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Updated: May 3, 2025
Early in the spring the Court left Paris for Fontainebleau, accompanied by all the Princes of the Blood; and during their sojourn in that palace Marie de Medicis constantly caused M. de Soissons and the Ducs de Guise and d'Epernon to form her party at prime, trusting that constant companionship, and the equal favour which she was cautious to show to all, might tend to a general reconciliation.
She frequently related to me the interesting manner in which the Ducs de Lorraine levied the taxes. "The sovereign Prince," said she, "went to church; after the sermon he rose, waved his hat in the air, to show that he was about to speak, and then mentioned the sum whereof he stood in need.
A herald proclaimed the opening of the combat, and before night the king had broken the lances of the Ducs de Ferrare, de Guise, and de Nemours, and was just about disarming when a masked knight approached from the Faubourg Saint Antoine and challenged the king, who, in spite of being implored to desist by his queen, entered the lists again and was ultimately wounded unto death by the sable knight.
He was of the House of Caumont, the branch of which represented by the Ducs de la Force has always passed for the eldest, although that of Lauzun has tried to dispute with it. The mother of M. de Lauzun was daughter of the Duc de la Force, son of the second Marechal Duc de la Force, and brother of the Marechale de Turenne, but by another marriage; the Marechale was by a first marriage.
I was put then in the apartments of the Comtesse de Roncy, from which I could see all that passed. I came down, and saw the Prince ascending the steps between the Ducs de Beauvilliers and De la Rocheguyon, who happened to be there. He looked quite satisfied, was gay, and laughing, and spoke right and left. I bowed to him.
The house in Saint-Simon's day had belonged to one of those newly ennobled dukes, his contemporaries and would-be brethren, whose monstrous claims to rank with himself and the other real magnificences among the ducs et pairs de France drove him to distraction.
At the hour fixed upon I set out, conducted by the ducs d'Aiguillon and de Cosse, and now I remember I have introduced this latter to you for the first time, however I will promise that it will not be for the last; he possessed, and still possesses all the virtues of his noble house, he was impetuous from a deeply feeling heart, and proud from a consciousness of being properly appreciated.
The two younger sons of France, the Ducs d'Orléans and d'Anjou, walked on either side of the new-made sovereign, each grasping a fold of his heavy cloak; and immediately behind them came the Cardinals de Joyeuse and de Sourdis.
The Princes of the Blood retire from the Court Increased influence of the Ducs de Guise and d'Epernon Jealousy of Concini The ministers desire the recall of the Princes The Lent ballets The government of Quilleboeuf is offered to the Comte de Soissons The Princes are invited to return to the capital Arrival of the Princes M. de Soissons abandons Concini An attempt is made to create dissension between M. de Soissons and the Prince de Condé They again withdraw from Paris The Regent resolves to announce publicly the approaching marriage of the King Disaffection of the Princes Frankness of the Duc de Guise The Due d'Epernon is recalled The Duc de Bouillon is despatched to England The Council discuss the alliance with Spain The Princes return to the capital Undignified deportment of the Prince de Condé Insolence of M. de Soissons Indignation of the Regent The young Duc de Mayenne is appointed ambassador extraordinary to Spain An unpleasant truth Arrogance of the Spanish King Concession of the Regent -Death of the Duke of Mantua The Chancellor announces the King's marriage An ambassador and a quasi-Queen Disappointment of the Princes They again withdraw Caution of the Duc de Montmorency to the Regent She disregards the warning Love of Marie de Medicis for magnificence and display Courtly entertainments The circle of Madame The Marquise d'Ancre A carousal -Splendid festivities Arrival of the Spanish envoys The Chevalier de Guise Alarm of Concini The Queen and her foster-sister Concini resolves to espouse the party of the Princes The Duc de Bouillon endeavours to injure the Duc de Rohan in the estimation of James I. Reply of the English monarch Bouillon returns to Paris The Maréchal de Lesdiguières retires from the Court The Duc de Vendôme solicits the royal permission to preside over the States of Brittany Is refused by the Regent Challenges his substitute And is exiled to Anet Concini augments the disaffection of the Princes The Duke of Savoy joins the cabal Lesdiguières prepares to march a body of troops against the capital Concini deters the Regent from giving the government of Quilleboeuf to the Comte de Soissons Indignation of the Duc de Guise He reveals the treachery of Concini to the Princes All the great nobles join the faction of M. de Condé with the exception of the Duc d'Epernon The Duc de Bellegarde is accused of sorcery Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Maréchal de Fervaques Marie de Medicis resolves to persecute the Protestants Bouillon endeavours to effect the disgrace of the Duc de Rohan The Regent refuses to listen to his justification He takes possession of St.
The Ducs de Rohan and de Sully loudly complained that they had been deceived by the Prince; M. de Longueville, who had vainly sought to obtain the government of Normandy, and who was afraid to return to Picardy until convinced that he had nothing to fear from the resentment of the Maréchal d'Ancre, considered himself aggrieved; and such, in short, was the general jealousy and distrust exhibited by the lately coalesced nobles that, with the exception of the Duc de Mayenne and the Maréchal de Bouillon, who found themselves involved in one common interest that of destroying the influence of the Ducs d'Epernon and de Bellegarde the whole of the late cabal appeared by mutual consent to have become inimical to each other.
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