and held several governments.
He paused a moment, and Norris, too, held his peace, thinking that his enemy would desist. It was but for a moment. "Captain Norris," cried Pelham, "I bid you pledge me without more ado. Neither you nor your best friends shall use me as you list. I am better born than you and your brother, the colonel-general, and the whole of you."
Rec. vol. iii. pp. 50-52. New anxieties Disaffection of the Princes They demand a Reformation in the Government Cunning of the Duc de Bouillon Imprisonment of M. de Vendôme He escapes The Regent suspects the sincerity of Bouillon Conspiracy of the Ducs de Vendôme and de Retz The Duc de Nevers seizes Mézières Recall of M. d'Epernon Marie de Medicis resolves to resign the Regency, but is dissuaded by her Council Treasonable reports Precarious position of the Queen Levy of troops Manifesto of the Prince de Condé Reply of the Regent Death of the Connétable Duc de Montmorency Bassompierre is appointed Colonel-General of the Swiss Guards The march against M. de Condé Marie endeavours to temporize The price of loyalty The Prince de Condé leaves Paris Christening of the Duc d'Anjou and the Princesse Henriette Marie A temporary calm The Ducs de Vendôme and de Retz excite the Burgundians to revolt The Protestants refuse to join their faction They are compelled to lay down their arms The Prince de Condé marches upon Poitiers The Church "military" The prelate and the populace A governor superseded The Prince is compelled to withdraw to Châtellerault He burns down the episcopal palace The Court proceed to Poitou Their reception The Duc de Vendôme makes his submission The States assemble at Nantes Enormities perpetrated by the troops of M. de Vendôme Folly of that Prince Death of the Prince de Conti A bachelor-Benedict A nom de guerre Majority of Louis XIII The Bed of Justice The assembly of the States-General is deferred The King solicits his mother to retain her authority in the Government Meeting of the States The early years of Louis XIII Charles Albert de Luynes His antecedents His ambition His favour with the young King He is made Governor of Amboise.
At ten o'clock in the morning, a discharge of artillery announced the departure of the Emperor; and his Majesty left his barrack, surrounded by more than eighty generals and two hundred aides-decamp, all his household following him. The Emperor was dressed in the uniform of the colonel-general of the infantry of the guard.
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