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"M. de Vitry," said Louis, when the favourite had explained the errand of the captain of the royal guard, "I thank you for your zeal, and I have faith in its sincerity. The Maréchal d'Ancre has conspired against my life. He must sleep to-morrow night in the Bastille."
The King and the two Queens were residing at the Louvre on their arrival, where they had every reason to be satisfied with their reception; and the Maréchal d'Ancre, who, terrified by the undisguised hostility of the Parisians, had not ventured to accompany his royal mistress, no sooner ascertained the return of the two nobles to the capital than he hastened to make them the most brilliant offers in the event of their consenting to espouse his interests.
The Marquis d'Ancre had, however, aggravated her displeasure against M. de Guise by introducing to her presence the son of the murdered man, who threw himself at her feet, weeping bitterly, and demanding justice. The woman-heart of Marie de Medicis was deeply moved; and while her anger increased against the Guises, her sympathy for the sufferer before her melted her to tears.
The Marquis d'Ancre and his wife were, moreover, among the most bitter of his enemies, and at this precise period their influence was all-sufficient with the Queen, who had so accustomed herself to be guided by their advice, and led by their prejudices, that they had obtained a predominance over her mind which invested them with a factitious power against which few ventured to contend.
The Comte de la Péna Anne of Austria and the orphan Popular atrocities The wages of crime Submission of the Duc de Mayenne Suspension of hostilities The great nobles return to the capital Louis refuses to be reconciled with his mother Insolence of De Vitry Generosity of the Duc de Rohan Marie de Medicis resolves to retire from the Court Richelieu offers to share her exile He becomes the secret emissary of De Luynes Gratitude of the deluded Queen A parting interview Marie de Medicis proceeds to Blois Destitution of the Maréchale d'Ancre Her despair Royal recreations A fatal parallel Madame de Condé requests permission to share the captivity of her husband Trial of Madame d'Ancre Her execution Cupidity of De Luynes Justice of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Death of the President de Thou Marriage of De Luynes with Mademoiselle de Montbazon De Luynes is created duke and peer Death of M. de Villeroy Recall of the old ministers Policy of De Luynes His suspiciousness His ambition De Luynes lodges his brothers in the Louvre The sign of "the Three Kings" Louis resolves to re-establish the Roman Catholic religion in Béarn, and to annex that principality to the Crown of France Meeting of the Notables at Rouen The French march to the support of the Duke of Savoy.
He had long coveted the command of the Château Trompette, of which, although it was situated in the principal city of his government, he was not in possession; and believing that the Regent would not venture, under existing circumstances, to refuse to him what he had taught himself to consider as a right, he induced the Ducs de Mayenne and d'Epernon and the Marquis d'Ancre to make the demand in his name.
No one could have been better informed as to his exact position than the Cardinal: and the plans of the Duchess and the chiefs of the Importants developed themselves clearly under Mazarin's sharp-sightedness either by their incessant and elaborately-concerted intrigues with the Queen, to force her to abandon a minister to whose policy she had not yet openly declared her adhesion, or, should it prove necessary, treat that minister as De Luynes had done the last Queen-mother's favourite d'Ancre, and as Montrésor, Barrière, and Saint-Ybar would have served Richelieu.
"The Queen, Monsieur, the nobility, and the parliaments are on our side; and the thing is done from the moment that your Majesty is not opposed to it. It has been proposed to get rid of the Cardinal as the Marechal d'Ancre was got rid of, who deserved it less than he." "As Concini?" said the King. "Oh, no, it must not be. I positively can not consent to it. He is a priest and a cardinal.
A short time subsequently, the death of M. de Créquy, governor of the town and citadel of Amiens, having taken place, a great number of the nobles were ambitious to succeed to the vacant dignity, among whom was the Marquis d'Ancre, whose insatiable ambition grasped at every opportunity of acquiring honour and advancement.
Guise and de Lorraine Renewed dissensions between M. de Bellegarde and the Marquis d'Ancre They are reconciled by the Comte de Soissons Marriage of the Duc de Guise Jealousy of M. de Soissons Quarrel between the Prince de Conti and the Comte de Soissons Mission of the Duc de Guise A new rupture Intervention of the Duc de Mayenne Alarm of the Regent Sully leaves Paris Madame de Sully Retirement of M. de Thou Unpopularity of the Duc d'Epernon Marie de Medicis endeavours to reconcile the Princes The royal closet The Protestants prepare for the General Assembly The Prince de Condé retires to Guienne The Duc d'Epernon is charged to watch his movements Arrogance of Concini Concini seeks to marry his daughter to a son of the Comte de Soissons Indignation of the Prince Cunning of Concini Bouillon returns to Court He offers his services to the Regent at the General Assembly He proceeds to Saumur He desires to be appointed President of the Assembly He is rejected in favour of M. du Plessis-Mornay He attributes his defeat to Sully He resolves to conciliate the ex-Minister of Finance Meeting of the Assembly The Court determines to dissolve the meeting Prudence of Du Plessis-Mornay Death of M. de Créquy The Marquis d'Ancre succeeds to the government of Amiens His insolent disregard of the royal prerogative Indignation of the ministers The Regent resents his impertinence She refuses to receive Madame d'Ancre Intrigues of the Princesse de Conti The favourites forgiven Marie de Medicis issues several salutary edicts Court festivities The Duchesse de Lorraine arrives at Fontainebleau Death of the Duc de Mayenne Death of the Queen of Spain -The Duchesse de Lorraine claims the hand of Louis XIII for her daughter Death of the Duc d'Orléans Departure of the Duchesse de Lorraine Rival claims M. de Brèves appointed preceptor to the Duc d'Anjou The Comte de Soissons applies for the duchy of Alençon Rebuke of the Regent A hunting-party A new cabal Recall of the Maréchal de Lesdiguières Marie de Medicis purchases the Hôtel de Luxembourg.
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