. A mediaeval princess : being a true record of the changing fortunes which brought divers titles to Jacqueline, Countess of Holland, together with an account of her conflict with Philip, Duke of Burgundy (1401-1436) . en crowns should be paid to Johnof Touraine. Another article provided thathe should receive a quarter of a millioncrowns if the birth of a son to Count Wil-liam should cut off his daughter from thesuccession. Due provision was also madefor Jacquelines possible widowhood. All formalities concluded, the bridegroomwas delivered over to the care of his mother-in-law with an annual a
. A mediaeval princess : being a true record of the changing fortunes which brought divers titles to Jacqueline, Countess of Holland, together with an account of her conflict with Philip, Duke of Burgundy (1401-1436) . en crowns should be paid to Johnof Touraine. Another article provided thathe should receive a quarter of a millioncrowns if the birth of a son to Count Wil-liam should cut off his daughter from thesuccession. Due provision was also madefor Jacquelines possible widowhood. All formalities concluded, the bridegroomwas delivered over to the care of his mother-in-law with an annual allowance of sixteenthousand crowns to provide for his educa-tion. Then Countess Margaret and herbrother-in-law, John of Bavaria, Bishop-elect of Liege, escorted the infant coupleto Le Quesnoy, where Count William wasawaiting them, probably recovering fromhis dog-bite, though that is something wehear no more about for the time. On Thursday, July 8th, a fine deputa-tion set out from Mons to salute Monseign-eur and Madame of Touraine, and it is to behoped that the children received their rev-erences with all propriety. After this fol-lows a journey to Paris, and then historydoes not busy herself with recording the. WILLIAM VI, COUNT OF century print. H)auGbter of Ibollanb doings of Jacqueline and John, who werebeing educated for their future responsibili-ties according to the lights of the time. On October 23, 1409, Monsieur of Tou-raine, receives a present of two measuresof wine and three fish, the latter significantof feudal duty, while to Madame is giventwenty-two ells of cloth of silk, mout biel^(Hainaut dialect for very fine). Then in 1412, comes a special dispensa-tion from the Pope to Margaret of Burgundy,permitting her to eat meat on fast days, be-cause she, weakened by her confinement,suffers from a very cold stomach and, aswe hear, fish does not agree with dispensation is extended to her daugh-ter, the Duchess of Touraine, to the napkin-bearer, the c
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