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Updated: May 4, 2025
Somebody fetch this sick doll a sugar-rag. Look you, Sir Jean de Metz, do you feel absolutely certain about that thing?" "What thing?" "Why, that Jean and Pierre are going to take precedence of all the lay noblesse hereabouts except the Duke d'Alencon?" "I think there is not a doubt of it."
When she reached the water, she had faggots and other things thrown in to fill up a passage. At nightfall she would not retreat, and at last d'Alençon came and forced her to return. The Clerk of Parliament, who, of course, was within the walls, says that the attack lasted till ten or eleven o'clock at night, and that, in Paris, there was a cry that all was lost.
Marriages of Henri IV Marguerite de Valois Her character Her marriage with the King of Navarre Massacre of Saint Bartholomew Henri, Duc d'Anjou, elected sovereign of Poland Death of Charles IX Accession of Henri III Conspiracy of the Duc d'Alençon Revealed by Marguerite Henry of Navarre escapes from the French Court Henry of Navarre protests against his enforced oath Marguerite is imprisoned by her brother The Duc d'Alençon returns to his allegiance Marguerite joins her husband in Béarn Domestic discord Marriage-portion of Marguerite Court of Navarre Dupin insults the Queen of Navarre Catherine de Medicis induces Marguerite to return to France The Duc d'Alençon again revolts Marguerite arrests a royal courier She is banished with ignominy from the French Court She is deprived of her attendants Henry of Navarre refuses to receive her in the palace Marguerite returns to Agen Her licentiousness Agen is stormed and taken by the Maréchal de Matignon Marguerite escapes to the fortress of Carlat The inhabitants of the town resolve to deliver her up to the French King She is made prisoner by the Marquis de Canillac, and conveyed to Usson She seduces the governor of the fortress Death of the Duc d'Alençon Poverty of Marguerite Accession of Henri IV He embraces the Catholic faith His dissipated habits The Duc de Bouillon heads the Huguenot party Henri IV proceeds to Brittany, and threatens M. de Bouillon Festivities at Rennes Henri IV becomes melancholy He resolves to divorce Marguerite, and take a second wife European princesses Henry desires to marry la belle Gabrielle Sully expostulates Sully proposes a divorce to Marguerite The Duchesse de Beaufort intrigues to prevent the marriage of the King with Marie de Medicis She bribes Sillery Diplomacy of Sillery Gabrielle aspires to the throne of France Her death Marguerite consents to a divorce The Pope declares the nullity of her marriage Grief of the King at the death of Gabrielle Royal pleasures A new intrigue Mademoiselle d'Entragues Her tact Her character A love-messenger Value of a royal favourite Costly indulgences A practical rebuke Diplomacy of Mademoiselle d'Entragues The written promise Mademoiselle d'Entragues is created Marquise de Verneuil.
I did not see him in all that time, for we were far apart, but one was always hearing of him. The Bastard of Orleans and D'Alencon and D'Aulon lived to see France free, and to testify with Jean and Pierre d'Arc and Pasquerel and me at the Rehabilitation. But they are all at rest now, these many years. I alone am left of those who fought at the side of Joan of Arc in the great wars.
He consoled himself as best he could in the society of a dozen rich families, former manufacturers of the old point d'Alencon, owners of pastures and cattle, or merchants doing a wholesale business in linen, among whom, as he hoped, he might find a wealthy wife. In fact, all his hopes now converged to the perspective of a fortunate marriage.
The passion of Henri IV for this lady was so great that he declared his intention of obtaining a divorce from Marguerite de Valois, for the purpose of making her his wife; a project from which he was dissuaded by D'Aubigny, who represented that the contempt which could not fail to be felt by the French for a monarch who had degraded himself by an alliance with his mistress, would inevitably deprive him of the throne in the event of the death of Henri III and the Duc d'Alençon.
The Huguenots had plotted with D'Alençon that he should be King of Navarre, since Henry not only abjured Protestantism but remained in Paris, being kept there indeed by the will of Charles IX. Catherine, aware of D'Alençon's scheme, assured her son that Henry was suffering from an incurable disease, and must be taken away from Paris when D'Alençon started for Navarre.
But, as the volume of speech lessened, the interest thickened. It finally became concentrated, this interest, into true French fervor when the question of the trial was touched on. "They say D'Alencon is very clever. He pleads for Filon, the culprit, to-night, does he not?" "Yes, poor Filon it will go hard with him. His crime is a black one." "I should think it was implicating le petit!"
Thither penetrated the Count d'Alenccon and the Count of Flanders with their followers, round the flank of the English archers; and the King of France, who was foaming with displeasure and wrath, rode forward to join his brother D'Alencon, but there was so great a hedge of archers and men-at-arms mingled together that he could never get past.
She heard, indeed, from time to time vague rumours of fighting, and of foreign Powers; and thought now and again of Spain, as of a country that might yet be, in God's hand, an instrument for the restoring of God's cause in England; she had heard, too, in this year, of one more rumour of the Queen's marriage with the Duke d'Alençon, and then of its final rupture.
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