. The seven richest heiresses of France. en in thatmatrimonial campaign. It is true that in regard to love andmarriage this great general was a very poortactician. However, the health of the Protector beganto decline, and great events were going to takeplace. Mazarins foresight was this time veryfaulty, for Charles II. was seated on the throne ofhis ancestors. Naturally the Cardinal was notpleased with himself this time, and was angrywith the capricious Fortune, who turned smilingto that penniless—a short time ago—Stuart, andmade him the king of a great realm. Thenegotiations for making Horten
. The seven richest heiresses of France. en in thatmatrimonial campaign. It is true that in regard to love andmarriage this great general was a very poortactician. However, the health of the Protector beganto decline, and great events were going to takeplace. Mazarins foresight was this time veryfaulty, for Charles II. was seated on the throne ofhis ancestors. Naturally the Cardinal was notpleased with himself this time, and was angrywith the capricious Fortune, who turned smilingto that penniless—a short time ago—Stuart, andmade him the king of a great realm. Thenegotiations for making Hortense the Queen ofEngland were opened now, on the part ofMazarin, who could not forgive himself thattwice he repulsed a brilliant opportunity of beingclosely allied to a king. The Queen Henriette, Charles mother,went to London, for it was her hearts desirethat her son should marry Hortense daughter of Henry IV. had no aversion forsuch a misalliance ; she had forgotten the doubleinsult which was implied in the Cardinals. Henriette of France [to face page 222 Seven Richest Heiresses of France refusal ; she was dazzled by Hortenses enormousdowry of twenty-eight millions with which theshaky throne of the Stuarts could have been mademore solid. Poor woman, she must have openedwide her eyes at the sight of this Pactolus in ex-pectation, she, who during her exile found herselfso destitute that she had no fuel durino- the winter,and was obliged to run through the gallery of theLouvre in order to warm herself A little dis-appointed over grandeurs, she now thought butof something solid. But her son, that apparently careless CharlesII., showed himself more proud than was hismother, and, being angry with Mazarin, who hadnot stipulated for him in the Pyrenees Treaty, andhis wrath having been increased on account of theCardinals refusal of his niece, when he was but apoor pretender, declined flatly to have anythingto do with the foxy Mazarin. According to Mademoiselle, the
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