. 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) . nd a grand family council assem-bled at Biervliet to consider the question.^The Hook party, the Dowager CountessMargaret, and John of Burgundy all unitedin urging an alliance between John of Bra-bant and Jacqueline. The Duke sent hisson Philip, Count of Charolais, to representhim at the conference. The astute Burgun-dian perceived at a glance that Brabantwould make a fine bulwar
. 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) . nd a grand family council assem-bled at Biervliet to consider the question.^The Hook party, the Dowager CountessMargaret, and John of Burgundy all unitedin urging an alliance between John of Bra-bant and Jacqueline. The Duke sent hisson Philip, Count of Charolais, to representhim at the conference. The astute Burgun-dian perceived at a glance that Brabantwould make a fine bulwark against theEmpire, if its interests were allied to the very fact that the young pairwere singularly ill-mated pleased him, as healso foresaw a probable failure of heirs anda future possibility of all these four pro-vinces passing to collateral heirs, and he wasuncle to both Duke and Countess. Jacquelines paternal uncle, that reverendfather in Christ, John, Duke in Bavaria,Bishop-elect of Liege, was also present atBiervliet and gave his consent to the pro-jected marriage. Mezeray ^ calls this John ^ Dynter, vi., cap. 142, ^ Abrege chronologique de Vhist. de France, iii., p. 171. Amster-dam, C. unA phaniurs haiiaru JOHN OF BAVARIA, BISHOP-ELECT OF century print. ^be Seconb flDarriage 37 tiger rather than man. John the Pitilesswas the title bestowed on him by his con-temporaries after a cruel and relentlesssuppression of a revolt in Liege. Baranteis more euphemistic in describing him asa valiant cavalier, devoted to the professionof arms but without real vocation for theChurch. His interests were not ignored inthe incidental stipulations of the betrothalcontract. Whenever he should be pleasedto visit his niece, provisions for him and fortyattendants with horses were to be furnishedfree. If he came with a larger escort hewould have to provide for the surplus.**This did not please the seigneur of Mon-jouw, his treasurer, who thought that sucha lord s
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