The Love Affairs Of The Condes

Author : H. Noel Williams
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331906223
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book The Love-Affairs of the Condes written by H. Noel Williams and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Love-Affairs of the Condes: 1530 1740 - Her mercenary character - Beginning of her liaison with the prince - Conde and Elizabeth of England - Mlle. de Limeuil, inspired by Catherine, seeks to persuade Conde to break with Elizabeth - Mission of d'Alluye to England - Conde is induced to take up arms against his late allies - Siege and surrender of Le Havre; Condé is disappointed in his hopes of obtaining the post of Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom - The prince incurs the hatred of the extreme Catholics - Plot to assassinate him on the Feast of Corpus Christi - Suspicion with which he is regarded by the zealots of his own parly - Conde, deceived in his ambition and mortified by the hostility of the extremists on both sides, turns to pleasure for consolation - Violent passion of the Marechale de Saint-Andre for him -Indignation and alarm aroused at Geneva by the rumours of Conde's amorous adventures - Calvin and Beze address a joint letter of remonstrance to the prince - Conde at Muret - Death of two of his children - Failing health of the Princesse de Conde - Her touching devotion to her husband - Her dignified attitude in regard to his infidelities - Return of Conde to the Court - Quarrel between him and Isabelle de Limeuil - Temporary triumph of the Marechale de Saint-Andre - Refusal of the King to sanction the betrothal of the Marquis de Conti to Mlle. de Saint-Andre - Conde quits the Court in anger, but is reconciled to Isabelle and returns - A second honeymoon; The fêtes of Fontaînebleau -Charles IX. and Catherine set out on a grand progress through the kingdom - Dangerous illness of the Princesse de Conde - Her husband obliged to remain with her - Scandalous denoûment of the amours of Conde and Isabelle de Limeuil - Indignation of the Queen-Mother - Isabelle and the Prince de la Roche-sur-Yon - The Comte dc Maulevrier accuses Isabelle of having plotted to poison the prince - She is arrested and conducted to the Franciscan convent at Auxonne - Tender correspondence between her and Du Fresne - Passionate letters of Conde to his mistress - Isabelle denies the charges against her - Her letter to Catherine - She is removed to Vienne - Her despair -Her pathetic letters to Conde - She is examined by the Bishops of Orleans and Limoges, and confronted by Maulevrier; Death of the Princesse de Condé - Question of the prince's remarriage - The Marechale de Saint-Andre's bid for his hand - Rumours of a matrimonial alliance with the Guises - Catherine de' Medici, alarmed at such a prospect, resolves to set Mlle. de Limeuil at liberty - Isabelle joins Conde at Valery About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.