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Lives of the Warriors of the Civil Wars of France and England Volume 1; Henri de la Tour D'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne. Louis II de Bourbon, Prince D

Edward Cust
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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 Excerpt: ... LOUIS II. DE BOUKBON, PEINCE DE CONDE. A FRENCH GENERAL. Born 1621. Died 1686. It has been the singular destiny of the house of Conde, Conde's ante come in with the rising, and to expire with the cestrysetting, of the Royal house of Bourbon. With no claim to the Crown, this illustrious family furnished the history of the kingdom of France with some of its most stirring incidents, in religion and war, for almost a quarter of a century. When the House of Bourbon came to the throne the branch of Conde was the head and front of the French Protestant party; but was forced, after the massacre of St. Bartholomew, to abjure his faith, like his first cousin, Henry IV. The family, nevertheless, had already played a great part in the religious wars of France. The first of the family bore arms on the side of the Calvinists at the battle of Cerisoles, in 1544; the second was killed in VOL. II. K 1621. 1569, in the bloody battle of Jarnac, on the same side.--His son, at the early age of seventeen fought for the Reformed cause at Coutras, in 1587; and was the last Protestant Prince of the House. He died at St. Jean d'Angely by poison in 1588, and his son, born posthumous, was the first of the family bred in the Catholic Faith. His birth Francis Count d'Enghien, the common ancestor of and parent- Bourbons, married Mary of Luxemburg, who was heiress of St. Pol, Soissons, Enghien, and Conde, in Hainault; so that it has been said that the family became rather Flemish than French. The posthumous child above spoken of was the father of our hero, and married, in 1609, Charlotte Margaret de Montmorency, the handsomest woman of Europe. This young lady was but sixteen, and not disinclined to eoquetry. Her husband was altogether unworthy of the beauty, and was an arrant miser. To o...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lives of the Warriors of the Civil Wars of France and England Volume 1; Henri de la Tour D'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne. Louis II de Bourbon, Prince D. To get started finding Lives of the Warriors of the Civil Wars of France and England Volume 1; Henri de la Tour D'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne. Louis II de Bourbon, Prince D, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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106
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Publisher
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Release
2012
ISBN
0217842569

Lives of the Warriors of the Civil Wars of France and England Volume 1; Henri de la Tour D'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne. Louis II de Bourbon, Prince D

Edward Cust
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 Excerpt: ... LOUIS II. DE BOUKBON, PEINCE DE CONDE. A FRENCH GENERAL. Born 1621. Died 1686. It has been the singular destiny of the house of Conde, Conde's ante come in with the rising, and to expire with the cestrysetting, of the Royal house of Bourbon. With no claim to the Crown, this illustrious family furnished the history of the kingdom of France with some of its most stirring incidents, in religion and war, for almost a quarter of a century. When the House of Bourbon came to the throne the branch of Conde was the head and front of the French Protestant party; but was forced, after the massacre of St. Bartholomew, to abjure his faith, like his first cousin, Henry IV. The family, nevertheless, had already played a great part in the religious wars of France. The first of the family bore arms on the side of the Calvinists at the battle of Cerisoles, in 1544; the second was killed in VOL. II. K 1621. 1569, in the bloody battle of Jarnac, on the same side.--His son, at the early age of seventeen fought for the Reformed cause at Coutras, in 1587; and was the last Protestant Prince of the House. He died at St. Jean d'Angely by poison in 1588, and his son, born posthumous, was the first of the family bred in the Catholic Faith. His birth Francis Count d'Enghien, the common ancestor of and parent- Bourbons, married Mary of Luxemburg, who was heiress of St. Pol, Soissons, Enghien, and Conde, in Hainault; so that it has been said that the family became rather Flemish than French. The posthumous child above spoken of was the father of our hero, and married, in 1609, Charlotte Margaret de Montmorency, the handsomest woman of Europe. This young lady was but sixteen, and not disinclined to eoquetry. Her husband was altogether unworthy of the beauty, and was an arrant miser. To o...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lives of the Warriors of the Civil Wars of France and England Volume 1; Henri de la Tour D'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne. Louis II de Bourbon, Prince D. To get started finding Lives of the Warriors of the Civil Wars of France and England Volume 1; Henri de la Tour D'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne. Louis II de Bourbon, Prince D, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
106
Format
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Publisher
General Books
Release
2012
ISBN
0217842569

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