. Pictures of the old French court; Jeanne de Bourbon, Isabeau de Bavière, Anne de Bretagne. she had left and the receptionwas over no one felt any doubt of the result. TheDuke of Burgundy told La Riviere, who was goingwith the King to his room, to find out while he wasundressing what he wished to be done. Charlesreplied : Tell my uncle, the Duke of Burgundy, tomake haste and concludethe affair. * The Duke of Burgundytherefore went to the lodg-ings of the Duchesse deBrabant and Princess Isa-beau, and the arrangementswere concluded. The Duke,at the council, wished thewedding to be at Arras, but
. Pictures of the old French court; Jeanne de Bourbon, Isabeau de Bavière, Anne de Bretagne. she had left and the receptionwas over no one felt any doubt of the result. TheDuke of Burgundy told La Riviere, who was goingwith the King to his room, to find out while he wasundressing what he wished to be done. Charlesreplied : Tell my uncle, the Duke of Burgundy, tomake haste and concludethe affair. * The Duke of Burgundytherefore went to the lodg-ings of the Duchesse deBrabant and Princess Isa-beau, and the arrangementswere concluded. The Duke,at the council, wished thewedding to be at Arras, butthe King declared he wouldnot have any more delay, ashe could neither sleep norrest. He sent the Princess a splendid crown, and the wedding was celebratedat the cathedral of Amiens a few days afterwards,in presence of the whole court, and followed bybanquets and various festivities, which lasted forsome days. The wedding was so hurried on thatthere was no time to finish the trousseau orderedfor the young And thus were two spoilt,self-willed children of fourteen and sixteen placed. Chronique de n8 PICTURES OF THE OLD FRENCH COURT [1385 at the head of what, in those days, was the mostpowerful kingdom in Christendom. Many people who have a slight acquaintance withFrench history picture to themselves Charles VI. as themiserable invalid he became in later years, and knownothing about the tall, handsome young Prince, high-spirited, passionate, generous, and as eager for glory,as fond of pleasure, magnificence, and love-making,as his great-grandfather and grandfather the KingsPhilippe and Jean, and his great uncle, Duke PhilippedOrleans. To their own father, the sickly, studiousCharles V., who hated riding, war, and rough games,but in whose reign, nevertheless, the English invaderswere driven out of France and the French navyre-established; neither Charles VI. nor his youngbrother Louis bore the slightest resemblance, exceptthat Louis had inherited, with th
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