The Memoirs of Philip de Commines, Lord of Argenton: Containing the Histories of Louis XI, and Charles VIII, Kings of France, and of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. To which is Added the Scandalous Chronicle, Or, Secret History of Louis XI, Volume 1H.G. Bohn, 1855 |
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Page xvii
... marriage one of the rich heiresses of the kingdom . Of a truth there was in these offers enough to dazzle a young and ambitious man ; the siren had lulled many consciences to sleep at less cost . Commines accepted the conditions of the ...
... marriage one of the rich heiresses of the kingdom . Of a truth there was in these offers enough to dazzle a young and ambitious man ; the siren had lulled many consciences to sleep at less cost . Commines accepted the conditions of the ...
Page xx
... marriage of his eldest daughter with Duke Pierre of Bretagne . His third daugh- ter , Marguerite d'Amboise , married the rejected suitor of Frances , that very Louis de la Tremoille , who had so recently been the involuntary cause of ...
... marriage of his eldest daughter with Duke Pierre of Bretagne . His third daugh- ter , Marguerite d'Amboise , married the rejected suitor of Frances , that very Louis de la Tremoille , who had so recently been the involuntary cause of ...
Page xxi
... marry the Duchess of Bretagne , who had become a widow , to the Duke of Savoy , and ap- pointed him to negotiate the alliance . The duchess gave a distinct and formal refusal to these overtures ; and in order to destroy all chance of ...
... marry the Duchess of Bretagne , who had become a widow , to the Duke of Savoy , and ap- pointed him to negotiate the alliance . The duchess gave a distinct and formal refusal to these overtures ; and in order to destroy all chance of ...
Page xxii
... marriage which he had long had in view , soon secured an increase of fortune to the Prince de Talmont , for that was the title assumed by Commines on the 27th of January , 1473 , when he signed his contract of marriage . with Helène de ...
... marriage which he had long had in view , soon secured an increase of fortune to the Prince de Talmont , for that was the title assumed by Commines on the 27th of January , 1473 , when he signed his contract of marriage . with Helène de ...
Page xxviii
... marry without the consent of Charles VII . That permission , replied La Tremoille , had been obtained ; but where was the proof ? doubtless in the archives of the Chateau de Thouars , the ancient residence of their ancestors . Louis XI ...
... marry without the consent of Charles VII . That permission , replied La Tremoille , had been obtained ; but where was the proof ? doubtless in the archives of the Chateau de Thouars , the ancient residence of their ancestors . Louis XI ...
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