. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. hbishopric of Ravenna from hisformer pupil, Otho III, emperor of Germany, and eventuallybecame pope under the title of Silvester JI. 10. Hugh died inqqp* the tenth year of hisreign, and was suc-ceeded by his son, Robert I.,surnamed the Pious, whomthe old French historiansdescribe as a saint, and themoderns as an idiot; to aweak intellect, he united ascrupulous and ignorant de-votion, which exposed himto the artifices of an ambi-tious and enterprising He married Bertha,daughter of Conrad, duke ofBurg
. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. hbishopric of Ravenna from hisformer pupil, Otho III, emperor of Germany, and eventuallybecame pope under the title of Silvester JI. 10. Hugh died inqqp* the tenth year of hisreign, and was suc-ceeded by his son, Robert I.,surnamed the Pious, whomthe old French historiansdescribe as a saint, and themoderns as an idiot; to aweak intellect, he united ascrupulous and ignorant de-votion, which exposed himto the artifices of an ambi-tious and enterprising He married Bertha,daughter of Conrad, duke ofBurgundy, who was equallydistinguished by her goodtemper and beautiful , she was fourth cousin to the king, a degreeprohibited by the canons of the Romish church ; and thoughseveral French bishops had assented to the marriage, PopeGregory V. undertook to annul it. 12. Accordingly, withouteven hearing the parties, he issued a decree, ordering the kingand queen to separate under pain of excommunication, andsuspending all the bishops who had been accomplices in their. Robert the Pious. HUGH CAPET. 59 pretended crime. Robert, passionately attached to his wife,made no haste to comply, but reckoned himself as excommu-nicated. 13. Such was the superstition of the period, that hewas immediately forsaken by all his courtiers; only two do-mestics continued their services, and even they cleansed withfire the plates used at table by the king, believing that theywere polluted by his sacrilegious touch. 14. Robert, worn out by importunity, and dreading a revolt,at length consented to a divorce, and Bertha retired to a con-vent. The kings next marriage was with Constance, daugh-ter of the count of Aries; a woman of insatiable ambition,proud, cruel, fond of expense, and totally devoted to pleasure,Robert found his court insupportable, he gave himself up en-tirely to the monks, and spent his time in the practice ofsuperstitious austerities; while the queen, with her train oftrou
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